Enabling The Secondary Pci-E Graphics Card - Sun Microsystems Ultra 40 M2 Installation Manual

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Enabling the Secondary PCI-E Graphics
Card
The lower PCI-Express x16 slot (PCI-E 1) is the primary graphics slot. The BIOS is
set up for displaying video from a graphics card installed in this slot by default. This
card is powered by the 6-pin to 6-pin GFX1_PWR_OUT supplemental power
connector.
To use the secondary PCI-Express x16 graphics slot (the top-most
PCI-E 3 slot), you must do the following to set it up:
Connect the GFX2 supplemental power connector to the card (if required by the
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card).
See the Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting
Manual for more information on connecting the power connector.
Set up the BIOS as shown in the following procedure.
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Note – Attempting to use the wrong supplemental power cable for the wrong
graphics card could result in the machine not powering up.
To set up the secondary PCI-E x16 graphics card slot:
1. Boot the workstation with the video display connected to the primary graphics
card slot.
2. When you see the Sun logo screen displayed, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup
Utility.
3. Select the Advanced menu.
The entry PCI-E X16 VGA CARD SELECT defines which slot is the primary graphics
slot. POST and BOOT information will be displayed to this card only.
4. Select PCI Express Slot 3 (i.e. PCI-E 3) to enable the PCI-E 3 graphics slot.
5. Press the F10 key to save your changes and exit the BIOS.
18 Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation Installation Guide • November 2006