HP Xw460c - ProLiant - Blade Workstation Installation Instructions Manual
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NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M installation
instructions
HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation
These instructions describe how to install the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M graphics card (HP product
GT504AA) and driver on the HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation. Driver support is provided for both
Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (RHEL4).
WARNING!
xw460c Blade Workstation. The card is not compatible with the HP ProLiant BL460c Server Blade nor
any other server blade—installing this card in a server blade will cause the server blade to malfunction.
NOTE:
For a version of these instructions that may be more current than this document, see the HP
website http://www.hp.com/support/xw460c_manuals. On this website, you will also find these two
documents:
1. Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows XP on the HP Blade Workstation Solution: HP ProLiant
xw460c Blade Workstation.
2. Administrator's Guide for Linux on the HP Blade Workstation Solution: HP ProLiant xw460c Blade
Workstation.
HP recommends that you refer to the Administrator's Guide appropriate for your operating system as
you install the graphics card and its driver.
ENWW
The NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M graphics card can only be installed in the HP ProLiant
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Summary of Contents for HP Xw460c - ProLiant - Blade Workstation
- Page 1 HP recommends that you refer to the Administrator’s Guide appropriate for your operating system as you install the graphics card and its driver. © 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The HP Invent logo is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Printed in the U.S.
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Page 2: Kit Contents
Kit contents ● NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M graphics card ● Regulatory Compliance Notices ● Warranty ● Material declaration for China ● Installation instructions (this document). NOTE: This kit does not contain a graphics driver CD-ROM. The graphics driver is downloaded from http://www.hp.com as described in Step 1 below. - Page 3 NOTE: HP accessories are for use in HP workstation products. They have been extensively tested for reliability and are manufactured to high quality standards. HP, therefore, warrants only those accessories that are manufactured or sold by HP. ENWW Observe warnings and cautions...
- Page 4 Step 1 — Obtain the Windows XP or RHEL4 graphics driver The first step is to obtain the graphics driver for your operating system, either Microsoft Windows XP Professional or RHEL4. Windows XP The Quadro FX 1600M requires an NVIDIA driver revision of 160.02 or later. Your HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation may already have the correct graphics driver installed, depending on when your blade workstation shipped.
- Page 5 For the above blade workstation, the driver version is 6.14.10.8662 — therefore, an updated Windows XP driver is required. The Windows XP graphics driver for the Quadro FX 1600M is available as a softpaq. To obtain the softpaq, perform the following steps, either directly on the blade workstation or on another computer: Go to http://www.hp.com/support/xw460c Click on Download drivers and software...
- Page 6 Step 3 — Remove the existing graphics card Remove the currently-installed graphics card by unscrewing the three captive retaining screws as shown below. Step 4 — Install the Quadro FX 1600M Install the Quadro FX 1600M, pressing down on the connector area to seat the card. Tighten the retaining screws as shown below.
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Page 7: Step 6 - Install The Graphics Driver
Step 5 — Re-install the blade workstation Install the blade workstation access panel Install the blade workstation in the rack NOTE: To install the graphics driver, HP recommends either using the iLO 2 remote console, or connecting a keyboard, mouse and monitor to the Local I/O Connector. In either case, the blade workstation Remote Console Mode should be set to Setup Mode, as described in the Administrator’s Guide for your operating system. - Page 8 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M installation instructions ENWW...