Hardware Support Matrix for Legacy HP Linux Workstations
Product Items/Features
(Blank box or unlisted means NOT supported)
hp workstation base system (no IEEE-1394 support)
Base system includes: Chassis, System Board, USB, Cables, etc.
Localization Kit (See footnote 5)
HP localization kit
Operating Systems (See footnote 1)
HP Installer CD for Red Hat Linux (May 2004)
HP Driver CD for Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3 (May 2004)
32-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3 Pre-installed (Update 1 - May '04)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3 Box Set 32-bit OS (Update 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3 x86_64/EM64T Box Set OS (Update 4)
Intel Pentium4/Xeon Processors
All Supported Processors (1 & 2 CPU configs)
Hyperthreading
Graphics Card (Video Card) (See footnote 3)
No Graphics Card
NVIDIA Entry 2D Graphics 32MB AGP
NVIDIA Quadro4 200 NVS 64MB AGP
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 64MB AGP
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 64MB PCI
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 400 128MB PCI
NVIDIA Quadro4 380 XGL 64MB AGP
ATI FireGL T2-128 128MB AGP
NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL 128MB AGP
ATI Fire GL Z1 3D 128MB AGP
ATI Fire GL X1 3D 256MB AGP
NVIDIA Quadro FX2000 128MB AGP
NVIDIA Quadro FX3000 256MB AGP
NVIDIA Quadro FX1100 128MB AGP
System RAM
Minimum (MB)
Maximum
Hard Disks (pre-installed systems may only be ordered with one disk type. Either SATA, SCSI, or IDE, not mixed.)
All Supported EIDE ATA disk drives
All Supported non-Raid SCSI Controllers
All Supported SCSI disk drives
All Supported SATA disk drives
HP Drive Key 128, 256MB
Network Cards (no modem support)
Integrated LAN - (Broadcom 57x2,or Intel Pro)
Broadcom 5782 Card
Intel Pro 1000 MT
Removable CD/DVD Media
HP 48x CD-ROM Drive
HP 16x DVD-ROM Drive
HP 48x CD-RW Drive
HP 48x DVD/CDRW Combo
HP 8x DVD+RW 400i Kit
Input/Output Devices (no spaceball support)
HP 3-Button Mouse, PS/2
HP Scroll Mouse, PS/2
HP Optical Scroll Mouse, USB
All supported monitors
footnote 1 - OS references in this matrix are part of the "HP Installer Kit for Linux" unless labelled as preinstall. The HP Installer and Driver CDs form the "HP Installer Kit for Linux" work in
conjuction with Red Hat CDs (purchase separately) to add customizations for HP hardware. Check for updated ISO images- See footnote 3.
footnote 2 - Not orderable integrated into systems. Order AMO (After Market Only) kit and do mandatory download of web driver. See footnote 3.
footnote 3 - Get the latest drivers and "HP Installer CD for Red Hat Linux <7.2, 7.3, 8.0, 9>" and "HP Driver CD for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3" ISO images from
http://www.hp.com/support/<xw4100, xw6000, xw8000>; Select "download drivers and software"; Select OS; Select file. See www.hp.com/support/linux_user_manual -> 'Install Guide for Red Hat
Linux on HP Linux Workstations'
footnote 4 - Linux growisofs support for DVD+RW is available only on 32-bit Red Hat EL WS 3. Nero DVD+RW software is supported on RedHat 7.3, 8.0, 9, and EL WS 3. Drive kit is AMO only.
See footnote 2.
footnote 5 - Localization supported: (ABA US English, ABC French Canadian, ABD Germany, ABE Spain, ABF France, ABG Australia, ABU UK English, ABF Japan-English ABJ Japan, AB2
China(PRC), AB4 Singapore/ Malaysia, ABZ Italy, AB5 Hong Kong, ACF Japan-English, ACJ India-English, AK6 Europe A4)
footnote 6 - 280 NVS PCI card may be used alone or with the 280 NVS AGP card. See instructions at http://hp.com/support/linux_user_manual -> 'Multi-Monitor Configurations on HP Linux
Workstations'.
footnote 7 - The OS CDs for 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3' are included with preinstalled systems. For systems ordered with the HP Installer Kit for Linux, purchase the OS separately as an
AMO kit. The May 2004 'HP Driver CD for Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3' contains drivers which are compatible with both the Update1 and Update2 32-bit OS AMO kits. Order box set AMO kits
from http://www.hp.com/workstations/ia32/options/software.html
footnote 8 - Red Hat 7.3 pre-install was discontinued at the end of Feb. 2004. This column is a reference for users upgrading system components.
footnote 9 - This component was supported, but is no longer orderable with new systems.
This Month's Change Log: No update. View the latest version of this document at http://hp.com/support/linux_hardware_matrix
xw4100 Red Hat Linux Support
First time support begins with RHEL 3 Update 1
EL WS 3
U1 or later
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2
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9
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512
4GB
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(Pentium4/Xeon)
EL WS 3
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8.0
pre-install
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3
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7
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9
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512
256
256
4GB
4GB
4GB
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4
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4
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7.3 pre-
7.3
7.2
install
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8
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3
8
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9
9, 8
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6
6, 8
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128
128
128
4GB
4GB
3GB
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8
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4
4, 8
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