HP xw6000 Technical White Paper

table of contents

revision history

introduction

hp
workstation
products
support for Microsoft
on the hp workstation xw6000
revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
executive summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
tests performed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
components tested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
items excluded from testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
known problems and resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
other limitations and considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
drivers tested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
installing Windows NT 4.0 on hp xw6000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
locating the correct drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
installing Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
support plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
microsoft support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
hp support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
October 2003 v4
New 3.2 GHz Intel Xeon TM processor added (see page 2), a new Broadcom 5782 PCI NIC and driver is
available (see page 2 & 5).
May 2003 V3
New 3.06 GHz Intel Xeon processor added (see page 2), New RealPlayer issue identified (see page 3).
April 2003 V2:
New 2D graphics options added as "tested by vendor" components (see page 2). An updated Broadcom
NetXtreme LAN driver revision, now with updated and smaller footprint DOS driver, is available in SP
update (see page 4). New Matrox driver revision (see page 4) is available and required to enable support
of additional video card combinations while also addressing known problems. New drivers for these video
cards are also available for Microsoft
Although HP no longer delivers new workstation products with the Microsoft
system preinstalled, there are a significant number of customers who have not yet completed the migration
from Windows NT to one of Microsoft's newer operating systems. To provide these customers with the best
possible experience when purchasing new HP Workstation xw6000 systems, HP has developed a plan to
assist customers using these systems while they complete their migration from the Windows NT environment.
support for Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0 on the HP Workstation xw6000
® Windows NT
® Windows ® 2000 and Windows XP on the support site.
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