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AMD FirePro™ R5000 Graphics Accelerator User Guide Part Number: 52948_enu_1.1...
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While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. assumes no liability with respect to the operation or use of AMD hardware, software or other products and documentation described herein, for any act or omission of AMD concerning such products or this...
Chapter 1 Getting Started Before you begin installing your new AMD FirePro™ R5000 graphics card (P/N: 102- C41902 -xx), please make sure you have the proper system requirements and have completed the required preinstallation tasks as outlined in this chapter.
2 Getting Started 1.2 System Requirements Table 1–1 AMD FirePro Workstation Graphics System Requirements Hardware AMD Opteron™, AMD Phenom™, AMD Athlon™, Intel Xeon, or Intel Core™ CPU. • • 2 GB of system memory. Motherboard with available ×16 PCI Express® bus connection slot.
If needed, remove any old graphics accelerator(s). Install the new graphic accelerator. Reassemble and connect your computer system and display(s). Start the computer system and install the AMD FirePro™ drivers and configuration software. Restart the computer system. 2.2 Installing a PCI Express Graphics Card Please read all installation instructions completely before you begin.
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Make sure all internal cables are clear of the slot. 6. Align your AMD FirePro graphics card with the PCIe slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated. You may need to hold open the PCIe card slot- locking mechanism with your finger when you seat the card.
Your monitor will be running in a basic (VGA) video mode. Higher refresh rates are not available at this stage of the installation. Once you have installed the AMD FirePro drivers and software, you can use the Windows®Display Properties dialog to adjust your video settings and configure multiple monitors.
8 Hardware and Software Installation 2.3.2 AMD Automatic Application Detection and Configuration AMD FirePro drivers offer automatic application detection and configuration, which enables the graphics driver to automatically detect an application when it starts and configure the graphics driver settings for optimal performance.
This chapter describes how to configure displays. It also lists available display connections for your graphics accelerator. 3.1 Baseplate Connections The following figure shows the display connections available on your AMD FirePro™ R5000 workstation graphics card. Note: Baseplate may not appear exactly as depicted.
Note: Connection broker software is not provided by AMD. 3.4 Configuring Local Displays as Remote Clones Once your AMD FirePro™ R5000 workstation graphics card is set up for remote graphics, you can choose to configure the two local displays in clone mode with two remote displays.
CPU for improved power savings or system performance. You can also use the performance tools in the application to monitor and manage clock speed and memory use for your graphics card to ensure that your AMD product is configured and running as efficiently as possible.
PC systems or servers containing the CPU, graphics solution, and hard drives are all located together somewhere else. AMD FirePro™ R5000 workstation graphics combines a workstation GPU and a PCoIP transmitter on a single PCIe® add-in card.
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16 Remote Graphics Figure 5–1 Typical Remote Graphics Setup Note: AMD FirePro™ R5000 workstation graphics is not in itself a virtualized system; the users are connected to dedicated desktop PC or blade PC systems on a 1:1 basis and retain full discrete workstation graphics (and CPU) performance.
This chapter provides notices, troubleshooting tips, and customer care, warranty, and standards-compliance information. 6.1 Product Features This chapter describes some of the special features that are associated with the AMD FirePro™ R5000 product and are available through the Control Center software application.
Windows documentation. 6.2 Workstation Card Troubleshooting The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. More troubleshooting information can be found using the knowledgebase on the AMD Web site at http://support.amd.com/. 6.2.1 Computer does not boot up properly.
If you need to use DisplayPort or Mini DisplayPort adapters other than the ones included with your graphics card, make sure that you use AMD Eyefinity validated dongles. For more information, see http://support.amd.com/us/eyefinity/Pages/...
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