Keep this manual at hand for quick reference at any time necessary. Be sure to read "Notes on Use" before handling this product. Notes on Use (Be Sure to Read) The following provides information required to use this product safely and properly. For details of names in this section, refer to "Names and Functions of Parts"...
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ああ Symbols used in this manual and on warning labels Attentions Indicates there is a risk of fire or Indicates the presence of electric fumes. shock hazards. Indicates there is a risk of personal Indicates a general notice or warning injury due to high temperature.
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Safety Precautions ~ Be sure to read ~ ほ WARNING Do not use the product for services where human life may be at stake or high reliability is required. This product is not intended for use in medical, nuclear, aerospace, mass transit or other applications where human life may be at stake or high reliability is required, nor is it intended for use in controlling such applications.
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Do not use any unauthorized interface cable. Use only the interface cables specified by NEC. Locate a proper device and connector before connecting a cable. Using an unauthorized cable or connecting a cable to an improper destination may cause a short circuit, resulting in a fire.
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Cleaning and Handling WARNING Do not disassemble, repair, or alter the product. Never attempt to disassemble, repair, or alter the product on any occasion except as described in this document. Failure to follow this warning may cause not only malfunction of the product but also an electric shock or fire.
Quadro K5000. The Quadro K5000 can work on Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows 8. Read this User's Guide thoroughly to fully understand handling of the Quadro K5000 and appreciate its functions to the maximum extent.
For the product of its warranty period expired, contact your sales agent or service representative. ・NEC assumes no liability for malfunction of the product resulted from using the third-party workstation, devices and interface cables not authorized by NEC. Information Service Information is provided also on the following web site: http://www.nec.com/...
Regulatory Notices FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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Contents Safety Indications ..............................1 Safety Precautions ~ Be sure to read ~....................3 Preface ..................................6 Notes:.....................................6 Trademarks ...................................6 Warranty..................................7 Information Service..............................7 Transfer to a Third Party ..........................7 Disposal..................................7 Regulatory Notices ..............................8 Before Installation............................10 Checking Accessories ..............10 Checking Operating Environment ............10 1.
Operating System The Quadro K5000 works on a computer on which Windows 7 / Windows 8 runs normally. Monitor Use the monitor that satisfies resolution and refresh rate of this product. The resolution and refresh rate may differ depending on monitor type.
Follow the steps below to install them appropriately to your system. Even if Quadro K5000 is already installed in your system, you need to install the display driver. (1)If any graphics accelerator other than Quadro K5000 is installed, be sure to uninstall other display driver before installing Quadro K5000.
2. Installing Hardware 2.1 Precautions on handling the card ・ It is recommended to ask your sales representative to install this product in your workstation. Refer to the User's Guide of workstation when installing this product. ・ The electronic components used in this product may be damaged by electrostatic discharge. Take an appropriate anti-static measures (e.g., by grounding a part of your body) when handling this product.
PCI-EXPRESS card are extremely hot. Make sure that they are fully cooled down before removing the card. (4) Insert the PCI-Express card edge connector of Quadro K5000 into PCI-Express x16 slot on the workstation so that the card can be connected firmly.
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Do not apply force to the components on the card (e.g., heat sink and capacitor) when connecting the card. (5) After making sure that the card is firmly inserted, secure the Quadro K5000 with the screws or fixing jig you have removed in earlier steps.
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(6) Connect the proper connector from power supply unit to the PCI-Express external power connector (6-pin) on Quadro K5000 card. If the proper connector is not provided with the power supply unit of the workstation, connect the 6-pin side of PCI-Express external power cable, and connect a power cable of workstation to 4-pin connector.
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(8) Install the top cover of workstation you have removed in Step (2), and connect power cable of workstation. This completes hardware installation. ※If the beep sound is heard at power on, the Quadro K5000 card is not recognized. In this case, insert the Quadro K5000 card into PCI-EXPRESS again. 16...
(6) Remove the Quadro K5000 from PCI-Express slot while pushing the locking part (see Figure 1) toward the direction of arrow mark. Note)Pull the Quadro K5000 straight up while pushing the locking part (see Figure 1) to unlock the retainer and fixing rail so that the Quadro K5000 can keep parallelism, and then remove the card from PCI-Express slot.
Quadro K5000. (2) Start the OS, and login the system with an account having an Administrator right. ※The PnP feature of OS detects Quadro K5000, and the "Found New Hardware Wizard" may start. Click the [Cancel] button to close the wizard.
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(6) Installing on Windows 7 / Windows 8 ※When you click [Setup.exe] on Windows 7 / Windows 8, a message to ask permission for user account control will be displayed. Click [Continue] or [Yes] to proceed with installation. Click the [AGREE AND CONTINUE] Select an Installation options.
3.2 Uninstallation of Display Driver Take the steps below to uninstall the display driver. (1) Start the OS, and login the system with an account having an Administrator right. (2) On Windows 7, click the [Start] → [Control Panel] → [Uninstall a program] in order. Double–click [NVIDIA Graphics Driver 306.79] on program list to start uninstallation.
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(3) On Windows 8, right-click on the start menu, select [All Programs] → [Control Panel] → [Uninstall a program] in order. Double–click [NVIDIA Graphics Driver 311.60] on program list to start uninstallation. Click the [UNINSTALL] button to continue uninstallation. Click the [RESTART NOW] to restart the system.
② Click [Apply]. On this menu, you can specify multiple displays and display area (resolution). If you select [Advanced settings] to open the Properties of [Quadro K5000], you can specify the refresh rate and Color Depth on the [Monitor] tab.
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4.1.2 Specifying Screen Resolution, Color Depth, and Refresh Rate ・Screen resolution Use the [Screen Resolution] window to change the resolution. Select a display you want to change its resolution, and select a resolution appropriately by moving the slider, and click the [Apply] button. A pop–up window shown above may appear depending on the selected resolution.
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・Color Depth Specify the color depth on the [Generic PnP monitor and NVIDIA Quadro K5000 Properties] that appears by clicking [Advanced settings] in [Screen resolution]. Click the [Monitor] tab, select a desired color from pull– down menu of [Color], and click [OK].
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4.1.3 NVIDIA Control Panel ・Opening [NVIDIA Control Panel] Right– click anywhere on desktop to open the menu. Click [NVIDIA Control Panel] to select it. Main task pane Navigation tree pane ・On the [NVIDIA Control Panel], use the main task pane and the navigation tree pane to setup drivers. ・The main task pane is used to setup the graphics driver.
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(Ⅰ)[3D Settings] The following items are contained in [3D Settings] category: ・ Adjust image settings with preview ・ Manage 3D settings ・ Set PhysX Configuration The details of each item are described below: [Adjust image settings with preview] [Adjust image settings with preview] You can preview the image as settings are changed.
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[Set PhysX Configuration] ※Explanations are given here, however, this feature is not supported by NEC. [Set PhysX Configuration] Set PhysX Configuration. (Ⅱ)[Display] The following items are contained in [Display] category: ・Change resolution ・Adjust desktop color settings ・Rotate display ・View HDCP status ・Set up digital audio...
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[Adjust Desktop Color Settings] [Adjust Desktop Color Settings] You can adjust desktop color settings including brightness and contrast for each display. Use the slider or a graph to set the display color. [Rotate Display] [Rotate Display] You can change the orientation of the desktop.
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[Set Up Digital Audio] [Set Up Digital Audio] You can select displays for audio playback. [Adjust Desktop Size and Position] [Adjust Desktop Size and Position] You can select a scaling mode. [Set Up Multiple Displays] [Set Up Multiple Displays] You can specify how you would like to use multiple displays.
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The following items are contained in [Stereoscopic 3D] category: ・Set up stereoscopic 3D ・View compatibility with games ※Explanations are given here, however, this feature is not supported by NEC. [Set Up Stereoscopic 3D] [Set Up Stereoscopic 3D] Stereoscopic 3D allows you to view 3D content with visible depth.
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The following items are contained in [Video] category: ・Adjust video color settings ・Adjust video image settings ※Explanations are given here, however, this feature is not supported by NEC. [Adjust video color settings] [Adjust video color settings] You can fine tune the color settings for video content on your display.
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※If you use the Premium Mosaic, connect the same type of displays. [Change ECC State] ※Explanations are given here, however, this feature is not supported by NEC. [Change ECC State] You can change the Error Correction Code (ECC) state for GPUs.
Start the graphics accelerator in VGA mode, and change settings on Screen Properties, as shown below. On Windows 7 / Windows 8, press the <F8> key once while the NEC logo is on the screen. On the Advanced Boot Option screen, select [Enable low resolution video (640×480)], confirm that your monitor satisfies the resolution and refresh rate displayed on Screen Properties.
[Apply] button. See Section 4.1.3 [Manage 3D Settings]. ・The Quadro K5000 monitors temperature on LSI chip. If the temperature rises beyond the specified threshold, the card automatically lowers the operating clock speed for safety, and moves to low power consumption mode.
5.7 Restrictions on Feature Standby/Hibernation of System ・While using a graphics application using OpenGL, the system cannot enter Standby/Hibernation mode. Change connection of monitor ・Connection of monitor cannot be changed while Mosaic is being used. If changed, the screen display may become abnormal. In this case, restore the original connection. ・Changing connection of monitor during power-on state is not supported.
6.2 Product Specification Product Specification Interface PCI-Express (x16 lane supported) Graphics Accelerator Chip Quadro K5000 (Made by nVIDIA) Video RAM Capacity 4GB (GDDR5-SGRAM) Compatibility with VGA Interface Provided (Embedded in Quadro K5000) Composition One PCI-Express card Operating Voltage +3.3V±5%、+12V±5% Maximum Power Consumption...
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・Digital output Display modes in digital connection (DVI, Display-Port) Resolution Color Depth Refresh rate [Hz] 640 × 480 256,65536,1677 million colors 60,72,75 800 × 600 256,65536,1677 million colors 56,60,72,75 1024 × 768 256,65536,1677 million colors 60,70,75 1152 × 864 256,65536,1677 million colors 1280 ×...
6.4 Specification of Monitor Interface Connector Quadro K5000 has two Display– Port connectors, one integrated Digital Visual Interface (DVI-I) connector, and one Digital Visual Interface (DVI-D) connector for image output. DVI-D connector Display-Port connector2 Display-Port connector1 DVI-I connector [Identification of primary monitor in multiple displays mode] ・...
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Use the provided DVI to VGA connector to output an analog signal by this board. 6.4.3 DP to DVI Connector Connecting a separately priced DP to DVI connector to Display-Port connector on Quadro K5000 allows digital signal output by DVI–D.
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6.4.4 DVIto VGA Connector Connecting a DVI to VGA connector to DVI-I connector on Quadro K5000 allows VGA connector to output an analog signal. Monitor (Input) (Output) Quadro K5000 VGA (Dsub-15Pin) DVI-I connector connector VGA (D-sub15Pin) connector interface Pin layout of Dsub– 15Pin connector (analog) Pin No.
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NEC Express Workstation Quadro K5000 User's Guide June 2013, Second Edition NEC Corporation c NEC Corporation 2013 The contents of this manual shall not be copied or altered without the prior written permission of NEC Corporation. 42...