Table Of Contents - HP 7500 PCI Installation Manual

1 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................1
Introduction...................................................................................................................................................... 1
Module Description.......................................................................................................................................... 1
Connector Pinouts............................................................................................................................................ 3
2 INSTALLATION........................................................................................................5
Introduction...................................................................................................................................................... 5
Unpacking ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
Installation Procedure..................................................................................................................................... 5
3 HP OPENVMS I64 - GRAPHICS SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND
CUSTOMIZATION..........................................................................................................7
Video Resolutions Supported .......................................................................................................................... 7
Restrictions, Limitations and Defaults .......................................................................................................... 8
Minimum Console Revision......................................................................................................................... 8
No VGA Console Support ............................................................................................................................ 8
HP Integrity Platform Slot Restrictions..................................................................................................... 8
Default Depth (24 Bits Per Pixel) ............................................................................................................... 8
Multiple Colormaps (8 Bits Per Pixel) ........................................................................................................ 9
Single Pixel Depth (No Mixed Depth Windows) ........................................................................................ 9
Visual Types ................................................................................................................................................. 9
PCI Bus Performance Under Load.............................................................................................................. 9
Open3D Support........................................................................................................................................... 9
Transformation, Clipping and Lighting Support ..................................................................................... 10
Threads Restriction.................................................................................................................................... 10
No Backing Store/Save Under for 3D Windows ....................................................................................... 10
Multiple Graphics Cards Support ................................................................................................................ 10
Multi-Screen Versus XINERAMA............................................................................................................. 10
Screen Order and Forcing Single Headed Operation .............................................................................. 11
Modifying the Graphics Configuration......................................................................................................... 11
ATI RADEON 7500 Default Graphics Settings ....................................................................................... 11
Determining Current Settings .................................................................................................................. 11
Overriding the Default Settings................................................................................................................ 11
Server Startup and Configuration Messages............................................................................................... 12
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................................. 13
4 HP-UX CONFIGURATION....................................................................................15
Verification of Software Installation ............................................................................................................ 15
Changing the Boot Console ........................................................................................................................... 16
Verification of Hardware Installation .......................................................................................................... 17
ATI RADEON 7500 as Default Xserver Device ........................................................................................... 17
Resolutions ..................................................................................................................................................... 18
Restrictions and Limitations ........................................................................................................................ 18
No Accelerated 3D Support ....................................................................................................................... 18
Minimum Console Revision....................................................................................................................... 18
Multiple Colormaps.................................................................................................................................... 18
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