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Installing the A4979A

PMC Graphics Card

HP Part No.  A4979-90602

Edition E1098

Printed in U.S.A.

Summary of Contents for A4979A

Page 1: ...Installing the A4979A PMC Graphics Card HP Part No A4979 90602 Edition E1098 Printed in U S A ...

Page 2: ...on with the furnishing performance or use of this material Hewlett Packard assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by Hewlett Packard This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copy right All rights reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the pr...

Page 3: ...g the A4504A PMC Bridge Adapter and A4509A Expansion Adapter A4504 90601 included with the adapters and the Owner s Guide for your system When you power on the system or during operation through the use of the System Administration Manager SAM you can choose the correct resolu tion for your monitor The maximum resolutions supported by this card are 1280x1024 72 HZ Double buffered monitor type 13 o...

Page 4: ...Handler BCH Main Menu prompt more details are available in your Model 744 Owner s Guide You may obtain a firmware upgrade and instructions from your local Country Response Center in North America you may call 800 633 3600 or through the WWW at http us support external hp com 2 Your system must be running Workstation ACE 1998 06 for HP UX 10 20 or later 3 If you are connecting a monitor that does n...

Page 5: ...edure Stand on a static free mat Wear a static grounding wrist strap to ensure that any accumulated electrostatic charge discharges from your body to ground Attach the static grounding wrist strap by following the instructions on the pack age that contains the strap Be sure to attach one end of the strap to the system chassis Handle system and upgrade kit components carefully to prevent dam age fr...

Page 6: ... disable the onboard graphics directions are later in the procedure You will also need to redirect the console path before shutting off the system i Reboot the system ii If Autoboot is turned on press any key when you see the following mes sage Processor is starting Autoboot process To discontinue press any key within 10 seconds iii Use the following command at the Main Menu prompt to configure th...

Page 7: ...ejector handles to eject the board and pull the board computer as sembly out of the card cage 6 Decide which PMC site you will install the card into and remove the PMC bridge and expansion adapter if present from the Model 744 SBC 7 On the PMC bridge adapter or expansion board at the site where you will be installing the PMC card remove the two screws that secure the bezel blank and remove the bla...

Page 8: ...8 Procedure Figure 1 Installing a PMC Card onto the Bridge Adapter Site 1 Site 2 O Ring Gasket Bridge Adapter PMC Graphics Card Bezel blank ...

Page 9: ...9 Procedure Figure 2 Installing a PMC Card onto the Expansion Adapter Site 3 Site 4 O Ring Gasket Expansion Adapter PMC Graphics Card blank Bezel ...

Page 10: ...xpansion board and to the bottom of the bridge board at the interboard connector There are two screws that secure the front bezel and four screws to secure the backplane connectors NOTE If the interboard connector is not tightly seated PMC cards on the expansion adapter will not operate Figure 3 Installing the Expansion Adapter onto the Bridge Adapter Front Bezel Screws 2 Connector Screws 4 Interb...

Page 11: ...n the GSC connector first then the tabs on the front panel and push the boards together There are four screws that secure the front bezel and four screws that secure the backplane connectors Figure 4 Installing the PMC Bridge Adapter onto the SBC Front Bezel Screws 4 Connector Screws 4 PMC Bridge Adapter with 2 PMC Cards Installed GSC Connector Tabs 4 ...

Page 12: ... the card cage you must push down slightly on the assembly for the last 2 5 cm one inch of travel in order to compress the EMI gasket on the card cage 11 Insert the board computer with the attached PMC adapter s into the card cage slots until the assembly seats properly and the front panels are flush against the card cage Front Bezel Screws 4 Connector Screws 4 Bridge Adapter with Expansion Adapte...

Page 13: ...ter with PMC into Card Cage 13 Connect the monitor cables to the PMC graphics card and all other cables to the SBC and card cage 14 Plug in the power cord s and then turn on the power for the card cage 15 If Autoboot is turned on press any key when you see the following mes sage Processor is starting Autoboot process To discontinue press any key within 10 seconds Captive Screws Rotate Ejector Hand...

Page 14: ...e console device use the procedure in your system s Owner s Guide for the Using the Emergency Interactive Console Search feature 19 After configuring the monitor continue the boot process by using the fol lowing command at the Main Menu prompt boot 20 If you choose to use the online Support Tools Manager xstm to verify operation of more than two PMC graphics cards in your system you need to change...

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