Step 2—Installing the front PCI fan in the HP xw8600
Workstation
CAUTION:
To prevent overheating an HP xw8600 Workstation, a front PCI fan is required when
installing the NVIDIA Quadro FX5800 graphics card. If the HP xw8600 Workstation includes dual high-
performance graphics cards and lacks a front PCI fan, the BIOS detects an illegal cooling configuration
error and reports that the front PCI fan is missing.
1.
Remove the card guide from the chassis.
a.
Release the two card guide latches .
b.
Pivot the card guide toward the system board
2
.
c.
Lift the card guide out of the chassis .
Figure 2
Removing the card guide from the chassis
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NVIDIA Quadro FX5800 Graphics Card installation
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