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HP xw8600 Hardware Setup Guide

HP xw8600
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Notation Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Contacting Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Workflow for Hardware Setup and Application Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Typical Configuration Overview for Autodesk Effects and Finishing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Typical Configuration Overview for Autodesk Lustre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Hardware Configuration Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Memory Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Ensuring Proper Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Power and Air Conditioning Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Rack Mount Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Avoiding Damage from Static Electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Grounding Audio Hardware Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Receiving Your Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
BIOS and Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
System BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
AJA OEM-2K PCI-X Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 3 Connecting Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Workflow for Connecting Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting the Keyboard, Mouse, and Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting the Monitor Calibration Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting to Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4-Port Broadcom Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Integrated Network Adapter for Lustre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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HP xw8600 Specifications

General IconGeneral
ChipsetIntel 5400
Form FactorTower
ProcessorIntel Xeon 5400 series
MemoryUp to 32GB DDR2 FB-DIMM
StorageSATA or SAS hard drives
GraphicsNVIDIA Quadro or ATI FirePro
Operating SystemWindows XP, Vista, or Linux
Expansion SlotsPCI, PCI-X, PCIe
Power Supply800W

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