The Boot Console Interface

Displaying and Setting the Monitor Type

Trying to change the monitor type on an empty slot, fails and gives you this warning message:

Configuration Menu: Enter command > monitor graphics4

MONITOR INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

WARNING: Intended graphics hardware does not exist.

 

 

 

Be sure to install the hardware after you power down the system.

Slot #

HPA

State

Resolution

Frequency

Class

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-------

----

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graphics3

f4000000

Present

Fixed

 

 

graphics4

f6000000

Empty

 

 

 

Current Console Path: core.RS232_.9600.8.none

Stable Store Console Path:GRAPHICS3

Table 26 shows the possible combinations of graphics cards and slots. Graphics 3, and Graphics 4 refer to the console paths, GRAPHICS3, and GRAPHICS4, respectively. There is no GRAPHICS 1 or GRAPHICS 2 path. Configurations 6 and 7 use the GRAPHICS3 path even though the Geometry Accelerator card is in slot 4.

The abbreviations in the table represent the following:

"S”, a color graphics or Hyperdrive series graphics card

"D”, a dual color graphics card

"V”, a VISUALIZE-48 graphics card

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