HP Kayak XW04, User Manual

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Before Reading This Familiarization Guide

Before Reading This Familiarization Guide

Before reading this familiarization guide, you should first read the HP Kayak 
XU Series 0441 PC Workstation Familiarization Guide. It contains details 
about the Kayak PC Workstation package, system board layout, and different 
steps to help you repair the PC Workstation. All the information about the 
different hardware tasks and the MaxiLife firmware for the XU Series 0441 
is also valid for the HP Kayak XW Series 0480 PC Workstation. 

The only major difference between these two models is the video controller. 
The HP Kayak XW Series 0480 model is supplied with an HP VISUALIZE fx6 
AGP video controller, while the HP Kayak XU Series 0441 model contains 
the ELSA GLoria Synergy AGP video controller.

This familiarization guide contains information that is only specific to the HP 
VISUALIZE fx6 AGP graphics board. This powerful graphics board includes 
a hardware acceleration for many functions used to generate 3D graphics. 
Typical usage is for CAD/CAM applications, visual simulation and complex 
3D modelling.

Introduction the HP VISUALIZE fx6 AGP Graphics Board

This familiarization guide contains information that is only specific to the HP 
VISUALIZE fx6 AGP graphics board. This powerful graphics board includes 
hardware acceleration for many functions used to generate 3D graphics. 
Typical usage is for CAD/CAM applications, visual simulation and complex 
3D modelling.

There are no switch settings on the HP VISUALIZE fx6 video board. 
Hardware manipulation is only required for the installation of the texture 
module accessory, which is described in the following sections.

NOTE

Always ensure that the diagnostics utility, described on 

page 12

, has been 

used before proceeding to change a suspected faulty video board.