Setup guide

Chapter 2 Avid DS Hardware Overview
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HP Workstation xw9300 Slot Configuration and Connections
Avid has qualified the xw9300 workstation with the NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics board to
be used with the Avid Nitris DNA. The following figure identifies the slots and connections
on the rear of the xw9300 workstation.
Rear View of xw9300 System
The following table lists the Avid qualified slot configuration and function of each
expansion board installed in the xw9300 workstation. For details on the graphics board
specifications and system configuration, see the vendor documentation.
In
1/A
Out
1/A
Out
2/B
In
2/B
Base
Codec
Port connections
SCSI Channel B
Monitors
SCSI Channel A
PCI slot 1
PCI slot 2
PCI E slot 3
PCI-X slot 4
PCI-X slot 5
PCI-X slot 6
HP Workstation xw9300 Slot Configurations
Slot
a
Board Information Description
SCSI Channel A Not used An on-board Ultra 320 SCSI connector panel
occupies this location. The on-board SCSI is on the
same bus segment as slots 5 and 6.
PCI Express slot 1 (x16
Graphics bus)
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400
graphics board
Processes input from the Avid Nitris Base board,
handles OpenGL
®
processing, and outputs video
signal to workstation monitor(s).