RE: ML110 Servers Graphics

["ReynoldsB" <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jamie, bad news indeed, especially as I am sure a fellow member
said they
have fitted their Geovision System in one of these.



Thanks for the insight though, I did not know that.



Another problem that has befallen me is that my KVM, a Belkin box, does not
work with my old Compaq ML330 and these 2 servers connected, when I change
servers via the KVM it sends the mouse crazy! Move the mouse over the table
and you get all sorts of right click issues!



So to sum up, I have bought 2 HP servers but have made my Geovision system,
my sound card, my graphics cards and my KVM all no longer useable!!!!!



So what have I actually achieved?????



Be good,



B.



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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Jamie Whitehorn
Sent: 15 March 2008 20:09
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] ML110 Servers Graphics



I don't know if this is any help but you might be able to connect to the
system using RDP (depending on the O/S your running). I've got Win2003
Server running on mine and when I connect to it using RDP I get a desktop
of
1600x1200 (16-bit). This works very well for me - mine's running a CCTV
system (iCatcher) and the 1600x1200 resolution means I can get 4 camera
screens up and the control system at the same time. On the main screen it's
very cramped, but I'm not going to be accessing it directly most of the
time
so it should be OK.

The slots - yes I got caught out by this as well. It has two 32-bit/33MHz
PCI (Slots 1 & 2), 1 PCI-Express x4 (slot 3) and 1 PCI-Express x8 (slot
4).
I'm fairly sure the other black slot is for the optional Lights-Out Remote
Management card - which costs more than the server BTW.

The problem with the PCI slots is they are 32-bit 3.3V. This is unusual as
most 32-bit cards are 5V. 3.3V is normally used on 64-bit cards rather than
the 32-bit. Some cards are dual voltage and can do 3.3 or 5V. PCI-cards are
generally "keyed" so they only fit into the slots with the right
voltage
(this is the slot you can see). If your cards won't fit I'm guessing they
are 5V cards. Unfortunately there's not a lot that can be done about it
unless you can find an alternate card that will fit one of the existing
slots. This is what caught me out. I was originally looking at fitting a
Picolo Junior 4 card but thankfully noticed before I placed the order that
they were 5V only. Picolo do a card which will fit but it's 4 times the
price :-(. So I've had to completely re-think my strategy for the expansion
I was going to do on the CCTV system.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

HTH, Jamie



--------------- Original message ---------------
Original msg sent Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:13:39 -0000 by ReynoldsB



Firstly, thanks to all that replied, I can not believe you can not get
better resolution than 8 bit. I must have built hundreds of servers in my
previous job and all of them could support True Colour and a decent
resolution, admittedly most of them were DL260/380 servers and much bigger
jobs but this is ridiculous. Obviously I am not out to run high graphics
intensive programs on the server but I do not know what Idratek/Cortex will
look like especially when I incorporate CCTV images...



but this is getting worse...



I have just fitted a second network card in one of the servers, no problem
BUT when I tried to fit the Geovision cards they will not fit! And neither
will the sound card I have!!!!



The quick specs for this server say:-



Slot 1 is 32Bit/33MHz PCI
Slot 2 is X1 PCI Express
Slot 3 is X1 PCI Express
Slot 4 is X8 PCI Express



This is not what I "seem" to have under the hood on my servers.



Slot 1 and 2 look both the same, white slots and say PCI on the mother
board

Slot 3 is PCI-E X4 small black jobbie Slot 4 is PCI-E X8 also small black
There is also another black connector set further back but I do not know
what this is.
The PCI slots have a mounding (slot) across their inner slot but it is
towards the rear of the slots whereas my PCI cards have the cut out towards
the front of the PCI slots. I could understand this if all my PCI card's
would not fit but I have a 3COMM 905B NIC that does fit.

This basically means that my Geovision cards and my sound card will no
longer fit.. so much for new servers to replace my aging items...

B.



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