User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Locating HP resources
- Computer features
- Setting up the computer
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Setting up Linux
- Updating the computer
- Maintenance, diagnostics, and minor troubleshooting
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows (select products only)
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI
- Using Remote HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI settings (select products only)
- Computer operating guidelines, routine care, and shipping preparation
- Electrostatic discharge
- Accessibility
- Index
Finding supported graphics cards
Learn about where to nd graphics cards that are supported for your computer.
To nd information about graphics cards that are supported for your computer:
1. Go to http://www.hp.com/go/quickspecs.
2. Select Search active QuickSpecs, and then select Desktops & Workstations.
3. Choose your model to view the specications.
4. Click the link for Technical Specications-Graphics to display expanded technical information for
supported graphics cards, including the number of monitors that the card supports, connectors, power
consumption, drivers, and other details.
NOTE: Not all graphics cards are compatible with all video transceivers and adapters. See the graphics
card documentation for specic details.
Planning for additional monitors
Read this section to learn what you need to know before adding monitors to your computer.
All graphics cards provided with HP Z-series computers support two simultaneous-display monitors (see
Connecting and conguring monitors on page 13). Cards that support more than two monitors are available.
The process for adding monitors depends on your graphics cards and the type and number of monitors you
add.
Use this process to plan for adding more monitors.
1. Assess your monitor needs.
● Determine how many monitors you require.
● Determine the kind of graphics performance you want.
● Note the type of graphics connector used by each monitor. HP provides graphics cards with
DisplayPort (DP) and DVI-D interfaces, but you can use adapters and third-party cards to interface to
other graphics formats, including DVI-I, HDMI, or VGA.
TIP: Some adapters for older hardware might cost more than others. You might want compare the
cost of acquiring adapters with the cost of getting a newer monitor that doesn't need adapters.
2. Determine whether you need additional graphics cards.
● Consult the graphics card documentation to determine how many monitors you can connect to the
card.
You might need to acquire adapters to match the card output to the monitor connector. See
Matching graphics cards to monitor connectors on page 12.
● If necessary, plan to acquire a new graphics card to support additional monitors.
IMPORTANT: Newer generations of graphics cards support only digital output protocols. Traditional
analog outputs (VGA, DVI-A, or DVI-I connected to a DVI-A monitor) can be connected only by using an
active adapter.
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