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Finding supported graphics cards, Matching graphics cards to monitor connectors, Identifying monitor connection requirements – HP Z620 Workstation User Manual

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Finding supported graphics cards

To find information about graphics cards supported for your workstation:

1.

Go to http://www.hp.com/go/quickspecs.

2.

In the left navigation bar under QuickSpecs, click on your country, then select Workstations.

3.

Choose your model to view the specifications.

4.

Click on the link for Technical Specifications-Graphics. This displays expanded technical

information for supported graphics cards, including how many monitors the card supports,

connectors, power consumption, drivers, and other details.

Matching graphics cards to monitor connectors

The following table describes monitor configuration scenarios.

Graphics card interface connector

Monitor connector

VGA

DVI

Dual Link

DVI

DisplayPort

(DP)

HDMI

D

ISPLAY

P

ORT

DisplayPort to

VGA adapter

(sold

separately)

DP to DVI

adapter

DP to DL DVI

adapter

DP cable

DP to HDMI

adapter

DVI—I (

WHITE

)

DVI to VGA

adapter or

DVI-I cable

DVI-D cable

DL DVI cable

N/A

N/A

VGA (

BLUE

)

No adapter

required

DVI-I to VGA

adapter is

required

N/A

N/A

N/A

DMS-59

DMS-59 to

VGA adapter

DMS-59 to

DVI adapter

N/A

DMS-59 to DP

adapter

N/A

*

This interface is a dual-monitor graphics interface card that supports two VGA or two DVI monitors.

NOTE:

HP graphics cards include monitor cable adapters unless otherwise indicated.

DisplayPort cards have the highest performance; VGA graphics cards have the lowest.

Identifying monitor connection requirements

The following are various scenarios for connecting monitors. ( See

Matching graphics cards to

monitor connectors on page 25

for more information about the different graphic cards):

Adding monitors 25