Proliant 5000 Video Driver/CPU Usage

[Justin Swanson_1]

Any one know if the resolution can be upgraded on the motherboard with out installing a video card? I can go upto 1024x768 but it will only give me 16 bit color no higher. Using Windows 2000 Advanced Server.

Also, when I use the task manager to view the CPU Usage History, I only get a single view. I have 4 200Mhz processors on the server.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Thanks, JTLS

[dennis church · Accepted solution]

Hi there, and welcome to the problem! I can help with the video, partly - you do need to add a card to get rid of those awful 16 colours. Today I installed an old Matrox Mystique card into my 5000, after making sure the internal video was disabled, and I now have 1024x768 in 16-bit/64K colours, with 24-bit/16.7 million colours available.
As to the cpus - I have the exact same problem, and should have noticed your post quicker! I have tried installing Server,and Advanced Server, to no avail. I *did* have it working on 3 processors, until I put in the fourth, and upgraded the drives. No matter what I do now, I have only one cpu apparently active, and the Device manager lists the machine as a Standard PC.

[Mark Cloutier]

Hi Gang,
Go into Device Manager and under Computer, what does it say?
Uni or Multi?
Also in the F10 partition and Advanced mode, what does it say for APIC mode?

Mark

[dennis church]

Hi guys, and the answer turned out to be simple, for me anyway!
Used latest SCU, v2.58. Previously have chosen 'other' as OS. Wrong!
Choose Windows NT. Press 'enter', and bingo! a selection for Windows 2000!
Select that and carry on to install. All 4 cpus present and correct.
Wow, did I bang my head over that!