Video card for the Proliant DL320e G8

[Lean]

I need to display the image of a Proliant DL320e G8 to an HDMI TV , so what card i have to get?

[Suman_1978]

Hi,

None from HP i guess.

You have to buy one from non-hp branded.

Just get a card which is compatible with the server PCI technology.

Expansion slot, PCIe x8 and PCIe x16.

Check QuickSpecs for Expansion Slot information.

http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetPDF.aspx%2Fc04123220.pdf

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[TVVJ]

Hi,

No video cards have been tested by HP on this server and hence an HP option is unavailable. Please refer to section "Component identification > Rear panel components > PCIe riser board slot definitions" of the server's Maintenance and service guide for the specfication of PCIe card that may be installed and its negotiatable speed.

Hope this helps!

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Vijayasarathy

[Jimmy Vance]

Have you looked at getting a VGA to HDMI converter?

[cheffi]

Hi,

did you get it to work?

I'm trying something similar at the moment with a HP FirePro V3900 (A6R69AA) card and the bloody thing just won't get through Post. (No errors shown though, ILO just says no PCI Cards found). Although i don't need any video output from it, just RemoteFX.

I tried this on a DL320e G8v2, i3, 250w, with a P410 card in the 8x Slot and the V3900 in the 16x one.

I would be glad to hear any ideas before throwing the whole thing out. A bigger CommonSlot power unit seems to be impossible too.. **bleep** entry level stuff...

[xdeetee]

I strongly advise you NOT TO BUY any video card recommended to you here or elsewhere unless the recommender has actually used the card with the same sever successfully. I have bought over a dozen video cards based on recommendations and none works on my HP servers. Avoid the frustration, wasted money and time . 

HP video card upgrade is the worst aspect of HP servers. It is a nighmare, trying to find one to fit. The server embedded graphics cards are deplorable and  probable designed for low resolution monitors of 10-20 years ago. They are terrible when you use them to run modern 24" monitors. (And readers, please don't remind me that servers are not desktops!) 

Indeed, I am forced to sell one of my severs due to frustration in not being able to find a suitable card for it to get better resoutions and speed. I will also not be buying HP server anymore until HP provides list of recommended video cards to upgrade its servers or use better quality embedded graphics cards.  

[cheffi]

i hear you.. very frustrating. My last try will be a quadro nvs X1 card. Maybe that'll work :/

[cheffi]

good news, i got it working.

Nvidia Quadro NVS290 PCIe X1 Card.

Just be sure to set your bios to embedded primary, optional secondary or you won't see anything through ilo anymore ;)

edit: Bios settings as follows:

Optional primary, embedded secondary -> windows gets the quadro as primary, remotefx works

Remote Video on -> ILO remote console works till windows boots up, so changes can be made. windows only rdp of course, no remote console possible anymore.

sort of a success.. even google earth works via rdp. not really smooth, but it works anyways.. (win server 2008r2)

[xdeetee]

I am happy for you. I am still looking for one that actually works in my HP DL385 G6.

[egladios]

I doubt if any graphic card can fit in this particular server. However for HP as a whole, unlike what people think about graphic cards, I find GT710, GT730, Quadro K600 & K620, Quadro 2000, all work without a problem unless they were branded by other companies. A power source is available and possible in G8 onwards. I guess I havent tried NVIDIA power cards like GTX and RTX, but the server environment needs only a starter graphic card for transcoding,  but not for gaming.