IBM 74Y2025 server / storage / networking hardware Server Hardware / Parts

The IBM 74Y2025 is a POWER GXT145 PCIe low-profile graphics accelerator card, a 2D graphics adapter used to provide local console video output on Power Systems servers that would otherwise rely solely on a remote HMC or SOL (serial-over-LAN) console. The GXT145 is a low-profile PCIe card intended for direct-attach monitor use during hardware setup, firmware updates and OS installation on POWER6 and POWER7 systems, rather than for graphics-intensive workloads. It remains a common accessory across Power Systems deployments where a technician needs a physical console attached to the server rather than working purely through remote management tools. Genuine replacements of this type are required when adding local console capability or replacing a failed card. Specifiers should confirm host-system PCIe slot form factor before ordering. Tech-Star (UK-based, shipped worldwide) supplies the 74Y2025 for engineers who need local console video on Power Systems servers.