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Index

A

AC voltage switch

setting, 5

AMIBIOS

Security Menu, 42

Anti-Virus, 43
Supervisor, User, 42

Setup

Help Screen, 28
starting, 28

Utility Menu, 43
Utility Menu

Detect IDE, 43
Language, 43

Assigning system resources

option cards, 45

Audio

configuring, 20

B

backup diskettes

creating, 14

base unit

turning off power, 54

BIOS

flash EPROM, 28
FLASHUTIL, 28
password

changing, 42

reprogramming, 44
summary

default and optimal

settings, 46

BIOS parameter

Date/Time, 30
Floppy A, Floppy B, 30

boot diskette (Windows 95), 13,

76, 77

booting from an external SCSI disk

drive, 58

bus mastering for IDE/ATAPI

devices

enabling, 75, 79

C

CD recorder drive

configuring, 23

Changing

BIOS password, 42
virtual memory settings, 26

Closing

door, 52

command queuing

disabling, 75

Complementary Metal-Oxide

Semiconductor Random Access
Memory (CMOS RAM)

BIOS, 28

Components of system, placing, 2
Computer information, 11
Configuring

audio, 20
CD recorder drive, 23
cursor, 19
OpenGL performance, 19
system, 17
tape drive, 24
video display, 18
Zip drive, 23

Cursor configuration, 19

D

Devices

PCI, 85

disabling

command queuing, 75

DMI Console, 55

Summary of Contents for ExtremeZ GL1

Page 1: ...TDZ 2000 GL1 ExtremeZ GL1 System Setup July 1998 DHA027110...

Page 2: ...re registered trademarks and Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners FCC DOC Compliance This equipment has been test...

Page 3: ...ply with approved safety standards for information processing and business equipment Read all operating instructions before using this device Keep these instructions for future reference Follow all wa...

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Page 5: ...5 Connecting Speakers and a Microphone 5 Connecting an External SCSI Device 6 What s Next 7 2 Setting Up the Software 9 Preparing for Setup 10 Pre Installed Software 10 Before You Start Setup 10 Start...

Page 6: ...or Option Cards 45 Summary of Default Settings 46 Standard Menu 46 Advanced Menu 46 Chipset Menu 47 Power Management Menu 47 PCI PnP Menu 48 Peripheral Menu 48 Security Menu 48 Utility Menu 49 Default...

Page 7: ...alling Windows 95 76 Installing the Ensoniq Sound Adapter Driver 78 Installing Windows 95 with an Installed Network Adapter 78 Installing 3Com Network Adapter Driver Software 78 Enabling Bus Mastering...

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Page 9: ...use u Chapter 4 Configuring the BIOS describes how to use BIOS Setup program to configure the system s basic input output system BIOS u Chapter 5 Operating Notes describes how to use essential system...

Page 10: ...lowing u System features u Basic system controls and connections u Intergraph customer support You can display the System Introduction by using the InterSite Welcome dialog or by opening the SYSINTRO...

Page 11: ...on the World Wide Web see the Support pages at http www intergraph com ics Intergraph Computer Systems provides complimentary software support for 30 or 90 days following shipment of a hardware or so...

Page 12: ...documents up to five per call Telephone To get customer support by telephone u In the United States call 1 800 633 7248 between the hours of 7 00 a m and 7 00 p m Central Time Monday through Friday e...

Page 13: ...support options u Visit the Support pages on the World Wide Web at http www intergraph com ics u For hardware support questions in the United States call 1 800 763 0242 u For software support question...

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Page 15: ...workstation see the ExtremeZ Customer Welcome Letter first The ExtremeZ Customer Welcome Letter provides step by step instructions for initial setup of an ExtremeZ workstation Unpacking the System 2 P...

Page 16: ...be in its original packaging for you to get warranty service If you have already unpacked and connected the peripherals to the system review the rest of this chapter and then go to Chapter 2 to begin...

Page 17: ...esult Setting Up the System Before you connect any cables to the back of the system note the connector locations in the following illustration AC power connector AC voltage switch 115 230 V Mouse Keyb...

Page 18: ...t port on sound card External stereo cassette or CD player radio or other audio device Line In port on sound card Multimedia keyboard microphone separate microphone Microphone port Game joystick or MI...

Page 19: ...p at the bottom of the door pull forward slightly and lift up until the door is even with the top of the system Push the door into the system until the door stops Installing Expansion Cards Expansion...

Page 20: ...nternal SCSI devices included in the system are already connected to the internal channel of the SCSI adapter You can connect external devices to the external port on the SCSI adapter The SCSI adapter...

Page 21: ...red with the system for more detailed information on the SCSI adapter and connecting SCSI devices to it See the System Reference for additional details on installing internal peripheral devices What s...

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Page 23: ...r The ExtremeZ Customer Welcome Letter provides step by step instructions for initial setup of an ExtremeZ workstation Use the information in this chapter only if you have to reinstall the operating s...

Page 24: ...he mouse Windows 95 u Driver software for the installed video display adapter u Driver software for the installed sound adapter u Driver software for the installed SCSI adapter optional u Driver softw...

Page 25: ...ur network administrator u Computer name for your system u Workgroup name if the system will be part of a workgroup u Domain name if the system will be part of a Windows NT domain If the system is con...

Page 26: ...main after you configure the video display the sound processor and networking To start the computer and set up the operating system software 1 Turn on the monitor by pressing its power switch 2 Open t...

Page 27: ...in the C WINDOWS OPTIONS CABS directory as compressed CAB files When installing network or video display adapter drivers you can see the CABS directory when prompted for the location of Windows 95 Se...

Page 28: ...e and system software products are not delivered with the system Use InterSite Version Manager available through InterSite Welcome to create system software backup diskettes Version Manager lets you c...

Page 29: ...15 What s Next See the online System Introduction for information on system features and controls See Chapter 3 Configuring the System for information on configuring the system for use...

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Page 31: ...18 OpenGL Performance and Custom Cursors Windows NT 19 Multiple Screen Display Windows NT 19 Correcting Video Display Problems 19 Configuring Audio 20 Configuring Networking 23 Configuring a Zip or Ja...

Page 32: ...tion for Windows NT 3 When the system has started log on to Windows NT 4 Right click the desktop and select Properties The Display Properties dialog displays 5 Select a resolution appropriate for your...

Page 33: ...ith the system and the README TXT files delivered with the video display drivers Correcting Video Display Problems If the system s video display is black not synchronized or distorted after you restar...

Page 34: ...n doesn t match the multi sync monitor attached to the system Restart the system in VGA mode then select a new monitor as described previously u A graphics resolution and color depth has been selected...

Page 35: ...le after reinstalling Windows NT refer to the following illustration Use these default mixer settings as a starting point to ensure proper system audio operation You can then change the settings as ne...

Page 36: ...le after reinstalling Windows 95 refer to the following illustration Use these default mixer settings as a starting point to ensure proper system audio operation You can then change the settings as ne...

Page 37: ...perating system documentation and Help for information on setting up the system to use a network Configuring a Zip or Jaz Drive If you purchased an internal Zip or Jaz drive with your system it was in...

Page 38: ...m jumpers are set appropriately depending on which operating system and COM port you want to use with the modem To configure the modem 1 To use the modem with Windows NT set the COM port jumper pins o...

Page 39: ...Drive Letters Windows NT If you have more than one hard disk drive you may need to reassign system drive letters You can also reassign the CD ROM drive letter if needed To change drive letters 1 From...

Page 40: ...itial Size and Maximum Size text boxes 5 Click Set 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for any additional drives in the list 7 Click Close then click OK An alert box displays 8 Do one of the following Click Yes to...

Page 41: ...e of later enhancements Overview 28 Starting BIOS Setup 28 Using BIOS Setup 28 BIOS Setup Menus 29 Standard Menu 29 Advanced Menu 30 Chipset Menu 33 Power Management Menu 37 PCI PnP Menu 39 Peripheral...

Page 42: ...ich is also stored in the flash EPROM on the system board allows you to manually change the system operating parameters A flash programming utility allows you to reprogram the BIOS if needed Starting...

Page 43: ...llow block mode data transfers Select 32 Bit Mode then Select On to allow 32 bit data transfers Select the PIO Mode It is best to select Auto to allow the BIOS to determine the PIO mode If you select...

Page 44: ...to boot quickly when the system is powered on The settings are Setting Description Disabled The BIOS tests all system memory The BIOS waits up to 40 seconds for a READY signal from the IDE hard disk...

Page 45: ...HDD Floppy ARMD FDD ARMD HDD or ATAPI CDROM The Optimal and Fail Safe settings are ATAPI CDROM S M A R T For Hard Disks Set this option to Enabled to permit the BIOS to use the System Management and R...

Page 46: ...e than 64 MB of system memory on the system board The settings are Yes or No The Optimal and Fail Safe settings are No CPU Microcode Update Set this option to Enabled to permit the processor to be upd...

Page 47: ...ntents of the ROM area named in the option The ROM area not used by ISA adapter cards is allocated to PCI adapter cards The settings are Setting Description Disabled The contents of the video ROM are...

Page 48: ...the error occurs in the same location a Parity Error is reported indicating an uncorrectable error If ECC is selected the BIOS automatically enables the System Management Interface SMI If you do not w...

Page 49: ...not be addressed on the ISA bus The settings are Disabled 15 MB 16 MB or 512 KB 640 KB The Optimal and Fail Safe settings are Disabled CPU To IDE Posting Set this option to Enabled to allow the proces...

Page 50: ...Disabled Power Interruption Set this option to Enabled to activate the function of Power Interruption When Enabled the power of the system will be automatically turned on after a power interruption o...

Page 51: ...pecifies the power state that the green PC compliant video monitor enters when the BIOS places it in a power saving state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired The settings are...

Page 52: ...percentage between the normal processor clock speed and the processor clock speed when the system is in the power saving state The settings are 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 8 1 16 1 32 1 64 or 1 128 The Optimal and...

Page 53: ...ice Bit 5 of the command register in the PCI device configuration space is the VGA Palette Snoop bit 0 is disabled For example if there are two VGA devices in the system one PCI and one ISA VGA Palett...

Page 54: ...devices that are configurable by the system BIOS The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD non volatile RAM NVRAM If more IRQs must be removed from the pool you can use these options to...

Page 55: ...Port2 Mode This option specifies the operating mode for serial COM port 2 This option only appears if the Onboard Serial Port2 option is not set to Disabled The settings are IrDA Infrared Dealer s Ass...

Page 56: ...e User Supervisor User To prevent unauthorized users from accessing BIOS Setup you can enter a password on both of the Supervisor and User menus If you do not enter a password the system will not prom...

Page 57: ...ade available for you to configure For information on setting an IDE device to master or slave see the documentation accompanying the device Default Menu Every option in BIOS Setup contains three sets...

Page 58: ...r PC Card devices that require specific system resources such as interrupts IRQs or input output I O port addresses If so after reprogramming the BIOS you must run the BIOS Setup program and reallocat...

Page 59: ...and label it BIOS Update date where date is today s date Press a key to restart the system As the system boots press F1 when you see a message like the following CMOS settings are wrong Press F1 to re...

Page 60: ...lled Not Installed Advanced Menu Parameter Optimal Fail Safe Quick Boot Disabled Disabled 1st Boot Device Floppy Floppy 2nd Boot Device 1st IDE HDD 1st IDE HDD 3rd Boot Device ATAPI CDROM ATAPI CDROM...

Page 61: ...led Enabled Read Around Write Enabled Enabled Deturbo Mode Disabled Disabled TypeF DMA Buffer Controlx Disabled Disabled Power Interruption Enabled Enabled USB Function Enabled Enabled USB Keyboard Mo...

Page 62: ...Enabled Enabled Offboard PCI IDE Card Auto Auto DMA Channel PnP PnP IRQ PCI PnP PCI PnP Reserved Memory Size Disabled Disabled Reserved Memory Address C8000 C8000 Peripheral Menu Parameter Optimal Fai...

Page 63: ...49 Utility Menu Parameter Optimal Fail Safe Language English English Detect IDE N A N A Default Menu Parameter Optimal Fail Safe Original N A N A Optimal N A N A Fail safe N A N A...

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Page 65: ...Moving the System 52 Opening and Closing the Door 52 Starting and Shutting Down the System 53 Observing Operating Precautions 55 Using InterSite Programs 55 Updating an Emergency Repair Disk or a Sta...

Page 66: ...r Open the door on the face panel to access the floppy drive CD ROM and any optional device installed in the external bay You can use your system with the door in the open or in the closed position To...

Page 67: ...n the System After you complete Setup and start the system for the first time you can start and stop the system as needed To start the operating system 1 Turn on power to the system 2 On a system runn...

Page 68: ...You can start the system in MS DOS from the Windows 95 Startup menu If you do this the drivers for the CD ROM drive and the mouse do not load automatically To enable use of the CD ROM drive and the m...

Page 69: ...roducts installed on the system u InterSite DMI Console gives easy access to the system s status and configuration information The Console is based on the Desktop Management Interface DMI through a wi...

Page 70: ...d Windows 95 provide support for PC Card devices See the operating system documentation and Help for more information on PC Card device support If you will be using a PC Card hard disk device ATA or A...

Page 71: ...h Active Desktop in the lower right corner u An active channel bar displays on the right side of the desktop u The operating system s desktop menus appear in a browser style interface If you prefer th...

Page 72: ...ystem To set up quick access to system audio under Windows 95 1 From My Computer double click Control Panel 2 In Control Panel double click Add Remove Programs 3 In Add Remove Programs Properties sele...

Page 73: ...NT 1 Open Devices in the Control Panel The Devices dialog displays 2 Highlight atapi in the Device list then select Startup The Device dialog displays 3 Under Startup Type select Boot then select OK 4...

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Page 75: ...Reference for information on opening the case and working with internal components If you cannot resolve the problem or if the instructions direct you to call the Customer Response Center contact Inte...

Page 76: ...ulty power cord Replace power cord System Boot ERROR Does not boot from drive A Reason Solution Corrupt BIOS on the flash EPROM Power off the system and insert a floppy diskette containing the AMIBOOT...

Page 77: ...Not Operational Memory failure in the first 64 KB or Timer 1 on the system board is not functioning Call the Customer Response Center Processor Error The CPU on the system board generated an error Cal...

Page 78: ...address conflict exists between the hard disk drive you installed and another SCSI device Remove the hard disk drive and change SCSI ID to an unused setting See the documentation shipped with the hard...

Page 79: ...tem Reference Sound ERROR Sound cannot be heard Reason Solution Volume of speakers on multimedia keyboard is low or off Adjust volume up release Mute button or set slider switch to speaker position on...

Page 80: ...tion See the video card documentation and README TXT file for resolution details Improper video display driver installed Remove the driver and install a valid driver See Chapter 3 Miscellaneous Hardwa...

Page 81: ...fy your System Administrator Incorrect software configuration Notify your System Administrator ERROR Cannot plot to network plotter on LAN Reason Solution Network cable disconnected Reconnect network...

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Page 83: ...ExtremeZ workstation Use the information in this chapter only if you have to reinstall the operating system and associated system software on your ExtremeZ workstation Before You Begin 70 System Soft...

Page 84: ...emeZ workstation the system was shipped with the Drivers and Applications product on the Connectivity Plus CD ROM Drivers and Applications is a set of system drivers and applications specifically for...

Page 85: ...0B INTELPRO100B OLICOM Token Ring network adapter driver PCITOKRNG PCITOKRNG 56KB modem driver 56KMODEM 56KMODEM Adaptec SCSI adapter driver 2940SCSIDRV 2940SCSI95 SMART Drive driver SMARTDRV Diskeepe...

Page 86: ...s directory where drive is the drive letter for your system s CD ROM drive and directory is the directory name you want to use Select from the following drivers and applications Directory Description...

Page 87: ...oller from the list u On single processor systems when prompted select Standard PC This will load the single processor kernel and HAL providing better performance On dual processor systems if prompted...

Page 88: ...umentation does not describe how to install the software on a system running Windows NT 4 0 for example if you must reinstall the operating system or if you add a system audio option To install the En...

Page 89: ...2 Open the following subkey in the Registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services aic78xx 3 From the Edit menu select Add Key 4 Type Device into the Key Name box and then select OK Do n...

Page 90: ...g displays 5 The Current DMA Usage boxes indicate which channels have IDE ATAPI devices For each channel with an IDE ATAPI device click Enabled then click OK 6 Restart the system Installing Windows 95...

Page 91: ...e default responses during the Setup process u Allow Setup to configure the network only if you have an installed network adapter and only if the system is connected to the network u Create a Startup...

Page 92: ...rating Notes to set up quick access to system audio through the Taskbar or the Start menu Installing Windows 95 with an Installed Network Adapter If you reinstall Windows 95 on a system with an instal...

Page 93: ...ck box and then click OK 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for any additional disk drives 5 In Device Manager click the CD ROM drive then click Properties and then click Settings 6 Click the DMA check box and th...

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Page 95: ...ystem options Intergraph Computer Systems has determined that the devices discussed in this chapter require specific resource settings to ensure proper system operation See Chapter 4 Configuring the B...

Page 96: ...13 Reserved math coprocessor 6 Floppy disk controller 14 Primary IDE controller or open 7 Parallel port LPT1 default 15 Secondary IDE controller or open Direct Memory Access DMA Channels Channel Assig...

Page 97: ...O 0378 037B Printer port LPT1 037C 037F Motherboard resources 03B0 03BB Cirrus Logic 5430 40 PCI 03C0 03DF Cirrus Logic 5430 40 PCI 03F0 03F5 Standard floppy disk controller 03F6 03F6 Tyan 32 Bit PCI...

Page 98: ...sion for PnP BIOS FEE00000 FEE00FFF 4 KB System board extension for PnP BIOS FFFE0000 FFFFFFFF 128 KB System board extension for PnP BIOS Using System Resources Most ISA devices installed in the syste...

Page 99: ...rial port 1 COM1 Reserve IRQ 4 if port is to be used Serial port 2 COM2 Reserve IRQ 3 if port is to be used Parallel port LPT1 Reserve IRQ 7 if port is to be used PCI Devices The system s PCI expansio...

Page 100: ...5 Change the value Disabled to Enabled 6 Press ESC twice to exit the SCSISelect Utility 7 In the Save Changes Made dialog select Yes 8 Press ESC 9 In the Exit Utility dialog select Yes 10 Press any k...

Page 101: ...te Time 30 Floppy A Floppy B 30 boot diskette Windows 95 13 76 77 booting from an external SCSI disk drive 58 bus mastering for IDE ATAPI devices enabling 75 79 C CD recorder drive configuring 23 Chan...

Page 102: ...lash Programming Utility FPU 44 FLASHUTIL 28 Formatting and partitioning 10 H Hard disk drive letters reassigning 25 Hardware setting up 1 Hardware Monitor 55 Help screen AMIBIOS Setup 28 I Identifyin...

Page 103: ...ing system resources 45 P Partitioning and formatting 10 PC Card 44 operation 56 support 56 PC cards PCMCIA assigning system resources 45 PCI devices 85 PCI expansion cards slots for 5 PCMCIA operatio...

Page 104: ...up 3 software installed 10 installing 69 products 70 using system resources 81 System hardware information finding x System ID number labels serial and model numbers 60 system resources 84 system sof...

Page 105: ...Manager 14 Windows 95 boot diskette 13 76 77 installing 76 Setup files 13 78 Startup Diskette 56 Windows NT Emergency Repair Disk 56 installing 73 PC Card operation 56 Setup files 13 Z Zip drive conf...

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Page 107: ...aph Customer Response Center From Customer Name Customer Contact Phone Mail Address Reason for Return NOTE All returned equipment MUST be shipped in original Intergraph packaging to obtain warranty se...

Page 108: ...stem you will be assigned a RGA log number 3 Complete the RGA Form on the previous page entering the RGA log number obtained from the Customer Response Center Ensure that the address in the From secti...

Page 109: ...oration 9805 Kellner Road Huntsville AL 35894 TO Repair Depot RGA No ________________________ Intergraph Corporation 9805 Kellner Road Huntsville AL 35894 TO Repair Depot RGA No ______________________...

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