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StudioZ RenderRAX
System Setup
June 1997
DHA021110

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  • Page 1 StudioZ RenderRAX System Setup June 1997 DHA021110...
  • Page 2 The software discussed in this document is furnished under a license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license. No responsibility is assumed by Intergraph for the use or reliability of software on equipment that is not supplied by Intergraph or its affiliated companies.
  • Page 3 Power Input Rating The unit’s power input rating can be found in the StudioZ RenderRAX System Introduction. Product ID Information Product ID information (serial number and model number) can be found on the back of the base unit. FCC Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Finding Operating System Information.................. viii Finding System Hardware Information .................. viii Getting Documentation and Training ..................ix Getting Telephone Support .......................ix Using the Intergraph Bulletin Board Service ................x Using the Intergraph FAXLink....................x Finding Intergraph on the Internet.....................xi Learning About System Ergonomics..................xi 1 Setting Up the System ......................1...
  • Page 6 Advanced ........................20 Chipset ........................22 Peripheral ........................25 Utility Menu ..........................27 Detect Master ......................27 Detect Slave ......................27 Security Menu ......................... 27 Password ........................27 Anti-Virus ......................... 28 Default Menu........................... 28 Original ........................28 Optimal........................29 Fail-safe........................29 Reprogramming the BIOS .......................

  • Page 7: Preface

    Preface StudioZ RenderRAX System Setup provides the information required to set up computer equipment and configure the system for use. Additional information includes using the system, configuring the BIOS, troubleshooting, and installing system software. About This Document StudioZ RenderRAX System Setup is organized as follows: Chapter 1, “Setting Up the System,”...

  • Page 8: Finding Operating System Information

    Finding System Hardware Information An online introduction to your new system is provided in the System Introduction, which covers subjects such as system features, system controls and connections, and Intergraph customer support. To view the System Introduction, select System Intro in the Welcome dialog that displays the first time you start the system.

  • Page 9: Getting Documentation And Training

    Outside the United States, contact the Intergraph subsidiary or distributor from which you purchased your Intergraph product to place an order. To find information on training for Intergraph products, or to enroll for an available class, contact Intergraph Training Solutions at 1-800-240-3000.

  • Page 10: Using The Intergraph Bulletin Board Service

    Using the Intergraph Bulletin Board Service Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the Intergraph Bulletin Board Service (IBBS) is an electronic forum for Intergraph customers to exchange information with Intergraph’s technical and marketing staff, and with other Intergraph customers. You can use the IBBS to get technical support information, documentation and training information, programs, and software updates and fixes.

  • Page 11: Finding Intergraph On The Internet

    USENET newsgroup comp.sys.intergraph. Anything posted to that group or sent to comp-sys-intergraph@ingr.com is emailed to all subscribers. Incoming email messages are also posted to the newsgroup. You can subscribe to the ICF via Intergraph Online. Learning About System Ergonomics Please read the Ergonomics Guide included with your Intergraph system. This document provides valuable information on ways to minimize repetitive stress injuries for persons working with a computer.

  • Page 13: Setting Up The System

    1 Setting Up the System Follow the instructions in this chapter to set up the operating system and associated system software on your StudioZ RenderRAX workstation. To install the hardware to your system, refer to the instructions in the Rack-Mount Workstation/Server Installation Guide.

  • Page 14: System Base Unit

    Prepare for Windows NT Setup The operating system and associated system software is pre-installed on the system’s hard disk. Intergraph installed the following system software: Driver software for the on-board SCSI adapter Driver software for the on-board networking adapter...
  • Page 15 The default File Allocation Table (FAT) file system Before you go through Setup, have the following documentation available: Microsoft’s Start Here document Documentation for expansion boards purchased from Intergraph Obtain and record the following information: Your name, and the name of your...

  • Page 16: Start The System

    Have several blank, formatted diskettes available to create backup diskettes containing system software. The Windows NT delivery media contain software and drivers for both Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC)- and Intel-based systems. When installing Windows NT distribution files, make sure to install them from the \ 386 directory (the Intel software directory) on the delivery media.

  • Page 17: Going Through Windows Nt Setup

    Going Through Windows NT Setup The first time you start the system, it boots to a Microsoft End User License Agreement (EULA) screen for the operating system. Enter the Product Identification Number, found on the Certificate of Authenticity included with your operating system documentation. NOTE You must enter the Product Identification Number before you can continue Setup.

  • Page 18: Using The Welcome Dialog

    Using the Welcome Dialog An Intergraph Welcome icon displays on the Desktop after Setup is complete. To display the Welcome dialog, double-click the Welcome icon, or select the Welcome option from the operating system Start menu.

  • Page 19: Reviewing The System Introduction

    Windows Help 4.0 format, covering such subjects as system features, system controls and connections, and Intergraph customer support. Review the information in the System Introduction to become more familiar with your system.

  • Page 20: Creating A Repair Disk

    Creating a Repair Disk If you did not create an Emergency Repair Disk during Setup, click the Repair Disk button on the Repair Disk tab to create the appropriate diskette. The files on these diskettes can restore the original contents of a damaged Registry (that is, at the time the operating system was installed), along with the standard operating system drivers.

  • Page 21: Finding Customer Support

    Refer to Version Manager Help for information on creating Intergraph system software and other diskettes. Check the Intergraph site on the World Wide Web and vendor bulletin boards for new and updated drivers.

  • Page 23: Configuring The System

    2 Configuring the System After setting up the system hardware and starting the system, you must configure the system for use. Follow the instructions in this chapter to configure the system. Configuring the Video Display Driver When you start your system for the first time, it uses the installed RealiZm graphics accelerator running at 1024 x 768 screen resolution to run the video display.
  • Page 24 Clear the Dual Screen option. A multi-sync monitor is selected in Video Configuration, but a monitor with different video timings (such as an Intergraph InterVue monitor) is connected to the system. Select the appropriate monitor type as described previously.

  • Page 25: Support For Heidi Graphics

    The Heidi Device Driver is installed during installation of the Intergraph Display Driver for RealiZm graphics. After you install 3D Studio MAX on your system, copy the Heidi Device Driver file from the Windows NT Workstation 32 directory to the...

  • Page 26: Disabling Ultra Scsi Capability

    SCSI-1 SCSI-2 Ultra SCSI 1 to 4 devices 6 meters 3 meters 3 meters 5 to 8 devices 3 meters 3 meters 1.5 meters NOTE You must count the controller as one device. When calculating the total length of the SCSI cables connected to the SCSI adapter, use the following estimates where appropriate: SCSI cabling inside a desktop system 101.6 mm...

  • Page 27: Using The Scsiselect Utility

    Service Packs from Microsoft’s World Wide Web and FTP sites free of charge. CAUTION If Intergraph provides a Service Pack through the IBBS or with a product or system, it has been certified against Intergraph hardware as described in the announcement of its availability.

  • Page 29: Configuring The Bios

    The BIOS version displays as the system starts, with a message similar to the following: AMIBIOS (C) 1996 American Megatrends Inc., (C) 1996 Intergraph Corporation (782XX) To start AMIBIOS Setup: Restart the system. The following message displays:...

  • Page 30: Setup Menu

    To change a parameter’s value, move the pointer to a parameter and click the mouse button. An Options menu displays allowing you to select one of the choices. When you are at the main menu in AMIBIOS Setup, press to exit. If the Save Changes and Exit option is highlighted, press to exit and any changes you made ENTER...
  • Page 31 The floppy disk drive B parameter is preset to Not Installed, unless an optional drive has been installed before shipment. Do not change the parameter unless you install an optional floppy disk drive. To change the floppy drive parameters: Select the Floppy A or Floppy B icon. Press the up and down arrow keys or click in a box to select the correct parameter for the floppy disk drive.

  • Page 32: Advanced

    Advanced Advanced allows you to change details of the system’s operation. Each parameter included in the Advanced Setup menu is described below. System Boot Up Sequence This parameter specifies the device sequence for system boot up. The default is C:, A:, which means the system attempts to boot from drive C first.
  • Page 33 Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display When set to Enable (default), the system provides a message during boot up that the AMIBIOS Setup program can be accessed by hitting the key. Disabling this DELETE parameter prevents the message from displaying. Floppy Drive Seek at Boot When set to Enabled, AMIBIOS performs a Seek command on floppy disk drive A before booting the system.

  • Page 34: Chipset

    NOTE The following Advanced Setup parameters are useful only if an IDE disk drive is connected to the system. IDE Block Mode This parameter enables transfer of data in blocks (multi-sector) for both read and write operations. This option is set to Disabled by default. NOTE To use the following Advanced Setup parameters, the hard disk drive must support LBA mode, and it must be formatted with LBA mode enabled.
  • Page 35 NOTE If you install a graphics card that does not support read prefetch, you must set this parameter to Disabled for proper display. PCI Frame Buffer USWC Mode When enabled, this parameter removes from the buffer polygon data that otherwise would be obscured by other polygons.
  • Page 36 Installed Memory Speed StudioZ RenderRAX uses 60 ns memory SIMMs, so this parameter is set to 60 ns by default. The other choice is 70 ns, which should not be used. The system will not boot if you set this parameter to 70 ns.

  • Page 37: Peripheral

    ISA Reserved Memory Size Use this parameter in conjunction with the ISA Reserved Memory Address parameter to allocate a fixed amount of memory for ISA cards that require a specific amount of memory and a set memory location. The memory size you select limits the memory addresses available to assign to ISA cards.
  • Page 38 Serial Port2 This parameter enables the use of serial port 2 on the system board by selecting a memory address for the port. The values are Auto (default), Disabled, 3F8h, 2F8h, 3E8h, and 2E8h. When set to Auto, the I/O controller selects an available address. The 3xxh and 2xxh values correlate to a serial port, address range, and interrupt as defined by the following table.

  • Page 39: Utility Menu

    Utility Menu The Utility Menu allows the system to detect installed IDE drives. If an IDE controller is installed, use DetectMaster and Detect Slave to detect the IDE drives. For information on setting an IDE device to master or slave, refer to the documentation accompanying the drive. Detect Master Detect Master searches for the master IDE device.

  • Page 40: Anti-Virus

    To disable a password: Select the Password icon. Key in the current password. Press twice. A message displays notifying you that the password is disabled. ENTER Anti-Virus The Anti-Virus option checks for the presence of a virus on an IDE drive configured as the boot device.

  • Page 41: Optimal

    To load the Original BIOS defaults: 1. Select the Original icon from the AMIBIOS Setup Main Menu to load the last used BIOS settings. The following message displays: Restore Old Values? Select Yes to accept the values, or No to reject them. Exit AMIBIOS Setup.

  • Page 42: Reprogramming The Bios

    BIOS settings, record them before reprogramming the flash EPROM. To reprogram the flash EPROM: Connect to the Intergraph Bulletin Board Service (IBBS) via modem. Refer to the Preface for instructions. From the TOP menu, go to Intergraph Product Centers, Systems and Networking, File Libraries, and Delivered Drivers;...

  • Page 43: Changing The System Boot Sequence

    Shut down and power off the system; then restart the system. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type in the following: flash The following messages display: Intergraph flash programming utility Reading 782XX.ROM. Programming flash EPROM Flash EPROM updated. Reboot the system by turning the power off.
  • Page 44 Click the A:, C: option to reverse the boot sequence; then press ENTER Select Exit and Save to exit AMIBIOS Setup. Restart the system. Until the boot sequence is changed back to C:, A:, the system will check for a bootable diskette in the floppy disk drive before attempting to boot from the system’s boot disk drive.

  • Page 45: Troubleshooting

    4 Troubleshooting Checking the System If your system exhibits errors, or hardware is not functioning properly, check the following items: All hardware is properly and securely installed, and powered on. The cables are properly attached from the base unit to the various options and to the peripherals installed in the rack or in remote locations.

  • Page 46: Does Not Boot From The Expected Boot Device

    Number of Beeps - Message Explanation and Solution 4 - Timer Not Operational Memory failure in the first 64 KB, or Timer 1 on the system board is not functioning. Check the System Control Panel to determine faulty SIMMs. Replace the faulty SIMMs. If the error continues, call the Customer Response Center.

  • Page 47: Incorrect Number Of Processors Displays

    Incorrect number of processors displays Reason Solution Faulty VRM, or VRM not fully seated into its Use the System Control and Status Panel to socket. determine the problem sockets. Faulty CPU is installed. Use the System Control and Status Panel to determine the problem CPU.

  • Page 48: Hardware Errors

    Hardware Errors Does not boot from drive A Reason Solution Corrupt boot diskette, or boot diskette does Replace the boot diskette. not have correct boot utilities. Boot sequence is incorrectly set. Change the System Boot Up Sequence parameter in AMIBIOS Setup. Refer to Chapter 3.

  • Page 49: Cd-Rom Drive Is Not Recognized

    CD-ROM drive is not recognized Reason Solution CD-ROM drive power cable or SCSI cable is Ensure the cables are properly attached. not attached. SCSI termination is not disabled. Remove CD-ROM drive and disable SCSI termination on the CD-ROM drive. A SCSI address conflict exists between the Reset SCSI ID on CD-ROM drive or the CD-ROM drive and another SCSI device.

  • Page 51: Installing System Software

    CD-ROM or on backup diskettes delivered with expansion boards. Check the Intergraph Bulletin Board Service (IBBS) and vendor bulletin boards frequently for new and updated drivers.

  • Page 52: Windows Nt Workstation 4.0

    Install the StudioZ software. Refer to the StudioZ documentation delivered with the system for detailed installation and configuration information. You can install additional accessories for the sound processor, available from the Intergraph Bulletin Board Service (IBBS) or from vendor bulletin boards pointed to by the IBBS.

  • Page 53: Adjust Hard Disk Drive And Virtual Memory Settings

    Adjust Hard Disk Drive and Virtual Memory Settings If you have more than one hard disk drive, you may need to reassign system drive letters and the location of your virtual memory page file. To reassign system drive letters: From the Start menu, select Programs, Administrative Tools, Disk Administrator. Select a hard disk drive, and then select Assign Drive Letter from the Tools menu.

  • Page 54: Ensure Correct Pc Card Hard Disk Operation

    disk operation are set to start correctly. On a system running Windows NT Workstation 4.0, the Atdisk device and the Pcmcia device should be set to start as System devices. Do this before inserting a PC Card hard disk device in the PC Card drive. If you do not, anomalous behavior may result -- for example, the PC Card hard disk drive may not be detected by Windows NT Workstation, or may be detected as the system drive (drive C).

  • Page 55: Install Qfe Update Software

    Once you have created all of your user accounts and have finished configuring the system, Intergraph recommends that you create an Emergency Repair Disk using the RDISK.EXE utility. Use this utility to update the Emergency Repair Disk any time you change your system’s configuration.

  • Page 56: Updating The Operating System

    Service Packs from Microsoft’s World Wide Web and FTP sites free of charge. CAUTION If Intergraph provides a Service Pack through the IBBS or with a product or system, it has been certified against Intergraph hardware as described in the announcement of its availability.
  • Page 57 Index On-Board SCSI Controller, 23 Supervisor only AMIBIOS External SCSI Controller, Security Menu, 27 Anti-Virus, 28 On-Board SCSI Password, 27 Controller, 23 Setup boot up Advanced, 20 initial screen, 17 Chipset, 22 sequence, 20 Peripheral, 25 Standard, 18 using, 18 Utility Menu, 27 changing BIOS parameter...
  • Page 58 external SCSI peripherals, 13 ISA Reserved Memory networking, 13 Size, 25 ISA Video ROM C000, SCSI cable length, 14 32K, 21 SCSI-2 devices, 13 NMI on System Error, 21 Ultra SCSI devices, 13 OnBoard FDC, 25 configuring a system Operating System Boot Windows NT Workstation, 11 Device, 23 Parallel Port IRQ, 26...
  • Page 59 43 Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Intergraph Bulletin Board Service, read prefetch support, 22 Intergraph FAXLink, x Real time clock Intergraph on the Internet, xi BIOS, 17 reprogramming BIOS, 30 flash EPROM, 30 logging on and logging off, 5 restarting the system, 5...
  • Page 60 system accessories, 1 updates to the operating system, 15, boot up banner message, 17 sequence, 20 password changing, 27 video display system configuration changing the default video Windows NT Workstation, 11 display driver, 11 System Introduction, 7 Last Known Good, 12 system software installed, 2 Quick-Fix Engineering (QFE)

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