Installing A Multiple-Screen Upgrade - Intergraph RealiZm II Graphics Hardware User's Manual

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If you are installing a new Geometry Accelerator card, use a quarter-inch nutdriver to
remove the blanking plate from the slot into which you want to install the card. Retain the
screw.
6. Remove the installed card(s) from the system.
7. Install the new RealiZm II card(s) or Geometry Accelerator card in the slots from which
you removed the previously installed cards.
8. Install the screws that were previously removed to secure the RealiZm II or Geometry
Accelerator card(s) to the system chassis.
9. If you are installing or reinstalling a Geometry Accelerator card, connect the vertex data
bus cable between it and the RealiZm II card(s). Refer to the figure in step 4.
NOTE The connector of the vertex data bus cable can be installed in only one orientation.
10. If you are replacing RealiZm II cards in a multiple-screen configuration, connect the
clock sync cable between the RealiZm II cards. Refer to the figure in step 4.
CAUTION The clock sync cable installs only one way. Do not force the keyed connector. Ensure pin 1
of both cable connectors engages pin 1 on both card connectors. The black wire connects to
pin 4.
11. Close the system base unit.
12. Go to "Connecting Monitors to RealiZm II Cards" in Chapter 1 to connect the monitor
cables.
13. Restart the system and log on to the Windows NT operating system.
14. To recognize multiple screens, use Display in the Control Panel to configure the video
display driver. See "Configuring RealiZm II Video Display Properties" in Chapter 1 for
more information on video display properties.

Installing a Multiple-screen Upgrade

A multiple-screen upgrade provides components to upgrade your workstation from a single-
screen configuration to a dual- or triple-screen configuration. Verify that you have the
following items.
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RealiZm II cards
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Dual- or triple-screen vertex data bus cable (used only if optional Geometry Accelerator
is installed)
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Dual- or triple-screen clock sync cable
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Antistatic wrist strap
To install a multiple-screen upgrade, follow the instructions given in "Replacing RealiZm II
Cards or the Optional Geometry Accelerator Card."