Additional information about operating systems is posted periodically at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
The IBM IntelliStation Documentation CD
The IBM IntelliStation Documentation CD contains documentation for your computer
in Portable Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation Browser
to help you find information quickly.
Hardware and software requirements
The IBM IntelliStation Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware
and software:
v Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 3 or later), Windows 98, Windows
v 100 MHz microprocessor.
v 32 MB of RAM.
v Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux operating
Using the Documentation Browser
Use the Documentation Browser to browse the contents of the CD, read brief
descriptions of the documents, and view documents using Adobe Acrobat Reader or
xpdf. The Documentation Browser automatically detects the regional settings in use
in your system and displays the documents in the language for that region (if
available). If a document is not available in the language for that region, the English
version is displayed.
Use one of the following procedures to start the Documentation Browser:
v If Autostart is enabled, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The
v If Autostart is disabled or is not enabled for all users, use one of the following
Select your computer from the Product menu. The Available Topics list displays
all the documents for your computer. Some documents might be in folders. A plus
sign (+) indicates each folder or document that has additional documents under it.
Click the plus sign to display the additional documents.
When you select a document, a description of the document appears under Topic
Description. To select more than one document, press and hold the Ctrl key while
you select the documents. Click View Book to view the selected document or
documents in Acrobat Reader or xpdf. If you selected more than one document, all
the selected documents are opened in Acrobat Reader or xpdf.
2000, or Red Hat Linux.
systems. Acrobat Reader software is included on the CD, and you can install it
when you run the Documentation Browser.
Documentation Browser starts automatically.
procedures:
– If you are using a Windows operating system, insert the CD into your
CD-ROM drive and click Start --> Run. In the Open field, type
e:\win32.bat
where e is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive, and click OK.
– If you are using Red Hat Linux, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive; then,
type the following command from the /mnt/cdrom directory:
sh runlinux.sh
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Chapter 1. Introduction