Intergraph InterServe 80 SL User manual

InterServe 80
Late-Breaking News
November 1998
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General
System Graphics
The System Reference refers to specific graphics cards. However, your system may have been
delivered with graphics not referred to in the System Reference. See the separate graphics
documentation delivered with the system for information on your system’s graphics.
Three-Button Primax Mouse
If your system was delivered with a three-button Primax mouse, you may see a message that
says “MouseWare has detected a new Wheel Mouse....” and asks if you want to configure the
new device. If this happens, select No. If you experience any other anomalies while using the
Primax mouse, reinstall the mouse driver found on the Windows NT software CD-ROM.
Logitech Wheel Mouse
If your system was delivered with a Logitech wheel mouse, you can find information on using
it by right-clicking the mouse icon in the taskbar tray, or by going to Start/Settings/Control
Panel/Mouse and clicking Help in the toolbar.
If the wheel on the mouse does not function, or if you experience any other anomalies while
using the wheel mouse, install theLMOUSE driver software from the Intergraph System CD
using InterSite Version Manager.
Disk Activity LED and PCI Disk Controllers
The disk activity LED only shows activity for disk drives cabled to the system board (that is,
SCSI drives using the on-board SCSI controller). The LED does not indicate disk activity for
disk drives attached to a PCI adapter (such as an add-on disk controller).
Internal and External RAID Configurations
The basic RAID configuration for an InterServe 80 consists of a RAID controller cabled to
disk drives internal to the system. You can add external RAID cabinets by adding additional
RAID controllers and cabling the cabinets to these additional controllers. You cannot connect
an external RAID cabinet to the RAID controller cabled to the system's internal disk drives.

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MegaRAID Controller and Software Information
For information on the AMI MegaRAID controller installed in an InterServe 80 with internal
RAID, and for information on the MegaRAID software, refer to the InterRAID-8e
documentation delivered with the system.
On a server with an InterRAID disk array, you should install the MegaRAID Power Console
software. You should also add a shortcut to Power Console to the Windows NT Startup menu
(Start/Programs/Startup). Power Console provides valuable information about the health of
the RAID disk array, and can help you pinpoint any problems that may occur in disk array
operation. Power Console can even help predict disk array problems before they occur,
allowing you to take action before problems become critical.
Power Console installation is described in the System Setup document delivered with the
system. Power Console is described in the InterRAID documentation delivered with the
system. See Windows NT Help for information on adding a shortcut to the Start menu.
Enabling the MegaRAID Audible Alarm
On an InterServe 80 with an AMI MegaRAID disk controller, the controller’s audible alarm is
disabled by default. You can configure the InterSite Watchdog program to alert you to RAID
problems such as disk failures. If you want to enable the controller’s audible alarm, you can
do so using the MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility or Power Console. For more
information, see Watchdog Help and the InterRAID documentation delivered with the system.
Operating System Support for USB Peripherals
Your system includes Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports to which you can connect USB
peripherals. Windows NT 4.0 does not currently support USB peripherals. Microsoft will
add support for USB peripherals to a future Windows NT release.
System BIOS
Please note the following items related to the system’s BIOS:
u An incorrect BIOS version for the system may be listed in the System Setup document.
The correct BIOS version is 887xx.
u The troubleshooting information in the System Setup document contains a list of beep
codes and error messages. These beep codes are not used by the current InterServe 80
system board. If your system powers on but does not display any video, check for proper
installation of the memory modules and the video display adapter.

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u The BIOS Setup options Floppy Access Control and IDE Hard Disk Access Control (used
to write-protect these devices) have no effect under Windows NT. Windows NT does not
use the BIOS for peripheral device access.
u Immediately after installing a Symbios SCSI adapter card, you must run the Symbios
SCSI Configuration Utility (PCI_CFG.EXE) to disable SCAM on the SCSI adapter card,
and to change the Adapter Boot Order to include the SCSI adapter card. The correct boot
order is as follows:
Boot Order Bus / Device Description
0 0 / 60 Internal SCSI channel
1 0 / 61 External SCSI channel
2 Varies / Varies Symbios SCSI adapter card
The bus and device numbers for the card depend on the slot in which the card is installed.
Your System Setup document may not have information on BIOS power management options.
Select Power Management in the BIOS Setup main menu to display these options.
Option Notes
Power Management/APM Set this option to Enabled to enable the chipset power
management and APM features. The settings are Enabled or
Disabled. The Fail-Safe and Optimal settings are Disabled.
CAUTION Do not enable this parameter unless you fully
understand the function of each of the following
parameters.
Green PC Monitor Power
State This option specifies 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 Off, Standby, Suspend,
or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe settings are Standby.
Video Power Down Mode This option specifies the power state that the video subsystem
enters when the BIOS places it in a power saving state after the
specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings
are Standby, Suspend or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe
settings are Disabled.
Hard Disk Power Down
Mode This option specifies the power conserving state that the hard disk drive enters after the specified period of hard drive
inactivity has expired. The settings are Disabled, Standby, or
Suspend. The Optimal and Fail-Safe settings are Disabled.
Hard Disk Time Out This option specifies the length of a period of hard disk drive
inactivity. When this length of time expires, the system enters
power-conserving state specified in the Hard Disk Power Down
Mode option. The settings are Disabled, 1 min. (minute), 2

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Option Notes
min, 3 min., 4 min., 5 min., 6 min, 7 min., 8 min., 9 min., 10
min., 11 min., 12 min., 13 min., 14 min, and 15 min. The
Optimal and Fail-Safe settings are Disabled.
Standby Time Out This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity
while in the Full On power state. When this length of time
expires, the system enters the Standby power state. The settings
are Disabled, 4 msec, 8 msec, 12 msec, 16 msec, up to 508
msec, in increments of 4 msec. The Optimal and Fail-Safe
settings are Disabled.
Suspend Time Out This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity
while in the Standby power state. When this length of time
expires, the system enters the Suspend power state. The
settings are Disabled, 4 msec, 8 msec, 12 msec, 16 msec, up to
508 msec, in increments of 4 msec. The Optimal and Fail-Safe
settings are Disabled.
Disk Drive Delayed Start
Hard disk drives draw an extra amount of power when the system is first powered on. The
power supply can support up to two hard disk drives powering on (spinning up) at once. If
you use more than two hard disk drives in a system, you must activate the delayed start feature
on the additional hard disk drives. Doing this forces these drives to pause before spinning up,
allowing the power supply to finish starting the first drives. See the disk drive documentation
or the disk drive label for information on activating delayed start.
333 MHz Processor in an InterServe 80
An InterServe 80 must be running BIOS version 8870F or higher to support a 333 MHz
Pentium II processor. The system board jumper settings for a 333 MHz Pentium II processor
are as follows:
J21 J27 J28 J31
Out Out In In
IN denotes the jumper is installed on both pins. See the System Reference document for
detailed information on system board jumper locations and settings.

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Document Errata
In the System Setup document:
u In Chapter 2, “Setting Up the Software,” the location of the online System Introduction
document may be incorrect. The correct location is C:\WIN32APP\SYSINTRO.
u In Chapter 4, “Operating Notes,” the locations of the system’s serial number and model
number have changed. Both are on a label under the the top cover at the front of the
chassis. The serial number is also found on a bar-code label on the back panel.
In the System Reference document, references to Chassis Fan 1 and Chassis Fan 2 (and their
system board connectors) are reversed. Chassis Fan 1 is the bottom front fan; Chassis Fan 2 is
the top rear fan. The system board connector for Chassis Fan 1 is J54; the system board
connector for Chassis Fan 2 is J5.
Windows NT 4.0
Installing Mass Storage Drivers During Setup
The System Setup document delivered with the system contains instructions for reinstalling the
operating system if needed. The instructions for what to do during installation of the
operating system direct you to bypass automatic detection of mass storage devices during
Setup. This is incorrect; instead of bypassing automatic detection, you should do the
following:
u When prompted during Setup, select automatic detection of mass storage devices.
u After completing Setup, reinstall the driver for the SCSI controller (SYMSCSIDRV) from
backup diskette.
For instructions on creating backup diskettes containing system software, see the System Setup
document and InterSite Version Manager Help. For instructions on installing a driver from
diskette, see the README.TXT file on the backup diskette containing the driver software.
Installing the Adaptec SCSI Controller Driver
If you have to reinstall Windows NT 4.0 on a system with an optional Adaptec SCSI
controller, be sure to reinstall the driver for the SCSI controller (2940SCSIDRV) from backup
diskette during Setup.
To install the 2940SCSIDRV driver during Setup:
1. When prompted, press Sto bypass detection of mass storage devices.

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2. When prompted, press Sto specify a mass storage device other than those listed.
3. When prompted, select Other from the list of devices presented.
4. Follow the prompts to install the driver from the 2940SCSIDRV backup diskette. When
presented with a list of Adaptec SCSI controllers, select the entry for Windows NT 4.0.
Installing the InterCON-X RS-232 Adapter Driver
If you install an InterCON-X RS-232 adapter in your InterServe 80, be sure to install the
driver software for this adapter from the Microsoft Windows NT Server software CD-ROM.
Installing QFE Software
Quick-Fix Engineering (QFE) update software contains fixes for operating system problems or
limitations. If a system requires Quick-Fix Engineering (QFE) update software, it is installed
on the system before it leaves the factory. If QFE update software is installed on the system, a
QFE backup diskette is delivered with the system. You can also create a QFE backup diskette
using InterSite Version Manager.
If you reinstall the Windows NT 4.0 operating system, and the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
3 software, be sure to reinstall the QFE update software as well. Install the QFE update
software after you reinstall Service Pack 3 software. QFE update software contains post-
Service Pack 3 fixes.