Intergraph InterServe 9000 User manual

DHA031531, 09/99
InterServe 9000
Late-Breaking News
Hardware
Mouse
If your systemwas delivered with a three-button Primax mouse, you maysee a message that says
“MouseWare has detected a newWheel Mouse....” and asks ifyou want to configure the new
device. If this happens, select No. If you experience anyother anomalies while using the Primax
mouse, reinstall the mouse driver found on the Windows NT software CD-ROM.
If your systemwas delivered with a Logitech wheel mouse, you can find information on using it by
right-clicking the mouse icon in the taskbar tray, or bygoing 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
anyother anomalies while using the wheel mouse, install the LMOUSE driver software fromthe
Intergraph SystemCD using InterSite Version Manager.
Mylex AcceleRAID 250 and Adaptec SCSI Controllers
Ifyour systemuses the Mylex AcceleRAID 250 RAID controller and an Adaptec 2940UW
controller, or other Adaptec controllers that include a BIOS, you mayget an error message during
systemstartup that there is not enough free space for the Adaptec controller expansion ROM. If
this occurs, you should disable the expansion ROM for the RAID controller which is not connected
to the systemboot device.
To disable the Adaptec Expansion ROM:
1. Start the system, and when prompted to configure the Adaptec controller, press CTRL+ A.
2. Select “Configure/ViewHost Adapter Settings” and press ENTER.
3. Select “Advanced Configuration Options” and press ENTER.
4. Select “Host Adapter BIOS (Configuration UtilityReserves BIOS Space)” and press ENTER.
5. Press ESC until prompted to save the changes.
6. Save the changes and press ESC to exit fromthe BIOS. The systemwill restart.
To disable the Mylex Expansion ROM:
1. Start the system, and when prompted to configure the Mylex controller, press ALT + M.
2. At the first screen, select “BIOS Enabled” and press ENTER.
3. Press anykeyto save the change and exit fromthe BIOS. The systemwill restart.

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Processor Retest
The system’s BIOS has been seen to misinterpret the number of processors in the system. If the
BIOS loses track of the number of processors in the system, it may report a smaller number of
processors than what exists. If this occurs, run a processor retest in the BIOS:
1. Start the system, and during the boot sequence press F2 to enter Setup.
2. Go to the SERVER menu and highlight Processor Retest.
3. Press the space bar to change the option to Yes.
4. Press F10 to save the change and exit from the BIOS.
5. Press ENTER to confirm and reboot. Verify that the BIOS finds all processors during boot.
Operating System Support for USB Peripherals
Your system includes a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port 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.
Documentation Errata
On page 13, Figure 3, the front panel LEDs (top to bottom) should be listed as power,
sleep/service, disk drive activity, power supply failure, and fan failure.
On page 87, Figure 25, the six PCI slots (top to bottom) should be listed as B4, B3, B2, B1, A3,
and A2.
Software
Installing Intel Server Control (ISC) Software
Intel Server Control (ISC) is the InterServe 9000 onboard instrumentation software, which must be
installed to view instrumentation data. Before running ISC, you must install Internet Explorer 4.01
(or later); you can get this from the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack CD delivered with your system.
See the system software CD for complete ISC installation and operation instructions.
Rebuilding System Software with SYSBUILDER and the System CD
If your system was delivered with a SYSBUILDER diskette, you can use it and the System CD to
rebuild system software. Follow the instructions provided with the System CD to reinstall the
operating system and associated system software. The System CD’s instructions replace the
operating system installation instructions in your system’s documentation.

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Reinstalling Windows NT Server
If you must reinstall the operating system, Windows NT Server may not install properly if you start
the system from the Setup CD; you must start the system from the Setup diskettes.
If you must reinstall Window NT Server 4.0 and your system has more than 3 GB of memory, be
sure to see Chapter 5 of the System Setup before you start.

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