IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 Symphony and Xpress NT SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND REFERENCE GUIDE IBM INTELLISTATION M-PRO (MODEL 6889) Post Production Products MediaComposer for Windows NT Symphony Xpress NT Deluxe Xpress NT Elite Avid Technology Systems Engineering Avid Part Number: 0130-04268-01 Rev 15 June 3, 1999
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 Symphony and Xpress NT Table of Contents 1. General Information........................................................................................................................ 6 1.1 How To Use This Document ..................................................................................................... 6 1.2 Updates to this Document ...................................................................................
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 Symphony and Xpress NT 6.1 Windows NT Workstation 4.0 .................................................................................................. 61 6.2 Windows NT Server................................................................................................................. 61 6.3 Windows NT Workstation Installation...................................................................................... 61 6.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 Symphony and Xpress NT 7.8.2 Updating or Installing the IDE Bus Master Device Driver ................................................ 93 7.9 Intel EtherExpress Pro100 Network Interface ......................................................................... 94 7.9.1 Network Interface Driver Revision Verification................................................................. 95 7.9.
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IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 1. 1.1 General Information How To Use This Document This document describes the recommended configuration and integration guidelines or restrictions for Avid NT products on an IBM Intellistation M-Pro (Model 6889).
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 11. Diagnostics and Utilities – All utilities used to assist troubleshooting. 12. Troubleshooting – Common system configuration troubleshooting procedures. 13. Reference – Dumping ground for all miscellaneous information. Do not use this document to integrate another vendor platform.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Raxco Software: Seagate Corporation: Turtle Beach 1.4 www.raxco.com www.seagate.com www.tbeach.com Revision History Revision 15 1.5 Date 03-Jun-1999 30-Apr-1999 1.4 12-Apr-1999 1.3 16-Feb-1999 1.2 1.1 12-Jan-1999 19-Oct-1998 1.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Symphony, and Xpress are trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
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IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT System Integration Checklist 2. Applicable Avid NT Products: Symphony, Xpress NT, MediaComposer This checklist should be followed exactly as detailed to successfully integrate Avid NT products on the IBM Intellistation. Before starting system integration you will need: • • • • • • Blank 2.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Integration Step Connect Keyboard and Mouse Avid Manufacturing Action Required Connect the keyboard to the keyboard port on the rear I/O connector panel. Connect the IBM PS2 mouse to the PS2 mouse port on the rear I/O connector panel. Reference section 5.3 for connector location. Connect Monitor to VGA connector Check and add memory if needed.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Integration Step Avid Manufacturing Action Required Configure the on-board Adaptec 7895 controller. Press “Ctrl A” to enter the Adaptec BIOS when displayed on the monitor. Configure Adaptec 7895 SCSI Parameters. Key parameters to configure are Bus Bandwidth setting to 20MB/s for all devices on channels A and B. Reference sections 5.6.1 through 5.6.1.2 for full instructions.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Integration Step Avid Manufacturing Action Required Verify or Install Windows NT Service Pack 4 Verify that Windows NT Service Pack 4 is installed. If not, installation of the service pack will be necessary. Detailed instructions and references are in sections 6 through 6.6.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Integration Step Format remaining system disk space and create an applications partition. Avid Manufacturing Action Required If the system disk drive has unformatted space you must use the disk administrator to allocate this unused space as an additional primary partition.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Integration Step Configure Windows NT Crash Dump Recovery Avid Manufacturing Action Required Configure the System Control Panel Startup/Shutdown Recovery options to preserve a crash dump file. Do not restart when asked. Changes to the file are effective after the next system restart. Full instructions and references are in section 6.14.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Integration Step Avid Manufacturing Action Required Install Adaptec EZSCSI kit. Install EZ SCSI kit from IBM Ready to Configure kit. Do not restart the system. Create Windows NT Factory Default Emergency Repair Disk. Create Windows NT Factory Default Emergency Repair Disk. Open a command prompt and type rdisk /s to create the repair disk. Reference section 9.1 for instructions.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Integration Step Read General Information Section Reseller Action Required Read the General Information section to familiarize yourself with this document’s purpose, conventions, and design. Reference section 1 Read System Description Section Read the System Description section to familiarize yourself with the system platform. Reference sections 3.1 through 3.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Integration Step Reseller Action Required This system was pre-built to a certain point. Before commencing with Avid Symphony or Xpress board and software installation, you should perform a quick review of the system as shipped by Avid. If any areas checked do not match this integration guide you must correct the discrepancies and report them to Avid. Verify the following areas: 1.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Integration Step Read the PCI Board Configuration Sections Remove AGP Graphics Card Install Adaptec F940 Fibre Channel Install Adaptec 3940 SCSI Adapter Install Meridien Digital Media Board and 3D DVE board. Reseller Action Required Read the PCI Board Configuration section and charts to understand the proper slot utilization and requirements for Avid hardware. Reference sections 5.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Integration Step Reseller Action Required Connect disk drives to the appropriate disk controller, either SCSI or Fibre Channel. What drive types and how they are configured is dependent on the end-user requirements and where the system is built or tested.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Integration Step Complete Number Nine Display Driver setup Verify the Media board driver starts Reseller Action Required Choose resolution 1024 x 768 for single monitor systems or 2048 x 768 for multiple monitor systems. Test the resolution and apply the change. Reference sections 7.6.1 for more information.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Integration Step Reseller Action Required Since you are this far in the process, all Avid recommended hardware, drivers, and applications are successfully installed and tested and the system is as close to SHIPPING configuration as possible. Create Windows NT Repair Disk (Avid Operational ERD) Label a diskette “Avid Operational ERD”.
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IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 3. IBM Intellistation M-Pro System Description This section describes the features and components of the IBM Intellistation M-Pro Model 6889 workstation. 3.1 System Board Overview The IBM Intellistation M-Pro workstation is based on an IBM designed extended ATX system board using the Intel 440BX AGPset as its foundation.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 33MHz. Each slot is capable of bus mastering, is compliant with the PCI 2.1 specification, and accepts 5 volt or 3.3 volt full length interface cards. ISA Bus The system board has one ISA slot that is shared with the last PCI slot. The bus width is 16bits and speed is fixed at 8.3MHz. The slot accepts 5-volt interface cards only.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Ports Serial Ports - There are two external 9 pin DB9M serial ports implemented on the system board. Each port employs a 16550 UART with 16 byte buffers. Parallel Ports - One external 25 pin DB25F parallel port with EPP/ECP capabilities is provided. Sound/MIDI- Accepts audio line in, line out, and microphone through jacks on the rear of the system box.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 3.4 Keyboard IBM supplies a Windows 95 104 key standard PS/2 style keyboard with each system. Avid replaces this keyboard with a customized keyboard featuring labeled keycaps for the Symphony and Xpress NT products. 3.5 Mouse Depending on the model, a three button Windows mouse or Microsoft two button mouse is standard. The mouse port accepts only PS/2 style male connectors. 3.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 3.7 IBM Intellistation Models and Options IBM Model 688924U 688964U 688952U Processor 400 MHz 400 MHz P3-500 MHz Disk 4.2GB SCSI 4.2GB SCSI 9.1GB SCSI Std Memory 128MB 128MB 128MB Graphics Card Matrox Millenium II AGP Matrox G200 AGP Matrox G200 AGP Models shipped by Avid since Symphony and Xpress NT introduction.
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IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 4. BIOS Modifications to certain system BIOS parameters must be made for proper operation. Press F1 to enter the BIOS during a cold power up of the system. Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to navigate the BIOS menus.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 4.2 BIOS Groups The chart represents the Intellistation BIOS group categories. Each category may be selected by navigating with the keyboard arrow direction keys and pressing the enter key.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 4.3 System Summary Verify the information displayed in this category accurately reflects the system configuration. These values are not user modifiable. Any errors in the configuration must be corrected through other BIOS sections.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 4.5 Devices and I/O Ports Change the parameter values to reflect the chart values. Default values may differ between systems. Category SubCategory Mouse Recommended Value Installed Diskette Drive A 1.44 MB 3.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 4.6 Start Options Change the BIOS parameter values to reflect the chart values.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 4.8 System Security Changes to the system security area should be conducted by end users only. Category Default Values Disabled Enhanced Security Secure IDE Devices and Diskette Drives Remote Administration Adapter ROM Security AssetCare Asset ID 4.9 Comments Can only be changed when flashing the system BIOS. See IBM user documentation for more information.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 4.10 ISA Legacy Resources Change the BIOS parameter values to reflect the chart values. Default values may differ between systems. Category Memory Resources I/O Port Resources DMA Resources Interrupt Resources 4.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 4.12 Updating the System BIOS Vendors commonly release BIOS updates to add new features or correct problems. It is not advisable to update the BIOS to a more recent simply because a more recent version exists. If a BIOS change is required, Avid Systems Engineering will release information relevant to the update and how to obtain. DO NOT ARBITRARILY UPGRADE THE SYSTEM BIOS.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT • If the BIOS level on the flash diskette is newer than the system ROM, you will receive the message: “The system post/BIOS is being updated. This may take up to 2 minutes. Do not power off or restart the system during this procedure.
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IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 5. Hardware Configuration This section describes the specifics for reliable hardware configuration of Avid product on the IBM Intellistation M-Pro. Follow all procedures and recommendations as detailed. 5.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Location U25 U24 J5M1 J4 J2M1 J3 J10D1 J9B1 J11B1 J8F2 J8F1 J15 J10E1 J8F1 J12B3 J7E1 J5 J6 J12B1 SW1 J6D1 J13 J10F1 J4D1 J2E3 J1F1 J4F1 J7 Description Secondary CPU or Terminator Primary CPU Power Connector Secondary CPU Fansink Connector Power Connector Secondary CPU Fansink Con
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 5.2 Switches and Jumpers Verify the switch settings and jumper positions are correct for this system model. The switch pack is located on the system board, refer to item #22 on the layout. The example below shows the switch settings for a 400MHz Pentium II system. DO NOT CHANGE THE PROCESSOR SPEED UNLESS IT IS SET IMPROPERLY.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 5.3 I/O Panel Connections The figure represents the 6889 rear I/O panel and connectors.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 5.4 Central Processor The system board can support up to two SECC Slot 1 type Pentium II or Pentium III processors. As of this writing available Pentium II processor speeds are 450MHz, 400MHz, and 350MHz. Available Pentium III speeds are 450MHz and 500MHz. Pentium II and Pentium III processors may not be mixed in the same system.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 5.5.1 Identification of PC100 Compliant SDRAM DIMM To identify 100MHz bus compatible SDRAM DIMM look at the label on the DIMM. All compliant DIMMS have the format PC100-aaa-bbb where the underlined letters represent timing parameters of the module and the revision number of the latest serial presence detect specification.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 5.6.1.1 Adaptec Option ROM Configuration Use this procedure to make modifications to the SCSI bus parameters for all peripherals you intend to connect. Important: Before starting this procedure verify SCSI support is enabled in the Devices and I/O Ports section of the system BIOS. 1. Power up the system. 2.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Boot Device Settings Recommended Boot Channel A First Boot SCSI ID 0 Boot LUN Number(**) 0 SCSI Device Configuration Recommended Initiate Sync Negotiation Yes (Enabled) Maximum Sync Transfer Rate 20 MBytes/sec Enable Disconnection Yes (Enabled) Initiate Wide Negotiation Yes (Enabled) Send Start Unit Command Yes (Enabled) BIOS Multiple Lun Support No (Disabled) Include in
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 5.6.2 Intel EtherExpress Pro100 Network Interface There are no specific physical hardware setup requirements for the network interface other than to verify the system board SW1-6 switch is OFF. Verify that Ethernet Support is enabled in the BIOS (section 4.5), and the Network device is enabled for bus mastering (Section 4.9).
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 5.7 AGP Graphics The AGP graphics card supplied with the IBM Intellistation system must be removed before installing the Avid Meridien Display Controller board. The board must be shipped with the system for troubleshooting purposes. 5.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 5.8.
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IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 5.9 Adaptec/JNI AHA-F940 Fibre Channel Controller If the system requires an Adaptec AHA-F940 Fibre Channel controller, install the board in the recommended PCI slot reflected in the board configuration charts. There are no further internal hardware configuration requirements.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 5.10 Adaptec AHA-3940 SCSI Host Adapter Optional Adaptec AHA-3940UW or Adaptec AHA-3940AUW dual channel ultra-wide SCSI adapters may be installed in the system. The AHA-3940UW is identified by one external SCSI port and the AHA-3940-AUW has two mini external SCSI connector ports. Install the board in the recommended PCI slot reflected in the board configuration charts.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 5.10.1 Adaptec Option ROM Configuration 1. Power up the system. 2. Enter the Adaptec AHA-3940xxx adapter option ROM by holding the Ctrl plus the “A” key after it identifies itself on the display. This will occur after the internal Adaptec 7895 has scanned and reported drives on it’s own channels. 3.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT SCSI Device Configuration Initiate Sync Negotiation Recommended Yes (Enabled) Maximum Sync Transfer Rate 20 MBytes/sec Enable Disconnection Yes (Enabled) Initiate Wide Negotiation Yes (Enabled) Send Start Unit Command Yes (Enabled) BIOS Multiple Lun Support No (Disabled) Include in BIOS Scan Yes (Enabled) Advanced Configuration Options Recommended Plug and Play SCAM Support D
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 5.11 Avid Meridien Digital Media Board The Avid Meridien Digital Media board is the video engine hardware required for Symphony and Xpress.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 5.12 Avid Meridien Display Controller (EDC) The Avid Meridien Display controller board is often referred to as the Edit Display controller. The board is a standard dual-head graphics adapter built around two Number Nine Corporation Revolution 3D graphics controllers, and a special DMA pixel engine required for Avid applications.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 5.13 Meridien 3D Effects Combination The Meridien 3D effects board combination consists of Pinnacle Genie 3D DVE module with an Avid designed daughter card. The two boards are physically mated using plastic standoffs attached to the Avid daughter card and are shipped from the manufacturer as completed assembly to facilitate faster installation.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 5.14 Connecting the Meridien I/O Box Connect one end of the data cable to the “M” connector on the Meridien Digital Media board. Connect the other end of the cable to the breakout box connector designated “System”. Note: Refer to the Avid Symphony or Xpress product documentation for more information.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 6. Windows NT Configuration This section describes the Windows NT installation and configuration specifics for Avid NT products. Configuration instructions for device drivers are not included in this section. Refer to the Windows NT Device Drivers section of this guide. All recommendations and procedures should be completed for best results. 6.1 Windows NT Workstation 4.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 1. If you are installing the operating system manually, insert Windows NT Setup Disk #1 in the diskette drive and the Windows NT distribution CD in the CD-ROM drive. Power on the system. 2. Windows NT setup will begin processing and you will receive the message “Setup is inspecting your computer.” 3. Windows NT setup will examine your disk drives and start file copy operations.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 19. Setup continues and will detect a 16 color VGA display. Click OK to accept this display. 20. Setup will continue to install and restart the system. 21. The manufacturer pre-installed automated installation procedure will continue with Service Pack 3 or 4 (depending on the age of the system) and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 6.5 Post-Service Pack Fixes Occasionally Microsoft releases post-service pack fixes to address problems in specific areas of Windows NT. These releases also warrant certification by Avid before use with our products.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 8. 6.6.2 Use the Windows NT Explorer to copy the AIC78XX.SYS SCSI driver and E100BNT.SYS network driver from the <%systemroot%\system32\drivers > directory to the desktop. This driver may be necessary to complete the SP4 installation. Installing Service Pack 4 from CD-ROM 1. Insert the Service Pack CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Would you like to view the Y2K.txt file to get more information about the locations of these products? 15. Choose NO. 16. If offered the choice to perform the installation now, start the installation of these components. If not offered the choice to perform the installation of the components, reference the Resolving Year 2000 Issues section of this document. 6.6.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 Would you like to view the Y2K.txt file to get more information about the locations of these products? 12. Choose NO. 13. If offered the choice to perform the installation now, start the installation of these components. 14.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 6.6.5 Reapplying a Service Pack Any time you install hardware or software on your computer that requires you to use files from the original Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM distribution, you must re-apply the current service pack. The files included on the original Windows NT 4.0 distribution may not be the same revision as the files on the service pack.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 6.6.7 Copying SP4 to Disk To facilitate faster access to service pack files when reapplication is needed, IBM supplies the latest Windows NT service pack distribution on the system disk. Normally IBM puts these files in C:\SP3. After a successful update to service pack 4, you can remove the service pack 3 distribution files from your system.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 6.7 General Windows NT Setup This section describes recommended general Windows NT Workstation configuration information. 6.7.1 Explorer View To assist installation and configuration procedures, set the Windows NT Explorer view to display all files. To do this: 6.7.2 1. Choose the View menu from the NT Explorer 2. Select Options. 3.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 6.7.4 Environment Variables The system must have a TEMP system environment variable set to allow for scratch pad activities by applications. 1. Open Control Panels and double click the System control panel. 2. Select the Environment tab. 3. Scroll through the System Variables section and check for a TEMP variable. 4.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 7. Commit the change. 8. Highlight the new partition, right mouse click and choose Format. 9. Check the “Quick Format option” and choose NTFS for the File System. 10. Leave the Allocation Unit Size at “Default allocation unit” and click Start. 11. Choose OK to begin formatting and acknowledge when complete. 12. Exit the Disk Administrator. 6.7.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 8. Insure Administrators is selected from the “Not member of” column, and click the Add button to grant this group membership to the user account. 9. Click OK twice and select Exit from the User menu to complete the procedure. 6.7.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 3. Locate and open the Mouclass key. 4. Select the Parameters key. 5. Select the MouseDataQueueSize value entry. 6. Change the value from 64 Hex to 128 Hex. 7. Choose “Close” to save the value. 6.7.7.3 CD Autorun This parameter determines whether AUTORUN.EXE is automatically started when media is inserted into a CD-ROM drive.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 6.7.9 Parallel Port The parallel port must be enabled to allow the functionality of application key driver Sentinel.sys. Check the Sentinel for I386 device in the Multimedia Control Panel to verify the parallel port is functional. 1. Open the Multimedia Control Panel, then open the Devices tab. 2. Open the Other Multimedia Devices and look for the Sentinel for I386 Systems service. 3.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 6.8 Windows NT Error Handling This section describes the recommended configuration of the Windows NT error handling and reporting facilities. 6.8.1 DRWATSN32.LOG Windows NT maintains a separate log file for application errors called drwatsn32.log.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 6.8.3 NT Crash Dump Recovery Configuration The system must be configured to allow a complete memory dump store in the event of a Windows NT system crash. 1. Open the System control panel. 2. Select the Startup/Shutdown tab. 3. Under the Recovery section check the following boxes: Write an event to the System log. Write debugging information to %SystemRoot%\MEMORY.DMP 4. 6.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 6.10 3. Under the Virtual Memory section press the Change button. 4. The Virtual Memory dialog will display the number of drives attached to the system 5. Select drive C: 6. Select initial size to 300MB. 7. Select maximum size to 300MB. 8. When changes are complete, press the Set button. 9. To make the changes effective you must restart the system.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 6.10.1 Determining the HAL Version Use this procedure to determine the HAL on your computer system. You may use this procedure or may perform the rename/replacement using the Windows NT Explorer. However, if you use Explorer you will not see accurate file size information. You are encouraged to use the command window to avoid making errors. 1.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT You must replace the HAL if the device column includes entries with the description: UP MPS 1.4 - APIC platform 6.10.2 Replacing the HAL This procedure assumes the system has NT service pack 4 installed as per instructions in previous section. You may use this procedure or may perform the rename/replacement using the Windows NT Explorer.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Original Configuration This profile omits only Avid hardware devices (Meridien Digital Media and EditDMA) from operation. All other device drivers remain operable and enabled. Avid Configuration (Network Enabled) This is the normally used hardware profile and should include all Avid hardware devices and networking enabled.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 6.12 Changing the Registered Owner Before releasing the system to the end-user you must change the registered ownership information in the Windows NT Registry. This facilitates accurate ownership information within the system and is especially important for products whose installers hardcode against the fields in the NT Registry.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 7. Windows NT Device Drivers This section describes the procedures necessary to check revisions, install, or update all Windows NT device drivers required by Avid NT products. Avid Systems Engineering maintains support, revision, and performance information about all Windows NT device drivers. As updated drivers become available, we perform several tests to assess the impact on our products.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 7.2 MGACtrl Service Systems normally ship with a Matrox AGP graphics card (Millenium II, G200). As Avid replaces the graphics card with the Meridien display controller, the Matrox MGACtrl service must be disabled after the Matrox card is removed. 7.3 1. Open the Services control panel. 2. Scroll down the list of services and single click to select the MGACtrl service. 3.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 7.3.1 Adaptec SCSI Driver Revision Verification If the system has Windows NT pre-installed and an AIC78XX driver was installed, verify the Adaptec device driver is the proper revision: 1. Using Windows NT Explorer, open the \system32\drivers directory and locate aic78xx.sys.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 12. The driver installation is complete and the system must be restarted to take effect. Click Yes to restart the system. 7.4 Adaptec Fibre Channel Adapter The Adaptec AIC-1160 Family PCI Fibre Channel Device Driver kit includes support for the following Fibre Channel Adapters: • AHA-F940 and AHA-F950 DriverName: AIC116X.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 4. Choose Yes to the “Are you sure you want to remove this driver” dialog. 5. Choose the Add button. 6. In the Install Driver window, click the Have Disk button. 7. Insert the Adaptec AIC-1160 Family Driver diskette or use the browse button to locate the path containing the necessary files. 8. At the Copy manufacturer’s files from box, type the path containing the necessary files. 9. Click OK.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Important: The executable needs to be matched with the correct version of the driver. If you have a version mismatch you will see an error message when you launch the application or board diagnostics. 7.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 6. Type the letter ’H’ on the keyboard or click the Have Disk button to bring up the Install From Disk dialog. 7. Type in the path to the Number Nine display driver files. For example, D:\Avid\EDCInstall and click OK. 8. Click OK for the next dialog box to bring up the Third-party Drivers dialog. 9. The Avid EDC Display Controller will appear as a third party choice. 10.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 3. Check the Status column for a device status of Started. This indicates that driver loaded and initialized properly. Check the Troubleshooting section of this document for suggestions to correct any problems. 4. Click the Startup button. 5. Under the Startup Type section insure that the radio button marked Automatic is checked. 6. Click the Cancel button. 7.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 2. Click on the Devices resource tab and the Multimedia Properties windows will open. Select the Add button. 3. Select Unlisted or Updated Drivers and press OK. A dialog box will appear requesting the source path of the drivers to be installed. Either type a specific path or use the browse button to locate the appropriate location of the drivers.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 2. Launch Windows NT Diagnostics from the Administrative Tools program group and select the resource tab. 3. Inspect the resource map and look for any device already using IRQ 9. If a device has claimed IRQ 9 you must refer to the Troubleshooting section of this document. 4. Open the Multimedia Control Panel and select the Devices tab. 5.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 7.8 Intel PIIX IDE Bus Master Drivers Most Avid systems use a SCSI system disk over IDE disk drives. However, if the system uses an IDE system disk drive, the standard Windows NT device ATAPI driver must be replaced in favor of a Bus Mastering device driver. The driver provides more efficient controller functionality.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 4. Choose Yes to the “Are you sure you want to remove this driver” dialog. 5. Choose the Add button. 6. In the Install Driver window, click the Have Disk button. 7. Provide the appropriate path to the PIIXIDE driver directory. (This will either be a diskette or disk directory). 8. At the Copy manufacturer’s files from box, type the correct path or browse for the correct directory and click OK.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 7.9.1 Network Interface Driver Revision Verification If the system has a previously installed version of the EtherExpress Pro100B driver verify the revision: 1. Using Windows NT Explorer, open the \system32\drivers directory and locate E100BNT.SYS.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Installed driver location: \winnt\system32\drivers and \winnt\system32\drivers\avid • PGenie.sys will be copied to the \system32\drivers directory. • VIPR0201.abf will be copied to the \system32\drivers\Avid directory. Refer to this procedure to check the status of the driver: 1. Open the Devices control panel. 2. Single click to select the PGenie driver. 3.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 3. Right mouse click the file and select Properties from the menu. 4. Choose the Version tab and verify the File Version is reflected on the driver chart. 5. If the version is not correct, the drivers must be updated. 6. If the driver does not appear reference the Troubleshooting section of this document. 7.
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IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 8. 8.1 Windows NT Networking Networking DHCP Avid systems are configured to support networking. Since network protocol and configuration requirements are site-specific, it is not possible to configure a system that will match the needs of every end-user. Thus, out of box protocol integration will be limited to TCP/IP configured to support Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP).
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 8.3 Computer Browser Service The Browser Service must be disabled for in-house and shipping systems. 9. Open the Services control panel. 10. Single click to select the Computer Browser service. 11. Click the Startup button. 12. Under the Startup Type section set the radio button marked Disabled. 13. Click OK. 14. If the Computer Browser service is still started, click the Stop button. 15.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 9. Windows NT Maintenance and Recovery This section describes routine maintenance and restoration procedures for Windows NT installations. 9.1 Windows NT Repair Disk The Windows NT Repair disk is vital to successful restoration of a user system in the event of a damaged operating system component.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Factory Default ERD - This disk should be created and stored as means to bring the system back to a baseline default configuration in the event of a complete Windows NT rebuild. Create this disk after all of the following conditions have been satisfied: • Windows NT is successfully installed along with the appropriate service packs and post service pack fixes.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 9.3 Windows NT Boot Diskette Should a problem arise with the system disk master boot record or from accidental deletion of the files in the root directory (C:\), it may be possible to access the disk to correct the problem without having to restore from the Windows NT distribution media.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 9.4 Registry Backup The Windows NT registry contains all of the internal configuration information about the operating system, applications, and hardware on the system. It is vital that backups of this information are available. To save all or parts of the registry use one of the following methods: 9.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 3. Insert the saved disk configuration diskette and click Yes. 4. This will copy the disk configuration information into the registry. 9.6 Removing Stripe Sets If you remove stripe sets from a system and do not inform Windows NT properly, the system will record event entries about the missing FT members after each system restart.
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IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 10. Peripheral Configuration This section describes disk storage configuration options, file systems, and general peripheral requirements. 10.1 Disk Configuration Guidelines Enabling Write Cache Most SCSI disk drives (including Avid drives) ship with write cache disabled.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT General Storage Configuration: The configuration of the SCSI host adapter should be verified to ensure the correct parameters are in effect for all disk drives on the system. 1. Leave SCSI disconnects enabled unless there is a specific device that does not support disconnects. 2. If possible keep non-media storage devices such as tape or removable drives on a separate controller channel. 3.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT FAT32 Windows NT 4.0 through service pack 4 does not support the FAT32 file system supported with Windows 95 OSR2 or Windows 98. 10.3 Disk Striping Disk striping (RAID 0) allows data transfers to split over multiple drives simultaneously. With striping the overall performance of an I/O system is greatly enhanced and is a must for increased image quality or real time support.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 3. Right mouse click and choose “Create Stripe Set”. A dialog box will be displayed that allows you to choose the size of the stripe set. 4. Enter the targeted size of the stripe set and then click OK. 5. Choose “Commit Changes Now” and reboot the system if you do not have existing stripe sets. 6.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 10.5 Formatting Disk Drives Every disk drive on the system must be formatted before it can be placed in service. There are three types of disk formatting available: • • • Low-level Format Full Format Quick Format Important: All format operations destroy data on the disk.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT A format operation may be interrupted, but if the volume was previously formatted, the data is lost. Quick Format Quick format simply initializes the volume with the appropriate file system and performs no bad sector scanning. Use this option only if the volume was previously formatted under Windows NT. 10.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 10.8 Removable Drives Avid does not provide support for Iomega Jaz, Zip or similar removable devices used as media storage devices. These devices can however be employed as media archival devices. Parallel port or IDE based Jaz drives are best avoided as they may conflict with system devices. Avid does support MediaDock configurations for use as media drives.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 10.10 Resolution Matrix The following charts represent Avid tested configurations designed to support targeted application resolutions.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 10.11 Keyboard and Mouse Extensions Keyboard/Mouse/VGA extension kits fall into three categories: Console and Expanders Switchers - buffered, active switchers used to control multiple systems from a central location. Cable lengths using UTP Cat 5 wire to 700 feet are possible with some of these solutions.
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IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 11. Diagnostics and Utilities Diagnostic and utility applications are considered optional in nature if they are not required for successful operation of Avid applications. The end-user should assess the impact to their individual workflow requirements before installing or using any software. 11.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT • • • • 11.2 Intergraph 3D Graphics for Windows NT 3.51 Intergraph 3D Graphics for Windows NT 4.0 Number Nine 9FX Reality 334 Video for Windows NT 3.51 Number Nine 9FX Reality 334 Video for Windows NT 4.0 Avid Diagnostics Avid System Test Pro Avid System Test Pro is a diagnostic program designed to test the Avid specific components of the system.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 2. Single click to select the Avid Startup service. 3. Click the Startup button. 4. Under the StartupType section set the radio button marked Disabled. 5. Click OK. 6. Click Close to exit the control panel. 7. Changes will be effective after the next system reboot.
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IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 12. Troubleshooting This section describes common integration related difficulties with the IBM 6889 platform. 12.1 Media Board Driver Failure If the media board device driver fails to start properly the Avid Symphony and Xpress applications will not function.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 12.3 Second Display Monitor Not Enabled If after booting Windows NT only the primary display monitor is enabled check the following areas: • Insure the second monitor has power applied. • Insure the cabling between the monitor and the display controller is secure and there are no bent pins.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 12.5 MIDI Resource Failure The current implementation of MIDI support on the IBM 6889 requires that the MPU-401 compatible driver be installed at IRQ 9. The MPU-401 driver will not function at any other IRQ. Also, because the audio chip on the system board is an ISA device, the interrupt resource is not shareable with other devices in the system.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 16. Open the resource tab and insure that the MPU-401 driver is at IRQ 9. If this is the case you can shut down the machine and reinstall the boards removed in step 3. The IRQ resource should be locked down at this point. 12.6 Application Key (Dongle) Does Not Function Symptom: Symphony or Xpress fail to detect the dongle attached to the system.
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IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 System (Type 6889) Handle/Cap Assembly Power switch/LED Cable Assembly Top/Side Cover Assembly CD-ROM Drive 32X Max 6.4 GB IDE Hard Disk Drive, 7200 RPM 9.1 GB IDE Hard Disk Drive, 7200 RPM 9.1 GB SCSI Hard Disk Drive, 7200 RPM 3.5-In. 1.44 MB Diskette Drive 3.5-In 1.44 MB Diskette Drive - Japan Blank Louver Bezels (3.5-In. and 5.
IBM Intellistation M-Pro (6889) System Integration and Reference Guide Rev 15 MediaComposer, Symphony and Xpress NT 13.2 Environmental Specifications Feature Depth Height Width Weight Air Temperature Humidity Maximum altitude Heat Output Low range input voltage High range input voltage Input kVA (approximately) Airflow Average sound pressure levels Declared (upper limit) sound power levels Description 445 mm (17.5 inches) 492 mm (19.4 inches) 200 mm (7.9 inches) 17.
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