Liquid.purple Configuration Cookbook
Liquid.purple Turnkey System (Compaq EVO W8000)
TESTED CONFIGURATION: BIOS: RAM: IMAGES: Compaq System-BIOS v1.MB PC800 RDRAM, ECC (512 MB is standard) CPU: Single or Dual (optional) Intel Xeon CPU 2 or 2.2 GHz SCSI: ADAPTEC AIC-7899 Ultra160 Dual, standard W2K driver, BIOS Rev.: 2.55.2 VGA: Matrox G 450 AGP DH Driver Package 5.86.032 (WHQL certified); Kernel driver 5.12.01.1860, Power desk 6.86.027 (Graphics BIOS 2.0 B36) Audio: RME DIGI96/8 PAD Broadcast, driver 2.023 (dealer option) LAN: onboard Intel PRO/100+ System drive: Compaq PC ST318451LW Ultra3-SCSI (Ch. A) 18GB Video drives: 4 x Seagate Cheetah FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS: ST373405LW Ultra3-SCSI as http://www.compaq.de/produkte/workstation/evo/w8000/index.htm software stripe set (Ch. A) Power Supply (dealer option only; see below) 500-Watt, with Power Factor Correction (PFC) Processor Support CD Drive Compaq CD-RW drive Intel Xeon ~2,2 GHz OS: Microsoft Windows 2000 Chipset Professional Version 5.0 Intel + Service Pack 2 or 3 Front Side Bus 400 MHz Pinnacle Liquid.purple 4.01 Memory Software: Release Build 8632 + SP2 ~4 GB of 800-MHz ECC RDRAM SLOT ASSIGNMENT: AGP PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 PCI Slot 6 MATROX G450 DH purple.InTime (optional) RME DIGI96/8 PAD (optional) purple.IEEE1394 card purple.InTime (optional) not used (64bit) Intel Pro/1000 XT ServerAd (64bit) (optional)
I/O Expansion I/O (Total) 64-bit/66-MHz PCI 32-bit/33-MHz PCI AGP Pro 4X 7, up to 6 available 2, 2 available 4, up to 4 available depending on model 1, up to 1 available depending on model
Onboard Devices Ultra ATA 100 Adaptec AIC 7899 Ultra 160 SCSI / Dual ATAPI Integrated Intel PRO/100+ Management Adapter Up to Four USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors Two fast UART 16550 compatible serial ports One ECP/EPP parallel port One Infrared header One floppy port Chassis Compatibility Rack Mountable (5U)cv 8.05 x 17.7 x 20.5 in/20.5 x 54.6 x 45 cm
2004 by Pinnacle Systems Inc
Version 2.01, 26 Jul 2004 - Compiled by Quality Assurance Engineering, Munich
CONFIGURATION NOTES: BIOS: Advanced\ Bus Options\ PCI SERR# Generation switch to Disable. More details: see section Installation Procedure. CONFIGURATION OPTIONS: 1. Second Xeon CPU After installing the second CPU, update computer configuration in Device Manager: Open Device Manager / section Computer; double click ACPI Uniprocessor PC Click on tab Driver, then on Update driver Click Next , then Display a list of known drivers Click on Show all hardware and select ACPI Multiprocessor PC To complete installation, click next twice and reboot
4. Intel Pro/1000 XT Server Adapter (PCI-X 10/100/1000Mbps Copper Connection)
Intel Pro/1000 XT Server Adapter must be installed in PCI slot no. 6 (64bit); tested with Driver Version: V 3.63.363.0
7. Internal Storage Options Create one software stripe set (RAID level 0) on SCSI channel A using 4 SCSI drives Seagate Cheetah ST373405LW or its successor model ST373307LW Ultra320 (73 GB each) and the internal Compaq SCSI cable IBM 73 GB drives (model IC35L073 UWD210) can be used instead of the Seagate drives
8. External Storage Options Rorke "GALAXY i" GAL81-800 19" (see cookbook for details) connected to SCSI 2. RME Sound Card channel B RME DIGI96/8 PAD sound card must be Rorke Data MaxArray LVD (Ultra 160) installed in PCI slot no. 2 (32 bit slot) Disk Array (see related cookbook for Install driver version 2.023 details) connected to SCSI channel B Updating a previous driver version is not LVD-RAID based on MCE / StorCase recommended (if it has to be done, DataSilo DS400-ST/B LVD-SCSI JBOD strictly follow the instructions of the (RAID Level 0; see related cookbook for Readme.txt file provided with driver details) 2.023! Note that the old driver version is External storage must be connected using still reported after the described update approved Adaptec U160 SCSI cables (see procedure.) related cookbook for details) 3. Pioneer DVD-R/RW Writer DVR-A03 9. InTime Boards (ATAPI Device) One or two InTime boards can be installed Install as Primary Master ATAPI device Use PCI slots 1 and / or 4 for liquid.purple The number of 5 slots is limited; if InTime boards internal storage with 4 video hard drives is used, this device replaces the standard CD-RW / DVD drive

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE for liquid.purple Turnkey System: 1. VGA Card As the VGA card is not pre-installed from Compaqs side, it has to be installed to the AGP slot by the integration factory. 2. Windows Installation (Recovery CD) Power up the computer and follow the onscreen instructions until Windows 2000/SP2 or SP3 is installed. 3. Windows Optimization Download and install TweakUI.exe (version 1.33) from Microsofts homepage (search for tweakui and follow download and installation instructions). After installation, open the TweakUI applet in Windows Control Panel and do the following modifications: - Tab Mouse: set Menu Speed to Fast - Tab General: deactivate / uncheck all 4. VGA Driver Installation After the installation is complete and you re-boot the machine insert the Matrox Driver CD when prompted to install the VGA drivers. Follow the onscreen instructions to add / update drivers for Plug&Play components. 5. DualHead Setup, Screen Refresh Rate. Resolution and Hardware Acceleration Open the Matrox Quickdesk application (from quick launch area of Windows Task Bar), click on Settings, then Advanced Click on tab Options; under section Performance set Use busmastering to off Go to DualHead Features DualHead Multi-Display; change settingsUse DualHead Multi-Display and Same resolution and color palette for both displays Set Secondary Monitor Limits under Advanced Settings to 1024 x 768 @ 75Hz Go to Properties-Tab and set resolution to 2048x768 Set Screen Refresh Rate under Monitor to 75 Hertz and click OK Under tab Troubleshooting set Hardware Accelaration slider one step back to one below maximum
7. BIOS Version Check BIOS version, if necessary update to version 1.27 (download BIOS from
http://www.compaq.com/support/files/evoworkstation/us/locate /20_1332.html
and follow the instructions provided there) 8. Shutdown computer 9. Internal Storage (optional) Connect 4 video drives (see section Configuration Options) to Channel A (together with system drive) power up computer go to Windows Computer Management / Disk Management, create and format stripe set assign R: as drive letter 10. Shutdown computerliquid.purple Hardware Installation Install purple. hardware as specified in section Slot Assignment of the cookbook Connect dongle to appropriate port 11. Power up computer and cancel all New Hardware found messages that appear during system start (many!) 12. liquid.purple Software Installation Insert Liquid.purple installation CD and install liquid.purple 4.01+SP2 software