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The computer comes with Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Red Hat Enterprise Linux™ Workstation preinstalled (depending on the model). To install another operating system, follow the instructions in the documentation that comes with the operating system and any updates. Then, follow the instructions in the readme file on the Device Drivers CD to install the support software. Note: If you install another operating system, you might need additional software or device drivers. Some preinstalled device drivers are available on the Device Drivers CD. If you experience problems with the device drivers that you install from this CD, you can obtain the latest device drivers at http://www.ibm.com/support/. Before installing any operating system, make sure that you obtain the latest updates. Contact the operating-system manufacturer or, if applicable, check the manufacturer's Web site to obtain the updates. Additional information about operating systems is posted periodically at http://www.ibm.com/support/. The IntelliStation Documentation CD The IBM IntelliStation Documentation CD contains documentation for the 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 2000, or Red Hat Linux. v 100 MHz microprocessor. v 32 MB of RAM. v Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux operating systems. Acrobat Reader software is included on the CD, and you can install it when you run the Documentation Browser. 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 on the computer and displays the information in the language for that region (if available). If a document is not available in the language for that region, the English language version is displayed. Use one of the following procedures to start the Documentation Browser: v If Autostart is enabled, insert the documentation CD into the CD drive. The Documentation Browser starts automatically. v If Autostart is disabled or is not enabled for all users, use one of the following procedures: - If you are using a Windows operating system, insert the documentation CD into the CD drive, and click Start --> Run. In the Open field, type e:\win32.bat 2 IBM IntelliStation M Pro Type 6218: Installation Guide

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The
computer
comes
with
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
Professional
or
Red
Hat
Enterprise
Linux
™
Workstation
preinstalled
(depending
on
the
model).
To
install
another
operating
system,
follow
the
instructions
in
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
operating
system
and
any
updates.
Then,
follow
the
instructions
in
the
readme
file
on
the
Device
Drivers
CD
to
install
the
support
software.
Note:
If
you
install
another
operating
system,
you
might
need
additional
software
or
device
drivers.
Some
preinstalled
device
drivers
are
available
on
the
Device
Drivers
CD.
If
you
experience
problems
with
the
device
drivers
that
you
install
from
this
CD,
you
can
obtain
the
latest
device
drivers
at
Before
installing
any
operating
system,
make
sure
that
you
obtain
the
latest
updates.
Contact
the
operating-system
manufacturer
or,
if
applicable,
check
the
manufacturer’s
Web
site
to
obtain
the
updates.
Additional
information
about
operating
systems
is
posted
periodically
at
The
IntelliStation
Documentation
CD
The
IBM
IntelliStation
Documentation
CD
contains
documentation
for
the
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
2000,
or
Red
Hat
Linux.
v
100
MHz
microprocessor.
v
32
MB
of
RAM.
v
Adobe
Acrobat
Reader
3.0
(or
later)
or
xpdf,
which
comes
with
Linux
operating
systems.
Acrobat
Reader
software
is
included
on
the
CD,
and
you
can
install
it
when
you
run
the
Documentation
Browser.
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
on
the
computer
and
displays
the
information
in
the
language
for
that
region
(if
available).
If
a
document
is
not
available
in
the
language
for
that
region,
the
English
language
version
is
displayed.
Use
one
of
the
following
procedures
to
start
the
Documentation
Browser:
v
If
Autostart
is
enabled,
insert
the
documentation
CD
into
the
CD
drive.
The
Documentation
Browser
starts
automatically.
v
If
Autostart
is
disabled
or
is
not
enabled
for
all
users,
use
one
of
the
following
procedures:
–
If
you
are
using
a
Windows
operating
system,
insert
the
documentation
CD
into
the
CD
drive,
and
click
Start
-->
Run
.
In
the
Open
field,
type
e
:\win32.bat
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IBM
IntelliStation
M
Pro
Type
6218:
Installation
Guide