JETWAY MAGICTWIN XP, Software Install Manual

Page 1: ...reserved Version dated 11 2003 2002 2004 MagicTwin All rights reserved Illegal copying of the software hardware and this document are prohibited All brands and product names are registered trademarks of their respective owners Rev 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...8 Preparation 8 Installation 9 MAGICTWIN SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 10 Preparation 10 Driver Installation When Dual Head AGP Card is in Presence 10 Driver Installation for NVIDIA nForce2 Integrated Chipset Motherboard 11 MagicTwin Software Installation 11 Trial or Full Version 12 Microsoft Windows License Request 13 Serial Number and Activation Key for Installation of the Full Version 14 Creating User ...

Page 3: ...WARE 27 SHUTTING THE SYSTEM DOWN 27 General Rules 27 Possible Settings under Windows XP Professional Edition 29 INTERNET UNDER MAGICTWIN 29 EMAIL UNDER MAGICTWIN 30 ADDITIONAL HARDWARE RECOMMENDATIONS 30 Benchmark Tests Speed Tests 30 Adjusting Hardware Acceleration Settings for Various Applications 30 Recommended Hardware Acceleration Settings 32 TROUBLESHOOTING 33 FRENQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 36 ...

Page 4: ...an connect one additional PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse and monitor to the above hardware and thus create an additional workstation You can work with various applications at both stations simultaneously now The MagicTwin technology built in serves as the basis In a software layer outside of the Windows XP core keyboards mouse pointing devices graphics cards sound and additional hardware are managed sep...

Page 5: ...tem capable Certain dual screen display adapters do not support Open GL or DirectX functions on the second connection under Windows As a result it may not be possible to run MPEG multimedia applications on the stations or running of them may have a negative impact on the system stability As a rule hardware acceleration should be deactivated on all stations for such display adapters i e with only o...

Page 6: ...r to the MagicTwin Hardware Installation section of this manual for detail Terms To help you better understand this product this section makes use of detailed text and illustrations to describe some of the special terminology concerning MagicTwin MagicTwin System The system consists of a special motherboard barebone integrated with connectivity hardware USB converter one additional video port dual...

Page 7: ...e from electronic shop for the desired length of CAT 5 cable easily The converter can extend the connection up to 10 meters VGA to CAT 5 Converter Optional Cabling System for Remote Monitor Connection For a remote station 2 connection you will need the two of this converter to extend the cable length using CAT 5 in between The converter can extend the connection up to 10 meters KVM Extender Option...

Page 8: ...e operating system Whenever the current foreground task is being processed the other task waits in the background till it receives its share of processing time System Requirements and Recommendations Hardware Requirements User Standard User Power User Multimedia User Application Office Internet Email Database DTP Sound Movie MPEG Max 3 Simultaneous Graphic Applications Graphic Applications 10 Appl...

Page 9: ...A graphic cards for guaranteed multi user operation 1 Jetway NV18 A2 64B 2 Jetway NV34 AD 128B 3 Jetway N31X AD 128B 4 Asustek V9520 5 Leadtek A340 6 Leadtek A180 7 MSI FX5600 TD128 8 MSI FX5200 TD128 Reinstalling Windows We can only guarantee that the program will properly run on a completely reinstalled Windows XP system using the latest hardware drivers and system requirements without third par...

Page 10: ...nitor CRT monitor or TFT flat screen Preparing Windows XP If you do not want to install the MagicTwin to configure 2 user operation and would like to set up the system as a standard single user PC please skip the steps below and follow the standard Windows XP setup procedure in stead Creating Additional User Profiles Please back up your data first You should always log on in Administrator mode whe...

Page 11: ...of newer version If you need further information regarding this please contact support magictwin com or fill in the Support Help Form described in page 25 MagicTwin Hardware Installation Preparation It is strongly recommended that all system requirements be met as described in System Requirements and Recommendations in page 5 of this manual Every MagicTwin system needs two VGA ports Please purchas...

Page 12: ...ased separately from dealer into the AGP slot Dual Port AGP VGA Card Attach the delivered Y cable one to the green port the PS 2 mouse port and the other to the violet port the PS 2 keyboard port at the rear side of you motherboard or barebone system Connect the 1 st and 2 nd mouse to the two green female PS 2 heads of the Y cable linked to the PS 2 mouse port and the 1 st and 2 nd keyboard to the...

Page 13: ...t the motherboard driver CD Magic Install included in the package into the CD drive and complete the driver installation without installing MagicTwin Replace the CD with the dual head AGP VGA card driver CD supplied from the graphic card and complete the VGA driver installation And then lastly insert the Magic Install motherboard driver CD again to install MagicTwin If you are using a NVIDIA nForc...

Page 14: ...following in the CD directory to start the menu Start Run CD drive Setup exe Select the menu items in the right bar to install all other drivers including the VGA driver before you install MagicTwin And then click on MagicTwin from the menu bar to install MagicTwin lastly MagicTwin Software Installation After clicking MagicTwin on the menu bar you will see the following welcome screen Welcome Scre...

Page 15: ...ster to obtain the full version After the time limit elapses the MagicTwin will be deactivated automatically The system builder must register the serial number before it is deactivated when shipping the complete PC system to customers Please refer to Registering MagicTwin XP in page 19 for detail of how to register This is special designed to facilitate the multiple disk copy operation for system ...

Page 16: ...tallation Microsoft Windows License Request After you have read and accept the Microsoft license terms the MagicTwin software will explicitly ask you the licensee whether you have obtained a sufficient number of Windows licenses If your choice is NO then at every restart the software will notify you of this issue Please read the latest MagicTwin XP notes ...

Page 17: ...ime by key in the 18 digits following the serial number Enter first the serial number the activation key and then the user data Please keep the serial number and activation key in good care for future online registration in order to receive updates on MagicTwin software If you do not type in the serial number and activation key this time you are installing a trial version for 30 days use You shoul...

Page 18: ... key that are printed on the sticker label on top of the CD package folding seal to type in Click Next to proceed along the installation Click Next to start file copying All required drivers will be automatically installed as shown below Note Please do not shut down the computer at this time while it is copying files Find this information on the package of your driver CD ...

Page 19: ...ise you will have dual view two exactly the same screens only instead After restart your computer you will see two Logon screens with Station 1 and Station 2 indicated on top of screens Wait for about 10 seconds for the screen of station 2 to come up This is normal to 2 user system Create user account for both stations The station 2 screen will only be in 16 bit color at this time You can adjust i...

Page 20: ...tion 2 if you did not prepare your Windows XP as described in page 8 the user profiles for all users previously Please click Start Control Panel User Accounts Create a New Account Configure the various settings in the control panel for every user station 1 and station 2 following the steps below Click User Accounts under Windows XP Control Panel as below Pick the task of Create a new account as be...

Page 21: ...t Computer administrator under the Pick an account type screen and then click Next Now you have created a new account and you will see the new account name After creating new user accounts please change the way for users logging on or off and log on in Administrator mode ...

Page 22: ...lecting desired color bit from the drop down tray Congratulations Now you are ready with the MagicTwin 2 user system Enjoy it Program Group MagicTwin The program group MagicTwin is installed automatically with every MagicTwin installation The program group can be opened by selecting Start Programs Move the cursor to MagicTwin as shown below for items in program group Information for MagicTwin Magi...

Page 23: ...if you had entered previously in installation process and the registration status can be seen in the right column You can register the MagicTwin either online or offline Please refer to the detail below to register a serial number You need only to register the station 2 Note Unregistered serial numbers must be registered before it is expired You can delay the registration to a later time Please re...

Page 24: ...ation Procedure Start the registration process with Start Programs MagicTwin MagicTwin Internet Registration The registration service welcome screen appears on the station as follow Click Next to continue the registration process and select the registration methods you like ...

Page 25: ...y using the FTP server You can receive an update only if you have a registered serial number Click Next the following screen appears Highlight the serial number that you want to register and click Next The following screen displays a summary list of all your registration data If you want to change something click Back If you click Next the system starts the Online registration as shown in the foll...

Page 26: ...gistration File You do not have an Internet connection can not or do not want to register online Here you can generate a registration file on any data medium so that you can send it to the manufacturer by email from another PC diskette or CD ROM The serial number is then manually registered for you Then your dealer or the manufacturer will send you an activation key that enables the MagicTwin soft...

Page 27: ... drive Please do not forget to send the file by email or regular mail to the manufacturer at support magictwin com for an activation key to register the serial number Offline Key Input of the Activation Key After the serial number has been registered with the manufacturer you will receive an activation key that activates the corresponding serial number Please choose the Serial Number and type in A...

Page 28: ...e The registration key that was issued via Internet or offline is invalidated if the hard disk is removed Deleting the hard disk partition has no influence on the serial number it contains If your hard disk becomes defective contact support magictwin com to ask removing of the registration entry from server Please click Next and follow the instructions to un register the serial number MagicTwin Up...

Page 29: ...t Your support request will be then processed accordingly MagicTwin Icon Using the right mouse button click the yellow Multi Station in the taskbar to quickly open additional options If you click the following functions appear MagicTwin Management Console Station Information MagicTwin Send Message Disable MagicTwin Please refer the detail on electronic PDF file included in the delivered CD ...

Page 30: ...or they are not suitable for MagicTwin operation Therefore you should always first deactivate the MagicTwin software itself so that you can correctly install the corresponding hardware or software in single user mode With the right mouse button click then the following functions appear Then restart the PC and install the new hardware and or software Test this extensively You can reactivate MagicTw...

Page 31: ...ion without Login on station is to be additionally activated in the console under Station Station Info of the station however this does not apply to the host the user can only log off but not generally shut other locations down If this function was not activated the user can shut the entire system down from the logon screen You may change also the shutdown time lag setting from 30 seconds up to 99...

Page 32: ...tings 2 Double click User accounts 3 Select the user whose authorization you want to change 4 Click Change own account type 5 You can select a specific user here 6 Restart the system Internet under MagicTwin Using MagicTwin every user can access the Internet in the same manner as with a single PC To do this you must install the corresponding communication hardware according to the system requireme...

Page 33: ...ut we will discuss only the standard Microsoft and Netscape programs Additional Hardware Recommendations For further details please refer to the electronic PDF file on delivered CD Benchmark Tests Speed Tests Such a test does not provide an objective view of the capability of MagicTwin 2 user system Adjusting Hardware Acceleration Setting for Various Applications You might need to adjust the Hardw...

Page 34: ...n All rights reserved Version dated 11 2003 Click Settings and select Advanced to enter into Plug Play Display and Graphic Acceleration Content window Select Troubleshoot to adjust Hardware acceleration by moving the scale ...

Page 35: ... station 2 when the NVIDIA nForce2 integrated graphic motherboard is used Recommended Hardware Acceleration Settings Station Station 1 Station 2 Application MPEG Video Play Back Non MPEG Play Back H W Acceleration Setting Full 50 Application 3D Game 3D Game H W Acceleration Setting Full Full Application Power DVD Non MPEG Play Back H W Acceleration Setting Full 50 Application Benchmark Test Benchm...

Page 36: ...vice Packs may not be installed Please obtain on CD or from the Internet the latest Windows update Service Pack and the latest MagicTwin version see the Importing updates section The Windows language version that you are using has not yet been released by the manufacturer If necessary contact the manufacturer see the Contact section Your Windows version does not satisfy the requirements if necessa...

Page 37: ...verter is not working correctly Use another monitor or increase the PCI slot wait states in the PC BIOS if possible Set another refresh rate for the additional station in the console under Start Control Panel Display Setting Advanced Monitor Monitor Settings Problem The additional workstation does not start Reasons remedy After starting Windows check whether a station number top left is displayed ...

Page 38: ...ice Sounds If these function in single user mode they must also function under MagicTwin In addition check whether all connected sound devices were detected correctly using Start Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Sound adapters Every user can select and test his workstation s sound device USB audio device or sound adapter under Start Control Panel Sound device If all the devices work re...

Page 39: ...ore the whole multi user hardware is covered Q What is the role of MagicTwin in 2 user multi user system A MagicTwin is an intelligent separator of SW and HW resources and as well a special tool for assigning resources to a certain station Windows offers from the beginning some interesting features but under windows everything is only prepared for single station usage Together with the special con...

Page 40: ...by turns seemingly at the same time A user works in the front and all others in the background The MagicTwin protocol does the same It accelerates the switch process in such a manner based on the high performance of the PC that every user believes that he has his own PC since each single session is redirected to another in and output device In reality all users work one after the other Everybody o...

Page 41: ...adeable A Theoretically yes However it is well tested and designed to offer the maximum performance for two users working on one PC simultaneously with standard configuration already You do not really need to upgrade the system To upgrade the performance you do the followings Q What about the cable connections for longer distance A With the optional use of KVM extenders a range of max 150 meters 5...

Page 42: ... not need extra network connection for the 2 nd station to access internet and email system All the hardware is shared even the IP Q Do I need to register online to receive update A Yes you must register online to receive future updates After installing the MagicTwin you can postpone the registration 5 times up to 10 months long However after 10 months period you must register via internet Otherwi...

Page 43: ...x will come up indicating Please refer to the system requirements on the box and manual for a compatible dual head graphic card You are strongly recommended to use NVIDIA chipset base graphic card for guaranteed multi user operation However you can still proceed along further the installation by clicking Yes and ignore the message You are not guaranteed a smooth operation of multi user system ...