Connecting The Monitor Cables To The Dcd (Single Head Octane System) - Silicon Graphics Octane2 Manual

3: Connecting Monitors to the DCD

Connecting the Monitor Cables to the DCD (Single Head Octane System)

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Follow the instructions in this section to connect the monitors to the DCD on a Single
Head Octane system. For a Dual Head Octane system, proceed to "Connecting the
Monitor Cables to the DCD (Dual Head Octane System)" on page 94. For a Silicon
Graphics Fuel workstation, proceed to "Connecting the Monitor Cables to the DCD
(Silicon Graphics Fuel Workstation)" on page 98.
1. Connect the left monitor's DVI/VGA cable to the top video connector (channel 0)
on the DCD, as shown in Figure 3-2.
Channel 0 drives the left monitor with the image from the top of the frame buffer.
2. Connect the right monitor's DVI/VGA cable to the bottom connector (channel 1) on
the DCD, as shown in Figure 3-2.
Channel 1 drives the right monitor with the image from the bottom of the frame
buffer.
3. Tighten the thumbscrews on both sides of each video connector.
Caution: To ensure proper cursor movement, make sure you connect the monitor
cables to the correct video connectors on the rear of your workstation.
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