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Silicon Graphics 330 Quick Start Manual

Installing an agp card in the visual workstations
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Pre-installation Instructions

007-4299-001
46.AB995.003
Installing an AGP Card in the Silicon Graphics
330, and 550 Visual Workstations
This guide describes how to install an AGP (accelerated graphics port) card.
Prepare the system for installation of an AGP card, as follows:
1. Turn off the system before opening the side panel.
2. Unplug the AC power cable from the wall socket and from the power supply.
3. Follow these instructions to remove the side panel, as shown in Figure 1.
a.
Unscrew the two thumbscrews on the back of the case.
b. Slide the panel toward the rear of the chassis.
c.
Lift the panel up and away from the chassis.
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  • Page 1 Installing an AGP Card in the Silicon Graphics ® 230, 330, and 550 Visual Workstations This guide describes how to install an AGP (accelerated graphics port) card. Pre-installation Instructions Prepare the system for installation of an AGP card, as follows: 1.
  • Page 2 Removing Side Panel AGP Card Installation This section describes how to install an AGP card on the Silicon Graphics 230, 330, and 550. See “System Board Layout” in your visual workstation user’s guide for the location of the AGP card slots.
  • Page 3 Installing an AGP Card in the Silicon Graphics® 230, 330, and 550 Visual Workstations • If you have to handle a component before installation, do not place it on surfaces that produce ESD (carpeting, for example), or near devices that create static electricity.
  • Page 4 Installing an AGP Card in the Silicon Graphics® 230, 330, and 550 Visual Workstations Retaining screw Figure 3 Installing AGP Card 5. Replace the side panel as described in “Post-installation Instructions”. Post-installation Instructions After completing the installation of the AGP card, follow these steps: Follow these steps to replace the side panel: •...
  • Page 5 Installing an AGP Card in the Silicon Graphics® 230, 330, and 550 Visual Workstations • Place the two tabs onto the lower chassis rail. • Slide the side panel toward the rear of the system, until the rear tab hits the rear of the chassis and the side panel cannot be moved any farther.
  • Page 6 Installing an AGP Card in the Silicon Graphics® 230, 330, and 550 Visual Workstations • Tighten the two thumbscrews on the back of the case. Sliding Side Panel into Place Figure 5 2. To connect your system to external devices, refer to “Connecting External Devices”...

  • Page 7: Graphics Driver Installation

    Installing an AGP Card in the Silicon Graphics® 230, 330, and 550 Visual Workstations Graphics Driver Installation For Silicon Graphics 230, 330, and 550 visual workstations installed with Windows NT or Windows 2000, install the SGI graphics driver for the appropriate product as found in the “Driver’s”...
  • Page 8 © 2001, Silicon Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved. Silicon Graphics is a registered trademark, and SGI, the SGI logo, and SGI ProPack for Linux are trademarks, of Silicon Graphics, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds, used with permission by Silicon Graphics, Inc. Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

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