Unloading And Moving System Equipment; Unloading The Equipment From The Truck - Silicon Graphics Origin 300 User Manual

2: Installation Procedures

Unloading and Moving System Equipment

Unloading the Equipment from the Truck

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SGI Origin 300 systems arrive at the site in cardboard shipping crates. For a short-rack
system, the documentation carton and the accessories carton are packed with the system.
The documentation carton contains the system manuals as well as warranty and
licensing information. The accessories carton contains the I/O, peripheral, and system
cables and any additional connectors or tools that are required for a specific
configuration. The PC, workstation, or terminal is shipped in a separate carton.
For a tall-rack system, the system documentation; accessories; and PC, workstation, or
terminal arrive in separate cartons.
This section describes how to unload and transport the Origin 300 system with
NUMAlink module to its designated location, as follows:
• Unloading the equipment from the truck
• Inspecting the shipping crate
• Transporting the shipping crate
If your loading dock is the same height as the transportation vehicle, use a pallet jack to
unload the system from the transportation vehicle. The pallet jack should have 48-in.
tines or forks. Follow any instructions that are printed on the packing crates. If the
loading dock is not the same height as the vehicle, you must provide a forklift or another
approved method to unload the system. A platform or ramp may be used to obtain the
desired level as long as the ramp incline does not exceed a ratio of one unit vertical to six
units horizontal. For more information on site requirements, contact site planning by
e-mail (site@sgi.com) or by telephone (1 715 726 2820).
Warning:
Use two or more people to prevent computer equipment from rolling off
the transportation vehicle. Failure to do so could result in serious damage to the
computer equipment.
If your site does not have a loading dock, arrange for a forklift to unload the system from
the transportation vehicle. Ensure that two or three people are available to help unload
the equipment. Move all crates slowly and carefully.
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