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- Page 1 ™ ™ Indy R4600PC 133 MHz and ™ R4400SC 175 MHz CPU Upgrade Installation Guide Document Number 007-9219-003...
- Page 2 Supplement. Unpublished rights reserved under the Copyright Laws of the United States. Contractor/manufacturer is Silicon Graphics, Inc., 2011 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA 94039-7311. Silicon Graphics is a registered trademark and Indy and Indy Cam are trademarks of Silicon Graphics, Inc. ™...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Turning Off Your Indy Workstation 3 Removing the Top Cover 4 Attaching the Wrist Strap 5 Checking Your System’s PROM Version: R4600PC 133 MHz Upgrade 6 Replacing the PROM Chip 8 Removing the GIO Option Board 8 Removing the Graphics Board 10... - Page 5 Turning off the Indy workstation 3 Figure 1 System power off notifier 3 Figure 2 Removing the top cover from the Indy workstation 5 Figure 3 Okay to Power Off Notifier 6 Figure 4 Starting Up the System Notifier 7...
- Page 6 Installing the CPU module 25 Figure 25 Replacing the top cover on the Indy workstation 26 Figure 26 Turning on the Indy workstation 27 Figure 27...
- Page 7 • Remove and replace the PROM chip on the system board. (If you are upgrading to an R4600PC 133 MHz CPU, you may not have to replace the PROM. See the section “Checking Your System’s PROM Version: R4600PC 133 MHz Upgrade” on page 6.) •...
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Page 8: The Upgrade Package
PROM chip • anti-static wrist strap • Indy R4600PC 133 MHz and R4400SC 150 MHz CPU Upgrade Installation Guide (this manual) • CD (not in all upgrades) In addition, some upgrade packages include a system label to attach to the underside of the Indy workstation. -
Page 9: Turning Off Your Indy Workstation
Turning Off Your Indy Workstation Turning Off Your Indy Workstation Press and release the power button on the front of the workstation, as shown in Figure 1, to power off the system. Note that it’s not necessary to shut down the system software before pressing the power button. -
Page 10: Removing The Top Cover
Upgrading the Indy Workstation CPU Removing the Top Cover Follow these steps to remove the top cover of your Indy workstation: 1. If the monitor is on top of the workstation, move it to one side. Caution: Monitors are very heavy. Have someone help you move it. -
Page 11: Attaching The Wrist Strap
Removing the Top Cover 3. Facing the front of the Indy workstation, place your right thumb on the small channel at the back of the cover, and your second and third fingers under the finger ledge, as shown in Figure 3. -
Page 12: Checking Your System's Prom Version: R4600Pc 133 Mhz Upgrade
2. Attach the alligator clip to a metal part of the Indy chassis. Checking Your System’s PROM Version: R4600PC 133 MHz Upgrade If you are installing the R4600PC 133 MHz CPU, you may or may not need to replace your system’s PROM chip, depending what PROM version you have. -
Page 13: Figure 5 Starting Up The System Notifier
Checking Your System’s PROM Version: R4600PC 133 MHz Upgrade You then see the message shown in Figure 5. Figure 5 Starting Up the System Notifier Click on the “Stop for Maintenance” button. The System Maintenance menu appears. 2. Press on the keyboard, or click on the “Enter Command Monitor”... -
Page 14: Replacing The Prom Chip
Upgrading the Indy Workstation CPU Replacing the PROM Chip To reach the PROM chip, you must first remove any GIO option boards that are installed and then remove the graphics board. Follow the steps below. Removing the GIO Option Board GIO option boards are installed on top of the graphics board. -
Page 15: Figure 6 Locating The Gio Option Board
Replacing the PROM Chip 1. Locate the GIO option board, as shown in Figure 6. System board Single width GIO board Graphics board Figure 6 Locating the GIO option board 2. If there are external cables connected to the GIO option board connector on the rear of the workstation, disconnect them. -
Page 16: Removing The Graphics Board
Upgrading the Indy Workstation CPU A double-width GIO option board has more than three screws Note: to remove. Rear Figure 8 Removing the screws from the GIO option board 5. Disconnect the GIO board from the graphics board by grasping the GIO board firmly and pulling it up. -
Page 17: Figure 9 Removing The Screws From The Graphics Board's
Replacing the PROM Chip 1. Use the open-ended wrench to unscrew the two hexnuts on either side of the graphics board’s I/O connector on the rear of the workstation, as shown in Figure 9. The wrench is provided with this upgrade. Hexnuts Figure 9 Removing the screws from the graphics board’s I/O connector... -
Page 18: Figure 10 Removing The Screws From The Graphics Board
Upgrading the Indy Workstation CPU 2. Use the other end of the open-ended wrench to unscrew the two standoff screws (tall, hexagonal posts) from the graphics board, as shown in Figure 10. 3. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove one screw from the graphics board. -
Page 19: Figure 11 Disconnecting The Graphics Board From The
Replacing the PROM Chip 4. Disconnect the graphics board from the system board, as shown in Figure 11. Grasp the board firmly on the side close to the system disk drive and pull up to disconnect the two connectors under the graphics board from the sockets on the system board. -
Page 20: Replacing The Prom Chip
Upgrading the Indy Workstation CPU Replacing the PROM Chip 1. Locate the PROM chip. Facing the system from the rear, the PROM chip is located on the left of the system board, as shown in Figure 12. PROM chip Figure 12 Locating the PROM chip on the system board Before removing the PROM chip, familiarize yourself with it. -
Page 21: Figure 13 Removing The Prom Chip
Replacing the PROM Chip 2. Remove the PROM chip from the system board. The PROM chip is seated in a socket that is permanently attached to the system board. It’s important when you use the tool to remove the chip that you insert the tool under the PROM chip itself, and not under the socket. -
Page 22: Figure 14 Lining Up The Prom Chip
Upgrading the Indy Workstation CPU 3. Install the new PROM chip. Grasp the new PROM chip. Orient the PROM above the socket on the system board so the end with the semi-circular notch or small, indented circle on the PROM chip lines up with the notch in the socket, as shown in Figure 14. -
Page 23: Figure 15 Pressing The Prom Chip Into The Socket
Replacing the PROM Chip 4. Once the pins are lined up, press down firmly on the top of the PROM chip until it is seated in the socket, as shown in Figure 15. Pressing the PROM chip into the socket Figure 15 5. -
Page 24: Replacing The Graphics Board
Upgrading the Indy Workstation CPU Replacing the Graphics Board Follow these steps to replace the graphics board. 1. Lower the graphics board over the system board, tilting it to insert the graphics board’s I/O connector through the open I/O slot on the rear of the chassis. -
Page 25: Figure 17 Replacing The Screws On The Graphics Board's
Replacing the PROM Chip 4. Insert the two hexnut screws on either side of the graphics board’s I/O connector on the rear of the chassis, as shown in Figure 17. Use the open-ended wrench provided with this upgrade to tighten the two hexnut screws. -
Page 26: Replacing The Gio Option Board
Upgrading the Indy Workstation CPU Replacing the GIO Option Board Follow these steps to replace the GIO option board, if one was installed. 1. Install the GIO board. Lower the GIO option board over the graphics board, inserting the GIO board’s I/O connector through the open slot on the rear of the workstation, as shown in Figure 19. -
Page 27: Figure 20 Inserting The Screws From The Rear Of The Workstation
Replacing the PROM Chip 2. Insert and tighten the two screws through the rear of the workstation, as shown in Figure 20. If the screw holes do not line up, the board may not be seated all the way, or one of the screws may be screwed down too tightly. -
Page 28: Figure 21 Installing A Single-Width Gio Option Board
Upgrading the Indy Workstation CPU 3. Connect the GIO option board to the graphics board. Using a Phillips screwdriver, insert and tighten the screws you removed earlier to connect the GIO option board to the graphics board, as shown in Figure 21. As you tighten the screws, alternate among them so that the board is connected evenly. -
Page 29: Replacing The Cpu Module
It is protected by a textured heat sink. Do not remove the heat sink. The Indy workstation supports several CPU module shapes. Your Note: system may have a CPU module and heat sink that look different than the one shown below. -
Page 30: Figure 23 Removing The Two Screws From The Cpu Module
Upgrading the Indy Workstation CPU 2. Using the Phillips screwdriver provided, remove the two screws that connect the CPU module to the system board, as shown in Figure 23. Figure 23 Removing the two screws from the CPU module 3. Lift the board by bracing your hands against the power supply and the chassis and pushing the board up with your thumbs, as shown in Figure 24. - Page 31 Replacing the CPU Module 4. Install the replacement CPU module, as shown in Figure 25. Note that the Indy workstation supports several CPU module shapes. Your CPU module and heat sink may look different than the one shown below. Slide the feet on the bottom of the CPU module into the slippers on the base of the chassis.
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Page 32: Replacing The Cover
Upgrading the Indy Workstation CPU Replacing the Cover To replace the cover of your Indy workstation, follow these steps: 1. Facing the front of the system, lower the cover a few inches from its fully closed position, as shown in Figure 26. -
Page 33: Turning On The Workstation
Figure 27. Power button Figure 27 Turning on the Indy workstation When you power on your system, the power indicator LED on the front of the machine is amber for a few seconds, and then the LED turns to green and you hear the boot “tune.”... -
Page 34: Product Support
Upgrading the Indy Workstation CPU Product Support When you purchased your system you may have purchased a support program from either Silicon Graphics, Inc., or a vendor who supplies software. Whenever you encounter any problems that you cannot solve using the methods in this booklet, contact the organization from which you purchased the support program. - Page 36 We'd Like to Hear From You As a user of Silicon Graphics documentation, your comments are important to us. They help us to better understand your needs and to improve the quality of our documentation. Any information that you provide will be useful. Here is a list of suggested topics to comment on: •...
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