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Silicon Graphics IRIS Indigo manual available for free PDF download: Owner's Manual
Silicon Graphics IRIS Indigo Owner's Manual (228 pages)
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
List of Figures
9
List of Tables
15
1 Introduction
19
Finding the Information You Need
20
Figure 1-1 Sources of Information for the Indigo Workstation
20
Indigo Workstation Owner's Guide
21
IRIS Software Installation Guide
21
Conventions
21
Figure 1-2 Documentation
21
Figure 1-3 IRIS Insight Icon
22
IRIS Insight Online Documentation and Help
22
Figure 1-4 System Tour Icon
23
System Tour
23
Where to Go from here
24
Getting Started
25
2 Getting Started
27
Selecting a Site
28
Unpacking and Setting up the IRIS Indigo Workstation
28
Figure 2-1 Lifting the IRIS Indigo Chassis out of the Box
29
Figure 2-2 Tipping the IRIS Indigo Chassis Upright
29
Figure 2-3 the IRIS Indigo Parts
30
About the CD Software Media
31
Putting the Pieces Together
32
Figure 2-4 Removing the Front Cover of the IRIS Indigo Chassis
32
Figure 2-5 Orientation of the Drive
33
Figure 2-6 Installing the System Disk
33
Figure 2-7 Installing the Option Drives in the Top or Middle Slot
34
Figure 2-8 Replacing the Front Cover of the IRIS Indigo Workstation
35
Figure 2-9 Connecting the Monitor Video Cable to the IRIS Indigo Chassis
36
Figure 2-10 Connecting the Monitor to the Workstation with the Monitor
37
Power Cable
37
Figure 2-11 Connecting the Keyboard to the IRIS Indigo Chassis
38
Figure 2-12 Connecting the Ethernet Cable
39
Figure 2-13 Connecting the Power Cable
40
Turning on the IRIS Indigo Workstation
41
Figure 2-14 Turning on the Power Switch
41
Figure 2-15 Running the Power-On Diagnostics Notifier
42
Figure 2-16 System Startup Notifier
42
Figure 2-17 System Is Coming up Notifier
42
Logging in to the Workstation
43
Figure 2-18 the Login Screen
43
Creating Your Login Account and Network Connection
44
Figure 2-19 the Ezsetup Screen
44
Using the Indigo Magic User Environment
46
Mouse Techniques and Shortcuts
46
System Tour
47
The Desktop and the Icons
47
Figure 2-21 Desktop Icons
47
Console Window
48
The Toolchests
48
Figure 2-20 System Tour Icon
47
Figure 2-22 CD Player Icon
48
Figure 2-23 the Minimized Console Window
48
Figure 2-24 the Toolchests
48
IRIS Insight and Online Help
49
Figure 2-25 IRIS Insight Icon
49
Shutting down and Turning off IRIS Indigo
50
Figure 2-26 the Toolchests
50
Figure 2-27 Okay to Power off Notifier
50
Figure 2-28 Turning off the Power Switch
51
Locking Your IRIS Indigo Workstation
52
Figure 2-29 Locating the Lockbar Slot on the Front of the IRIS Indigo
52
Figure 2-30 Sliding the Lockbar into the Slot in the Front of the Workstation
53
Figure 2-31 Locking the IRIS Indigo Workstation
54
3 Installing Memory
57
Adding Simms to the IRIS Indigo Workstation
57
Removing the Covers and CPU Board
58
Shutting down the System
58
Figure 3-1 the Toolchests
58
Figure 3-2 Removing the Plastic Cover of the Indigo Chassis
58
Figure 3-3 Opening the Front Metal Panel
59
Figure 3-4 Removing the CPU Board from the Indigo Chassis
60
Locating the SIMM Sockets
61
Figure 3-5 Locating the SIMM Sockets
61
Installing the Simms
62
Installing the Simms in an IRIS Indigo R3000 Workstation
63
Figure 3-6 Orienting Yourself to the IRIS Indigo R3000 SIMM
63
Figure 3-7 Pressing the SIMM into the Socket
64
Figure 3-8 Orienting Yourself to the CPU Board
65
Installing the Simms in an IRIS Indigo R4000 Family Workstation
65
Figure 3-10 Tilting the SIMM up to a Vertical Position
66
Figure 3-9 Orienting Yourself to the IRIS Indigo R4000 Family SIMM
66
Figure 3-11 Installing the CPU Board
67
Replacing the CPU Board and Covers
67
Figure 3-12 Tilting the Metal Panel up to the IRIS Indigo Chassis
68
Figure 3-13 Replacing the Front Plastic Cover
69
Checking New Memory
70
Figure 3-14 System Startup Notifier
70
Figure 3-15 System Is Coming up Notifier
70
Figure 3-16 the Toolchests
71
Shutting down the System
72
Removing the Covers and CPU Board
72
Figure 3-17 the Toolchests
72
Figure 3-18 Removing the Plastic Cover from the Indigo Chassis
72
Figure 3-19 Opening the Front Metal Panel
73
Removing the Memory Simms
74
Figure 3-20 Removing the CPU Board from the Indigo Chassis
74
Removing the Memory Simms from an IRIS Indigo R3000 Workstation
75
Figure 3-21 Orienting Yourself to the CPU Board
75
Figure 3-22 Removing the SIMM Using the SIMM Removal Tool
76
Removing the Memory Simms from an IRIS Indigo R4000 Family Workstation
77
Figure 3-23 Removing a Memory SIMM from an IRIS Indigo R4000 Family
77
Replacing the CPU Board and Covers
78
Figure 3-24 Installing the CPU Board
78
Figure 3-25 Tilting the Metal Panel up to the Indigo Chassis
79
Figure 3-26 Replacing the Front Plastic Cover
80
Installing Peripherals
81
Removing Memory
71
4 Installing Peripherals
83
Installing Internal Drives
83
Installing the Drive
84
Figure 4-1 Turning off the Power Switch
84
Figure 4-2 Removing the Front Plastic Cover of the Chassis
85
Figure 4-3 Drive Slots in the Front of the Chassis
86
Figure 4-4 Holding Drive to Install in a Front Slot
86
Figure 4-5 Sliding the Drive into the Slot
87
Figure 4-6 Replacing the Front Cover of the IRIS Indigo Workstation
87
Figure 4-7 the Toolchests
88
If You Installed a CD-ROM Drive
88
Testing the Internal Drive
88
If You Installed a Floppy or Floptical Disk Drive
89
If You Installed a Tape Drive
89
Cleaning DAT Drives
89
Installing External Devices
91
Assigning a SCSI Address to the External Device
91
Attaching the Device
92
Setting the SCSI Address on the External Device
92
Figure 4-8 SCSI Connector on the Back of the Indigo Chassis
93
On Removing Drives
91
Figure 4-9 SCSI Cable and Terminator on the Back of the SCSI Drive
94
Figure 4-10 Daisy-Chaining an External SCSI Device to Another External
95
Figure 4-11 Power Cable and Power Switch on the Back of the SCSI Drive
96
Testing the External Device
96
Figure 4-12 CD-ROM Icon
97
If You Installed a CD-ROM Drive
97
If You Installed a Floppy or Floptical Disk Drive
98
If You Installed a Printer
98
If You Installed a Tape Drive
98
Installing Serial Devices
99
Installing the Device
99
Figure 4-13 Connecting the Serial Cable to the Serial Port on the Indigo Chassis
100
Configuring the Device
101
Other Serial Cables
101
Printer/Modem/Dumb Terminal Serial Cable
102
Modem Cable
103
Table 4-2 Cable Connector Pinout Assignments for the Modem Cable
103
Serial Devices Using a Silicon Graphics Adapter Cable
104
Table 4-3 Cable Connector Pinout Assignments for the Adapter Cable
104
Serial Devices Using a PC Adapter Cable
105
Table 4-4 Cable Connector Pinout Assignments for the PC Adapter Cable
105
5 Installing and Removing Software
109
Installing a New Version of the Operating System Software
109
Installing Optional Software
113
Choosing Subsystems to Install or Remove
118
Troubleshooting Software Installation
121
System Cannot Find the New Software
121
System Cannot Complete an Installation
122
System Reports Errors after an Installation
123
Removing Optional Software
123
6 Troubleshooting
127
Overview
127
Power-On Tests
128
Table 6-1 Troubleshooting Symptoms and Probable Causes
128
A Blinking Amber LED with no Error Message
129
No Visible Light from the LED with no Error Message
129
A Blinking Amber LED with an Error Message
130
A Solid Amber LED with no Error Message
130
A Solid Amber LED with an Error Message
131
Green LED but the Keyboard Doesn't Work
132
Green LED but the Mouse Doesn't Work
132
Interactive Diagnostic Environment (IDE) Tests
134
Figure 6-1 Okay to Power off Notifier
134
Figure 6-2 Pressing the Reset Button
135
Figure 6-3 Starting up the System Notifier
135
Confidence Tests
137
Figure 6-4 Confidence Tests Form
137
Audio
138
Figure 6-5 Audio Confidence Test Form
138
Dial and Button, Tablet, Genlock, and Spaceball
139
CD-ROM Drive
139
Floppy Drive
140
Keyboard
140
Monitor
141
Figure 6-6 Keyboard Test
141
Mouse
142
Quarter Inch Tape and Digital Audio Tape Drives
143
Figure 6-7 Pressing the Reset Button
145
Figure 6-8 System Startup Notifier
145
Recovering from a System Crash
145
Figure 6-10 Media Request Notifier
146
Figure 6-9 System Recovery Menu
146
Figure 6-11 Replaceable Indigo Parts
150
Ordering Replacement Parts
151
Removing and Installing Parts
151
Replacing the Keyboard
152
Replacing the Graphics Board
152
Shutting down the System
152
Figure 6-12 the Toolchests
152
Ordering, Removing and Installing Parts
150
Figure 6-13 the Toolchests
152
Figure 6-14 Removing the Plastic Cover of the Indigo Chassis
153
Removing the Covers and Graphics Board
153
Figure 6-16 Removing the Graphics Board from the Indigo Chassis
154
Figure 6-15 Opening the Front Metal Panel
154
Figure 6-17 Installing the Graphics Board
155
Replacing the Graphics Board and Covers
155
Figure 6-18 Tilting the Metal Panel up to the Indigo
156
Figure 6-19 Replacing the Front Plastic Cover
157
Shutting down the System
158
Removing the Covers and CPU Board
158
Figure 6-20 the Toolchests
158
Figure 6-21 Removing the Plastic Cover from the Indigo Chassis
158
Figure 6-22 Opening the Front Metal Panel
159
Figure 6-23 Removing the CPU Board from the Indigo Chassis
160
Replacing the CPU Module
161
Figure 6-24 Removing the CPU Module
162
Figure 6-25 Installing the CPU Module
163
Replacing the CPU Board and Covers
164
Figure 6-26 Installing the CPU Board
164
Figure 6-27 Tilting the Metal Panel up to the Chassis
165
Figure 6-28 Replacing the Front Plastic Cover
166
Replacing the CPU Board or CPU Module
157
Replacing the Power Supply
167
Shutting down the System
167
Figure 6-29 the Toolchests
167
Figure 6-30 Removing the Plastic Cover of the Indigo Chassis
168
Removing the Covers and Power Supply
168
Figure 6-31 Locating the Power Supply
169
Figure 6-32 Screw that Secures the Power Supply
170
Installing the Power Supply
171
Checking and Removing Memory
172
Replacing SCSI Devices
172
Disconnecting the Device
173
Figure 6-33 the Toolchests
173
Figure 6-34 SCSI Connector on the Back of the Chassis
174
Installing the New Device
174
Replacing Internal Drives
175
Removing the Drive
175
Figure 6-35 Turning off the Power Switch
175
Figure 6-36 Removing the Front Plastic Cover of the Indigo Chassis
176
Installing the New Drive
176
Service and Support Information
177
7 Safety, Maintenance, and Regulatory Information
181
Maintaining Your Hardware and Software
181
Hardware Do's and Don'ts
181
Software Do's and Don'ts
182
Human Factors Guidelines for Setting up Your IRIS Indigo Workstation
182
ANSI Standard for Visual Display Terminal (VDT) Workstations
183
Table 7-1 ANSI/HFS 100-1988 Guidelines for VDT Workplace Adjustment
183
Figure 7-1 Basic Parameters of VDT Workstation Adjustment (Adapted from
184
Computer Aided Design (CAD) Operator Preferences
185
Tips for Setting up and Using Your Workstation
185
Facilities Selection
185
Table 7-2 Workstation Adjustments Preferred by CAD Users
185
Adjusting Your Chair, Work Surface, and IRIS Indigo
186
Workstation Usage
187
Manufacturer's Regulatory Declarations
187
Electromagnetic Emissions for IRIS Indigo R3000 and IRIS Indigo R4400
191
Figure 7-2 VCCI Class 2 Statement for Japan
191
Electromagnetic Emissions for IRIS Indigo R3000 Elan and IRIS Indigo R4000
192
Figure 7-3 VCCI Class 1 Statement for Japan
192
Radio and Television Interference
192
Electrostatic Discharge
194
Ergonomics
194
Product Safety
194
Limited User Warranty
195
Shielded Cables
195
Cable Pinout Assignments
197
Serial Ports
197
Table A-1 4D Compatible Pin Assignments (RS-232)
197
Figure A-1 Serial Port Pinout Assignments
197
Parallel Port
198
Table A-2 Macintosh SE Compatible Pin Assignments (RS-422)
198
Figure A-2 Serial Port Pinout Assignments
198
Table A-3 Parallel Port (25-Pin DSUB Connector)
198
Ethernet AUI
200
Table A-4 Ethernet AUI Port (Thicknet)
200
Keyboard
201
Table A-5 Keyboard Port (6-Pin MINIDIN on the Keyboard))
201
Figure A-5 Keyboard Port Pinout Assignments
201
SCSI Port
202
Table A-6 SCSI Port
202
Audio
204
Table A-7 Audio Ports
204
Glossary
205
Workstation
217
Index
221
Important Note
228
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