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Silicon Graphics Prism Deskside Visualization System Hardware User's Guide
(document number: 007-4772-002 / published: 2005-11-09)
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Welcome to the user's guide for the Silicon Graphics® Prism™ Deskside visualization system. Your new deskside system offers one or two graphics pipes and a high-bandwidth architecture in a convenient free-standing deskside tower chassis. The system is available in a variety of configurations and can be upgraded to meet your future needs.
This guide shows you how to set up, use, and troubleshoot your system. Go to the first chapter for quick start information, or use the table of contents to find the topic area you need. This guide is provided for all end-users, administrators and technical support staff. Many of the hardware tasks are relatively simple and require minimal computer knowledge. A few tasks are more difficult; they are easier to perform if you have some computer hardware experience.
This guide is written for owners, system administrators, and users of the Silicon Graphics Prism Deskside visualization system. It is written with the assumption that the reader has a good general knowledge of computer graphics and computer operations.
Your SGI system support engineer (SSE) should perform the addition or replacement of parts, cabling, and service of your Silicon Graphics Prism Deskside system, with the exception of the following tasks that you may perform yourself:
Installing and booting your system.
Cabling the system to standard and optional peripherals.
Using your system console to enter commands and perform system functions such as powering on and powering off.
Using the On/Off, reset, and non-maskable interrupt (NMI) switches on the front panel of your system.
Removing and replacing the base I/O PCI card.
Installing and removing other PCI and PCI–X cards (including graphics cards).
Installing and removing disk drives.
Removing and replacing the DVD-ROM drive.
Installing and removing memory modules (DIMMs).
Removing and replacing the L1 controller display.
Removing and replacing system cooling fans.
 | Warning: To ensure your safety and protect your system, do not add or replace any components that this guide does not designate as customer replaceable. Contact your SGI system support engineer (SSE) to install any hardware components that are not designated as customer replaceable in this guide.
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The following topics are covered in this guide:
Chapter 1, “Quick Start Installation and Operation Procedures”, provides instructions for unpacking and setting up your new system. It also explains how to power the system on, log in, access programs, and power off the system.
Chapter 2, “System Overview
”, describes the parts of the system and gives an overview of how they work together. It also provides configuration information and describes optional components.
Chapter 3, “Maintenance and Upgrade Procedures”, provides instructions for installing and removing parts of the system. If the part you wish to add or replace does not appear in this chapter, please contact your SGI service representative.
Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting and Diagnostics”, explains how to find problems with your system and resolve them. The section on L1 error codes covers general errors you might encounter as well as serious problems that may occur when a system is unable to boot. It also includes instructions for running the system diagnostics, which can help you find problems. Information on reconfiguring the XF86Config file for specialized operation of the system is also found in this chapter.
Appendix A, “Technical Specifications and Pinouts” provides specifications for the size, weight, and power consumption of the system. It also lists environmental specifications and connector and cable pinouts.
Appendix B, “Regulatory Specifications” lists all regulatory information related to use of the system in the United States and other countries and provides a list of safety instructions to follow when installing, operating, or servicing the system.
For additional information on working with your Silicon Graphics Prism Deskside visualization system, see the following SGI documentation:
SGI L1 and L2 Controller Software User's Guide (007-3938-00x) (available online). This guide describes the L1 and L2 controller functions, commands, and error messages that you may need to operate and maintain your system.
SGIconsole Hardware Connectivity Guide (007–4340-00x) (optional). This guide describes how to connect an optional SGIconsole to SGI systems. You can use an optional SGIconsole to manage and monitor multiple Silicon Graphics systems.
Obtaining Maximum Performance on Silicon Graphics Prism Visualization Systems (007-4751-xxx). This document, intended primarily for application developers, provides guidance on how to get the best performance from a Silicon Graphics Prism Visualization System.
You can obtain SGI documentation, release notes, or man pages in the following ways:
See the SGI Technical Publications Library at http://docs.sgi.com
. Various formats are available. This library contains the most recent and most comprehensive set of online books, release notes, man pages, and other information.
SGI ProPack for Linux documentation, and all other documentation included in the RPMs on the distribution CDs can be found on the CD titled “SGI ProPack vX.X for Linux - Documentation CD.” To access the information on the documentation CD, open the index.html file with a web browser. Because this online file can be updated later in the release cycle than this document, you should check it for the latest information.
The release notes, which contain the latest information about software and documentation in this release, are on the SGI ProPack for Linux Documentation CD in the root directory, in a file named README.TXT.
 | Note: There are no command line grelnotes or relnotes available on an SGI Linux system. The InfoSearch tool is not available with Linux.
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The following conventions are used throughout this publication:
SGI provides a comprehensive
product support and maintenance program for its products, as follows:
If you are in North America, contact the Technical Assistance Center at
+1 800 800 4SGI or contact your authorized service provider.
If you are outside North America, contact the SGI subsidiary or authorized distributor in your country.
If you have comments about the technical accuracy, content, or organization of this document, contact SGI. Be sure to include the title and document number of the manual with your comments. (Online, the document number is located in the front matter of the manual. In printed manuals, the document number is located at the bottom of each page.)
You can contact SGI in any of the following ways:
Send e-mail to the following address:
techpubs@sgi.com
Use the Feedback option on the Technical Publications Library webpage:
http://docs.sgi.com
Contact your customer service representative and ask that an incident be filed in the SGI incident tracking system.
Send mail to the following address:
Technical Publications
SGI
1500 Crittenden Lane, M/S 535
Mountain View, CA 94043
Send a fax to the attention of “Technical Publications” at +1 650 932 0801.
SGI values your comments and will respond to them promptly.
Silicon Graphics Prism Deskside Visualization System Hardware User's Guide
(document number: 007-4772-002 / published: 2005-11-09)
table of contents | additional info | download
Front Matter
About This Guide
Chapter 1. Quick Start Installation and Operation Procedures
Chapter 2. System Overview
Chapter 3. Maintenance and Upgrade Procedures
Chapter 4. Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
Appendix A. Technical Specifications and Pinouts
Appendix B. Regulatory Specifications
Index
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