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Silicon Graphics Zx10 Visual Workstation Owner's Guide
(document number: 007-4327-002 / published: 2000-09-20)
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Chapter 1. Setting Up the Hardware
This chapter describes how to set up the hardware for your system.
 | Caution: Remove and move items carefully. Do not drop items on a hard surface, or damage to internal components may result. You may need help to move heavy items.
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| Caution: Do not use the lip at the top rear of the base unit as a handhold when removing the base unit from packaging or when moving the base unit.
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Remove everything from the shipping cartons and verify you have (at a minimum) these items:
System base unit and power cord
Keyboard and mouse
Operating system software CD, diskettes, and documentation
Driver software CD
Monitor, power cord, and video cable (if purchased)
System documentation, including a quick-setup poster, an Owner's Guide, a System Board Guide, and Release Notes (if provided)
Save the packaging materials. If you need to return equipment for repair, it must be in its original packaging for you to get warranty service.
If you have already set up the system hardware using the quick-setup poster, review the rest of this chapter and then go to Chapter 2, “Setting Up the Software.”
Placing System Components
When placing system components, keep these guidelines in mind:
Place the base unit in an area where air can circulate freely around it.
Do not expose the system to high levels of dust, smoke, or moisture.
Maintain a temperature range of 50 °F to 90 °F (10 °C to 32 °C); the optimum operating temperature is 70 °F (21 °C).
Maintain a humidity range of 20 percent to 80 percent non-condensing; the optimum humidity is 50 percent non-condensing.
Connecting System Components
| Caution: If you do not use the cables delivered with the system, use shielded cables to prevent excessive electromagnetic interference (EMI). The cables delivered with the system reduce the amount of EMI produced by the system.
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After placing the system components, connect them together using the included cables.
The base unit and other system components have keyed and labeled ports, to make it easier to connect them together with the right cables. If you cannot connect a cable easily, ensure that you are aligning the cable connector correctly with the port.
The following figures illustrate the back of the base unit. Most ports on the back of the base unit are colored and labeled with icons for easy reference. Locations of expansion cards and their ports may differ from those shown.
To connect the system components:
Connect a video cable from the monitor to the video out port on the graphics controller card. See the graphics controller documentation for more information.
Connect cables from the keyboard and the mouse to their ports.
If you have speakers and a microphone, connect their cables to their ports. See the speaker and microphone documentation for more information.
Connect a cable from your site's Ethernet network to the Ethernet port.
Connect a cable from a parallel peripheral device to the parallel port.
Connect cables from any serial peripheral devices to the serial ports.
Connect cables from any USB peripheral devices to the USB ports.
Connect the cable from any external SCSI peripheral devices, or a SCSI terminator module, to the SCSI port. See “Connecting External SCSI Devices” in this chapter.
| Caution: On a server system, if you do not connect an external SCSI peripheral device to the SCSI port, connect a terminator module to the port.
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Connect cables to ports on any other installed expansion cards as required. See the expansion card documentation for more information.
| Caution: Do not connect the system power cord to the base unit or to an AC power outlet at this time. See “Connecting to AC Power” later in this chapter for more information.
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The following table describes the expansion slots and any typically installed expansion cards. Note that Slot 7 is a shared PCI/ISA slot; you can install a PCI expansion card or an ISA expansion card in this slot, but not both.
Table 1-1. Expansion Slots and Cards
Slot
| Type
| Typical Expansion Cards Installed
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1 (Top)
| AGP
| Graphics controller
| 2
| PCI (64-bit/33MHz)
| Varies by system
| 3
| PCI (64-bit/33MHz)
| Varies by system
| 4
| PCI (64-bit/33MHz)
| Varies by system
| 5
| PCI (64-bit/33MHz)
| Varies by system
| 6
| PCI (64-bit/33MHz)
| Varies by system
| 7
| PCI (64-bit/33MHz)
| Varies by system
| 7 (Bottom)
| ISA
| Varies by system
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| Caution: If a modem card used in the system receives ground from the system, ensure the system is connected to an earth-grounded AC power outlet.
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For information on installing or connecting to expansion cards, see Chapter 8, “Upgrading the System” and the expansion card documentation delivered with the system.
Connecting External SCSI DevicesThe system has a dual-channel low-voltage differential (LVD) SCSI controller integrated on the system board. You can connect external Ultra, Ultra2, or Ultra3 SCSI devices to this controller through the SCSI port on the back of the base unit.
| Caution: On a server system, if you do not connect an external SCSI peripheral device to the SCSI port, connect a terminator module to the port.
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 | Note: The figure below shows the possible locations for the SCSI port on the back of the base unit. Only one SCSI port is available on your system.
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To ensure data integrity and promote optimum performance:
To connect external SCSI devices:
If the system is connected to AC power and operating, shut down the system and unplug the system power cord from its AC power outlet.
If a terminator module is connected to the SCSI port on the system, remove it.
Connect one end of a SCSI cable to the SCSI port on the system.
Connect the other end of the SCSI cable to a SCSI peripheral device.
Connect a SCSI cable between SCSI ports on any additional SCSI peripheral devices.
Set the SCSI ID of each peripheral device to a unique SCSI ID number. Do not use any SCSI ID numbers already used by the system.
For each SCSI peripheral device connected to the port, if the device is:
The last or only device on the SCSI chain, install or enable SCSI termination
Not the last or only device on the SCSI chain, disable or remove SCSI termination
Ensure that the power switch on each peripheral device is in the off position; then connect the power cord from each peripheral device to an AC power outlet.
Turn on power to all connected SCSI peripheral devices and then start the system.
If necessary, install software drivers and configure the peripheral devices according to the vendor's instructions.
See Chapter 8, “Upgrading the System” for additional details on installing external SCSI peripheral devices.
| Caution: The AC power cord for this unit is the service disconnect. To remove AC power from the system, you must unplug the system power cord from its AC power outlet.
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| Caution: Ensure the AC power outlet to which the system's power cord connects is close to the system and is easily accessible.
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When you connect the system's base unit to AC power, auxiliary power is applied to the system. Auxiliary power ensures that system components power up quickly when needed. See Chapter 4, “Operating the System” for more information on controlling system power.
To connect the system to AC power:
Make sure the AC voltage selection switch on the power supply (on the back of the base unit) is set to the proper line voltage for your location.
If your location uses 90 to 135 volts, the number 115 must be visible.
If your location uses 180 to 264 volts, the number 230 must be visible.
 | Warning: If you do not set the AC voltage selection switch on the power supply correctly, equipment damage may occur when you connect the system to AC power.
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Connect the system's power cord to the AC power receptacle on the base unit.
Connect the power cords from the monitor, base unit, and any external peripheral devices to properly grounded three-prong AC power outlets.
| Caution: Before starting the system for the first time, you may want to learn more about system power, startup, and shutdown. See Chapter 4, “Operating the System” for more information.
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To start (apply full power to) the system, open the door on the front of the base unit and press the Power button.
You can do the following to prepare your system for use:
If you want to get going with the default setup, go to Chapter 2, “Setting Up the Software” to start the system and go through operating system Setup. If you start the system and then turn it off before completing operating system Setup, you will have to reinstall the operating system and associated system software.
The operating system is already installed through the first phase of the Setup process. If you want to reinstall the operating system and associated system software instead of completing Setup, see Chapter 6, “Reinstalling the Operating System”.
Silicon Graphics Zx10 Visual Workstation Owner's Guide
(document number: 007-4327-002 / published: 2000-09-20)
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Front Matter
About This Guide
Chapter 1. Setting Up the Hardware
Chapter 2. Setting Up the Software
Chapter 3. Configuring the System
Chapter 4. Operating the System
Chapter 5. Troubleshooting Operational Problems
Chapter 6. Reinstalling the Operating System
Chapter 7. Gaining Access to System Components
Chapter 8. Upgrading the System
Chapter 9. Servicing the System
Chapter 10. System Hardware and Specifications
Appendix A. Ergonomics Guide
Index
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