Welcome to the Indigo2 IMPACT™ workstation. The Indigo2 IMPACT Workstation Owner's Guide is your complete guide to installing, diagnosing, and repairing your Indigo2 IMPACT workstation. Specifically, it tells you how to
set up your Indigo2 IMPACT workstation and turn it on
install and remove single inline memory modules (SIMMs)
install and remove option (EISA and GIO) boards
install peripherals
install and remove software
diagnose hardware problems
replace faulty parts
correctly maintain your workstation
Refer to this guide to set up the system, install hardware options, or find a solution when you suspect there is a hardware problem. Basic information on installing software is also included. For more advanced information on installing software, see the online Personal System Administration Guide.
The system and all the procedures in this guide are designed so that you may maintain and repair the system without the help of a trained technician. However, do not feel that you must work with the hardware yourself. You can always contact your service provider to have an authorized customer service personnel work with the hardware instead.
The Indigo2 IMPACT workstation ships with the following sources of information, as shown in Figure 1-1.
Indigo2 IMPACT Workstation Owner's Guide and pictorial setup poster
Software Installation Administrator's Guide
Release Notes (on the CD)
IRIS InSight™ online documentation and help
The following documentation can help you get your workstation up and running and help you become productive as soon as possible.
Refer to this manual (shown in Figure 1-2) to set up the system and install hardware options, or find solutions when you suspect there is a hardware problem. In addition, it contains basic information on installing and removing optional software.
The Software Installation Administrator's Guide (shown in Figure 1-3) is the complete reference guide on using the installation program Inst to install software. For information on using the Software Manager to install software, refer to the online Personal System Administration Guide.
The online documentation package is called IRIS InSight. The InSight icon is shown in Figure 1-4. To view the manuals, go to the Help toolchest and choose “Online Books.” You see bookshelves for end-user, developer, and administration manuals that ship online with the system. Double-click a book icon to open it.
For a description of the manuals and a listing of manuals that are available to purchase in hard copy, double-click the Documentation Catalog.
This manual uses these conventions:
References to other documents are in italics.
Names of menu choices and references to other chapters and sections within this guide are in quotation marks.
Names of buttons are in italics.
Numbered sentences are steps that you follow to complete a task. Below a step, sentences preceded by a box describe in detail how to do the step. For example:
Remove the front cover.
Face the front of the Indigo2 IMPACT workstation.
Snap the cover away from the top edge of the chassis and tip it down.
To set up the Indigo2 IMPACT workstation, go to Chapter 2, “Getting Started.” This chapter tells you how to choose a site, put all the pieces together, turn the system on, and set up your login account and network connection software.
For a visual overview of the back of the chassis and interior of the workstation, see Appendix C, “Exterior and Interior of Workstation.”
To install extra SIMMs, go to Chapter 3, “Installing and Removing Memory.”
To install option (GIO and EISA) boards, go to Chapter 4, “Installing and Removing Standalone Option Boards.”
To install graphics boards, and upgrade from and IMPACT Ready Indigo2 to an Indigo2 IMPACT, go to Chapter 5, “Identifying, Installing, and Removing Graphics Boards and Attached Option Boards.”
To upgrade from an IMPACT Ready Indigo2 to an Indigo2 IMPACT, go to Chapter 5, “Identifying, Installing, and Removing Graphics Boards and Attached Option Boards.”
To install peripherals, go to Chapter 6, “Installing and Removing Peripherals: Internal and External Devices.” This chapter tells you how to install internal and external drives, serial devices, and audio peripherals. You'll also learn which modems, printers, and other cables you can use with your Indigo2 IMPACT workstation.
To install Silicon Graphics® software, go to Chapter 7, “Installing and Removing Software.”
If you have a problem while powering on or using your Indigo2 IMPACT workstation, go to Chapter 8, “Troubleshooting.”
To order and replace parts, see Chapter 9, “Ordering, Removing, and Installing Replacement Parts.”
For information on maintenance and some tips on making your work environment comfortable, see Chapter 10, “Maintenance, Safety, and Regulatory Information.”
For regulatory information, go to Chapter 10, “Maintenance, Safety, and Regulatory Information” and see your Declaration of Conformity.
In addition to this manual, the Indigo2 IMPACT workstation ships with an online documentation package called IRIS InSight. To open IRIS InSight, choose “Online Books” from the Help toolchest.