Welcome to the IRIS Indigo®! The IRIS Indigo Owner's Guide is your complete guide to installing, diagnosing, and repairing your IRIS Indigo workstation. Specifically, it tells you how to:
set up your IRIS Indigo workstation and turn it on
install and remove SIMMs
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 a complete reference on installing software, refer to the IRIS Software Installation 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 maintenance provider to have an authorized technician work with the hardware instead.
The Indigo workstation ships with the following sources of information, as shown in Figure 1-1:
Indigo Workstation Owner's Guide and pictorial setup poster
IRIS Software Installation Guide
IRIXTM 5.2 Release Notes (on the compact disc)
online System Tour
IRIS InSightTM online documentation and help
The following sections contain information on options that 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, refer to it when you install or remove optional software. For complete software reference information, refer to the IRIS Software Installation Guide.
This guide explains how to install Silicon Graphics software and how to use the installation program, inst. Basic information on installing and removing software is contained in the Indigo Workstation Owner's Guide. The IRIS Software Installation Guide is a complete reference guide.
This documentation uses these conventions.
References to other documents are in italics.
References to other chapters and sections within this guide are in quotation marks.
Names of buttons are in italics.
Names of menu choices are in quotation marks.
Numbered sentences are steps 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 panel.
Press down on the two tabs on the top of the panel.
Pull the panel away from the Indigo chassis.
The online documentation package is called IRIS InSight. The InSight icon is shown in Figure 1-3.
To view the manuals, go to the Help toolchest and choose “On-line Books.” It includes the following end-user manuals:
Document Catalog—Lists all manuals available to purchase in hardcopy.
IRIS Essentials—Includes step-by-step instructions for using your system's Indigo Magic environment to perform tasks such as running applications, finding files, printing files, and so on.
Personal System Administration Guide—Explains how to manage your system: create login accounts, set up network connections, do backups, and so on.
IRIS Utilities Guide—Describes how to use the Desktop tools, such as the basic text editor jot.
ImageVision Tools User's Guide—Describes how to use the ImageVision tools to scan, lay out, and edit images.
Media Tools User's Guide—Describes how to use the media tools such as Capture, Sound Editor, and Movie Maker. Media Control Panels User's Guide—Describes how to use the Audio and Video Control Panels.
IRIS ShowcaseTM User's Guide —Describes how to use the integrated drawing and presentation program.
The above manuals are available online only. However, you can print the sections and chapters you need.
IRIS InSight includes the following online administrator manuals.
Advanced Site and Server Administration Guide
NetLSTM (Network License System) Administration Guide
You will also see the following administrator manuals, if you purchased them.
NFS® (Network File System) Administration Guide
NIS (Network Information Service) Administration Guide
Printed versions of the manuals listed above, the Diskless Workstation Administration Guide, and other manuals are available in a System Administrator's Kit, M4-ADMN. To buy the kit, in the U.S. or Canada call SGI Express at 1-800-800-SGI1 (7441), extension 4650. Outside these areas, contact your local sales office or distributor.
To see what other printed manuals are available to purchase, open the “Document Catalog” in IRIS InSight.
The online System Tour introduces you to the features and functionality of the Silicon Graphics Indigo Magic User Environment. This environment combines a unique desktop management system with digital media tools in one “Media User Interface” that uses audio, video, and graphics.
Additionally, the System Tour teaches you how to use many of the tools available in the environment. To view the System Tour, double-click the System Tour icon (shown in Figure 1-4) on the desktop.
To set up your IRIS Indigo 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.
To install extra SIMMs, go to Chapter 3, “Installing Memory.”
To install peripherals, go to Chapter 4, “Installing Peripherals.” This chapter tells you how to install internal drives and external drives, serial devices, and audio peripherals. You'll also learn which modems, printers, and other cables you can use with your IRIS Indigo workstation.
To install Silicon Graphics software, go to Chapter 5, “Installing and Removing Software.”
If you have a problem while powering on or using your IRIS Indigo, go to Chapter 6, “Troubleshooting.”
For information on safety, maintenance, and some tips on making your work environment comfortable, see Chapter 7, “Safety, Maintenance, and Regulatory Information.”
In addition to this manual, the Indigo workstation ships with an online documentation package called IRIS InSight. To open IRIS InSight, choose “On-line Books” from the Help toolchest.