Index

adapter cable, PC
Serial Devices Using a PC Adapter Cable

addresses, for external devices
Assigning a SCSI Address to the External Device

adjusting
chair height
Adjusting Your Chair, Work Surface, and the Indy Workstation
monitor height
Adjusting Your Chair, Work Surface, and the Indy Workstation
work surface area
Adjusting Your Chair, Work Surface, and the Indy Workstation

audio
confidence test for
Audio Confidence Test
controlling the volume
About the Controls on the Front Panel
turning off
About the Controls on the Front Panel
turning on
About the Controls on the Front Panel

audio devices, installing
Installing Audio Devices

audio ports
Installing Audio Devices

audio ports, cable pinout assignments
Audio Port

audio tools
Installing Audio Devices

backups
Recovering from a System Crash
Recovering from a System Crash
Software Do's and Don'ts

boards
checking the installation
Checking the GIO Option Board Installation

cable pinout assignments
for the audio ports
Audio Port
for the composite video (RCA) port
Analog Composite Video (RCA) Port
for the digital video port
Digital Video Port
for the Ethernet 10-BASE T port
ISDN Port
Ethernet 10-BASE T Port
for the Ethernet AUI port
Ethernet AUI Port
for the graphics port
Graphics Port
for the ISDN port
ISDN Port
for the mouse port
Mouse Port
for the parallel port
Parallel Port
for the s-video port
Analog S-Video Port
for the SCSI port
SCSI Port
for the serial ports
Serial Ports

cables
connecting serial
Connecting a Serial Device
dial and button boxes
Connecting a Serial Device
Ethernet 10-BASE T
Connecting an Ethernet 10-BASE T Cable
Ethernet AUI
Connecting an Ethernet AUI Cable
external SCSI
Connecting the External SCSI Device
ISDN
Connecting an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Cable
maximum length for SCSI
Connecting the External SCSI Device
modem
Modem Cable
power for floptical
Installing the Drive
printer/dumb terminal
Printer/Dumb Terminal Serial Cable
SCSI ribbon for floptical
Installing the Drive
serial
Serial Cables
Silicon Graphics PC adapter
Serial Devices Using a PC Adapter Cable
Silicon Graphics serial adapter
Serial Devices Using a Silicon Graphics Adapter Cable
using shielded
Shielded Cables

camera
adjusting the color
Using the IndyCamera
focusing
Using the IndyCamera
getting an image
Using the IndyCamera
problems
No Indy Cam Image or Wrong Color Image
recording to file
Recording to a File
setting up
Using the IndyCamera

catalog of documentation
IRIS InSight Online Documentation and Help

CD-ROM drive
problems
External SCSI Device Not Working
special instructions
If You Installed a CD-ROM Drive

checking new memory SIMMs
Verifying the New Memory

cleaning DAT drives
Cleaning DAT Drives

composite video (RCA), cable pinout assignments
Analog Composite Video (RCA) Port

confidence test
for audio
Audio Confidence Test
for keyboard
Keyboard Confidence Test
for monitors
Monitor Confidence Test
for mouse
Mouse Confidence Test
for Presenter
Indy Presenter Confidence Test
for tape drives
Quarter-Inch Cartridge (QIC) Tape and Digital Audio Tape (DAT) Drives Confidence Test

confidence tests
Confidence Tests
Confidence Tests

connecting
audio devices
Installing Audio Devices
external SCSI devices
Installing External SCSI Devices
serial devices
Connecting a Serial Device
video devices
Installing Video Devices

console terminals
Installing Serial Devices

Console window
Console Window

cover
locking
Locking the Top Cover
removing
Removing the Top Cover

CPU module
error messages
Solid Red LED with an Error Message
replacing
Replacing the CPU module

daisy-chaining external devices
Connecting the External SCSI Device

DAT drives, cleaning
Cleaning DAT Drives

diagnosing
hardware problems
Diagnosing Hardware Problems

diagnostic tests
Interactive Diagnostic Environment (IDE) Tests
confidence tests
Confidence Tests
for audio
Audio Confidence Test
for keyboard
Keyboard Confidence Test
for monitors
Monitor Confidence Test
for mouse
Mouse Confidence Test
for peripherals
Confidence Tests
for Presenter
Indy Presenter Confidence Test
for tape drives
Quarter-Inch Cartridge (QIC) Tape and Digital Audio Tape (DAT) Drives Confidence Test
power-on
Power-on Tests
Turning On the Workstation
Turning On the Workstation

dial and button boxes
Connecting a Serial Device
Installing Serial Devices

dials boxes
Installing Serial Devices

digital video port, cable pinout assignments
Digital Video Port

digitizer tablets
Installing Serial Devices

dimensions of workstation
Physical Environment Specifications

disabling system maintenance password
Disabling the System Maintenance Password

disk drives:See drives
Formatting a Floppy or Floptical Disk

disks
ejecting floppy
Ejecting a Floppy or Floptical Disk
ejecting floptical
Ejecting a Floppy or Floptical Disk
formatting floppy
Formatting a Floppy or Floptical Disk
formatting floptical
Formatting a Floppy or Floptical Disk

documentation catalog
IRIS InSight Online Documentation and Help

drive addresses, for external drives
Assigning a SCSI Address to the External Device

drive bracket
Installing the Drive

drives
cleaning DAT
Cleaning DAT Drives
installing
Installing an Internal Floptical Drive or Second Hard Disk Drive
problems
Internal Floptical Drive or Second Hard Disk Drive
Not Working
removing
Removing Drives
Removing Drives
replacing floptical
Replacing the Internal Floptical Drive or Second Hard Disk Drive
replacing system
Replacing the System Drive
testing the installation
Testing the Internal Drive

ecifications for power
Physical Environment Specifications

ejecting floptical disks
Ejecting a Floppy or Floptical Disk

electromagnetic emissions
Electromagnetic Emissions

empty drive bracket
Installing the Drive

error messages
for CPU module
Solid Red LED with an Error Message
for memory SIMMs
Blinking Red LED with an Error Message

<Esc\> key, to perform system maintenance
Recovering from a System Crash

Ethernet
attaching to Ethernet 10-BASE T
Connecting an Ethernet 10-BASE T Cable
attaching to Ethernet AUI
Connecting an Ethernet AUI Cable

Ethernet 10-Base T, cable pinout assignments
Ethernet 10-BASE T Port

Ethernet AUI, cable pinout assignments
Ethernet AUI Port

external devices
daisy-chaining
Connecting the External SCSI Device
installing
Installing External SCSI Devices
problems
External SCSI Device Not Working
replacing
Replacing External SCSI Devices
SCSI addresses
Assigning a SCSI Address to the External Device

EZsetup, creating login
Creating Your Login Account and Network Connection

floppy disks
ejecting
Ejecting a Floppy or Floptical Disk

floppy disks, formatting
Formatting a Floppy or Floptical Disk

floptical disks
formatting
Ejecting a Floppy or Floptical Disk

floptical disks, formatting
Formatting a Floppy or Floptical Disk

floptical drive
ejecting disks
Ejecting a Floppy or Floptical Disk
installing
Installing an Internal Floptical Drive or Second Hard Disk Drive
jumper settings
Floptical Drive Jumper Settings
removing
Removing Drives
replacing
Replacing the Internal Floptical Drive or Second Hard Disk Drive
setting SCSI address on
Floptical Drive Jumper Settings

formatting
floppy disks
Formatting a Floppy or Floptical Disk
floptical disks
Formatting a Floppy or Floptical Disk

formatting command for tape drives
If You Installed a Tape Drive

front panel controls
About the Controls on the Front Panel

GIO option board
checking the installation
Checking the GIO Option Board Installation
replacing
Replacing a GIO Option Board

graphics board
replacing
Replacing the Graphics Board
replacing XZ
Replacing the XZ Graphics Boardset

graphics port, cable pinout assignments
Graphics Port

guidelines, Visual Display Terminal
ANSI Standard for Visual Display Terminal Workstations

hard disk drive:See drives
Replacing the Internal Floptical Drive or Second Hard Disk Drive

hardware reset
About the Controls on the Front Panel

hardware, maintenance
Hardware Do's and Don'ts

help:See also troubleshooting
IRIS InSight and Online Help
accessing online
IRIS InSight Online Documentation and Help
IRIS InSight and Online Help

IDE (Interactive Diagnostic Environment) tests
Interactive Diagnostic Environment (IDE) Tests

Indy Cam camera
focusing and adjusting
Using the IndyCamera
problems
No Indy Cam Image or Wrong Color Image
recording to file
Recording to a File
setting up
Using the IndyCamera

Indy Presenter
confidence test for
Indy Presenter Confidence Test

InSight documentation
IRIS InSight Online Documentation and Help

installing
audio devices
Installing Audio Devices
CD-ROM drive
Installing External SCSI Devices
DAT drive
Installing External SCSI Devices
Ethernet 10-BASE T cable
Connecting an Ethernet 10-BASE T Cable
Ethernet AUI cable
Connecting an Ethernet AUI Cable
external devices
Installing External SCSI Devices
floptical drive
Installing an Internal Floptical Drive or Second Hard Disk Drive
IndyCam camera
Using the IndyCamera
internal drives
Installing Peripherals: Internal and
External Devices
ISDN cable
Connecting an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Cable
memory SIMMs
Installing SIMMs
network cable
Connecting the Network Cable
printers
If You Installed a Printer
second hard disk drive
Installing an Internal Floptical Drive or Second Hard Disk Drive
serial devices
Installing Serial Devices
Connecting a Serial Device
software subsystems
Choosing Subsystems to Install or Remove
tape drive
Installing External SCSI Devices
video devices
Installing Video Devices

interference to radios and televisions
Radio and Television Interference

internal drive:See drives
Installing Peripherals: Internal and
External Devices

international keyboard support
Turning On the Workstation

IRIX shell
Console Window

ISDN
connecting cable
Connecting an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Cable

ISDN port
cable pinout assignments
ISDN Port

jumper settings, floptical drive
Floptical Drive Jumper Settings

keyboard
confidence test for
Keyboard Confidence Test
international support for
Turning On the Workstation

language of keyboard
Turning On the Workstation

LED light colors
Power-on Tests

limited user warranty
Limited User Warranty

locking the top cover
Locking the Top Cover

logging in
Logging In to the Workstation

login account
setting up
Creating Your Login Account and Network Connection

maintenance
Maintaining Your Hardware and Software

manuals, accessing online
IRIS InSight and Online Help

memory SIMMs
checking after installation
Verifying the New Memory
error messages
Blinking Red LED with an Error Message
installing
Installing Memory
replacing
Replacing SIMMs

MIDI devices
Installing Serial Devices

minimizing screen glare
Adjusting Your Chair, Work Surface, and the Indy Workstation

modems
Installing Serial Devices

monitor
confidence test for
Monitor Confidence Test

mouse
confidence test for
Mouse Confidence Test
problem
Mouse Not Working or Erratic
shortcuts with
Mouse Techniques and Shortcuts
techniques
Mouse Techniques and Shortcuts

mouse port, cable pinout assignments
Mouse Port

muting audio
About the Controls on the Front Panel

on/off button
About the Controls on the Front Panel

online
help
IRIS InSight and Online Help
manuals
IRIS InSight Online Documentation and Help
IRIS InSight and Online Help

optical mouse
Installing Serial Devices

option boards
checking the installation
Checking the GIO Option Board Installation

orange LED
Turning On the Workstation

parallel port, cable pinout assignments
Parallel Port

part numbers, system components
Ordering a Replacement Part

parts
replacement
Ordering, Removing, and Installing Replacement Parts

password, disabling PROM
Disabling the System Maintenance Password

PC adapter cable for serial devices
Serial Devices Using a PC Adapter Cable

peripherals
confidence tests for
Confidence Tests
serial devices
Installing Serial Devices

physical environment specifications
Physical Environment Specifications

power button
About the Controls on the Front Panel

power cable
connecting to electrical outlet
Putting the Pieces Together
connecting to external device
Connecting the External SCSI Device
connecting to floptical
Installing the Drive
connecting to Indy
Putting the Pieces Together

power requirements
Physical Environment Specifications

power supply
replacing
Replacing the Power Supply
specifications for Indy
Physical Environment Specifications
Putting the Pieces Together

power-on tests
Power-on Tests
Turning On the Workstation

powering off the workstation
Turning Off Your Indy Workstation

powering on the workstation
Turning On the Workstation

Presenter
confidence test for
Indy Presenter Confidence Test

printer
installing
If You Installed a Printer
problems
Printer Problems
serial cable
Printer/Dumb Terminal Serial Cable

problem
blinking red light
Blinking Red LED with No Error Message
Blinking Red LED with an Error Message
common hardware
Common Problems
external devices
External SCSI Device Not Working
Indy Cam camera
No Indy Cam Image or Wrong Color Image
no light on front of system
No Visible Light from the LED with No Error Message
no power to system
No Power to the System
solid red light
Solid Red LED with No Error Message
with external device
External SCSI Device Not Working
with floptical drive
Internal Floptical Drive or Second Hard Disk Drive
Not Working
with internal drive
Internal Floptical Drive or Second Hard Disk Drive
Not Working
with mouse
Mouse Not Working or Erratic
with printer
Printer Problems
Monitor Image Distorted or No Image

problems
diagnosing
Diagnosing Hardware Problems

PROM password, disabling
Disabling the System Maintenance Password

radio interference
Radio and Television Interference

recovery from system crashes
Recovering from a System Crash

red LED light
Turning On the Workstation

red light
Solid Red LED with No Error Message
blinking
Power-on Tests
solid
Power-on Tests

regulatory declarations
Manufacturer's Regulatory Declarations

removing
drives
Removing Drives
Removing Drives
GIO option boards
Replacing a GIO Option Board
memory SIMMs
Replacing SIMMs
second internal second hard disk
Replacing the Internal Floptical Drive or Second Hard Disk Drive
software subsystems
Choosing Subsystems to Install or Remove
the CPU module
Replacing the CPU module
the floptical drive
Replacing the Internal Floptical Drive or Second Hard Disk Drive
the graphics board
Replacing the Graphics Board
the power supply
Replacing the Power Supply
the system disk drive
Replacing the System Drive
the top cover
Removing the Top Cover
the XZ graphics boardset
Replacing the XZ Graphics Boardset

replacement parts
Ordering a Replacement Part
Ordering, Removing, and Installing Replacement Parts

replacing
external SCSI devices
Replacing External SCSI Devices
GIO option boards
Replacing a GIO Option Board
internal parts
Replacing Internal Parts
memory SIMMs
Replacing SIMMs
second internal hard disk
Replacing the Internal Floptical Drive or Second Hard Disk Drive
the CPU module
Replacing the CPU module
the floptical drive
Replacing the Internal Floptical Drive or Second Hard Disk Drive
the graphics board
Replacing the Graphics Board
the power supply
Replacing the Power Supply
the system disk drive
Replacing the System Drive
the workstation
Replacing the System
the XZ graphics boardset
Replacing the XZ Graphics Boardset

Reset button
About the Controls on the Front Panel
Recovering from a System Crash

s-video port, cable pinout assignments
Analog S-Video Port

safety
Safety, Maintenance, and
Regulatory Information

screens:See monitors
Software Do's and Don'ts

SCSI addresses, for external devices
Assigning a SCSI Address to the External Device

SCSI cable
connecting to external device
Connecting the External SCSI Device
connecting to floptical
Installing the Drive
maximum length
Installing External SCSI Devices

SCSI device, problems with external
External SCSI Device Not Working

SCSI port, cable pinout assignments
SCSI Port

SCSI terminator
Connecting the External SCSI Device
Installing External SCSI Devices
Connecting the External SCSI Device

second hard disk
installing
Installing an Internal Floptical Drive or Second Hard Disk Drive

serial cable
modem
Modem Cable
PC adapter
Serial Devices Using a PC Adapter Cable
printer/dumb terminal
Printer/Dumb Terminal Serial Cable
Silicon Graphics adapter
Serial Devices Using a Silicon Graphics Adapter Cable
Serial Devices Using a Silicon Graphics Adapter Cable

serial connectors
Connecting a Serial Device

serial devices
installing
Installing Serial Devices
modem cable
Modem Cable
PC adapter cable
Serial Devices Using a PC Adapter Cable
Silicon Graphics serial adapter cable
Serial Devices Using a Silicon Graphics Adapter Cable

serial number, locating
Ordering a Replacement Part
Finding Your Workstation's Serial Number

serial ports, cable pinout assignments
Serial Ports

service information
Service and Support Information

shielded cables
Shielded Cables

shutting down the workstation
Turning Off Your Indy Workstation

Silicon Graphics, Inc.
replacement parts
Ordering, Removing, and Installing Replacement Parts
service and support
Service and Support Information

SIMMs
checking after installation
Verifying the New Memory
error messages
Blinking Red LED with an Error Message
installing
Installing Memory
replacing
Replacing SIMMs

software
maintenance
Software Do's and Don'ts
system crashes
Recovering from a System Crash

specifications for power
Physical Environment Specifications
Putting the Pieces Together

specifications, table
Physical Environment Specifications

subsystems
installing and removing
Choosing Subsystems to Install or Remove

support information
Service and Support Information

symptoms, hardware problems
Power-on Tests

system
maintenance
Recovering from a System Crash
recovering from a crash
Recovering from a System Crash
replacing
Replacing the System

system disk drive
replacing
Replacing the System Drive

System Maintenance Menu
Recovering from a System Crash

system maintenance password, disabling
Disabling the System Maintenance Password

System toolchest
to shut down the workstation
Using the Toolchest to Shut Down the System

System Tour
System Tour

tape drives
additional
If You Installed a Tape Drive
confidence test for
Quarter-Inch Cartridge (QIC) Tape and Digital Audio Tape (DAT) Drives Confidence Test
format command
If You Installed a Tape Drive
problems
External SCSI Device Not Working

technical specifications, table
Physical Environment Specifications

television interference
Radio and Television Interference

terminator, SCSI
Installing External SCSI Devices
Connecting the External SCSI Device
Connecting the External SCSI Device

Toolchest, to shut down workstation
Using the Toolchest to Shut Down the System

top cover
locking
Locking the Top Cover
removing
Removing the Top Cover

troubleshooting
audio, confidence test for
Audio Confidence Test
blinking red light
Blinking Red LED with an Error Message
Blinking Red LED with No Error Message
confidence tests
Confidence Tests
diagnostic tests
Interactive Diagnostic Environment (IDE) Tests
external SCSI device
External SCSI Device Not Working
floptical drive
Internal Floptical Drive or Second Hard Disk Drive
Not Working
Indy Cam
No Indy Cam Image or Wrong Color Image
internal drive
Internal Floptical Drive or Second Hard Disk Drive
Not Working
keyboard, confidence test for
Keyboard Confidence Test
monitor, confidence test for
Monitor Confidence Test
mouse problem
Mouse Not Working or Erratic
mouse, confidence test for
Mouse Confidence Test
no light on front of system
No Visible Light from the LED with No Error Message
no power
No Power to the System
Presenter, confidence test for
Indy Presenter Confidence Test
printer problems
Printer Problems
recovery from system crashes
Recovering from a System Crash
replacement parts
Ordering, Removing, and Installing Replacement Parts
replacing the GIO option boards
Replacing a GIO Option Board
SCSI device
External SCSI Device Not Working
service and support
Service and Support Information
solid red light
Solid Red LED with No Error Message
table of symptoms
Power-on Tests
tape drives, confidence test for
Quarter-Inch Cartridge (QIC) Tape and Digital Audio Tape (DAT) Drives Confidence Test
with IDE tests
Interactive Diagnostic Environment (IDE) Tests

turning off the workstation
Turning Off Your Indy Workstation

turning on the workstation
Turning On the Workstation

video devices
installing
Installing Video Devices

video ports
Installing Video Devices
cable pinout assignments
Digital Video Port

video tools
Installing Video Devices

Visual Display Terminal (VDT) guidelines
ANSI Standard for Visual Display Terminal Workstations

volume button
About the Controls on the Front Panel

warranty
Limited User Warranty

work surface, selecting
Facilities Selection

workstation
shutting down
Turning Off Your Indy Workstation

workstation
radio and television interference caused by
Radio and Television Interference
replacing
Replacing the System
service and support information
Service and Support Information
turning off
Turning Off Your Indy Workstation
turning on
Turning On the Workstation

XZ graphics boardset, removing
Replacing the XZ Graphics Boardset