Index

accessing System Maintenance menu
Accessing the System Maintenance Menu
IDE Tests

active speaker
Installing the Speakers and Headphones

adapters and serial cables
Serial Cables and Adapters

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

analog line level specifications
Analog Line Level Port Pinout
Analog Line Level Audio Specifications

audio
analog line level
About Analog Line Level Audio
coaxial digital
About Coaxial Digital Audio
optical digital
About the Optical Digital Port and Cable

audio devices,installing
Installing Audio Devices

audio ports
Installing Audio Devices

back view of workstation
Back View

backups
Recovering From a System Crash

baffle
installing
Installing the Baffle
removing
Removing a Blank Panel With Baffle

banks, DIMM
About Memory

bezel
removing
Removing the Bezel
replacing
Replacing the Bezel

blank panel
drive bay, removing
Removing the Blank Panel
internal drive, installing
Replacing a Blank Panel
PCI module
Installing the PCI Module
XIO
About the XIO Module and XIO Boards

blank panel, XIO, installing
Installing a Graphics Board, Option Board, or Blank Panel

button, reset
Recovering From a System Crash

cable guard
installing
Installing the Cable Guard
removing
Removing a Graphics Board, Option Board, or Blank Panel With No Baffle

cable length
daisy-chaining SCSI devices
About Cables
SCSI devices
About Cables

cable specifications
PC modem serial cable
PC Modem Serial Cable
printer/dumb terminal serial
Printer/Dumb Terminal Serial Cable
serial port adapter cables
Serial Port Adapter Cables

cables
external devices
About Cables
SCSI, daisy-chaining devices
Cabling the Devices
serial cables
Attaching the Device
serial cables and adapters
Serial Cables and Adapters
using shielded
Shielded Cables
Shielded Cables

cap, compression connector
Removing the System Module

chassis, lifting
Removing and Installing the Plastic Base

cleaning, DAT or DLT drives
Cleaning DAT or DLT Drives

coaxial digital port specifications
Coaxial Digital Port Pinout

color coded DIMMs
About Memory

combining SCSI devices
About Cables

compression connector
cap
Removing the System Module
care and cleaning
Care and Cleaning of the Compression Connector
description
Care and Cleaning of the Compression Connector
handling instructions
Guidelines for Storing and Handling the Compression Connector
PCI module
Removing the PCI Module
system module
Removing the System Module

confidence test
Confidence Tests

configuring, serial devices
Configuring the Device

connect, SCSI device
Connecting the SCSI Devices

console window
The Console Window

cover, top plastic, removing and replacing
Removing and Installing the Plastics: Top and Base

CPU, installing
Installing a CPU/Processor

creating system disk
Creating a System Disk From the PROM Monitor

daisy-chaining SCSI devices
About Cables

DAT drive
Cleaning DAT or DLT Drives

Declaration of Conformity
Manufacturer's Declaration of Conformity

desktop
The IRIX Interactive Desktop and Its Icons

diagnostic tests
Running Diagnostic Tests

dial and button boxes
Installing Serial Devices

digitizer tablets
Installing Serial Devices

dimensions of workstation
Physical Environment Specifications

DIMM
banks
About Memory
color coding
About Memory
installing
Installing Memory
removing
Removing Memory
sockets
About Memory

disabling system maintenance password
Disabling the System Maintenance Password

disk capacity
About Internal Drives

disk drives. See drives
Formatting an External Floppy Disk Drive

disks, formatting floppy
Formatting an External Floppy Disk Drive

DLT drive
Cleaning DAT or DLT Drives

documentation
Documentation and Information Sources

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

drive bays, option
Installing an Internal Option Drive

drives
cleaning DAT or DLT
Cleaning DAT or DLT Drives
DAT or DLT
Cleaning DAT or DLT Drives
installing external
Installing External SCSI Devices
testing new
Testing an Internal Drive

drives, internal
installing
Installing and Removing Internal Drives
removing
Installing and Removing Internal Drives

enabling system maintenance password
Enabling the System Maintenance Password

Ethernet port specifications
Ethernet 10-Base-T/100-Base-T Port

Ethernet specifications
SCSI Port

external device, setting address
Setting the SCSI Address on the External Device

external drives
checking drive address
Assigning a SCSI Address to the External Device
installing
Installing External SCSI Devices

external floppy drive, formatting
Formatting an External Floppy Disk Drive

external SCSI devices
additional information
Testing the External Device
assigning an address
Assigning a SCSI Address to the External Device
installing
Installing External SCSI Devices
testing installation
Testing the External Device

fan, system
installing
Removing and Installing the System Fan
removing
Removing and Installing the System Fan

flex cables
installing
Attaching Flex Cables to the Graphics Board
removing
Removing a Graphics Board, Option Board, or Blank Panel With No Baffle

floppy or floptical disk drives
Formatting an External Floppy Disk Drive

floppy or floptical disks, formatting
Formatting an External Floppy Disk Drive

formatting, external floppy drive
Formatting an External Floppy Disk Drive

front view of workstation
Front View

frontplane module
installing
Installing the Frontplane Module
Removing and Installing the Frontplane Module and System Identification Module
removing
Removing and Installing the Frontplane Module and System Identification Module

graphics board
Octane/MXI or MXE
Octane/MXI or MXE Graphics Board
Octane/SI or SE
Octane/SI or SE Graphics Board
Octane/SSI or SSE
Octane/SSI or SSE Graphics Board

graphics board screws
About the XIO Module and XIO Boards

handling instructions, compression connector
Guidelines for Storing and Handling the Compression Connector

headphone specifications
Headphone Specifications

I/O blank panel, PCI module
Removing a PCI Board

IDE tests
IDE Tests

InfoSearch
IRIX 6.4 Users: IRIS InSight Document Library

InSight
IRIX 6.4 Users: IRIS InSight Document Library

installing
audio devices
Installing Audio Devices
baffle
Installing the Baffle
blank panel, internal drive
Replacing a Blank Panel
cable guard
Installing the Cable Guard
CPU
Installing a CPU/Processor
external drives
Installing External SCSI Devices
external SCSI devices
Installing External SCSI Devices
flex cables
Attaching Flex Cables to the Graphics Board
frontplane module
Installing the Frontplane Module
Removing and Installing the Frontplane Module and System Identification Module
internal drives
Installing and Removing Internal Drives
internal option drives
Installing an Internal Option Drive
keyboard
Replacing the Keyboard or Mouse
light module
Replacing the Light Module
lockbar
Replacing the Bezel
memory
Installing Memory
microphone
Installing the Microphone
mouse
Replacing the Keyboard or Mouse
Octane Hardware Central
Getting Acquainted
Documentation and Information Sources
PCI board
Installing a PCI Board
PCI module
Installing the PCI Module
plactic base
Removing and Installing the Plastic Base
power supply
Installing the Power Supply
serial devices
Installing Serial Devices
Installing Serial Devices
speakers
Installing the Speakers and Headphones
system drive
Replacing the System Drive
system fan
Removing and Installing the System Fan
system module
Replacing the System Module
terminator on SCSI device
Connecting the SCSI Devices
texture memory option board
Placing a Texture Memory Option Board on the Graphics Board
XIO blank panel
Installing a Graphics Board, Option Board, or Blank Panel
XIO graphics board
Installing a Graphics Board, Option Board, or Blank Panel
XIO option board
Installing a Graphics Board, Option Board, or Blank Panel

interactive diagnoistic environment test
IDE Tests

interference to radios and televisions
Radio and Television Interference

internal drive
installing
Installing an Internal Option Drive
testing installation
Testing an Internal Drive
turning on software
Testing an Internal Drive

internal option drives, removing
Removing Internal Option Drives

IP address
Getting Acquainted

IRIS InSight Document Library
IRIX 6.4 Users: IRIS InSight Document Library

IRIX Interactive Desktop
Using the IRIX Interactive Desktop

IRIX shell
The Console Window

jumper, disabling system maintenance password
Disabling the System Maintenance Password

keyboard specifications
Keyboard and Mouse Ports

keyboard, replacing
Replacing the Keyboard or Mouse

label, regulatory
Regulatory Label

LEDs, lightbar
Diagnosing the Problem

lifting the chassis
Removing and Installing the Plastic Base

lifting the workstation
Lifting the Octane Workstation

light module
installing
Replacing the Light Module
removing
Replacing the Light Module

lightbar LEDs
Diagnosing the Problem

lockbar
Locking the Octane Workstation
installing
Replacing the Bezel
location
Removing the Bezel
removing
Removing the Bezel

lockbar slot
Locking the Octane Workstation

locking the workstation
Locking the Octane Workstation

logging in
Logging Into the Octane Workstation

login
Logging Into the Octane Workstation

maintenance menu, system
IDE Tests

memory
installing
Installing Memory
removing
Removing Memory

memory installation, verifying
Verifying Memory Installation

microphone specifications
Audio Ports
Microphone Specifications

microphone, installing
Installing the Microphone

module
front
Installing and Removing Drives and Front Module Parts
PCI
About the PCI Module and Boards
system
Removing the System Module
XIO, replacing
Installing the XIO Module

monitor cable, XIO boards
Preparing the Workstation to Install or Remove XIO Boards

monitor port, specifications
Monitor Port

mouse port specifications
Keyboard and Mouse Ports

mouse, replacing
Replacing the Keyboard or Mouse

moving the workstation
Lifting the Octane Workstation

NMI button
Using the NMI Button

non-maskable interrupt button
Using the NMI Button

notifier, XIO module incorrectly inserted
Installing the XIO Module

Octane Hardware Central
installing
Getting Acquainted
Documentation and Information Sources
Netscape access
Getting Acquainted

Octane/MXI or MXE graphics board
Octane/MXI or MXE Graphics Board

Octane/SI or SE graphics board
Octane/SI or SE Graphics Board

Octane/SSI or SSE graphics board
Octane/SSI or SSE Graphics Board

opening, PCI module
Opening the PCI Module

operating system
Getting Acquainted

optical digital port specifications
Optical Digital Port Pinout

option drive bays
Installing an Internal Option Drive

option drives, internal, removing
Removing Internal Option Drives

parallel port specifications
Parallel Port

parts, returning
Returning Parts

passive speaker
Installing the Speakers and Headphones

PC modem serial cable specificications
PC Modem Serial Cable

PCI board
installing
Installing a PCI Board
removing
Removing a PCI Board

PCI module
Installing and Removing PCI Boards
blank panel
Installing the PCI Module
Installing and Removing PCI Boards
I/O blank panel
Removing a PCI Board
information
About the PCI Module and Boards
installing
Installing the PCI Module
opening
Opening the PCI Module
removing
Removing the PCI Module
removing cables
Preparing the Workstation to Install or Remove PCI Boards

PCI slot
Identifying a PCI Slot

peripherals, serial devices
Installing Serial Devices

physical environment specifications
Physical Environment Specifications

plastic base, removing and installing
Removing and Installing the Plastic Base

power cables, SCSI devices
Testing the External Device

power off
system does not power off
System Does Not Power Off
toolchest
Using the Toolchest to Shut Down the Octane Workstation

power requirements
Physical Environment Specifications

power specifications
Physical Environment Specifications

power supply
installing
Installing the Power Supply
removing
Removing the Power Supply

power-on diagnostic test
Power-On Tests

powering off
Preparing the Workstation to Remove and Install a CPU and Memory

powering on
Setting Up the Octane Workstation

printer/dumb terminal serial cable specifications
Printer/Dumb Terminal Serial Cable

processor, installing
Installing a CPU/Processor

product support
Product Support

radio interference
Radio and Television Interference

recovering from system crash
Recovering From a System Crash

regulatory label
Regulatory Label

removing
baffle
Removing a Blank Panel With Baffle
bezel
Removing the Bezel
blank panel from drive bay
Removing the Blank Panel
cable guard
Removing a Graphics Board, Option Board, or Blank Panel With No Baffle
flex cables
Removing a Graphics Board, Option Board, or Blank Panel With No Baffle
frontplane module
Removing and Installing the Frontplane Module and System Identification Module
internal drives
Installing and Removing Internal Drives
internal option drives
Removing Internal Option Drives
light module
Replacing the Light Module
lockbar
Removing the Bezel
memory
Removing Memory
PCI board
Removing a PCI Board
PCI module
Removing the PCI Module
plastic base
Removing and Installing the Plastic Base
power supply
Removing the Power Supply
system fan
Removing and Installing the System Fan
system module
Removing the System Module
texture memory option board
Removing a Texture Memory Option Board From the Graphics Board
XIO graphics board, option board, blank panel
Removing a Graphics Board, Option Board, or Blank Panel With No Baffle
XIO module
Removing the XIO Module

removing and installing, top plastic cover
Removing and Installing the Plastics: Top and Base

replacing
bezel
Replacing the Bezel
keyboard
Replacing the Keyboard or Mouse
light module
Replacing the Light Module
mouse
Replacing the Keyboard or Mouse
plastic base
Removing and Installing the Plastic Base
system drive
Replacing the System Drive

reset button
Recovering From a System Crash

returning parts
Returning Parts

screws for XIO graphics boards
About the XIO Module and XIO Boards

SCSI address
assigning to external device
Assigning a SCSI Address to the External Device
setting on external device
Setting the SCSI Address on the External Device

SCSI addresses, assigning
About SCSI Buses and Devices

SCSI bus speed
Cabling the Devices

SCSI cables
About Cables

SCSI device, external, assinging an address
Assigning a SCSI Address to the External Device

SCSI devices
cables, daisy-chaining
Cabling the Devices
combining
About Cables
connecting
Connecting the SCSI Devices
daisy-chaining
About Cables
installing external
Installing External SCSI Devices
terminator
Preparing the SCSI Device for Cabling

SCSI devices daisy-chained, speed
Cabling the Devices

SCSI port specifications
SCSI Port

SCSI, address for drives
Assigning a SCSI Address to the External Device

serial
cables
Attaching the Device
installing devices
Installing Serial Devices

serial cables and adapters, specifications
Serial Cables and Adapters

serial devices
configuring
Configuring the Device
installing
Installing Serial Devices

serial number
Getting Acquainted

serial port adapter cables specifications
Serial Port Adapter Cables

serial ports specifications
Serial Ports

set up workstation
Setting Up the Octane Workstation

shielded cables
Shielded Cables
Shielded Cables

shipment components
Checking Your Shipment

shut down and power off, power button
Using the Power Button to Shut Down and Power Off the Octane Workstation

shut down, toolchest
Using the Toolchest to Shut Down the Octane Workstation

sockets, DIMM
About Memory

software
internal drives
Testing an Internal Drive
serial devices
Configuring the Device

speaker
active
Installing the Speakers and Headphones
passive
Installing the Speakers and Headphones

speaker port specifications
Speaker Port Pinout

speaker specifications
Speaker Specifications

speakers, installing
Installing the Speakers and Headphones

specifications
analog line level
Analog Line Level Audio Specifications
analog line level port
Analog Line Level Port Pinout
coaxial digital port
Coaxial Digital Port Pinout
Ethernet
Ethernet 10-Base-T/100-Base-T Port
headphone
Headphone Specifications
keyboard port
Keyboard and Mouse Ports
microphone
Microphone Specifications
monitor port
Monitor Port
mouse port
Keyboard and Mouse Ports
optical digital port
Optical Digital Port Pinout
parallel port
Parallel Port
physical environment
Physical Environment Specifications
power
Physical Environment Specifications
printer/dumb terminal serial cable
Printer/Dumb Terminal Serial Cable
SCSI port
SCSI Port
serial cables and adapters
Serial Cables and Adapters
serial port adapter cables
Serial Port Adapter Cables
serial ports
Serial Ports
speaker
Speaker Specifications
speaker port
Speaker Port Pinout
speaker power port
Speaker Port Pinout
StereoView port
StereoView Port

StereoView port specifications
StereoView Port

system crash, recovering
Recovering From a System Crash

system disk, creating
Creating a System Disk From the PROM Monitor

system does not power off
System Does Not Power Off

system drive, replacing
Replacing the System Drive

system fan
installing
Removing and Installing the System Fan
removing
Removing and Installing the System Fan

system identification module
installing
Removing and Installing the Frontplane Module and System Identification Module
removing
Removing and Installing the Frontplane Module and System Identification Module

system maintenance menu
IDE Tests

System Maintenance Menu, accessing
Accessing the System Maintenance Menu

system maintenance password
disabling
Disabling the System Maintenance Password
enabling
Enabling the System Maintenance Password

system module
exterior
Removing the System Module
removing
Removing the System Module
replacing
Replacing the System Module

Technical Publications Library
Technical Publications Library

technical specifications
Technical Specifications

television interference
Radio and Television Interference

terminator
installing on SCSI device
Connecting the SCSI Devices
SCSI device
Preparing the SCSI Device for Cabling

testing installation
external SCSI device
Testing the External Device
internal drive
Testing an Internal Drive

tests
confidence
Confidence Tests
diagnostic
Running Diagnostic Tests
IDE
IDE Tests
power on diagnostic
Power-On Tests

texture memory option board
installing
Placing a Texture Memory Option Board on the Graphics Board
removing
Removing a Texture Memory Option Board From the Graphics Board

toolchest
The Toolchest

top cover, plastic, installing
Removing and Installing the Plastics: Top and Base

top plastic cover, removing and installing
Removing and Installing the Plastics: Top and Base

workstation
altitude
Physical Environment Specifications
ambient temperature
Physical Environment Specifications
back view
Back View
dimensions
Physical Environment Specifications
front view
Front View
lifting
Removing and Installing the Plastic Base
locking
Locking the Octane Workstation
power requirements
Physical Environment Specifications
powering off
Preparing the Workstation to Remove and Install a CPU and Memory
relative humidity
Physical Environment Specifications
set up
Setting Up the Octane Workstation
shut down and power off from power button
Using the Power Button to Shut Down and Power Off the Octane Workstation
vibration
Physical Environment Specifications
voltage and frequency
Physical Environment Specifications

workstations, radio and television interference caused by
Radio and Television Interference

wrist strap, attaching
Attaching the Wrist Strap

XIO blank panel
installing
Installing a Graphics Board, Option Board, or Blank Panel

XIO blank panel, removing
Removing a Graphics Board, Option Board, or Blank Panel With No Baffle

XIO blank panels
About the XIO Module and XIO Boards

XIO board
Octane/MXI or MXE graphics
Octane/MXI or MXE Graphics Board
Octane/SSI or SSE
Octane/SSI or SSE Graphics Board

XIO graphics board, installing
Installing a Graphics Board, Option Board, or Blank Panel

XIO graphics board, removing
Removing a Graphics Board, Option Board, or Blank Panel With No Baffle

XIO module
Installing and Removing XIO Graphics and Option Boards
installing
Installing the XIO Module
removing
Removing the XIO Module
replacing
Installing the XIO Module
Installing the XIO Module

XIO option board
About the XIO Module and XIO Boards
installing
Installing a Graphics Board, Option Board, or Blank Panel
removing
Removing a Graphics Board, Option Board, or Blank Panel With No Baffle

XIO slot identification
About the XIO Module and XIO Boards