SGI Challenge M Documentation

The CHALLENGE M chassis with the covers off (SGI, FDDIXPress guide Figure 1-7)

SGI Challenge M Documentation lists the Silicon Graphics manuals hosted here that cover the SGI Challenge M, with the PDF of each. SGI documented the Challenge M together with the SGI Indigo², and no owner's guide for the Challenge M alone was found; the Indigo² owner's guides are on SGI Indigo² Documentation. All four documents below are SGI's own electronic editions with searchable text, from the Jurassic.nl and IRIX7 mirrors of SGI's TechPubs library, and each carries SGI's standard "proprietary and confidential information" notice on its copyright page.

POWER Indigo2 and POWER CHALLENGE M Upgrade Instructions (108-0130-001)

SGI's field instructions for converting an R4000-series Indigo² or CHALLENGE M to the R8000 POWER model, document 108-0130-001, 1994, 42 pages.

Contents: 1 introduction (R8000 features and environmental considerations, IRIX 6.0.1, support for option boards, the revision S power supply, the IP26 system board and its standoffs, R8000 board components and block diagram, memory management, Table 1-1 differences between IP22 and IP26 systems, Table 1-2 maximum memory); 2 installation (safety, SIMM height limitation, kit contents and tools, removing the drive tray, SIMMs, option boards, power supply, backplane and IP22 board, installing the new parts, testing with hinv, installing IRIX from the miniroot, fitting the POWER badge and model label); 3 returning the old components.

Written for SGI field engineers. It has no schematics and no component data for the boards or the power supply.

Download: SGI POWER Indigo2 and POWER CHALLENGE M Upgrade Instructions (108-0130-001).pdf

64 MB SIMM Upgrade for R8000 Indigo2 and POWER CHALLENGE M Systems (108-0139-001)

A hardware upgrade note, document 108-0139-001, 1995, 12 pages, for fitting 64 MB SIMMs to R8000 machines.

Contents: kit contents (SIMMs, a redesigned SIMM removal tool, wrist strap); shutting down and removing the covers and the 5.25-inch drive tray; the 1.260 in (32 mm) height limit for SIMMs under the R8000 module and the rule that only two banks may hold 64 MB SIMMs (Figure 1-4); removing and refitting the R8000 module; removing and installing SIMMs; refitting the covers and checking the memory. Its height limit and socket numbers differ slightly from those in 108-0130-001; the Challenge M page gives both.

Download: SGI 64 MB SIMM Upgrade for R8000 Indigo2 and POWER CHALLENGE M Systems (108-0139-001).pdf

FDDIXPress Installation Guide for Indigo2 and CHALLENGE M (007-2144-002)

SGI's owner-level guide to fitting the FDDIXPI, FDDIXPID or CDDI network board, document 007-2144-002, 1995, 44 pages.

Contents: 1 installing the board (package contents, turning off the power, opening the front door, removing the front bezel and top cover, opening the side panel, choosing a GIO slot with Figure 1-7 for the CHALLENGE M and Figure 1-8 for the Indigo², fitting the board, replacing the covers, connecting FDDI, FDDI-UTP and CDDI cables, Table 1-2 cable wiring); 2 board LEDs.

Download: SGI FDDIXPress Installation Guide for Indigo2 and CHALLENGE M (007-2144-002).pdf

CHALLENGEvault M Owner's Guide (007-2155-001)

SGI's owner's guide for the CHALLENGEvault M external SCSI drive enclosure, document 007-2155-001, 1993, 85 pages.

Contents: 1 introduction (supported hosts, the single-ended and differential versions, Table 1-1 hardware specifications, cabling and termination, disk handling, third-party SCSI drives); 2 getting started (site, shipment, removing the covers, SCSI ID jumpers, drive positions and the resistive load unit, installing disks, the stand, connecting to the host and the power cord, configuring IRIX for the new devices, shutting down, locking); 3 installing a DAT or CD-ROM drive; 4 troubleshooting and maintenance (hinv on CHALLENGE, Onyx, CHALLENGE M and Indigo² hosts, Table 4-1 symptoms and solutions, DAT and CD-ROM care).

Download: SGI CHALLENGEvault M Owner's Guide (007-2155-001).pdf

Pages that cite these documents

• SGI Challenge M – system boards, memory limits, power supply revision, FDDI slots, the CHALLENGEvault M, maintenance notes
• SGI Challenge M General Maintenance – opening the case, drive tray, SIMMs, R8000 module, power supply, CHALLENGEvault M
• SGI Challenge M Troubleshooting Guide – console, hinv, R8000 conversion problems, FDDI LEDs, CHALLENGEvault M symptoms
• SGI Challenge M Capacitor Replacement Guide – supply revisions, R8000 module capacitors, removing the supply