SGI Indigo² Documentation
Silicon Graphics documents for the SGI Indigo²: two owner's guides and a 1994 product guide.
Indigo2 Workstation Owner's Guide (007-9096-050)
[edit | edit source]The Indigo2 Workstation Owner's Guide is Silicon Graphics' 282-page owner's manual for the teal, pre-IMPACT Indigo², document number 007-9096-050, copyright 1996, written by Karin Borda, Judy Muchowski and Amy Smith. This copy is SGI's electronic edition with a text layer, from the TechPubs library.[1] Its CPU module procedures cover the R4000 100 MHz, R4400 150 and 200 MHz and R4600 133 MHz modules.
Contents
[edit | edit source]| Chapter | Title | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | 3 |
| 2 | Getting Started (site, unpacking, connections, shutting down, locking) | 11 |
| 3 | Installing and Removing Memory (including removing the 5.25-inch drive tray) | 49 |
| 4 | Installing and Removing EISA Boards | 69 |
| 5 | Installing Peripherals (internal drives, external SCSI, serial and audio devices) | 83 |
| 6 | Installing Software | 109 |
| 7 | Troubleshooting (Table 7-1, LED states and messages, IDE diagnostics, confidence tests, system recovery, password jumper) | 125 |
| 8 | Ordering, Removing, and Installing Replacement Parts (graphics board sets, CPU module, power supply, SIMMs, drives, CPU baseboard) | 155 |
| 9 | Safety, Maintenance, and Regulatory Information | 207 |
| A | Cable Pinout Assignments | 223 |
What it does not contain
[edit | edit source]There are no schematics, no component lists and no power supply ratings or rail voltages; the supply is a part to remove and replace. The guide has no physical environment table and does not mention the Dallas clock chip.
Pages that cite this document
[edit | edit source]- SGI Indigo² – memory, CPU module, backplane, fans, power supply cables
- SGI Indigo² General Maintenance – site, handling, cover, memory and power supply procedures
- SGI Indigo² Troubleshooting Guide – Table 7-1, LED states, messages, IDE diagnostics, password
- SGI Indigo² Capacitor Replacement Guide – power supply as a replaceable part
Download: SGI Indigo2 Workstation Owner's Guide (007-9096-050).pdf
Indigo2 IMPACT Workstation Owner's Guide (007-2849-004)
[edit | edit source]The Indigo2 IMPACT Workstation Owner's Guide is the 380-page owner's manual for the purple Indigo² IMPACT and the IMPACT Ready workstation, document number 007-2849-004, copyright 1996, written by Karin Borda, Amy Smith and Charmaine Moyer.[2] Its chapters follow the teal guide, with added chapters on standalone and attached IMPACT graphics boards (chapter 5), PROM chip replacement (p. 263), the IMPACT and IMPACT Ready power supplies with their midplane cables (pp. 272–282), and a physical environment table (Table 10-1, p. 299: 5 × 18.5 × 18.5 in, 40 lb, 100–120/200–240 V AC at 8/4 A, +13 to +35 °C operating).
It has no schematics or component data either.
Pages that cite this document
[edit | edit source]- SGI Indigo² – power requirements, midplane, IMPACT supply
- SGI Indigo² General Maintenance – environment, IMPACT supply removal
- SGI Indigo² Troubleshooting Guide – IMPACT troubleshooting chapter
- SGI Indigo² Capacitor Replacement Guide – IMPACT supply arrangement
Download: SGI Indigo2 IMPACT Workstation Owner's Guide (007-2849-004).pdf
Indigo2 Product Guide (INDIGO2-TM-GD 09/94)
[edit | edit source]The Indigo2 Product Guide is an 8-page Silicon Graphics sales brochure marked INDIGO2-TM-GD (09/94), copyright 1994, scanned for the Internet Archive.[3] It describes the R4600, R4400 and R8000 (POWER Indigo²) processors, graphics options, EISA and GIO-64 expansion and the twelve SIMM sockets (page 2). Page 8 gives the technical specifications: memory of 32 to 384 MB, two 3.5-inch bays and a 5.25-inch half-height bay, two GIO-64 and four EISA slot positions, the I/O ports, dimensions of 5 × 18.5 × 18.5 inches, a weight of 40 lb, 100–120/200–240 V AC and 1000 BTU per hour. It predates the IMPACT models and contains no service information.
Pages that cite this document
[edit | edit source]- SGI Indigo² – specifications
- SGI Indigo² General Maintenance – environmental limits
Download: SGI Indigo2 Product Guide (INDIGO2-TM-GD-09-94).pdf
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Silicon Graphics, Indigo2 Workstation Owner's Guide, 007-9096-050, 1996, from the SGI TechPubs library mirror at techpubs.jurassic.nl.
- ↑ Silicon Graphics, Indigo2 IMPACT Workstation Owner's Guide, 007-2849-004, 1996, from techpubs.jurassic.nl.
- ↑ Silicon Graphics, Indigo2 Product Guide, INDIGO2-TM-GD (09/94), 1994, Internet Archive item indigo2-tm-gd_09-94.