SGI Indy Documentation
Silicon Graphics documents for the SGI Indy: the owner's guide and a 1994 product guide.
Indy Workstation Owner's Guide (007-9804-060)
[edit | edit source]The Indy Workstation Owner's Guide is Silicon Graphics' 272-page owner's manual, document number 007-9804-060, copyright 1996, written by Judy Muchowski and Amy Smith. This copy is SGI's own electronic edition with a text layer, from the TechPubs library. Its replacement procedures include the XZ graphics boardset, and it notes that the Indy takes CPU modules of several shapes.[1]
Contents
[edit | edit source]| Chapter | Title | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | 3 |
| 2 | Getting Started (connections, front panel, removing and replacing the top cover) | 11 |
| 3 | Installing Memory | 43 |
| 4 | Installing GIO Option Boards | 53 |
| 5 | Installing Peripherals: Internal and External Devices | 63 |
| 6 | Installing and Removing Software | 87 |
| 7 | Troubleshooting (common problems, power-on tests, IDE diagnostics, confidence tests, system recovery, password jumper, serial number) | 103 |
| 8 | Ordering, Removing, and Installing Replacement Parts (GIO board, graphics board, XZ boardset, CPU module, SIMMs, drives, power supply) | 133 |
| 9 | Safety, Maintenance, and Regulatory Information | 175 |
| A | Cable Pinout Assignments | 189 |
| B | Serial Cables | 211 |
| C | Floptical Drive Jumper Settings | 219 |
| D | International Keyboard Support | 223 |
What it does not contain
[edit | edit source]The guide stops at the user-replaceable parts. It has no schematics, no component lists and no power supply rail specifications, and the power supply appears only as a unit to remove and replace. It does not mention the Dallas timekeeper module or how to restore the Ethernet address.
Pages that cite this document
[edit | edit source]- SGI Indy – environment, memory, CPU module, password jumper
- SGI Indy General Maintenance – cover, SIMM, CPU module and power supply procedures, care guidelines
- SGI Indy Troubleshooting Guide – LED table, error messages, IDE diagnostics, SCSI checks
- SGI Indy Capacitor Replacement Guide – power supply as a replaceable part
Download: SGI Indy Workstation Owner's Guide (007-9804-060).pdf
Indy Product Guide (INDY-TMG-07/94)
[edit | edit source]The Indy Product Guide is an 8-page Silicon Graphics sales brochure marked INDY-TMG-(07/94), copyright 1994. This copy is a scan from the Internet Archive.[2] It describes the Indy's architecture, the 8-bit XL, 24-bit XL and XZ graphics options, video and audio inputs, networking, the Indigo Magic user environment and Macintosh and PC integration. The rear-panel illustration lists the connectors and the 170 W autoswitching power supply, and the last two pages give CPU and graphics performance figures and the technical specifications: CPU modules (R4600PC 100 MHz, R4600SC 133 MHz, R4400SC 150 MHz), memory of 16 to 256 MB, two GIO-32 slots, power requirements, environmental limits, dimensions and a weight of 16 lb.
It predates the R5000 modules and has no service information.
Pages that cite this document
[edit | edit source]- SGI Indy – specifications, power supply rating, weight
Download: SGI Indy Product Guide (INDY-TMG-07-94).pdf
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Silicon Graphics, Indy Workstation Owner's Guide, 007-9804-060, 1996, from the SGI TechPubs library mirror at techpubs.jurassic.nl.
- ↑ Silicon Graphics, Indy Product Guide, INDY-TMG-(07/94), 1994, Internet Archive item sgi-indy-product-guide-94.