SGI Onyx 300 Documentation

SGI documentation for the SGI Onyx 300: the user's guide for the graphics system, the InfiniteReality4 addendum, and the controller software guide. The Origin 300 user's guides, which cover the compute module, its NUMAlink module and its parts in more detail, are listed on SGI Origin 300 Documentation.
User's guide (007-4509-002)
[edit | edit source]Silicon Graphics, SGI Onyx 300 Graphics System User's Guide, document number 007-4509-002, May 2002 (first issued January 2002), 188 pages. The second edition adds the AC-powered NUMAlink module and connector pinouts.
Contents: 1, Introduction (p. 1), with the InfiniteReality graphics module and board sets (p. 8), the compute modules (p. 20), the rack, L2 controller, PDU, NUMAlink, PCI expansion and storage modules, power strip, L2 controller power supply (p. 55) and power bay (p. 56); 2, Operation Procedures (p. 67), with safety, monitor, keyboard and speaker connections, powering on (p. 81) and off (p. 95), ESP monitoring (p. 98) and disk drives (p. 99); 3, Configurations (p. 103), from one to eight pipes; 4, Troubleshooting (p. 117), with the troubleshooting chart (p. 118) and L1 messages (p. 120); appendix A, Technical Specifications (p. 125); B, Connector Pinouts (p. 137); C, Regulatory Specifications (p. 151).
It has no board-level repair information, no parts list beyond disk drive part numbers and no component values.
Download: File:SGI Onyx 300 Graphics System User's Guide (007-4509-002).pdf
InfiniteReality4 addendum (007-4525-001)
[edit | edit source]Silicon Graphics, InfiniteReality4 Addendum to Silicon Graphics Onyx2, SGI Onyx 3000 Series, and SGI Onyx 300 Guides, document number 007-4525-001, 2002, 4 pages. It lists the InfiniteReality4 boards and the IRIX release needed for an upgrade.
Download: File:SGI InfiniteReality4 Addendum to Onyx2, Onyx 3000 and Onyx 300 Guides (007-4525-001).pdf
Other documents
[edit | edit source]- The SGI L1 and L2 Controller Software User's Guide, 007-3938-006, is hosted as File:SGI L1 and L2 Controller Software User's Guide (007-3938-006).pdf.
- The SGI Onyx 3000 Series Graphics System Hardware Owner's Guide, 007-4264-002, covers the related G-brick in more detail: File:SGI Onyx 3000 Series Graphics System Hardware Owner's Guide (007-4264-002).pdf.