Silicon Graphics 550 Visual Workstation User Guide

Silicon Graphics®550 Visual Workstation User’s Guide

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Contents

Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

About This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Obtaining Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Reader Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvi

1. System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

External Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Internal Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Pre-installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connecting External Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2. Installation of Customer Replaceable Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Pre-installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Removing the Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Replacing the Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Removing and Installing Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Removing and Installing a 5.25-inch Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Removing and Installing a 3.5-inch Drive in the Front-Access Drive Cage . . . . . 27

Removing and Installing a 3.5-inch Drive in the Internal Drive Cage . . . . . . . 33

Replacing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Replacing Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Replacing the Rear System Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Replacing the Internal Drive Cage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Replacing the Front System Fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Replacing Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Replacing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Replacing the I/O Panel Gasket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Contents

Securing the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Post-installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

3. System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

System Chipsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Expansion Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Hardware Management Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Major Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

System Component Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

ESD Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Installing and Removing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Installing and Removing Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Installing Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Software Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

System Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

4. Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Entering Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

System Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Product Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Disk Drives Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

IDE Channel Type Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Onboard Peripherals Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Power Management Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Boot Options Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Date and Time Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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System Security Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Supervisor Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

User Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Processor Serial Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Advanced Options Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Memory/Cache Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

PnP/PCI Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Load Default Settings Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Abort Settings Change Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Exit Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

A. Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Keyboard Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Mouse Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Video-Out Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

DB15 HD Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Serial Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Parallel Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

USB Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Ethernet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Audio Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Mic-In Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Line-In and Line-Out Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

B. Physical Environment Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

C. Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

FCC notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Notice: Shield cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Notice: Peripheral devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Use conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Notice: Canadian users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Remarque à l’intention des utilisateurs canadiens. . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Important safety instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

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Laser compliance statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

APPAREIL A LASER DE CLASSE 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE LASER KLASSE 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

PRODUCTO LÁSER DE LA CLASE I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

VARO! LAVATTAESSA OLET ALTTINA LASERSÅTEILYLLE. . . . . . . . 143

Lithium battery statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

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Figures

Figure 1-1 Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Figure 1-2 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Figure 1-3 I/O Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Figure 1-4 Internal Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Figure 1-5 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch Drive Bays . . . . . . . . . . 8

Figure 1-6 Connecting AC Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Figure 1-7 Connecting Keyboard, Mouse, and Ethernet Cable . . . . . 11

Figure 1-8 Connecting DB15 HD Video Cable . . . . . . . . . . 12

Figure 1-9 Connecting Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Figure 1-10 I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Figure 2-1 Removing Side Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Figure 2-2 Removing Bezel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Figure 2-3 Removing Beam Screw . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Figure 2-4 Swinging Beam from Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Figure 2-5 Removing beam from Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Figure 2-6 Location of Beam Tab and Chassis Slot . . . . . . . . . 21

Figure 2-7 Replacing the Beam Screw. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Figure 2-8 Mounting Drive Rails to 5.25-inch Drives . . . . . . . . 24

Figure 2-9 Removing Bezel Blanking Plate . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Figure 2-10 Installing Bezel Blanking Plate . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Figure 2-11 Removing Drive from Drive Bay . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Figure 2-12 Detaching 3.5-inch Drive Filler Plate . . . . . . . . . . 30

Figure 2-13 Mounting Drive Rails to 3.5-inch drives . . . . . . . . . 32

Figure 2-14 Mounting Drives in the Internal Drive Cage . . . . . . . 35

Figure 2-15 Connecting Power Supply Cables . . . . . . . . . . 37

Figure 2-16 Disengaging Release Buttons and Removing Rear Fan . . . . 39

Figure 2-17 Connecting Rear Fan Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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Figures

Figure 2-18 . . . . . . . . . . . Location of Internal Cage Screw41

Figure 2-19 Removing the Drive Cage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Figure 2-20 Removing Front Fan Screw and Releasing Clips . . . . . . 43

Figure 2-21 Removing Fan from Plastic Frame . . . . . . . . . . 44

Figure 2-22 Installing Fan into Plastic Frame . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Figure 2-23 Connecting Front Fan Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Figure 2-24 Removing Expansion Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Figure 2-25 Location of the Retaining Screw for the Expansion Slot Filler Plate . 49

Figure 2-26 Installing Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Figure 2-27 Location of System Board Screw . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Figure 2-28 Removing Retaining Bracket from System Board . . . . . . 53

Figure 2-29 Snapping Retaining Bracket onto System Board. . . . . . . 53

Figure 2-30 Positioning the System Board on Standoffs and Standoff Hooks . . 55

Figure 2-31 Location of System Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . 57

Figure 2-32 Removing I/O Panel Gasket . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Figure 2-33 Installing I/O Panel Gasket . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Figure 2-34 Location of Locking Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Figure 2-35 Removing Locking Hook from its Storage Slot . . . . . . . 62

Figure 2-36 Installing Locking Loop in its Functional Slot . . . . . . . 63

Figure 2-37 Replacing Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Figure 2-38 Placing Side Panel onto Lower Chassis Rail . . . . . . . . 65

Figure 2-39 Sliding Side Panel into Place . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Figure 3-1 System Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Figure 3-2 Front Connector (CN29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Figure 3-3 Joint Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Figure 3-4 Metal Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Figure 3-5 Fan/heatsink Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Figure 3-6 Pentium III Xeon Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Figure 3-7 Retention Mechanism Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Figure 3-8 Unclipping Retention Mechanism Cover. . . . . . . . . 81

Figure 3-9 Plastic Ears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Figure 3-10 Terminator Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Figure 3-11 Installing a RIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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Figures

Figure 3-12 Disengaging a RIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Figure 4-1 Basic Setup Utility Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Figure 4-2 Advanced Setup Utility screen . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Figure 4-3 System Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Figure 4-4 Product Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Figure 4-5 Disk Drives Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Figure 4-6 IDE Drive Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Figure 4-7 Onboard Peripherals Screen . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Figure 4-8 Power Management Screen . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Figure 4-9 Boot Options Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Figure 4-10 Date and Time Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Figure 4-11 System Security Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Figure 4-12 Supervisor Password Screen . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Figure 4-13 User Password Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Figure 4-14 Advanced Options Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Figure A-1 Keyboard Port Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Figure A-2 Mouse Port Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Figure A-3 DB15 HD Port Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Figure A-4 Serial Port Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Figure A-5 Parallel Port Pinout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Figure A-6 USB Port Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Figure A-7 Ethernet Port Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Figure A-8 Mic-In Port Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Figure A-9 Line Level Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Figure B-1 System Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

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Tables

Table 3-1 System Board Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Table 3-2 System Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Table 4-1 System Information Screen Parameters . . . . . . . . . 97

Table 4-2 Product Information Parameters . . . . . . . . . . .100

Table 4-3 Disk Drive Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Table 4-4 IDE Drive Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Table 4-5 Onboard Peripherals Parameters . . . . . . . . . . .105

Table 4-6 Power Management Parameters . . . . . . . . . . .109

Table 4-7 Boot Option Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Table 4-8 Date and Time Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Table 4-9 Memory/Cache Option Parameters . . . . . . . . . .121

Table 4-10 PnP/PCI Option Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Table A-1 Keyboard Port Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Table A-2 Mouse Port Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Table A-3 DB15 HD Port Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Table A-4 Serial Port Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Table A-5 Parallel Port Pinout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Table A-6 USB Port Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Table A-7 Ethernet Port Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Table A-8 Mic-in, Line-in, Line-Out Port Pinouts . . . . . . . . .135

Table B-1 Physical Environment Specifications. . . . . . . . . .137

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About This Guide

This guide provides information on using and administering a Silicon Graphics 550 Visual Workstation.

The following topics are covered in this manual:

• Chapter 1, “System Setup,” describes how to prepare the system forinstallation and how to connect it to its peripheral devices.

• Chapter 2, “Installation of Customer Replaceable Components,” describes how to install customer replaceable components. This includes the removal and replacement of drives, the power supply, the fans, expansion cards, the system board, and the I/O gasket.

• Chapter 3, “System Board,” describes the system board and all its major components. It contains the system board layout, jumper settings, cache and memory conﬁgurations, and information on other internal devices.

• Chapter 4, “Setup Utility,” gives information about the system BIOS and tells how to conﬁgure the system by changing the settings of the BIOS parameters.

• Appendix A, “Connector Pinouts,” contains port pinout information for the rear panel ports.

• Appendix B, “Physical Environment Speciﬁcations,” details the physical environment speciﬁcations for the Silicon Graphics 550 Visual Workstation system.

• Appendix C, “Regulatory Information,” provides regulatory information.

For general information about SGI Visual Workstations, consult http://www.sgi.com/workstations.

Obtaining Publications

To obtain SGI documentation, go to the SGI Technical Publications Library at http://techpubs.sgi.com.

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Chapter 1

1. System Setup

This chapter details the steps required to install a Silicon Graphics 550 Visual Workstation. It describes how to prepare the system for installation and how to connect it to its peripheral devices. It also provides a general description of the external and internal structure of the Silicon Graphics 550 Visual Workstation.

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External Structure

This sectiondescribes the external featuresof the system housing(the front bezel andthe rear panel).

• Front Bezel As illustrated in Figure 1-1, the ﬂoppy drive and up to three 5.25-inch devices are

accessible from the front panel. The top 5.25-inch drive bay is occupied by a CD-ROM drive. The power switch, the reset button, and the ﬂoppy disk ejectbutton are also located on the front bezel.

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5.25" drive bays

External Structure

CD-ROM drive

Floppy drive

Power button

Reset button

Floppy disk eject button

Figure 1-1 Front Bezel

• Rear Panel

As shown in Figure 1-2, the rear panel includes the AC power input socket, the rear system fans, six expansion slots, and the I/O panel. Figure 1-3 shows a detailed view of the I/O panel.

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Power supply rear screws

Locking loop

AC power input socket

Power supply fan

System label

External SCSI

I/O panel

Video-Out port

System board screw

Expansion slots

Locking loop slot

Side panel retaining screw

Key lock

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Rear fan

Side panel retaining screw

Kensington lock slot

Figure 1-2 Rear Panel

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External SCSI

Mouse port

Keyboard port

USB ports

Serial port 1

Parallel port

Serial port 2

Ethernet port

Audio-In port

MIC In port

External Structure

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Line-Out port

Monitor port

S-Video-Out port

DVI-D-port

Figure 1-3 I/O Ports

Note: The DVI-D port is optional, depending on your graphics card.

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Internal Structure

Power supply

Lock

Tamper switch

This section describes the location of the main components inside the Silicon Graphics 550 Visual Workstation chassis as illustrated in Figure 1-4.

Rear fan

AGP 4X slot

PCI slots

CPU

Internal cage screw

Internal drive cage

System disk

Beam

Beam screw

Front fan assembly

Memory sockets

Figure 1-4 Internal Structure

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Internal Structure

• The Silicon Graphics 550 Visual Workstation has three 5.25-inch and four 3.5-inch

drive bays, as shown in Figure 1-5. All three 5.25-inch drive bays are externally accessible from the front panel. Two of the 3.25-inch drive bays are located on the front panel (behind the bezel)—the other two are housed and accessible inside the chassis.

• The Silicon Graphics 550 Visual Workstation is cooled by three fans—one front

system fan and two rear system fans (see Figure 1-4). The front fan pulls the cool air into the chassis, while the two rear fans pull the warm air out of the chassis. One rear fan is located on the rear panel; the other rear fan is located in the power supply.

• The power supply is auto-switching for 110V or 220V AC power. The power supply

converts AC power to DC voltages which are used by the system board, the fans, and the 3.5-inch and 5.25-inch drives. It is located above the system board on the rear panel.

• The system board is mounted parallel to the right side panel. For an overview of the

system board and its components, see Chapter 3, “System Board”.

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5.25" drive bay (CD-ROM drive installed)

5.25" drive bay

3.5" drive bay

3.5" drive bay (floppy disk drive installed)

Drive sled screws

Internal 3.5" drive slot

Internal 3.5" drive bay (hard disk drive installed)

Figure 1-5 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch Drive Bays

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Pre-installation Instructions

Before proceeding with theinstallation, select asuitable site that willallow for continued maximum performance of the unit, and for easy access to its components.

Consider the following questions before selecting a site for the system:

• Will the intended location allow for convenient access to areas of routine

procedures, such as the power switch, the drive bays, and the rear panel connectors?

• Is the intended location free of dust, spills, or any other condition inappropriate for

a high-performance computing system?

• Will the system be stable and free from vibration?

• Is the intended location well-ventilated and away from any source of heat? For the

cooling system to perform properly, it is essential that the system be located in an area where airﬂow is unrestricted. Refer to Appendix B, “Physical Environment Speciﬁcations” for physical environment speciﬁcations.

Pre-installation Instructions

Connecting External Devices

Follow the instructions in this section to connect the system to the power source and to its external peripheral devices.

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1. Connect the AC power cable to the system as shown in Figure 1-6.

Caution: Always use a grounded electrical outlet.

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Figure 1-6 Connecting AC Power Cable

2. Connect the keyboard and mouse to the system as shown in Figure 1-7.

3. Connect the Ethernet cable to the system as shown in Figure 1-7. The built-in Ethernet port is designed for use with 10-Base-T or 100-Base-TX Ethernet networks and will automatically switch to the proper speed.

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Connecting External Devices

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Figure 1-7 Connecting Keyboard, Mouse, and Ethernet Cable

4. Connect a DB15 HD video cable to the system as shown in Figure 1-8.

5. Connect the monitor to the power source as shown in Figure 1-8.

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Figure 1-8 Connecting DB15 HD Video Cable

6. Follow these directions to connect speakers to the system. Figure 1-9 illustrates the procedure:

Note: Speakers on your Silicon Graphics 550 Visual Workstation may be an optional feature.

a. Connect the power cable to the right speaker (the speaker with control buttons

and four ports).

b. Connect the right speaker to the system by plugging the cable into the system

line-out port and the speaker input signal port. Refer to Figure 1-10 for the location of the line-out port.

c. Connect the right speaker to the left speaker, as shown in Figure 1-9.

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d. Plug the speaker power supply into an AC power outlet.

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2

1

Input Signal

Output

Left speaker

18.5

Subwoofer

Figure 1-9 Connecting Speakers

7. Connect other external devices to their respective ports. Refer to Figure 1-10 for a

detailed view of the I/O panel.

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External SCSI

Mouse port

Keyboard port

USB ports

Serial port 1

Parallel port

Serial port 2

Ethernet port

1

2

1

Audio-In port

MIC In port

Line-Out port

Monitor port

S-Video-Out port

DVI-D-port

Figure 1-10 I/O Panel

8. To turn on the system, press the power switch on the front panel (see Figure 1-1).

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2. Installation of Customer Replaceable Components

This chapter describes how to install customer replaceable components. This includes the removal and replacement of the beam, 3.5-inch and 5.25-inch drives, the power supply, the fans, expansion cards, thesystem board, andthe I/O gasket.A description of the steps to be taken to prepare the system for installation is provided ﬁrst. The installation of memory modules and a CPU is described in Chapter 3.

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Pre-installation Instructions

The following steps describe how to prepare the system for the removal and installation of customer replaceable components:

1. Turn off the system before opening the side panel. To turn off the system, hold down the power button for four seconds.

2. Unplug the AC power cable from the wall socket and from the power supply.

3. Follow these instructions to remove the side panel, as shown in Figure 2-1: a. Unscrew the two thumbscrews on the back of the case. b. Slide the panel toward the rear of the chassis. c. Lift the panel up and away from the chassis.

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2

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Figure 2-1 Removing Side Panel

4. If you will need access to the front panel drives, you will have to remove the bezel.

Follow these instructions if you need to remove the bezel: a. Remove the side panel as explained in Step 3. b. Release the four tabs on the side of the bezel by gently lifting them out of the

chassis while at the same time pulling the bezel away from the system. Figure 2-2 illustrates the procedure.

c. After the four tabs are released, rotate the bezel away from the chassis.

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Tab

Figure 2-2 Removing Bezel

Removing the Beam

The following steps describe how to remove the beam from the chassis. Removing the beam will allow easier access to components within the chassis.

Note: You should never run your Silicon Graphics 550 Visual Workstation without the beam installed.

1. Remove the side panel as described in “Pre-installation Instructions” on page 16.

2. Remove the beam screw located on the right side of the beam. Figure 2-3 shows the location of the screw.

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Beam screw

Figure 2-3 Removing Beam Screw

3. To remove the beam from the chassis, gently pull the right side of the beam from the

chassis (the beam is marked “Pull Here for Removal”). This will unlock the beam.

4. Swing the right side of the beam away from the chassis. Figure 2-4 shows how to

swing the beam from the chassis.

Figure 2-4 Swinging Beam from Chassis

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5. After the beam is clear of the chassis, pull the beam off of the slot located on the left side of the chassis. Figure 2-5 shows how to completely remove the beam from the chassis.

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Figure 2-5 Removing beam from Chassis

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Replacing the Beam

Chassis slot

Pre-installation Instructions

The following steps describe how to replace the beam in the chassis.

1. Hook the tab located on the left side of the beam into the slot in the chassis.

Figure 2-6 shows the location of the beam’s tab and the chassis’ slot.

Beam tab

Figure 2-6 Location of Beam Tab and Chassis Slot

2. Swing the beam towards the chassis until the tab on the right side of the beam ﬁts

into the slot on the right side of the chassis. Figure 2-6 shows the location of these tabs and slots.

3. Insert the right hand tab on the beam into the slot on the chassis and gently push the

tab into the slot until the tab locks into the chassis.

4. Replace the beam screw in the beam. Figure 2-7 shows the location of the screw.

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Figure 2-7 Replacing the Beam Screw

Removing and Installing Drives

Beam screw

This section covers the removal and installation of 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch drives in the drive bays.

Removing and Installing a 5.25-inch Drive

The following instructions describe how to remove 5.25-inch drives:

1. Remove the side panel and the bezel as described in “Pre-installation Instructions” on page 16.

2. Disconnect all cables from the rear of the drive to be removed.

3. To remove the drive from a drive bay, press the drive rail plastic release tabs on both sides of the drive and pull the drive out of the chassis. Figure 2-11 on page 28 illustrates the procedure (Figure 2-11 illustrates removal of a 3.5-inch drive, but the removal of 5.25-inch is similar).

4. To remove a driverail from the drive, pull therail away from the drive bylifting one end of the rail.

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Any empty 5.25-inchdrive baysshould becovered witha driveﬁller plate.The following instructions describe how to remove and install 5.25-inch drive bay ﬁller plates:

• To remove a drive ﬁller plate, insert a ﬁnger into the hole on the ﬁller plate and pull

it out of the chassis.

• To install a drive ﬁller plate in an empty drive, insert and push the ﬁller plate into

the drive bay until the drive ﬁller plate snaps into place.

The following instructions describe how to install 5.25-inch drives:

1. All drives are mounted on snap-on drive rails. The Silicon Graphics 550 Visual

Workstation comes with two sets of spare 5.25-inch drive rails. The spare drive rails are located inside the chassis on the side of the 5.25-inch drive bays.

2. The drive rails for the 5.25-inch drives are interchangeable—they do not have ‘R’ or

‘L’ markings that indicate which side they have to be mounted on. Any unmarked drive rail can be mounted on either side of the drive.

3. To mount a drive rail to the drive, place one end of the drive rail wire clip into its

drive screw hole. Gently push on the middle of the drive rail until the other end of the wire clip snaps into its screw hole. Figure 2-8 illustrates the procedure.

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Figure 2-8 Mounting Drive Rails to 5.25-inch Drives

4. To mount a 5.25-inch drive in the drive cage, place the drive in the selected drive bay and slide the drive into the bay until the rails snap into place.

5. Connect cables to the drive.

6. The Silicon Graphics 550 Visual Workstation comes with two plastic blanking plates installed on the bezel. The following directions show how to remove and install the bezel blanking plates:

• To remove a blanking plate, push on the release mechanism at one end of the

blanking plate and pull the blanking plate out of the bezel. Figure 2-9 illustrates the procedure.

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Figure 2-9 Removing Bezel Blanking Plate

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• To install a blanking plate, insert one end of the blanking plate into its retaining

notches, then push the other end until it snaps into place. See Figure 2-10 for an illustration of the procedure.

Figure 2-10 Installing Bezel Blanking Plate

7. Replace the bezel and the side panel as described in “Post-installation Instructions” on page 64.

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Removing and Installing Drives

Removing and Installing a 3.5-inch Drive in the Front-Access Drive Cage

The following instructions describe how to remove 3.5-inch drives from the front-access drive cage:

1. Remove the side panel and the bezel as described in “Pre-installation Instructions”

on page 16.

2. Disconnect all cables from the rear of the drive to be removed.

3. To remove the 3.5-inchdrive from a drive bay, press thedrive rail plastic release tabs

on both sides of the drive andpull the drive out of the chassis. Figure 2-11 illustrates the procedure.

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Figure 2-11 Removing Drive from Drive Bay

4. To remove a driverail from the drive, pull therail away from the drive bylifting one end of the rail.

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The upper3.5-inch front access drivebay is covered witha detachable ﬁllerplate. Follow these instructions to detach the ﬁller plate:

Note: Once removed, the ﬁller plate cannot be re-installed.

• The lower 3.5-inch drive bay needs to be empty to proceed with the removal of the

ﬁller plate; refer to the above instructions to remove the 3.5-inch drive from the front-access bay.

• Hold the ﬁller plate by its lower side and pull it. The action of pulling the ﬁller plate

will break its connections to the chassis. See Figure 2-12 for an illustration of the procedure.

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Figure 2-12 Detaching 3.5-inch Drive Filler Plate

The following instructions describe how to install3.5-inch drivesin thefront-access drive cage:

Note: Use of 10,000 RPM drives in the front-access drive cage is not recommended.

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1. All drives are mounted on snap-on drive rails. The Silicon Graphics 550 Visual

Workstation comes with two sets of spare 5.25-inch drive rails. One set of spare

5.25-inch drive rails is located inside the chassis on the side of the 5.25-inch drive bays. The other set is located inside a plastic bag attached to the side panel.

2. There are two different sets of drive rails for 3.5-inch drives. The difference between

the two sets is the distance between the wire clips. To choose which drive rail ﬁts on your drive, place the drive rail wire clips next to the drive screw holes and verify that the distance between the wire clips is the same as the distance between the two screw holes. If the distance is the same, the drive rail is the correct one.

3. The drive rails for the 3.5-inch drives are not interchangeable. They have ‘R’ or ‘L’

markings that indicate which side they have to be mounted on. Before mounting the rails to the drive, check to be sure the rail marked ‘L’ is on the left side of the drive and the rail marked ‘R’ is on the right side of the drive, as shown in Figure 2-13.

4. To mount a drive rail to the drive, place one end of the drive rail wire clip into its

drive screw hole. Gently push on the middle of the drive rail until the other end of the wire clip snaps into its screw hole. Figure 2-13 illustrates the procedure.

5. A 5.25-inch to 3.5-inch drive bay conversion bracket is included in your system. This

bracket can be used in any available 5.25-inch drive bay.

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2

4

Figure 2-13 Mounting Drive Rails to 3.5-inch drives

6. To mount a 3.5-inch drive in the front-access drive cage, place the drive in the selected drive bay and slide the drive into the bay until the rails snap into place.

Note: For a drive to be correctly mounted in the front-access drive cage, it must be installed right side up.

7. Connect cables to the drive.

8. Replace the bezel and the side panel as described in “Post-installation Instructions” on page 64.

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Removing and Installing a 3.5-inch Drive in the Internal Drive Cage

The following instructions describe how to remove 3.5-inch drives from the internal drive cage:

1. Remove the side panel as described in “Pre-installation Instructions” on page 16.

2. Disconnect all cables from the drive to be removed.

3. To remove the drive from a drive bay, press the drive rail plastic release tabs on both

sides of the drive and pull the drive out of the chassis. If the drive is hard to pull out, you can facilitate the removal by gently pushing the drive from behind.

4. To remove a driverail from the drive, pull therail away from the drive bylifting one

end of the rail.

The following instructions describe how to install 3.5-inch drives in the internal drive cage:

Note: Only low-proﬁle (i.e., one-inch) drives can be mounted in the internal drive cage.

Removing and Installing Drives

1. All drives are mounted on snap-on drive rails. The Silicon Graphics 550 Visual

Workstation comes with two sets of spare 3.5-inch drive rails. One set of spare

3.5-inch drive rails is located inside the chassis on the side of the 5.25-inch drive bays. The other set is located inside a plastic bag attached to the side panel.

2. There are two different sets of drive rails for 3.5-inch drives. The difference between

the two sets is the distance between the wire clips. To choose which drive rail ﬁts your drive, place the drive rail wire clips next to the drive screw holes and verify that the distance between the wire clips is the same as the distance between the two screw holes. If the distance is the same, the drive rail is the correct one.

3. The drive rails for the 3.5-inch drives are not interchangeable. They have ‘R’ or ‘L’

markings that indicate which side they have to be mounted on. Before mounting the rails to the drive, check to be sure the rail marked ‘L’ is on the left side of the drive and the rail marked ‘R’ is on the right side of the drive, as shown in Figure 2-13.

4. To mount a drive rail to the drive, place one end of the drive rail wire clip into its

drive screw hole. Gently push on the middle of the drive rail until the other end of the wire clip snaps into its screw hole. Make sure that the connectors face out. Figure 2-13 illustrates the procedure.

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5. To mount a 3.5-inch drive in the internal drive cage, place the drive upside down in the selected drive bay and slide the drive into the bay until the rails snap into place. Figure 2-14 shows how to install the drive correctly.

Caution: For a drive to be correctly mounted in the internal drive cage, it must be installed upside down.

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NOTE

Internal 3.5" drives install upside down

1

2

1

Connectors face out

Figure 2-14 Mounting Drives in the Internal Drive Cage

6. Connect cables to the drive.

7. Replace the side panel as described in “Post-installation Instructions” on page 64.

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Replacing the Power Supply

Follow the instructions in this section to remove and replace the power supply.

Warning: Do not open the power supply. Even when unplugged, it may contain

dangerous voltages. There are no user-serviceable parts inside.

1. Unplug the AC power cable from the wall socket and from the power supply.

2. See “Pre-installation Instructions” on page 16 to remove the side panel.

3. Disconnect all the power supply cables from the system board, the 3.5-inch drives and the 5.25-inch drives. See Figure 2-15 on page 37 for the location of the cable connections.

4. In order to gain easier access to the power supply, place the system on its right side on a padded surface so as not to scratch the system.

5. Remove the three power supply screws located on the rear panel. Figure 1-2 on page 4 shows the location of the screws.

6. Pull the power supply out of the system, avoiding any physical contact between the power supply and any system component.

7. To install the power supply, continue to rest the system on its right side.

8. Carefully place the power supply into its housing, and push it into place.

9. Replace the three rear screws shown in Figure 1-2 on page 4.

10. Connect the power supply cables to the system board, the hard drive(s), the CD-ROM drive, and to the ﬂoppy disk drive. Refer to Figure 2-15 for the location of the power supply cable connections.

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System board power

Replacing the Power Supply

CD-ROM powerPower supply

Power for additional

5.25" drives

Floppy disk drive power

Additional 3.5" disk drive power

System disk power

Figure 2-15 Connecting Power Supply Cables

11. Replace the side panel as shown in “Post-installation Instructions” on page 64.

12. Reconnect the AC cable to the power supply and to the wall socket.

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Replacing Fans

This section covers the removal and installation of the rear and front system fans.

Replacing the Rear System Fan

Follow the instructions in this section to remove and replace the rear system fan:

1. Remove the side panel as shown in “Pre-installation Instructions” on page 16.

2. Rest the system on its right side on a padded surface so as not to scratch the system.

3. Disconnect the fan cable from the system board. See Figure 2-17 on page 40 for the location of the fan cable connection.

4. Remove the system board as described in “Replacing the System Board” on page 51.

5. Locate the two fan release buttons on the back side of the rear panel, as shown in Figure 2-16.

6. Using a pointed tool (such as a Phillips-head screwdriver), push on one of the release buttons while at the same time pulling the fan upward until the release button comes out of its notch. Keep upward pressure on the fan while pushing on the second release button until the fan is released from the chassis. Figure 2-16 illustrates the procedure.

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1

2

1

Release buttons

Figure 2-16 Disengaging Release Buttons and Removing Rear Fan

7. Carefully remove the fan from the system without touching any system component.

8. To install the rear fan, keep the system resting on its right side.

9. Insert the fan’s four retaining pins into their respective holes. Make sure that the fan

is positioned so as to have the two release buttons on the upper side of the fan.

10. Push the fan down until the two release buttons click into place.

11. Connect the fan cable. For the location of the rear fan cable connection, see

Figure 2-17.

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Rear fan connection

Figure 2-17 Connecting Rear Fan Cable

Replacing the Internal Drive Cage

The following instructions describe how to remove and replace the internal drive cage from the chassis.

1. Remove the side panel as described in “Pre-installation Instructions” on page 16.

2. Remove the beam as described in “Removing the Beam” on page 18.

3. Remove all drives as described in “Removing and Installing a 3.5-inch Drive in the Internal Drive Cage” on page 33.

4. Remove the internal cage screw located above the internal drive cage. Figure 2-18 shows the location of the screw.

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Internal cage screw

Replacing Fans

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2

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2

1

Figure 2-18 Location of Internal Cage Screw

5. Remove the two drive sled screws located on the front of the chassis. Figure 1-5 on

page 8 shows the location of these screws.

6. After all the screws are removed, the internal drive bracket can be easily removed

by gently pulling the bracket forward.Figure 2-19 shows the bracket being removed from the system.

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Figure 2-19 Removing the Drive Cage

Replacing the Front System Fan

Follow these instructions to remove the front system fan:

1. Remove the side panel and the bezel as shown in “Pre-installation Instructions” on page 16.

2. Remove the beam as described in “Removing the Beam” on page 18.

3. Disconnect the front fan cable from the system board.

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4. Remove the front fan screw located on the front panel. Figure 2-20 shows the

location of the screw.

5. Release the three retaining clips shown in Figure 2-21 by pushing on one clip at a

time while holding the fan plastic frame inside the chassis.

Front fan screw

Figure 2-20 Removing Front Fan Screw and Releasing Clips

6. Once the three clips are released, the fan plastic frame can be removed from the

system.

7. The fan is held in its plastic frame by four fan retaining clips. To remove the fan

from its plastic frame, place the frame on a ﬂat surface, with the frame facing down, as shown in Figure 2-22.

8. Using a ﬂat screwdriver, gently push on the center of the fan. While pushing on the

fan, release one fan retaining clip at a time by pulling it away from the fan. The procedure is illustrated in Figure 2-22.

9. Once all four clips have been released, the fan can be removed from the plastic

frame.

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Front fan screw

Clip

Figure 2-21 Removing Fan from Plastic Frame

Follow these instructions to install the front system fan:

1. To install the front fan, place the plastic frame on a ﬂat surface with its retaining clips facing up.

2. Insert the fan in its housing. Make sure that the fan cable comes out next to the slot in the plastic frame, as shown in Figure 2-22.

3. Insert the fan cable into the slot.

4. Pass the cable connector and pull the cable through the hole located next to the cable slot, as shown in Figure 2-22.

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Cable hole

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Figure 2-22 Installing Fan into Plastic Frame

5. Place the fan plastic frame in the chassis and insert the frame guiding pins into their

corresponding holes on the front panel. Push the fan frame until its retaining clips snap into place.

6. Connect the front fan cable. For the location of the front fan cable connection, refer

to Figure 2-23.

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AUDIO OUT

IDE INTERFACE

DC INPUT

FG

Fan power connection

Front fan

Figure 2-23 Connecting Front Fan Cable

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Replacing Expansion Cards

This section describes how to remove and install PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) andAGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) cards.Refer to Figure 3-1on page 72 for the location of the expansion card slots.

Follow electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions. Electronic equipment can be irreparably damaged by ESD. Always follow these preventative measures when handling a system component:

• Remove a component from its antistatic bag only when you are ready to install it.

• If you have to handle a component before installation, do not place it on surfaces

that produce ESD (carpeting, for example), or near devices that create static electricity.

• Attach a static wrist strap to a grounded connection on your system when installing

or removing a component.

The following instructions describe how to remove expansion cards:

1. Remove the side panel as described in “Pre-installation Instructions” on page 16.

Replacing Expansion Cards

2. Remove the beam as described in “Removing the Beam” on page 18.

3. Remove the retaining screw for that expansion card, as shown in Figure 2-24.

4. Gently pull the card straight up out of the slot (away from the system board).

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Retaining screw

Figure 2-24 Removing Expansion Card

5. If no other card will be installed in the empty slot, a ﬁller plate needs to be installed in the expansion slot opening. Follow these instructions to install a ﬁller plate in an expansion slot opening:

• Place the ﬁller plate on the slot opening

• Tighten the retaining screw shown in Figure 2-25.

The following instructions describe how to install expansion cards:

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1. Remove the side panel as described in “Pre-installation Instructions” on page 16, if

not already done.

2. If a ﬁller plate covers the slot opening selected for installation, follow these

instructions to remove it:

• Remove the retaining screw shown in Figure 2-25.

• Remove the ﬁller plate from the chassis.

Filler plate retaining screws

Figure 2-25 Location of the Retaining Screw for the Expansion Slot Filler Plate

3. Insert the expansion card into its slot by pushing the card into the connector until it

is properly seated. Figure 2-26 illustrates the procedure.

4. Tighten the retaining screw, as shown in Figure 2-26.

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Retaining screw

Figure 2-26 Installing Expansion Card

5. Replace the beam as described in “Replacing the Beam” on page 21.

6. Replace the side panel as shown in “Post-installation Instructions” on page 64.

7. When the system is turned on, the BIOS automatically detects and assigns resources to the new device.

Note: The BIOS detects and conﬁgures only Plug and Play expansion cards.

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Replacing the System Board

This section describes how to remove and replace the Silicon Graphics 550 Visual Workstation system board.

Follow electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions. Electronic equipment can be irreparably damaged by ESD. Always follow these preventative measures when handling a system component:

• Remove a component from its antistatic bag only when you are ready to install it.

• If you have to handle a component before installation, do not place it on surfaces

that produce ESD (carpeting, for example), or near devices that create static electricity.

• Attach a static wrist strap to a grounded connection on your system when installing

or removing a component.

The following instructions describe how to remove the Silicon Graphics 550 Visual Workstation system board:

Replacing the System Board

Note: Refer to Figure 1-4 on page 6 to review the internal structure of the system.

1. To facilitate the removal of system components, rest the chassis on its right side on a

padded surface so as not to scratch the system.

2. Remove the side panel as described in “Pre-installation Instructions” on page 16.

3. Remove the beam as described in “Removing the Beam” on page 18.

4. Remove all expansion boards. Refer to “Replacing Expansion Cards” on page 47 for

the removal of expansion boards.

5. Disconnect all cables from the system board.

6. Remove the internal drive cage as described in “Replacing the Internal Drive Cage”

on page 40.

7. Remove the front system fan assembly as described in “Replacing the Front System

Fan” on page 42.

8. Remove the two screws at the standoffs at the top of the system board. Refer to

Figure 2-30 on page 55 to see the placement of these screws.

9. Loosen the system board screw. Figure 2-27 shows the location of the screw.

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System board screw

1

2

1

Figure 2-27 Location of System Board Screw

10. Pull the system board away from the I/O gasket and lift the board away from the chassis.

11. To detach the retaining bracket from the system board, unsnap the release clip and remove the bracket retaining hooks from the system board. Figure 2-28 shows the procedure.

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Clip

Figure 2-28 Removing Retaining Bracket from System Board

The following instructions describe how to install the Silicon Graphics 550 Visual Workstation system board:

1. To mount the retaining bracket onto the system board, place the retaining hooks

into their system board holes and snap the release clip onto the board. Figure 2-29 illustrates the procedure.

Clip

Figure 2-29 Snapping Retaining Bracket onto System Board

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2. The system should still be resting on its right side to facilitate the installation.

3. Place the system board into the chassis so as to align the I/O ports with their respective holes in the I/O gasket.

4. Position the system board so as to have the standoff hooks inserted into their corresponding holes in the system board. See Figure 2-30 for an illustration of the procedure.

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Standoffs

Standoff hooks

Figure 2-30 Positioning the System Board on Standoffs and Standoff Hooks

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5. Secure the system board screw onto the retaining bracket. See Figure 2-27 on page 52 for the location of the system board screw.

6. Replace the front system fan assembly as described in “Replacing the Front System Fan” on page 42.

7. Replace the internal drive cage as described in “Replacing the Internal Drive Cage” on page 40.

8. Replace all drives in the internal drive cage as described in “Removing and Installing a 3.5-inch Drive in the Internal Drive Cage” on page 33.

9. Replace the expansion boards. Refer to “Replacing Expansion Cards” on page 47 for the installation of expansion boards.

10. Connect all system board cables to their connectors. Refer to Figure 2-31 on page 57 and Figure 3-1 on page 72 for location of system board connectors

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CD-ROM sound cable

CD-ROM signal cable

AUDIO OUT

IDE INTERFACE

DC INPUT

Replacing the System Board

FG

Floppy disk drive cable

System disk cable

Figure 2-31 Location of System Board Connectors

11. Replace the beam as described in “Replacing the Beam” on page 21.

12. Replace the side panel as shown in “Post-installation Instructions” on page 64.

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Replacing the I/O Panel Gasket

The following instructions describe how to remove the I/O panel gasket. To avoid scratching and other possible cosmetic problems and to ease in disassembly, the system should still be resting on its side on a padded surface.

1. Remove the system board as described in “Replacing the System Board” on page 51.

2. Locate the three notched ﬁngers at the bottom of the I/O panel gasket, as shown in Figure 2-32.

3. To remove the I/O panel gasket, lift one notched ﬁnger at a time out of its slot.

4. Once all three notched ﬁngers have been lifted out of their slots, the I/O panel gasket slides out of its housing and can be removed from the chassis.

Notched fingers

Figure 2-32 Removing I/O Panel Gasket

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Replacing the I/O Panel Gasket

The following instructions describe how to install the I/O panel gasket:

1. Locate the four retaining slots on the system’s I/O panel opening. See Figure 2-33

for the location of the retaining slots.

2. Insert the I/O gasket’s four indentations into their corresponding retaining slots on

the I/O panel opening. See Figure 2-33 for an illustration of the procedure.

3. In order to secure the I/O gasket on the chassis, each notched ﬁnger needs to be

inserted into its slot. To do so, push on the I/O gasket where each notched ﬁnger meets with the I/O gasket until the notched ﬁnger snaps into its slot. Repeat the procedure for the remaining notched ﬁngers.

4. Install the system board as described in “Replacing the System Board” on page 51.

Retaining slots

Notched fingers

Figure 2-33 Installing I/O Panel Gasket

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Securing the System

The Silicon Graphics 550 Visual Workstation’s side panel can be locked into place on the system using a locking loop and a padlock, thus preventing access to the internal components of the system. The locking loop is stored in a slot on the chassis and needs to be moved to another slot to be used. Follow these steps to install the locking loop:

1. Remove the side panel if not already done. For removal of the side panel, refer to “Pre-installation Instructions” on page 16.

2. Locate the locking loop. See Figure 2-34 for the location of the locking loop.

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Locking loop

Locking loop slot

Key lock

1

2

1

Slot for Kensington lock

Figure 2-34 Location of Locking Loop

3. Remove the locking loop from its storage slot by pressing the two hooks towards

each other and pushing the loop out of the chassis. Figure 2-35 illustrates the procedure.

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1

2

1

2

Figure 2-35 Removing Locking Hook from its Storage Slot

4. Locate the slot facing the rear of the chassis. See Figure 2-34 for the location of the slot.

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5. Insert the loop part of the locking loop into the slot inside the chassis and push the

locking loop until it snaps into place. Figure 2-36 illustrates the procedure.

1

2

1

2

Figure 2-36 Installing Locking Loop in its Functional Slot

6. Replace the side panel as described in “Post-installation Instructions” on page 64.

7. To lock the side panel on the system (see “Post-installation Instructions” on page 64

for side panel installation), insert a padlock into the locking loop.

The system itself can be secured in a particular location by using a Kensington locking device. See Figure 1-2 on page 4 for the location of the Kensington lock slot.

Note: A Kensington locking device is not included with the Silicon Graphics 550 Visual Workstation.

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Post-installation Instructions

After completing the installation of customer replaceable components, follow these instructions to ready the system for operation:

1. If your installation involved the removal of the bezel, follow these steps to replace the bezel:

• Locate the four tabs on the right side of the bezel, as shown in Figure 2-37.

• Place the right side of the bezel on the chassis so asto insert the four tabs in their

respective slots, as shown in Figure 2-37.

• Push the left side of the bezel towards the chassis until all four tabs on the left

side of the bezel are securely snapped onto the chassis.

Right side

Figure 2-37 Replacing Bezel

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2. Follow these steps to replace the side panel:

• Locate the two tabs on the lower side of the side panel.

• Place the two tabs onto the lower chassis rail.

• Slide the side panel toward the rear of the system, until the rear tab hits the rear of the chassis and the side panel cannot be moved any farther. Figure 2-38 illustrates the procedure.

1

2

1

Side panel tabs

Figure 2-38 Placing Side Panel onto Lower Chassis Rail

• Push the upper side of the side panel toward the chassis.

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• Gently lift the side panel and push it against the chassis.

• Slide the side panel towards the front of the chassis until it ﬁts into place. The procedure is illustrated in Figure 2-39.

• Tighten the two thumbscrews on the back of the case.

1

2

1

2

1

Figure 2-39 Sliding Side Panel into Place

3. To connect your system to external devices, refer to “Connecting External Devices” on page 9.

4. To turn on the system, press the power button on the front panel. See Figure 1-1 on page 3 for the location of the power button.

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Chapter 3

3. System Board

The Silicon Graphics 550 Visual Workstation contains an M29A system board. This chapter describes the M29A system board and all its major components. It contains the system board layout, jumper settings, cache and memory conﬁgurations, and information on other internal devices.

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Overview

Processor

The M29A system board is a PCI bus-based, dual-processor system board built on an extended ATX baseboard. It comes with dual Slot 2 processor sockets using Pentium III Xeon processors integrated with the Intel i840 chipset. The system board also integrates the Intel 82559 10/100 Mbps PCI Ethernet chipset that supports WOL (Wake on LAN) and AOL (Alert on LAN) for better remote site management.

For expandability, the system includes one AGP Pro (Accelerated Graphics Port) slot, four 32-bit PCI-bus slots, two 64-bit PCI-bus slots, and four RIMM sockets. It also includes integrated SCSI via an Adaptec 7899 dual channel Ultra160/M controller.

For connectivity, the system board supports two USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectors, a speaker-out/line-out, audio-in, and microphone-in port, and other standard features such as two UART NS16C550 serial ports, one enhanced parallel port with Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP)/Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) support, a diskette drive interface, and two embedded hard disk interfaces.

The Pentium III Xeon processor implements a Dynamic Execution micro-architecture, a unique combination of multiple branch prediction, data ﬂow analysis, and speculative execution. The Pentium III Xeon processor improves upon previous generations of Intel processors by adding Streaming SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data) extensions. The SIMD extensions signiﬁcantly accelerate performance of 3D graphics. Besides 3D graphics improvements, the extensions also include additional integer and cacheability instructions that improve other aspects of performance.

In addition, the Pentium III Xeon processor uses a variation of the S.E.C (Single Edge Contact) package technology ﬁrst introduced on the Pentium II processor. The SEC packaging technology allows the Pentium III Xeon processor to implement Dual Independent Bus Architecture and has 256KB of level2 cache. Level 2 cache is integrated in the processing unit and communication occurs at the full speed of the processor core. The Pentium III Xeon processor supports both uniprocessor and multiprocessor implementations with support for two processing units on each local processor bus, or system bus.

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Memory

System Chipsets

Intel i840 Chipset

Overview

The four RIMM sockets on the board allow a maximum of 2GB of memory using four 512-MB RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) RIMMs. RDRAM is a new high-performance memory technology that increases overall system throughput when running workstation applications.

Intel Scalable Bandwidth Technology provides the Intel 840 chipset with the ability to meet the needs of high performance multi-processor systems utilizing the Intel Pentium III Xeon processor. In addition, the 840 chipset provides up to 3.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth and supports the new high-performance RDRAM memory technology.

The 840 chipset has three core components:

• The 82840 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) differentiates the Intel 840 chipset from

other Intel 800 series chipsets. The MCH provides graphicssupport for AGP 2X/4X, dual RDRAM memory channels, and multiple PCI segments for high performance I/O.

• The 82801 I/O Controller Hub (ICH) utilizes Intel Hub Architecture to make a

direct connection to the MCH. The ICH supports 32-bit PCI, IDE controllers and dual USB ports.

• The 82802 Firmware Hub (FWH) stores system BIOS and video BIOS, as well as an

Intel Random Number Generator (RNG). The Intel RNG provides truly random numbers to enable stronger encryption, digital signing and security protocols.

In addition to providing high performance, the Intel 840 chipset was designed for scalability. The 82806 64-bit PCI Controller Hub (P64H) supports 64-bit PCI slots at speeds of either 33 or 66 MHz. The P64H connects directly to the MCH using Intel Hub Architecture, providing a dedicated path for high performance I/O.

LAN Subsystem

Intel’s 82559 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet controller supports Advanced Conﬁguration and Power Interface (ACPI) 1.20A based power management, wake on Magic Packet, wake on interesting packet, advanced System Management Bus (SMB) based

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Expansion Slots

AGP Pro Bus

PCI Bus

manageability, Wired for Management (WfM) 2.0 compliance, IP checksum assist, PCI

2.2 compliance, and PC 98, PC 99, and Server 99 compliance.

The AGP Pro speciﬁes an extension of the existing AGP bus. It delivers four times the electrical power of the current AGP speciﬁcation supported by both 2X and 4X AGP modes. MCH provides an AGP interface as an independent graphics controller which makes it ideal for users of simulation, mechanical CAD, ﬁnancial modeling and digital content creation applications.

The system board has four PCI buses that support 32-bit/33 MHz PCI devices and two PCI buses that support 64-bit/66 MHz PCI devices.

Hardware Management Support

The system board supports the power-management function that conforms to the power-saving standards ofthe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) Energy Star program. It also offers the Plug-and-Play feature. This feature saves the user from conﬁguration troubles, thus making the system more user-friendly.

Major Components

The system board has the following major components:

• Slot 2 processor socket that supports Pentium III Xeon processors and future generation Pentium CPUs

• Intel i840 chipset

• Onboard 10/100 Mb/s Intel 82559 LAN chip that supports WOL and AOL

• Four RIMM sockets that accept 64-, 128-, 256, and 512-MB RDRAMs with a maximum memory capacity of 2GB

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• One AGP Pro slot, four 32-bit PCI bus slots, and two 64-bit PCI bus slots

• Integrated Adaptec 7899 with dual channel Ultra160/M controller

• System clock/calendar with battery backup

• IDE hard disk and diskette drive interfaces

• External ports:

USB connector Serial port 1 and 2 PS/2-compatible keyboard port Speaker-out/Line-out port PS/2-compatible mouse port Audio-in port 10/100 MBps Ethernet port Microphone-in port Parallel port

Figure 3-1 shows the layout of the system board.

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CN3

CN1

CN2

CPU1

CPU2

CN11

CN10

Rear fan

U9

CN5

RM1

Front fan

RM2

Fan 4

Fan 1

JP1

JP2

A1

JP4

CN14

JP5

JP6

JP7

U64

CN29

BT1

JP8

CN17

CN33

RM4

CN28

CN32 System drive

RM3

U4

PCI 1

BU1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 PCI 6

CN23

CN4

CN7

CN8

CN12

CN13

CN15

Figure 3-1 System Board Layout

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Table 3-1 describes the system board items in Figure 3-1.

Table 3-1 System Board Items

Item Description

A1 AGP slot

BT1 Battery

BU1 Buzzer

CN1 CPU 1 thermal sensor connector

CN2 CPU 1 fan connector

CN3 Power assist

CN4 Upper: PS/2 mouse connector

Lower: PS/2 keyboard connector

CN5 Power connector

CN7 USB connectors

Major Components

CN8 Upper: Parallel port

Lower left: Serial 1 port Lower right: Serial 2 port

CN10 CPU 2 thermal sensor connector

CN11 CPU 2 fan connector

CN12 LAN jack (RJ45)

CN13 Upper: Line-out port

Lower: Audio-in port

CN14 CD-ROM connector

CN15 Mic-in port

CN17 FDD connector

CN22 Reserved

CN23 IDE2 connector

CN28 IDE1 connector

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Item Description

CN29 Front connector

CN30 Wake on LAN connector

CN32 Ultra 160/m SCSI channel A connector

CN33 Ultra 160/m SCSI channel B connector

CPU1-2 Two CPU Slot-2 slots

Fan1-4 Housing fan connectors

RM1-4 RIMM slots

JP1 Password settings

1-2: Check password 2-3: Bypass password

JP2 BIOS settings

1-2: OEM BIOS 2-3: BIOS

JP4 Flashed BIOS safety boot

1-2: FWH top lock 2-3: FWH top unlock

JP5 System reboot when POST timed out

1-2: Timeout reboot 2-3: Don’t reboot

JP6 Onboard buzzer/external speaker

1-2: Onboard Buzzer 2-3: External speaker

JP7 Force CPU to run at2 x 133 MHz or 2 x 100

MHz

1-2: Set by ICH1111 2-3: CPU strap

JP8 SCSI terminator for Channel A

1-2: SCSI terminator off 2-3: SCSI terminator on

JP8X SCSI terminator for Channel B

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Item Description

Major Components

P1,2,3,

32-bit/33-MHz PCI slots

and 6

P4 and 5 64-bit/66-MHz PCI slots

U4 Intel 82801 chipset (ICH)

U9 Intel82840 chipset (MCH)

U16 Intel 82559 LAN chipset

U37 SMC 47B277 super I/O chipset

U48 AD1881 audio chipset

U63 Adaptec AIC-7899 chipset

U64 Intel 82806 chipset (P64H)

Figure 3-2 shows the parts of the front connector (CN29).

Power button

12

Power LED

Reset switch

18 17

Black Blue

Intrusion switch

Black Red

CN29

11 13

15 17

19 21

1

3 5

7

9

Black Red

2

4 6

8

10

12 14

16

1920

18

20 22

11

White

7

9

Orange

Green

Figure 3-2 Front Connector (CN29)

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System Component Installation

The following sections show you how to install system components like the CPU, memory modules, and expansion cards.

ESD Precautions

Always observe the following electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions before installing a system component:

1. Do not remove a component from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it.

2. Wear a wrist grounding strap before handling electronic components. Wrist grounding straps are available at most electronic component stores.

Installing and Removing the Processor

Note: Observe the ESD precautions when installing or removing a system component. See “ESD Precautions” on page 76.

Each PentiumIII Xeon comes in a drop-in SC330 (330-pin slot connector) SECC (Single Edge Contact Connector) package.

The system board supports dual Pentium III Xeon processors running at 733 MHz, 800 MHz, 866 MHz, and 933 MHz with on-die 256 KB L2 cache on a 133-MHz system bus

Installing the Retention Mechanism

The retention mechanism needs to be installed to support and hold the processor in place. To install the retention mechanism, complete the following steps:

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1. Attach both of the retention mechanisms with joint bars. Snap in the joint bars on

both sides of the retention mechanisms, as shown in Figure 3-3.

Figure 3-3 Joint Bars

2. Align and insert the metal plate beneath the system board along the Slot 2 retention

holes, as shown in Figure 3-4.

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Figure 3-4 Metal Plate

3. Insert both of the retention mechanisms into the Slot 2 sockets. Make sure that the shafts of the retention mechanism with O signs are facing the external ports of the system board.

4. Secure the retention mechanisms with six screw nuts, three for each retention mechanism.

Installing the Processor

Complete the following steps to install a processor:

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1. Attach the fan/heatsink module to the Pentium III Xeon processor and secure it

with four screws, as shown in Figure 3-5.

Figure 3-5 Fan/heatsink Module

2. Insert the Pentium III Xeon processor into an empty Slot 2 socket, as shown in

Figure 3-6.

Figure 3-6 Pentium III Xeon Processor

3. Carefully press down the Pentium III Xeon processor until it is properly inserted

into the socket.

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Note: If it is difﬁcult to insert the processor card into the slot, do not force it. The orientation of the fan/heatsink may be incorrect.

4. Use the retention mechanism cover to secure the processor by pressing it down until it locks with the retention mechanism, as shown in Figure 3-7.

Figure 3-7 Retention Mechanism Cover

The retention mechanism cover only ﬁts one way. Both shafts of the retention mechanism and the retention mechanism cover have O and OO signs. Match the O on the cover with the O on the retention mechanism ﬁrst, hook them together, insert the OO side to the retention mechanism, and make sure they are clipped.

5. Connect the 3-pin and 2-pin fan/heatsink cables to the system board. See Figure 3-1 on page 72 for the location of the fan/heatsink connectors.

Caution: The heatsink becomes very hot when the system is on. NEVER touch the heatsink with any metal or with your hands.

Removing a Processor

Complete the following steps to remove a processor:

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1. Disconnect the 3-pin and 2-pin fan/heatsink cables from the system board.

2. Unclip the retention mechanism cover, as shown in Figure 3-8.

Figure 3-8 Unclipping Retention Mechanism Cover

3. Flip up both plastic ears of the Pentium III Xeon processor, as shown in Figure 3-9.

This procedure detaches the processor from the socket.

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Figure 3-9 Plastic Ears

4. Carefully lift up and remove the Pentium III Xeon processor.

Installing and Removing the Terminator Board

When you are not using a Slot 2 socket, you must install a terminator board into the empty slot.

Complete the following step to install the terminator board:

1. Position the terminator board over the empty slot, as shown in Figure 3-10.

2. Carefully insert the golden ﬁngers of the terminator board into the slot until the board ﬁts completely.

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Figure 3-10 Terminator Board

3. Use the retention mechanism cover to secure the processor by pressing it down until

it locks with the retention mechanism.

4. The retention mechanism cover only ﬁts one way. Both shafts of the retention

mechanism and the retention mechanism cover have O and OO indicators. Match the O on the cover with the O on the retention mechanism, hook them together, insert the OO side to the retention mechanism, and make sure they are clipped.

Complete the following steps to remove the terminator board:

1. Unclip the retention mechanism cover.

2. Flip up both plastic ears of the terminator board. This procedure detaches the

terminator board from the socket.

3. Lift up and remove the terminator board.

Installing and Removing Memory Modules

Each of the sockets represents one independent bank. This allows you to install RIMMs with different capacities to form a conﬁguration.

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Installing a RIMM

To install a RIMM,align itwith the socket and press it down untilthe holdingclips secure the RIMM in place.

Note the following important points about installing RIMMs:

• The RIMM socket is slotted to ensure proper installation. If you slip in a RIMM but it does not completely ﬁt, you may have inserted it the wrong way. Reverse the orientation of the RIMM.

• RIMMs must be installed in pairs.

• The RIMMs shipped with your system are PC800. When adding additional RIMM modules, be sure that they are PC800 as mixing RIMMs will cause your system to default to the slower speed.

Holding clips

Figure 3-11 Installing a RIMM

Removing a RIMM

To remove aRIMM, press the holdingclips on bothsides of thesocket outward to release the RIMM.

Note: Place your foreﬁngers on the top of the RIMM before you press the holding clips to gently disengage the RIMM from the socket.

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