This chapter tells you how to install the OCTANE/SI graphics board in the OCTANE workstation with an existing OCTANE/SI, OCTANE/SI with texture memory option board, OCTANE/SSI, or OCTANE/MXI graphics board. The existing graphics board is the primary head. The OCTANE/SI board becomes the secondary head in a dual head configuration.
Check any release notes for software information.
Dual graphics boards in the OCTANE workstation are designated primary and secondary heads.
The primary head is the graphics board pre-installed in the workstation (slot A or slots A and covering slot D). It carries any texture memory option board.
The secondary head is the option board, which is installed in slot B or possibly C. It may carry a texture memory option board if both graphics boards are OCTANE/SI. See Table 1-1 for supported configurations with the texture memory option board.
Table 1-1. Dual Head Supported Configurations
Primary Graphics Board
Secondary Graphics Board
OCTANE/SI (slot A)
OCTANE/SI
OCTANE/SI with texture memory board (slot A)
OCTANE/SI
OCTANE/SI with texture memory board (slot A)
OCTANE/SI with texture memory board
OCTANE/SSI (slots D and A)
OCTANE/SI
OCTANE/MXI (slots D and A)
OCTANE/SI
All graphics boards reside on the XIO™ module. Access to this module is from the back of the OCTANE workstation.
The XIO module is the holding mechanism for XIO graphics or XIO option boards and holds up to four boards. It can be thought of as a tray to which boards are attached.
Follow the directions in this chapter to install the OCTANE/SI graphics board, beginning with the next section.
Open the cover and push the power button once to power off the OCTANE workstation.
Unplug the power cord.
Power off the monitor by pressing the monitor power button.
Wait 5 minutes before removing the XIO module.
Warning: The heat sinks on the XIO boards become very hot. Wait 5 minutes after powering off the OCTANE workstation before you remove the XIO module. Test before touching any of the XIO boards.
Remove all the cables from the XIO module (only one is shown here).
To attach the wrist strap, follow these steps:
Caution: The components inside the OCTANE workstation are extremely sensitive to static electricity; you must wear the wrist strap while replacing parts inside the workstation. Unwrap the first two folds of the band and wrap the exposed adhesive side firmly around your wrist.
Unroll the rest of the band and peel the liner from the copper foil at the opposite end.
Attach the copper foil to the XIO module. Otherwise, use any convenient and exposed electrical ground, such as a metal part of the OCTANE workstation.
Before removing the XIO module, you must power off the OCTANE workstation, wait 5 minutes to allow the heat sinks to cool, and attach the wriststrap. If you have not already done this, go to “Preparing the Workstation to Install the OCTANE/SI Board” and follow the instructions through attaching the wriststrap. Then return here and follow the directions.
| Caution: When you remove the XIO module, the compression connectors on the back of the XIO boards are accessible and easily damaged. Do not touch or bump the bristled pad. All XIO graphics boards have compression connectors, as do most XIO option boards. Before you remove the XIO module, read Appendix B, “Care and Cleaning of the Compression Connectors.” |
| Warning: The heat sinks on the XIO boards become very hot. Wait 5 minutes after powering off the OCTANE workstation before you remove the XIO module. Test before touching any of the XIO boards. |
Loosen the two captive screws in the XIO module handles with the supplied Phillips screwdriver until the screws are disconnected from the chassis.
Grasp the handles and pull until the XIO module protrudes about an inch from the chassis.
The handles and XIO module move out about one inch before the I/O panels move.
Continue to pull on the handles until the XIO module releases from the workstation.
Grasp the XIO module along its length, and support the base of the module with your hand as you remove it from the chassis.
The handle area protrudes when the XIO module is out of the chassis. When the handle protrudes, the identification slots for the XIO boards, D and A are visible; slots B and C are on the reverse side. See Figure 1-9.
Note: Do not push on the handle area after you have removed the XIO module. The XIO module locks to the workstation only if the handle area is protruding. Place the XIO module on a flat, antistatic surface. An empty antistatic bag on your desk works well.
Place a cap on the XIO graphics board compression connector. Spare caps are shipped with the OCTANE workstation. See Figure 1-9.
Caution: Do not touch or bump the gold (front) surface of the XIO compression connector. Touching it could damage the connector. Place a protective cap on the XIO compression connector to prevent damage when the XIO boards are removed from the OCTANE workstation. See Appendix B, “Care and Cleaning of the Compression Connectors.”
The XIO module is the holding mechanism for XIO graphics or XIO option boards and holds up to four boards. It can be thought of as a tray to which boards are attached. The four quadrants of the XIO module are Slots A, B, C, and D. Slots D and A are on one side, slots B and C on the other. A graphics board, option board, or blank panel attaches to each slot on the XIO module. The only exception is the OCTANE/SSI or OCTANE/MXI graphics boards which occupy two slots, A and D.
The XIO graphics boards must be placed toward the interior of the workstation as you insert the module, or they may overheat and be damaged.
The primary head graphics board must be in slot A (SI) or slots A and D (SSI or MXI). The secondary head, SI board, occupies slot B, or possibly slot C.
The primary graphics board carries the texture memory option board with one exception. Only in the following configuration can the secondary head carry the texture memory option board: OCTANE/SI with texture memory option board (as the primary head), OCTANE/SI with texture memory option board (as the secondary head).
The secondary graphics board occupies slot B, unless it is occupied by an option board with flex cables to the graphics board. Then the secondary graphics board occupies slot C. (Exception: Do not install a secondary graphics board with the Digital Video option board.)
Graphics and option boards may be linked by flex cables.
Extra caps for the compression connectors come with the workstation.
If you lose a screw that holds the graphics board, single-layer option boards, or blank panels to the XIO module, use M3 x 8 mm size screws. (See your option board manual for the screw size for attaching option boards with daughter boards.)
Before removing a blank panel, you must power off the OCTANE workstation, wait 5 minutes for the heat sinks to cool, attach a wriststrap, and remove the XIO module. If you have not already done so, see “Preparing the Workstation to Install the OCTANE/SI Board” and follow the instructions through removing the XIO module. Be sure to also read “About the XIO Module and XIO Boards” before beginning your task. Then return here to remove the blank panel.
| Warning: The heat sinks on the XIO boards become very hot. Wait 5 minutes after powering off the OCTANE workstation before you remove the XIO module. Test before touching any of the XIO boards. |
If you are installing the texture memory option board on the secondary graphics board, (only in an OCTANE/SI with texture memory and OCTANE/SI with texture memory configuration) do so before installing the secondary head on the XIO module. See the OCTANE Texture Memory Option Board Installation Guide for instructions.
Install the secondary graphics board in slot B. If it is occupied by an option board with flex cables to the graphics board, install the secondary graphics board in slot C.
| Caution: If the Digital Video option board is in slot B, remove it before installing the secondary graphics board in slot B. Dual head and Digital Video options in the same system are not a supported configuration. See the OCTANE Digital Video Option Board and OCTANE Compression Installation Guide for instructions on removing this option board. |
Before you install the second graphics board, you need to remove a protective blank panel or option board from any available slot. The processes for removing a blank panel or option board are the same. If you are removing an option board (from slot B) refer to the option board's installation guide for instructions on removing that option board.
If you are removing a blank panel that is next to an option or graphics board, skip to step 2. If you are removing a blank panel that is side-by-side with another blank panel, go to the next step.
Remove the baffle attached to two blank panels.
Remove the four screws holding the baffle to the blank panels, and remove the baffle. The baffle is only used when two blank panels are side-by-side on the XIO module. (Keep it and use it if you ever place two blank panels side-by-side on the XIO module.)
Remove the remaining screws from the blank panel you are removing.
Replace two screws in the blank panel that you are not removing.
Skip to “Attaching the Secondary Head to the XIO Module”.
Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the screws from the blank panel or option board.
Grasp the blank panel or option board by the I/O panel and the opposite side of the board and lift. It is a good idea to save the blank panel to reinstall in the workstation should you need to remove an option board.
With the same side facing up, place the board on a clean, antistatic surface.
Go to the next section to install a second graphics board.
Place the secondary graphics board in slot B (or slot C if B is occupied with an option board with flex cables to the graphics board.)
Caution: Do not remove the cap on the XIO compression connector until your installation process is complete. Replace the screws, tightening the board to the standoffs.
Note: Be sure all the slots are filled, with a graphics board, option boards, or blank panels. The system will not cool properly if any of the slots are empty. (Do not install the baffle except on side-by-side blank panels.)
Remove the caps from the XIO compression connectors.
Keep the caps from the XIO compression connectors to place them on the XIO boards, the system module, or PCI module whenever you have any part with a compression connector removed from the OCTANE workstation.
| Caution: Replacing the XIO module with the primary head graphics boards toward the interior of the workstation prevents overheating and damage to the boards. Replace the XIO module as shown in Figure 1-16. |
If the XIO module is incorrectly inserted with an OCTANE/SSI or MXI graphics board attached, a notifier appears during power on telling you to insert the XIO module with the graphics boards toward the interior of the workstation and stops the power-on process. Power off and follow the steps in this manual to insert the XIO module correctly.
Replace the XIO module in the OCTANE workstation. Slide the XIO module into guides on the top and bottom of the workstation.
Before you insert the XIO module, make sure the handle portion protrudes in a locked position from the I/O panels, as shown in Figure 1-17.
If the handles are flush with the I/O panels, the XIO module will stop during insertion. Pull out the handles, and then continue inserting the XIO module into the chassis.
Grasp the handle area while supporting the XIO module, and slide the module into the chassis.
Use the handles to push the XIO module into a locked position. (The I/O panels are nearly flush with the workstation when properly inserted; however, there may be a slight variation in the depth of the boards.)
Tighten the captive screws in the handles.
Remove the wrist strap.
You are finished resplacing the XIO module. If you received a regulatory upgrade label, go to the next section for instructions on attaching it to the OCTANE workstation. Then go to Chapter 3, “Connecting the Monitors,” on page 31.
If you did not receive a regulatory upgrade label, go to Chapter 3, “Connecting the Monitors,” on page 31.
