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C: Installing Rack Systems
Unloading and Moving System Equipment
Your Silicon Graphics Prism rack system arrives at the site in cardboard shipping crates.
For a short rack system, the documentation carton and the accessories carton are packed with the
system. The documentation carton contains the system manuals as well as warranty and licensing
information. The accessories carton contains the I/O, peripheral, and system cables, and any
additional connectors or tools that are required for a specific configuration. Any PC, workstation,
or terminal is shipped in a separate carton.
For a tall rack system, the system documentation; accessories; and any PC, workstation, or
terminal arrive in separate cartons.
This section describes how to unload and transport the system to its designated location, as
follows:
• “Unloading the Equipment from the Truck” on page 202
• “Inspecting the Shipping Crate” on page 205
• “Transporting the Shipping Crate” on page 205
Unloading the Equipment from the Truck
If your loading dock is the same height as the transportation vehicle, use a pallet jack to unload
the system from the transportation vehicle. The pallet jack should have 48-in. tines or forks.
Follow any instructions that are printed on the packing crates.
If the loading dock is not the same height as the vehicle, you must provide a forklift or another
approved method to unload the system. You can use a platform or ramp to obtain the desired level
as long as the ramp incline does not exceed a ratio of one unit vertical to six units horizontal. For
more information on site requirements, contact site planning by e-mail ([e-mail]) or by
telephone [phone]).
Warning: Use two or more people to prevent computer equipment from rolling off the
transportation vehicle. Failure to do so could result in serious damage to the computer
equipment.