Specifications
Table Of Contents
- SGI™ 1400 Server Family Maintenance and Upgrades Guide
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- About This Guide
- Working Inside the System
- Tools and Supplies Needed
- Safety: Before You Remove the Access Cover
- Warnings and Cautions
- Removing the System Access Cover
- Installing the Access Cover
- Working in the Subchassis and Electronics Bay
- Installing PCI Boards
- Removing a PCI option Board
- Removing the Front Panel Board
- Installing the Front Panel Board
- Removing the Diskette Drive
- Installing the Diskette Drive
- Peripheral Drives
- System Fans
- The Power Share Board
- Upgrading Baseboard Components
- SGI 1400 Server SCSI Backplane Installation
- Technical Reference
- Baseboard Connectors
- Main Power Connector
- Auxiliary Power
- Diskette Drive
- Front Panel Connector
- The SMM Connector
- The IPMB Connector
- VGA Video Port Connector
- Keyboard and Mouse
- Parallel Port
- Serial Ports A and B
- Universal Serial Bus
- Narrow SCSI Connector
- Wide SCSI Connector
- Internal IDE Connector
- The Hard Drive LED Connector
- ISA Connector Pinouts
- The PCI Connectors
- Baseboard Jumpers
- System I/O Addresses
- Memory Map Address Range
- Interrupts
- Video Modes
- Baseboard Connectors
- Equipment Log and Configuration Worksheets
- Environmental Specifications
- Chassis Warnings and Safety
- Index

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About This Guide
This guide tells you how to remove and install field replaceable units (FRUs) internal to
the server. Only trained or qualified technical personnel should work inside the chassis.
Note: Informationontheserver’ssystemsetuputility(SSU)andreplacementofexternal
devices are covered in the SGI 1400 Server Family User’s Guide.
The following topics are covered in this manual:
• Chapter 1, “Working Inside the System,” contains all the power and ESD warnings
applicable to working inside the system. The chapter introduces proper access
procedure, how to install option boards, and understand internal SCSI and IDE
cabling.
• Chapter 2, “Upgrading Baseboard Components,” covers removing and installing
the baseboard, processors, memory DIMMs, and VRMs.
• Chapter 3, “SGI 1400 Server SCSI Backplane Installation,” details the steps for
replacing the server system SCSI backplane.
• Chapter 4, “Technical Reference,” lists information on connector pinouts and
baseboard locations, baseboard jumpers, I/O addresses, memory map addresses,
baseboard interrupts, and video modes.
• Appendix A contains a group of equipment logs and worksheets that should be
used when maintaining or upgrading the server.
• Appendix B lists the server’s basic environmental specifications.
• Appendix C provides additional basic chassis warnings and voltage related
cautions.