User`s guide

Introducing the SGI 1400 Family of Servers

The SGI 1400 server you receive from Silicon Graphics contains a fully functional OS

installed on the hard disk when shipped from the factory. You should only need to

reinstall the OS if you experience a major disk or ﬁlesystem failure.

Note: If the server’s prompt shows you a display indicating “Operating System Not

Found.” Follow thesteps in“Changing the BootDevice Priority”on page 12as thismay

indicate that someone has changed the boot device priority.

1. Open the CD tray by pressing the open/close button on the front panel of the

CD-ROM drive. The tray will slide out of the drive.

2. Open the CD case. Press down on the center hub of the case to release the CD.

3. Gently grasp the center hole and outer edge of the CD. Remove it fromthe case,and

place it label-side up in the CD tray.

4. Press the open/close button or gently push on the CD tray—it will automatically

slide into the drive.

5. Push the reset switch on the front panel to restart the server.

6. When POST completes, the server boots from the CD, installs a mouse driver, and

displays the CD-ROM menu bar. Use thearrow keysto scroll through the menu bar

and to view the tasks in the pop-up menus.

Changing the Boot Device Priority

You have two choices for changing boot device priority. The easier option (listed ﬁrst,

below) is good for only one boot; the longer option takes effect until you change boot

device priority again.

1. At any time during POST, press Esc. When POST completes, a pop-up Boot menu

appears.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight Removable Media, then press Enter.

Boot the server. The CD can be in the drive or not.

3. The BIOS name and version will display. Immediately below, you’ll see the size of

memory detected in the server.