Specifications

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Chapter 1
1. Getting Started
ThischaptertellsyouhowtosetupyourOCTANEworkstation.Thefollowingtopicsare
covered
• “Getting Acquainted” on page 3
• “Lifting the OCTANE Workstation” on page 8
• “Installing Optional Parts” on page 9
• “Setting Up the OCTANE Workstation” on page 10
• “Locking the OCTANE Workstation” on page 21
• “Logging Into the OCTANE Workstation” on page 24
• “Using the IRIX Interactive Desktop” on page 25
• “Shutting Down and Powering Off the OCTANE Workstation” on page 29
Getting Acquainted
To become familiar with the OCTANE workstation, see
• “FrontView” on page 5, “Back View” onpage 6, and“Checking Your Shipment” on
page 7.
• OCTANE Hardware Central is an online information resource containing movies,
user tips,technical information, cable pinouts, human factorsguidelines, and so on.
Access OCTANE Hardware Central:
– Through Netscape: In the location window enter
file:/usr/share/Insight/library/SGI_bookshelves/SGI_EndUser/books
/Octane_HWCntl/index.html
– IRIX 6.5 users. From the Toolchest > Help >InfoSearch,type OCTANE Hardware
Central
. (Do not choose “Online Books”; this book is not accessible from the
Online Books path.)
– IRIX 6.4 users: From the Toolchest > Help > Online Books > SGI End User,
choose OCTANE Hardware Central.