Upgrading the O2 CPU

Welcome.

Your O2 is designed so you can upgrade the hardware yourself without special training. But before you watch these videos or install the new CPU, you need to install the required software. Follow the software installation instructions in the "Installing the O2 CPU Upgrade" document that comes with this package.

Once you've installed the software, take a look at these videos. They provide a step-by-step demonstration of how to remove your current CPU and install the new one. Before diving in, take a look at Getting Started for helpful hints on playing videos.

If you have more than one O2 workstation or an Indy workstation with an attached CDROM drive, you can play the video on one workstation while you perform the upgrade on the O2.
If you have only one O2 workstation, watch the videos, and then find the printed O2 Workstation Owner's Guide. Go to the section "Replacing the R5000 CPU Module" or "Replacing the R10000 CPU Module" (depending on your workstation).
If you don't have your copy of the printed O2 Workstation Owner's Guide, see Locating Online CPU Upgrade Instructions.

O2 R5000 Workstation

Preparing the R5000 O2 for the CPU Upgrade (1:14)
Learn which pieces of hardware you need to remove in order to reach the CPU module.
Installing the R5000 CPU Upgrade (1:48)
Watch how to remove the old CPU, install the new CPU, and replace the parts you removed.

Note: The O2 workstation supports several CPU module shapes. Your CPU module may look slightly different from the one shown in the video, but the installation steps are the same.

O2 R10000 Workstation

Preparing the R10000 O2 for the CPU Upgrade (1:48)
Learn which pieces of hardware you need to remove in order to reach the CPU module.
Installing the R10000 CPU Upgrade (2:18)
Watch how to remove the old CPU, install the new CPU, and replace the parts you removed.

Note: The O2 workstation supports several CPU module shapes. Your CPU module may look slightly different than the one shown in the video, but the installation steps are the same.

Locating Online CPU Upgrade Instructions

If you don't have the printed O2 Workstation Owner's Guide handy, you can look at the step-by -step instructions in the online O2 Workstation Hardware Reference Guide. The online book was installed by default on the O2 system disk when you upgraded to IRIX 6.3 for O2 Including R10000. To locate the online book:

From the Toolchest on your desktop, choose Help > Online Books > SGI EndUser > O2 Workstation Hardware Reference Guide.
Select "Ordering, Removing, and Installing Replacement Parts."
Search for either "Replacing the R5000 CPU Module" or "Replacing the R10000 CPU Module," depending on your workstation.
Read the information online, or to print. choose Print from the Books menu in IRIS InSight.

If the Hardware Reference Guide has been removed from the Insight library on your system disk, you have two choices:

View the book in the Silicon Graphics Technical Publications Library on the Internet at:
http://www.sgi.com/techpubs.engr.sgi.com
Install the O2 Workstation Hardware Reference Guide from the IRIX 6.3 for O2 Including R10000 CD. (For instructions, see the "Installing the O2 CPU Upgrade" document that came with this upgrade kit.)

Produced by Richard Wright, Usability and Judy Muchowski, End User Productions.
Special thanks to: Jeff Brown, Mike G. Chow, Linda Garibay, Tom Gillis, Anita Good, Joe Noyes, Bob Sanders, David Tristram, Bob Vallone, and Joe Wang.