jweldon@sgi.com (Jack P. Weldon) (06/11/91)
In article <9106082201.AA10957@nazgul.physics.mcgill.ca> loki@NAZGUL.PHYSICS.MCGILL.CA (Loki Jorgenson) writes: > > [discussion about second ethernet board in a PI] > >The only reasonable solution is to get ahold of an Ether cable >with a 90 degree angled head. DEC makes a suitable one; they are >fairly rare. Not so...Inmac USA (1-800-547-5444) sells a few different types of 90 degree angle Ethernet cables via mail order. A 5 meter cable (part number 1069-1) runs $69 US. I also have to agree with Dave Olson about the ENP-10 board in a PI. I've never (yet) seen it stick out further than any other VME board. -- Cheers, Jack P. Weldon (jweldon@csd.sgi.com)
ktureski@alias.com (Kevin Tureski) (06/13/91)
In article <1991Jun10.192757.13212@odin.corp.sgi.com>, jweldon@sgi.com (Jack P. Weldon) writes: > In article <9106082201.AA10957@nazgul.physics.mcgill.ca> loki@NAZGUL.PHYSICS.MCGILL.CA (Loki Jorgenson) writes: | | [discussion about second ethernet board in a PI] | | The physical design of the board is lacking. The surface of the | board, as it rises above the connector backplane, extends 1.5" closer to | the back of the cabinet than normal. Consequently, once the standard SGI Ether | cable is installed, you don't have a hope in hell of closing the box | again. . > I also have to agree with Dave Olson about the ENP-10 board in a PI. > I've never (yet) seen it stick out further than any other VME board. Loki originally stated that he was adding this board into a 4D/25 -- from the description it sure sounds an awful lot like the board changes that happened with the 35; because of the increased width of the memory simm slots, the VME cage was moved back towards the rear of the cabinet by an amount that I can't recall offhand (half an inch to an inch, I think; 1.5 sounds excessive). Anyway, the net result was that it became physically impossible to put the side panel back on with the VideoFramer board with cables installed; the diagonal supporting ribs jammed up against the cables/connectors. Removing a few of these ribs from the side panel provides the clearance required. I wouldn't suggest running out and snapping these off yourself though; SGI was investigating the manufacture of a side panel minus a few or all of these ribs. Oh, I also wouldn't suggest running your PI without the side panel; I was told that if it overheated as a result, the warranty would be void. -- Kevin Tureski Director, Systems Integration Alias Research Inc. 110 Richmond St E. Toronto Canada M5C 1P1 416 362-9181 ktureski@alias.com
dk@uucp (Dave Krysler) (06/20/91)
In article <1991Jun10.192757.13212@odin.corp.sgi.com>, jweldon@sgi.com (Jack P. Weldon) writes: > In article <9106082201.AA10957@nazgul.physics.mcgill.ca> loki@NAZGUL.PHYSICS.MCGILL.CA (Loki Jorgenson) writes: | | [discussion about second ethernet board in a PI] | | The physical design of the board is lacking. The surface of the | board, as it rises above the connector backplane, extends 1.5" closer to | the back of the cabinet than normal. Consequently, once the standard SGI Ether | cable is installed, you don't have a hope in hell of closing the box | again. . I recently installed a second card in my new 4d25 running 3.3.2 I constantly had problems with the connector coming off and usually would have it come off when I reinstalled the cover. Finally I had my SGI repairman (They will help if at all possible.) remove the connector from the plate that extends from the back of the PI. The web belt hangs down about a inch and the problems disapeared two months ago. Its easy to do and works great. -- DAVE KRYSLER M/S 7K-20, P.O. Box 24346 W Seattle, WA 98124-0346 \______/_\______/ (205)856-6565 fax:206-865-6611 ! ! dk@voodoo.ca.boeing.com SPEED FETISHIST