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<title>POWER CHALLENGE&#8482; and CHALLENGE® XL Rackmount Owner's Guide</title>
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<title>Chapter 1. The POWER Challenge and Challenge XL</title>
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<title>Figure 1-1. POWER Challenge and Challenge Rackmount Server </title>
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<title>Features</title>
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<title>Operational Overview</title>
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<title>Figure 1-2. Challenge Rackmount Server Functional Block Diagram</title>
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<title>Figure 1-3. Challenge System Chassis</title>
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<title>POWERpath-2 System Board Set</title>
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<title>IP19/IP21/IP25 CPU Board </title>
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<title>MC3 Memory Board</title>
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<title>POWERChannel 2 Interface Board</title>
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<title>VMEbus Interface</title>
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<title>IO4 Board</title>
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<title>System Midplane and Backplane</title>
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<title>SCSI I/O Devices</title>
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<title>System Controller</title>
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<title>Visualization Console Option</title>
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<title>Operating Considerations</title>
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<title>Chapter 2. Touring the Chassis</title>
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<title>Figure 2-1. Chassis Front and Rear Views</title>
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<title>Figure 2-2. Challenge Rackmount Chassis With Doors Open</title>
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<title>Power Switches and Indicators</title>
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<title>Figure 2-3. Power Switches and Indicators</title>
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<title>I/O Panels and Connectors</title>
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<title>Main I/O Panel</title>
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<title>Table 2-1.  Main I/O Panel Connector Descriptions</title>
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<title>Figure 2-4. Challenge System I/O Panels</title>
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<title>Figure 2-5. Main I/O Panel Connectors</title>
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<title>Cardcage 2 and Cardcage 3 I/O Panels</title>
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<title>Figure 2-6. Cardcage 2 and 3 I/O Panels </title>
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<title>Table 2-2. Cardcage 2 and 3 I/O Panel Connector Descriptions</title>
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<title>Powered and Unpowered Serial Connectors</title>
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<title>Table 2-3.  Powered and Unpowered Serial Connector Pinouts</title>
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<title>Figure 2-7. Powered and Unpowered Serial Connectors</title>
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<title>Parallel Port</title>
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<title>Table 2-4.  Parallel Port Connector Pin Assignments</title>
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<title>Visualization Console Option</title>
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<title>Table 2-5.  Optional Visualization Console Video Connector Description</title>
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<title>System Controller</title>
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<title>Figure 2-8. System Controller</title>
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<title>SCSIBox 2 Drive Enclosures</title>
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<title>Figure 2-9. SCSIBox Drive Enclosures</title>
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<title>Cooling System</title>
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<title>Power Supplies and Power Distribution</title>
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<title>Figure 2-10. Power Supply Enclosure </title>
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<chapter href="ch03.html" id="id5438314">
<title>Chapter 3. Getting Started</title>
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<title>Connecting Your Terminal</title>
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<title>Table 3-1. 25-Pin Terminal Connector Pin Assignments</title>
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<title>Figure 3-1. Connecting an ACSII Terminal</title>
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<title>SCSI Requirements and Configurations</title>
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<title>Terminating SCSI Channels</title>
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<title>Installing and Removing FLDs</title>
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<title>Figure 3-2. Opening the SCSIBox</title>
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<title>Figure 3-3. Installing a Front Loading Device</title>
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<title>Connecting Your System to an Ethernet</title>
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<title>Powering On the System</title>
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<title>Figure 3-4. Connecting the System Power Cable</title>
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<title>Figure 3-5. Power Switch</title>
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<title>Booting the System</title>
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<title>Figure 3-6. System Controller Key Switch</title>
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<title>Table 3-2. System Controller Boot Status Messages</title>
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<title>Installing the Operating System</title>
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<title>Powering Off the System</title>
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<title>Resetting Your System</title>
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<title>Chapter 4. Installing and Using Optional Peripherals</title>
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<title>Configuring and Installing Additional FLDs</title>
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<title>Figure 4-1. Channel Adapter Settings (Different Channel Configurations)</title>
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<title>Figure 4-2. Channel Adapter Settings (Same Channel Configurations)</title>
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<title>Symptoms of Mismatched FLD and SCSI Channel Configurations</title>
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<title>Configuring the SCSIBox 2 for Full-Height FLDs</title>
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<title>Figure 4-3.  Removing a SCSIBox Drive Shelf</title>
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<title>Installing External SCSI Devices</title>
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<title>Figure 4-4. Connecting an External SCSI Device</title>
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<title>Table 4-1. 68-Pin Single-Ended, High-Density SCSI Pinouts</title>
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<title>Table 4-2. 68-Pin Differential, High-Density SCSI Pinouts</title>
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<title>Figure 4-5. 68-Pin Connector Pin Numbering</title>
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<title>Using an Optional CD-ROM FLD to Load IRIX</title>
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<title>Figure 4-6. Loading a CD Into the Caddy</title>
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<title>Figure 4-7. Inserting the CD and Caddy Into the Drive</title>
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<title>Figure 4-8. CD-ROM Front Panel Controls</title>
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<title>Connecting a Serial Printer or an Additional 
ASCII Terminal</title>
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<title>Table 4-3. Typical Null Modem Connector Pin Assignments</title>
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<title>Figure 4-9. Connecting a Serial Printer or ASCII Terminal</title>
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<title>Connecting a Parallel Printer</title>
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<title>Table 4-4.  Parallel Printer Connector Pin Assignments</title>
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<title>Figure 4-10. Connecting a Parallel Printer</title>
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<title>Connecting a Modem</title>
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<title>Table 4-5. 25-Pin RS-232 Modem Connector Pin Assignments</title>
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<title>Activating Serial Ports on Additional IO4 Boards</title>
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<title>Table 4-6. Server System IO4 Board Connector Labelling</title>
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<title>Activating Parallel Ports</title>
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<title>Chapter 5. Having Trouble?</title>
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<title>Maintaining Your Hardware and Software</title>
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<title>Hardware Do's and Don'ts</title>
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<title>Software Do's and Don'ts</title>
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<title>System Behavior</title>
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<title>Physical Inspection Checklist</title>
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<title>Using the System Controller</title>
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<title>The CPU Activity Display</title>
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<title>The Boot Status Menu</title>
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<title>Table 5-1.  Boot Status Menu Messages</title>
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<title>The Event History Log</title>
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<title>The Master CPU Selection Menu</title>
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<title>The Power-On Process</title>
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<title>If the System Hangs</title>
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<title>If an Over-Temperature Error Occurs</title>
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<title>Recovering from a System Crash</title>
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<title>Chapter 6. Safety and Comfort</title>
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<title>Human Factors Guidelines for Setting Up Your System</title>
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<title>ANSI Standard for VDT Terminal Workstations</title>
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<title>Figure 6-1. Basic Guidelines for VDT Workstation Adjustment (Adapted From ANSI/HFS 100, 1988)</title>
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<title>Table 6-1. ANSI/HFS 100 Guidelines for VDT Workplace Adjustment (1988)</title>
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<title>CAD Operator Preferences </title>
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<title>Table 6-2. Adjustments Preferred by CAD Users</title>
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<title>Tips for Setting Up and Using Your System </title>
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<title>Facilities Selection</title>
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<title>Adjusting Your Chair, Work Surface, and Terminal</title>
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<title>System Usage</title>
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<title>Electrostatic Discharge</title>
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</chapter>
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<title>Appendix A. Hardware Specifications</title>
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<title>Table A-1.  Challenge Rackmount Server Specifications</title>
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</appendix>
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<title>Appendix B. Drive Maintenance</title>
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<title>Cleaning the 4 mm DAT and 8 mm Tape Drives</title>
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<title>Archive Python 4320 NT (4 mm DAT Drive)</title>
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<title>Loading and Unloading Cassettes</title>
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<title>Cleaning the 4 mm DAT Drive</title>
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<title>4 mm Drive Front Panel Lights</title>
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<title>Table B-1.  4 mm DAT Front Panel LEDs</title>
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<section href="apb.html#id5447174" id="id5447174">
<title>Removing a Jammed 4 mm Cassette</title>
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<title>Exabyte 8 mm Tape Drive</title>
<section href="apb.html#id5447227" id="id5447227">
<title>Cleaning the 8 mm Tape Drive</title>
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<title>Front Panel Lights</title>
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<title>Table B-2.  8 mm Tape Drive Front Panel LEDs </title>
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<section href="apb.html#id5447655" id="id5447655">
<title>Removing a Jammed 8 mm Tape Cartridge</title>
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</section>
<section href="apb.html#id5447700" id="id5447700">
<title>CD-ROM Care and Maintenance</title>
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<title>Figure B-1. Handling a Compact Disc</title>
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<title>CD-ROM Environmental Considerations</title>
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<title>CD-ROM Front Panel Operational Features</title>
<figure href="apb.html#id5448031" id="id5448031">
<title>Figure B-2. CD-ROM Drive LED Status Indicators</title>
</figure>
</section>
</section>
<section href="apb.html#id5448095" id="id5448095">
<title>150MB Tape Drive Preventive Maintenance</title>
<figure href="apb.html#id5448175" id="id5448175">
<title>Figure B-3. Tape Head Cleaning</title>
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</section>
</appendix>
<appendix href="apc.html" id="id5448219">
<title>Appendix C. System Controller Error Messages</title>
<table href="apc.html#id5448251" id="id5448251">
<title>Table C-1.  Power-On Errors and Fault Identification</title>
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<table href="apc.html#id5448651" id="id5448651">
<title>Table C-2.  System Error Messages</title>
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<table href="apc.html#id5449284" id="id5449284">
<title>Table C-3.  System Event Messages</title>
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<title></title>
<table href="apc.html#id5449422" id="id5449422">
<title>Table C-4.  Internal System Controller Error Messages</title>
</table>
</section>
</appendix>
<appendix href="apd.html" id="id5450062">
<title>Appendix D. Challenge IO4 PROM, Mezzanine, and Troubleshooting</title>
<section href="apd.html#id5450081" id="id5450081">
<title>Hardware Configuration Commands</title>
<section href="apd.html#id5450091" id="id5450091">
<title>Checking and Updating the Hardware Inventory</title>
</section>
<section href="apd.html#id5450220" id="id5450220">
<title>Displaying Information about the Current Hardware Configuration</title>
</section>
<section href="apd.html#id5450254" id="id5450254">
<title>Power On Diagnostics (POD)Mode</title>
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</section>
<section href="apd.html#id5450270" id="id5450270">
<title>Environment Variables</title>
<section href="apd.html#id5450302" id="id5450302">
<title>Booting From an Alternate Device</title>
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<section href="apd.html#id5450506" id="id5450506">
<title>Starting the System Automatically</title>
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<section href="apd.html#id5450529" id="id5450529">
<title>Allowing the System to Boot in Spite of Nonterminal Hardware Failures</title>
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<section href="apd.html#id5450569" id="id5450569">
<title>Restoring Defaults</title>
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<section href="apd.html#id5450603" id="id5450603">
<title>Known Bug</title>
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<section href="apd.html#id5450629" id="id5450629">
<title>Mezzanine Board Configurations</title>
<table href="apd.html#id5450728" id="id5450728">
<title>Table D-1. Optional Mezzanine Board Descriptions</title>
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<title>Mezzanine Options Available With One IO4</title>
<figure href="apd.html#id5450942" id="id5450942">
<title>Figure D-1. IO4 With VCAM and GCAM</title>
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<section href="apd.html#id5450963" id="id5450963">
<title>Mezzanine Options Available With Two IO4s</title>
<figure href="apd.html#id5451015" id="id5451015">
<title>Figure D-2. Mezzanine Types Available With Optional Second IO4</title>
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<section href="apd.html#id5451037" id="id5451037">
<title>Mezzanine Options Available With Three IO4s</title>
<figure href="apd.html#id5451137" id="id5451137">
<title>Figure D-3. Optional Second and Third IO4 Configuration</title>
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</section>
<section href="apd.html#id5451161" id="id5451161">
<title>IO4 Troubleshooting</title>
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</appendix>
<appendix href="ape.html" id="id5451270">
<title>Appendix E. VMEbus Implementation</title>
<section href="ape.html#id5451429" id="id5451429">
<title>VMEbus Architecture and Interface</title>
<figure href="ape.html#id5451459" id="id5451459">
<title>Figure E-1. Placement of the VCAM Board on the IO4 Board for CC2</title>
</figure>
<section href="ape.html#id5451548" id="id5451548">
<title>System Bus Architecture</title>
<section href="ape.html#id5451557" id="id5451557">
<title>Main System Bus</title>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5451613" id="id5451613">
<title>Ibus</title>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5451639" id="id5451639">
<title>Bus Interfacing</title>
<figure href="ape.html#id5451678" id="id5451678">
<title>Figure E-2. IO4 Base Board Functional Block Diagram</title>
</figure>
</section>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5451700" id="id5451700">
<title>VMEbus Channel Adapter Module (VCAM) Board</title>
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<title>VMECC</title>
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<title>Figure E-3. VMECC, the VMEbus Adapter</title>
</figure>
<table href="ape.html#id5451926" id="id5451926">
<title>Table E-1. Supported Address and Data Sizes</title>
</table>
</section>
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<title>F Controller ASIC </title>
</section>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5452140" id="id5452140">
<title>VMEbus Interface Overview</title>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5452251" id="id5452251">
<title>DMA Multiple Address Mapping</title>
<section href="ape.html#id5452280" id="id5452280">
<title>R4400 and R8000 Mapping</title>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5452341" id="id5452341">
<title>R10000 Virtual Address Translation</title>
</section>
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<title>VME Physical Address Generation</title>
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<title>Figure E-4. I/O Address to System Address Mapping</title>
</figure>
</section>
</section>
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<title>VMEbus Cycles Operation</title>
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<title>Word Length Conventions</title>
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<title>Table E-2. Word Length Conventions</title>
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</section>
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<title>Write Cycle</title>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5452759" id="id5452759">
<title>Read Cycle</title>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5452775" id="id5452775">
<title>VMEbus Read-Modify-Write Cycle</title>
</section>
</section>
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<title>VMEbus Interrupts</title>
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<title>VMEbus Interrupt Generation</title>
<figure href="ape.html#id5452926" id="id5452926">
<title>Figure E-5. VMEbus Interrupt Generation</title>
</figure>
</section>
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<title>VME Interrupt Acknowledgments</title>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5453109" id="id5453109">
<title>Potential VME Interrupt Problems</title>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5453157" id="id5453157">
<title>Ignoring Interrupts</title>
</section>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5453174" id="id5453174">
<title>Bus Arbitration</title>
</section>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5453220" id="id5453220">
<title>Hardware Considerations</title>
<section href="ape.html#id5453236" id="id5453236">
<title>VME Board Dimensions</title>
</section>
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<title>Cardcage 1 and 2 VME Issues</title>
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<title>Table E-3. Power Specifications for Cardcage 2</title>
</table>
</section>
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<title>Cardcage 3 VME Issues</title>
<table href="ape.html#id5453594" id="id5453594">
<title>Table E-4. Power Specifications for Cardcage 3</title>
</table>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5453720" id="id5453720">
<title>Determining the System Power Budget</title>
<table href="ape.html#id5453753" id="id5453753">
<title>Table E-5. 5 VDC Power Consumption Chart for Various System Boards</title>
</table>
</section>
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<title>Challenge Slot Assignments</title>
<figure href="ape.html#id5454071" id="id5454071">
<title>Figure E-6. Power Board Locations in the Cardcage 3</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ape.html#id5454090" id="id5454090">
<title>Figure E-7. Rackmount Server System Cardcage 1 and 2 Slot Assignments</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ape.html#id5454110" id="id5454110">
<title>Figure E-8. Rackmount Server System Cardcage 3 Slot Assignments</title>
</figure>
</section>
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<title>Exceeding the Nominal VME Power Rating Per Slot</title>
<section href="ape.html#id5454150" id="id5454150">
<title>Cooling Guidelines</title>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5454172" id="id5454172">
<title>VME Power Guidelines</title>
</section>
</section>
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<title>VME Pin Information</title>
<table href="ape.html#id5454389" id="id5454389">
<title>Table E-6.  P1 VME Pin Assignments</title>
</table>
<table href="ape.html#id5455642" id="id5455642">
<title>Table E-7.  P2 VME Pin Assignments</title>
</table>
<table href="ape.html#id5456914" id="id5456914">
<title>Table E-8. P3 VME Pin Assignments</title>
</table>
<table href="ape.html#id5457157" id="id5457157">
<title>Table E-9.  Signal Definitions</title>
</table>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5457786" id="id5457786">
<title>Skipping a VME Slot</title>
<table href="ape.html#id5457833" id="id5457833">
<title>Table E-10. Correspondence of VME Jumpers to VME Slots</title>
</table>
<section href="ape.html#id5457978" id="id5457978">
<title>Jumpering Examples</title>
<figure href="ape.html#id5458023" id="id5458023">
<title>Figure E-9. VMEbus Midplane Jumpers</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ape.html#id5458042" id="id5458042">
<title>Figure E-10. Skipping a VME slot</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5458065" id="id5458065">
<title>Cardcage 3 Jumpering</title>
</section>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5458090" id="id5458090">
<title>Using a 6U-to-9U Converter Board</title>
<figure href="ape.html#id5458143" id="id5458143">
<title>Figure E-11. Silicon Graphics 6U Converter Board</title>
</figure>
</section>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5458166" id="id5458166">
<title>Accessing Multiple VMEbuses</title>
<section href="ape.html#id5458222" id="id5458222">
<title>Configuring a Third-Party VME Board to Use a Secondary VMEbus</title>
<table href="ape.html#id5458470" id="id5458470">
<title>Table E-11. IO Adapter Translation</title>
</table>
</section>
</section>
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<title>VMEbus Board Design Considerations</title>
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<title>Design Guidelines</title>
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<title>VME Handshake</title>
<figure href="ape.html#id5458996" id="id5458996">
<title>Figure E-12. VME Handshake</title>
</figure>
</section>
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<title>F Controller ASIC Address Mapping</title>
</section>
</section>
</section>
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