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<title>OCTANE&#8482; Channel Option 
Installation Guide</title>
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<title>Front Matter</title>
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<title>Introduction</title>
<section href="pr01.html#id5361094" id="id5361094">
<title>Additional Hardware Information</title>
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<title>Hardware Configurations</title>
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<title>Product Support</title>
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<chapter href="ch01.html" id="id5364766">
<title>Chapter 1. Installing the OCTANE Channel Option Board</title>
<section href="ch01.html#id5362682" id="id5362682">
<title>Installing a New Version of the IRIX Operating System</title>
</section>
<section href="ch01.html#id5362710" id="id5362710">
<title>Installing the Software</title>
</section>
<section href="ch01.html#id5362764" id="id5362764">
<title>Checking the OCTANE Channel Option Board Package Components</title>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5362777" id="id5362777">
<title>Figure 1-1. Checking the OCTANE Channel Option Shipment</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch01.html#id5362807" id="id5362807">
<title>Preparing the Workstation</title>
</section>
<section href="ch01.html#id5362829" id="id5362829">
<title>Tools and Parts Needed</title>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5362952" id="id5362952">
<title>Figure 1-2. Powering Off the OCTANE Workstation</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5363010" id="id5363010">
<title>Figure 1-3. Removing the Monitor Cable</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch01.html#id5363086" id="id5363086">
<title>Attaching the Wrist Strap</title>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5363091" id="id5363091">
<title>Figure 1-4. Attaching the Wrist Strap </title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch01.html#id5363151" id="id5363151">
<title>Removing the XIO Module</title>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5363355" id="id5363355">
<title>Figure 1-5. Identifying the Compression Connector</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5363394" id="id5363394">
<title>Figure 1-6. Removing the XIO Module Screws</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5363435" id="id5363435">
<title>Figure 1-7. Removing the XIO Module</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5363524" id="id5363524">
<title>Figure 1-8. Supporting the XIO Module </title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5363547" id="id5363547">
<title>Figure 1-9. Placing the XIO Module on Its Side</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5363613" id="id5363613">
<title>Figure 1-10. Placing a Protective Cap on the XIO Compression Connector</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch01.html#id5363669" id="id5363669">
<title>About the XIO Module</title>
</section>
<section href="ch01.html#id5363798" id="id5363798">
<title>Attaching the OCTANE Channel Option Board to the XIO Module</title>
<section href="ch01.html#id5363840" id="id5363840">
<title>Removing the Blank Panel or Option Board</title>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5363849" id="id5363849">
<title>Figure 1-11. Removing the Baffle</title>
</figure>
<table href="ch01.html#id5363873" id="id5363873">
<title>Table 1-1. Choosing the Next Instruction</title>
</table>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5363977" id="id5363977">
<title>Figure 1-12. Removing the Baffle</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5364079" id="id5364079">
<title>Figure 1-13. Attaching the OCTANE Channel Option Board to the XIO Module</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch01.html#id5435563" id="id5435563">
<title>Attaching the Flex Cables</title>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5435568" id="id5435568">
<title>Figure 1-14. Attaching the Flex Cables From the OCTANE Channel Option Board to the Graphics Board</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5435650" id="id5435650">
<title>Figure 1-15. Attaching the Flex Cables to the Graphics Board</title>
</figure>
</section>
</section>
<section href="ch01.html#id5435680" id="id5435680">
<title>Installing the Cable Guard</title>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5435694" id="id5435694">
<title>Figure 1-16. Attaching the Flex Cable Guard</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5435722" id="id5435722">
<title>Figure 1-17. Removing the Screw From the Graphics Board</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5435757" id="id5435757">
<title>Figure 1-18. Sliding the Cable Guard Under the I/O Panels</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5435806" id="id5435806">
<title>Figure 1-19. Sliding the Cable Guard Behind the Standoff</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5435830" id="id5435830">
<title>Figure 1-20. Attaching the Screw to Anchor the Cable Guard to the Graphics Board</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch01.html#id5435894" id="id5435894">
<title>Replacing the XIO Module </title>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5435927" id="id5435927">
<title>Figure 1-21. Installing Slots A and D Toward the Interior of the OCTANE Workstation</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5435997" id="id5435997">
<title>Figure 1-22. Replacing the XIO Module</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5436096" id="id5436096">
<title>Figure 1-23. Replacing the XIO Module Screws</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5436164" id="id5436164">
<title>Figure 1-24. Replacing the Monitor Cable</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch01.html#id5436234" id="id5436234">
<title>Powering On the OCTANE Workstation</title>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5436242" id="id5436242">
<title>Figure 1-25. Powering On the OCTANE Workstation</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch01.html#id5436295" id="id5436295">
<title>Placing a Regulatory Label </title>
<figure href="ch01.html#id5436303" id="id5436303">
<title>Figure 1-26. Rear View of the OCTANE Workstation</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch01.html#id5436371" id="id5436371">
<title>Product Support</title>
</section>
<section href="ch01.html#id5436388" id="id5436388">
<title>Returning Parts</title>
</section>
</chapter>
<chapter href="ch02.html" id="id5436400">
<title>Chapter 2. Connecting to the Breakout Box</title>
<section href="ch02.html#id5436555" id="id5436555">
<title>Connecting the Breakout Box Cable</title>
<figure href="ch02.html#id5436623" id="id5436623">
<title>Figure 2-1. Attaching the Breakout Box Cable Connector to the OCO Board I/O Connector</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch02.html#id5436654" id="id5436654">
<title>Connecting the Monitors or Head-Mounted Display</title>
<figure href="ch02.html#id5436672" id="id5436672">
<title>Figure 2-2. Connecting the Breakout Box to Four Monitors</title>
</figure>
<section href="ch02.html#id5436717" id="id5436717">
<title>Using the Four-Screen Mode</title>
<section href="ch02.html#id5436807" id="id5436807">
<title>Setting Up Four Monitors in a Stacked Configuration</title>
<figure href="ch02.html#id5436871" id="id5436871">
<title>Figure 2-3. Connecting the Four Monitors to the Breakout Box</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch02.html#id5436949" id="id5436949">
<title>Moving the Cursor Between Four Stacked Monitors</title>
<figure href="ch02.html#id5436984" id="id5436984">
<title>Figure 2-4. Moving the Cursor Between Monitors</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch02.html#id5437028" id="id5437028">
<title>Setting Up Four Monitors in a Side-by-Side Configuration</title>
<figure href="ch02.html#id5437113" id="id5437113">
<title>Figure 2-5. Arranging Four Monitors in a Side-by-Side Configuration</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch02.html#id5437190" id="id5437190">
<title>Moving the Cursor Between Four Side-by-Side Monitors</title>
<figure href="ch02.html#id5437213" id="id5437213">
<title>Figure 2-6. Moving the Cursor Between Four Side-by-Side Monitors</title>
</figure>
</section>
</section>
<section href="ch02.html#id5437259" id="id5437259">
<title>Using the Two-Screen Mode</title>
<section href="ch02.html#id5437302" id="id5437302">
<title>Setting Up Two Monitors in a Stacked Configuration</title>
<figure href="ch02.html#id5437347" id="id5437347">
<title>Figure 2-7. Connecting the Two Stacked Monitors to the Breakout Box</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch02.html#id5437404" id="id5437404">
<title>Moving the Cursor Between Two Stacked Monitors</title>
<figure href="ch02.html#id5437450" id="id5437450">
<title>Figure 2-8. Moving the Cursor Between Two Stacked Monitors</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch02.html#id5437474" id="id5437474">
<title>Setting Up Two Monitors in a Side-by-Side Configuration</title>
<figure href="ch02.html#id5437576" id="id5437576">
<title>Figure 2-9. Arranging Two Monitors in a Side-by-Side Configuration</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch02.html#id5437595" id="id5437595">
<title>Moving the Cursor Between Two Side-by-Side Monitors</title>
<figure href="ch02.html#id5437662" id="id5437662">
<title>Figure 2-10. Moving the Cursor Between Two Side-by-Side Monitors</title>
</figure>
</section>
</section>
<section href="ch02.html#id5437718" id="id5437718">
<title>Connecting the Head-Mounted Display</title>
<figure href="ch02.html#id5437781" id="id5437781">
<title>Figure 2-11. Identifying the Section for the Head-Mounted Display</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch02.html#id5437832" id="id5437832">
<title>Connecting to a Single Monitor: The Minify Mode</title>
<figure href="ch02.html#id5437901" id="id5437901">
<title>Figure 2-12. Identifying the Section for the Minify or Single Monitor Mode</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch02.html#id5437920" id="id5437920">
<title>Using the HSYNC or VSYNC Connectors</title>
</section>
</section>
</chapter>
<chapter href="ch03.html" id="id5438018">
<title>Chapter 3. Configuring the OCTANE Channel Option Board </title>
<section href="ch03.html#id5438232" id="id5438232">
<title>OCTANE Channel Option Board and the Graphics Subsystem</title>
<section href="ch03.html#id5438335" id="id5438335">
<title>OCO Graphics Integration</title>
<figure href="ch03.html#id5438383" id="id5438383">
<title>Figure 3-1. OCTANE Channel Option Board and Graphics Subsystem</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch03.html#id5438410" id="id5438410">
<title>OCO Video Output Formats</title>
<table href="ch03.html#id5438432" id="id5438432">
<title>Table 3-1.   OCO Video Output Channels, Format, and Timing</title>
</table>
</section>
<section href="ch03.html#id5438993" id="id5438993">
<title>OCO Video Output Format Specifications</title>
<table href="ch03.html#id5439015" id="id5439015">
<title>Table 3-2.   Video Output Format Specifications</title>
</table>
<table href="ch03.html#id5439380" id="id5439380">
<title>Table 3-3.  Information on OCO Cable Connections</title>
</table>
</section>
</section>
<section href="ch03.html#id5439549" id="id5439549">
<title>Using the setmon Command</title>
<section href="ch03.html#id5439700" id="id5439700">
<title>Using setmon to Configure the OCTANE Channel Option Board</title>
</section>
<section href="ch03.html#id5439890" id="id5439890">
<title>Using setmon to Delay the Loading of the Video Format</title>
</section>
<section href="ch03.html#id5440033" id="id5440033">
<title>Turning On the OCO </title>
</section>
<section href="ch03.html#id5440148" id="id5440148">
<title>Using OCO With External HSYNC or VSYNC Connectors</title>
</section>
<section href="ch03.html#id5440234" id="id5440234">
<title>Turning Off the OCO and Returning to the Standard OCTANE Monitor</title>
</section>
<section href="ch03.html#id5440319" id="id5440319">
<title>Using gfxinfo to List Graphics Information</title>
</section>
</section>
<section href="ch03.html#id5440486" id="id5440486">
<title>OCO Display Viewports</title>
<section href="ch03.html#id5440744" id="id5440744">
<title>4@640x486_30i, Component NTSC/RS-170 (RGB)</title>
<figure href="ch03.html#id5440800" id="id5440800">
<title>Figure 3-2. Display Surface for 4@640x486_30i Output Format</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch03.html#id5440921" id="id5440921">
<title>4@640x480_60, VGA</title>
<figure href="ch03.html#id5440987" id="id5440987">
<title>Figure 3-3. Display Surface for 4@640x480_60 Output Format</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch03.html#id5362484" id="id5362484">
<title>4@800x600_60, SVGA</title>
<figure href="ch03.html#id5362520" id="id5362520">
<title>Figure 3-4. Display Surface for 4@800x600_60 Output Format</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch03.html#id5441462" id="id5441462">
<title>2@640x480_60q, Field Sequential</title>
<figure href="ch03.html#id5441498" id="id5441498">
<title>Figure 3-5. Display Surface for 2@640x480_60q Output Format</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch03.html#id5441565" id="id5441565">
<title>1@640x480_60, VGA Minify </title>
<figure href="ch03.html#id5441625" id="id5441625">
<title>Figure 3-6. Display Surface for 1@640x480_60 Output Format</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch03.html#id5441708" id="id5441708">
<title>2@800x486_30qi, RS170-Field Sequential </title>
<figure href="ch03.html#id5441744" id="id5441744">
<title>Figure 3-7. Display Surface for 2@800x486_30qi Output Format</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch03.html#id5441822" id="id5441822">
<title>2@800x600_60, SVGA </title>
<figure href="ch03.html#id5441888" id="id5441888">
<title>Figure 3-8. Display Surface for 2@800x600_60 Output Format</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch03.html#id5441950" id="id5441950">
<title>2@880x808_30qi, Field Sequential</title>
<figure href="ch03.html#id5442005" id="id5442005">
<title>Figure 3-9. Display Surface for 2@880x808_30qi Output Format</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch03.html#id5442054" id="id5442054">
<title>2@1024x946_30qi, Field Sequential</title>
<figure href="ch03.html#id5442090" id="id5442090">
<title>Figure 3-10. Display Surface for 2@1024x946_30qi Output Format </title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch03.html#id5442158" id="id5442158">
<title>2@1160x960_30qi, Field Sequential</title>
<figure href="ch03.html#id5442230" id="id5442230">
<title>Figure 3-11. Display Surface for 2@1160x960_30qi Output Format</title>
</figure>
</section>
</section>
</chapter>
<chapter href="ch04.html" id="id5442310">
<title>Chapter 4. Removing the OCTANE Channel Option Board</title>
<figure href="ch04.html#id5442435" id="id5442435">
<title>Figure 4-1. Orienting the XIO Module and Graphics Board</title>
</figure>
<section href="ch04.html#id5442510" id="id5442510">
<title>Removing the Cable Guard and Flex Cables</title>
<figure href="ch04.html#id5442520" id="id5442520">
<title>Figure 4-2. Removing the Cable Guard</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch04.html#id5442550" id="id5442550">
<title>Figure 4-3. Sliding the Cable Guard Beneath the I/O Panels</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch04.html#id5442608" id="id5442608">
<title>Figure 4-4. Sliding the Cable Guard From Beneath the I/O Panels</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch04.html#id5442660" id="id5442660">
<title>Figure 4-5. Replacing the Screw Holding the Graphics Board to the XIO Module</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch04.html#id5442706" id="id5442706">
<title>Figure 4-6. Releasing the Flex Cables From the Graphics Board</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch04.html#id5442753" id="id5442753">
<title>Figure 4-7. Removing the Flex Cables</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch04.html#id5442794" id="id5442794">
<title>Detaching the OCTANE Channel Option Board From the XIO Module</title>
<figure href="ch04.html#id5442805" id="id5442805">
<title>Figure 4-8. Removing the OCTANE Channel Option Board</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch04.html#id5442894" id="id5442894">
<title>Placing an Option Board or Blank Panel in Slot B</title>
<table href="ch04.html#id5442918" id="id5442918">
<title>Table 4-1. Choosing the Next Instruction</title>
</table>
<figure href="ch04.html#id5443046" id="id5443046">
<title>Figure 4-9. Placing a Blank Panel in Slot B</title>
</figure>
<figure href="ch04.html#id5443136" id="id5443136">
<title>Figure 4-10. Placing the Baffle Over Two Blank Panels</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="ch04.html#id5443265" id="id5443265">
<title>Product Support</title>
</section>
<section href="ch04.html#id5443316" id="id5443316">
<title>Returning Parts</title>
</section>
</chapter>
<chapter href="ch05.html" id="id5443333">
<title>Chapter 5. Troubleshooting</title>
<section href="ch05.html#id5443474" id="id5443474">
<title>Accessing gfxinfo</title>
<section href="ch05.html#id5443636" id="id5443636">
<title>OCO Board Not Recognized</title>
</section>
<section href="ch05.html#id5443661" id="id5443661">
<title>Main Monitor Screen Blank</title>
</section>
<section href="ch05.html#id5443677" id="id5443677">
<title>Blank Screens or Faulty Images</title>
</section>
<section href="ch05.html#id5443755" id="id5443755">
<title>Vertical Stripes</title>
</section>
</section>
<section href="ch05.html#id5443775" id="id5443775">
<title>Checking Connections and Installation</title>
</section>
<section href="ch05.html#id5443944" id="id5443944">
<title>Product Support</title>
</section>
</chapter>
<appendix href="apa.html" id="id5443971">
<title>Appendix A. Identifying the OCTANE Channel Option and Graphics Boards</title>
<section href="apa.html#id5443989" id="id5443989">
<title>OCTANE Channel Option Board</title>
<figure href="apa.html#id5443994" id="id5443994">
<title>Figure A-1. OCTANE Channel Option Board</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="apa.html#id5444011" id="id5444011">
<title>OCTANE/SI Graphics Board</title>
<figure href="apa.html#id5444016" id="id5444016">
<title>Figure A-2. OCTANE/SI Graphics Board</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="apa.html#id5444056" id="id5444056">
<title>OCTANE/SI With Texture Memory Option Board</title>
<figure href="apa.html#id5444062" id="id5444062">
<title>Figure A-3. OCTANE/SI With Texture Memory Option Board</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="apa.html#id5444084" id="id5444084">
<title>OCTANE/SSI Graphics Board</title>
<figure href="apa.html#id5444089" id="id5444089">
<title>Figure A-4. OCTANE/SSI Graphics Board</title>
</figure>
</section>
<section href="apa.html#id5444110" id="id5444110">
<title>OCTANE/MXI Graphics Board</title>
<figure href="apa.html#id5444115" id="id5444115">
<title>Figure A-5. OCTANE/MXI Graphics Board</title>
</figure>
</section>
</appendix>
<glossary href="go01.html" id="id5444167">
<title>Glossary</title>
</glossary>
<index href="ix01.html" id="ix">
<title>Index</title>
</index>
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