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List of Figures
Figure 2-4 2D Graphics Card Location in IA2 Blade . . . . . . . . . 59
Figure 3-1 SGI Altix 450 System (Short Rack) . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Figure 3-2 SGI Altix 450 Server System (Tall Rack) . . . . . . . . . 69
Figure 3-3 Blade, IRU and Rack Components . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Figure 3-4 Functional Block Diagram of the Individual Rack Unit (IRU) . . . . 71
Figure 3-5 Altix 450 IRU System Components Example . . . . . . . . 77
Figure 4-1 SGI Altix 450 System Control Network (Example) . . . . . . . 80
Figure 4-2 L1 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Figure 4-3 Ethernet Switch System Controller Block Diagram (Example) . . . . 83
Figure 5-1 Tall (42U) Altix Rack and Front Lock . . . . . . . . . 103
Figure 5-2 Short (20U) Altix Rack (Rear View) . . . . . . . . . . 104
Figure 6-1 Removing the L1 Controller Panel . . . . . . . . . . 111
Figure 6-2 Replacing the L1 Controller Panel . . . . . . . . . . 112
Figure 6-3 Removing an IRU Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Figure 6-4 Replacing an IRU Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Figure 6-5 IRU Fan Assembly (Blowers). . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Figure 6-6 Removing a Fan From the IRU . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Figure 6-7 Replacing an IRU Fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Figure 6-8 Removing a Compute/Memory Blade From the IRU. . . . . . 119
Figure 6-9 Replacing a Compute/Memory Blade in the IRU. . . . . . . 120
Figure 6-10 DIMM Group Locations Diagram . . . . . . . . . . 122
Figure 6-11 DIMM Memory Slot Location Example . . . . . . . . . 123
Figure 6-12 DVD Removal from IA Blade . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Figure 6-13 DVD Drive Replacement in the IA Blade . . . . . . . . 126
Figure 6-14 Comparison of PCI/PCI-X Connector with PCI Express Connectors . 127
Figure 6-15 Removing a Card Carrier From the Three-Slot Blade . . . . . 129
Figure 6-16 Extracting the Carrier Metal Filler Plate . . . . . . . . . 130
Figure 6-17 Adjusting the Carrier Guide Bar . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Figure 6-18 Mounting Card in Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Figure 6-19 Mounting Half-height PCI Card into Carrier . . . . . . . . 133
Figure 6-20 Moving Carrier Guide Bar to Secure Half-height PCI Card . . . . 133
Figure 6-21 Installing the Bracket to Secure a Half-height PCI Card . . . . . 134
Figure 6-22 Installing a Card in a Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135