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System Setup

This chapter includes information about the following topics:

“Safety and Compliance Information” on page 1

“Planning the Installation Process” on page 2

“Cabling the Workstation” on page 6

“Powering On the Workstation” on page 7

“Setting Up the Software” on page 8

“Enabling the Secondary PCI-E Graphics Card” on page 13

Safety and Compliance Information

Refer to the following documents for safety information regarding the Sun Ultra 40
Workstation:

Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems

, 816-7190 (included with the

workstation kit).

Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Safety and Compliance Guide

, 819-3955 (available on the

Sun Ultra 40 Workstation documentation web site. See

“Sun Ultra 40 Workstation

Documentation” on page 20

).

Summary of Contents for Ultra 40

Page 1: ...Sun Microsystems Inc www sun com Submit comments about this document at http www sun com hwdocs feedback Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Setup Guide Part No 819 3951 11 April 2007 Revision A...

Page 2: ...TO BE LEGALLY INVALID Copyright 2006 2007 Sun Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara Californie 95054 Etats Unis Tous droits r serv s Sun Microsystems Inc a les droits de propri t intellect...

Page 3: ...ng Up the Software 8 Setting Up the Preinstalled Solaris 10 Operating System 8 Installing an Additional Operating System and Drivers 10 Additional System Software 12 Enabling the Secondary PCI E Graph...

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Page 5: ...on page 8 Enabling the Secondary PCI E Graphics Card on page 13 Safety and Compliance Information Refer to the following documents for safety information regarding the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Importa...

Page 6: ...T Configure the preinstalled operating system or install another operating system Install optional components Install optional components Yes No See Package Contents Inventory on page 3 and Front and...

Page 7: ...I video adapter DMS59 cable if an NVS285 graphics card is installed SLI connector if workstation has dual video cards with SLI support Documentation Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Setup Guide Sun Ultra 40 W...

Page 8: ...and TABLE 1 1 show the front panel of the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation FIGURE 1 3 Front Panel of Sun Ultra 40 Workstation TABLE 1 1 Front Panel Label Button LED Port 1 DVD drive 2 Power button 3 Platform...

Page 9: ...E Lime line out Gray side surround out Black back surround out 8 PCI Express x4 slot PCI E 2 2 SPDIF optical out top in bottom 9 Primary PCI Express x16 graphics slot PCI E 1 3 SPDIF coaxial out top i...

Page 10: ...nd mouse to the USB connectors on the back panel 3 Connect the monitor cable to a graphics card video connector installed in a PCI Express graphics slot Note You might need to use the DVI adapter incl...

Page 11: ...d release the workstation Power button on the front panel See FIGURE 1 6 1 3 After several seconds verify that the platform power LED next to the Power button lights The platform power LED lights afte...

Page 12: ...and Drivers on page 10 if you plan to install an additional operating system See Additional System Software on page 12 for more information on additional Sun Ultra 40 Workstation software Setting Up t...

Page 13: ...None Note This window is not displayed if the workstation is not connected to a network Domain Name NIS or NIS domain for this workstation Note This window is not displayed if the workstation is not...

Page 14: ...system installing additional drivers and installing another operating system is in the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide 819 3953 available at http www sun com products n solutions hardw...

Page 15: ...come with the software Note If you need to install RAID drivers for Windows XP you will need to create a new Windows CD before installing the Windows XP OS See the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Installatio...

Page 16: ...alled Solaris 10 Operating System a Change to the cdrom cdrom0 drivers sx86 directory b Run install sh Additional System Software The following software is preinstalled on the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation...

Page 17: ...ot you must do the following to set it up Connect the GFX2 supplemental power connector to the card if required by the card See the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Service Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Man...

Page 18: ...14 Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Setup Guide February 2007...

Page 19: ...r contains information to help you troubleshoot minor workstation problems This chapter includes the following sections Troubleshooting the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Setup on page 16 Technical Assistan...

Page 20: ...cord connected to a wall outlet Does the wall outlet have power Test by plugging in another device Is the monitor connected to the onboard video connector or PCI Express video connector CD or DVD does...

Page 21: ...les are connected to the on board USB 2 0 connectors on the workstation Verify that the workstation is powered on and the front platform power LED is illuminated Workstation appears to be in low power...

Page 22: ...System model Operating system including service pack number or update number System serial number Peripherals attached to the system Hardware configuration information including the following Graphics...

Page 23: ...g forums http supportforum sun com Support diagnostic tools and alerts for all Sun products http www sun com bigadmin Links to software patches some system specifications troubleshooting and maintenan...

Page 24: ...lease refer to the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation Getting Started Guide at http www sun com products n solutions hardware docs Workstation_Products Workstations ultra_40 index html The translated documents...

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