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Silicon Graphics
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OCTANE
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R12000
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2 GB Memory Upgrade Kit Installation Guide
Checking Your Shipment
The following items are included with this shipment:
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IRIX upgrade for Octane R12000 (two CDs)
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IRIX 6.5.6 patches for more than 6 GB (one CD)
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Wrist strap
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Reversible screwdriver
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Two 1 GB DIMMs
Checking the System Module and Operating System
Your 2 GB memory kit includes two 1 GB DIMMs. To use these DIMMs, you must have
an Octane R12000 class workstation that was shipped from the factory with a 270 MHz
or faster CPU, running version 6.5.6 or later of the IRIX operating system. To verify that
your workstation meets these requirements, follow these steps:
1. Check your system module (IP30) by entering
hinv -m
in a command line window.
The hardware inventory list appears, as shown in the example in Figure 1.
Figure 1
Hardware Inventory List
