2 Unpacking



This chapter describes how to unpack and prepare the GT Graphics Subsystem for installation. 

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Inspect the Shipping Containers      page 7
                                     
Unpack the System Unit Container     page 8
                                     
Unpack the Color Monitor Container   page 9
                                     
Unpack the Country Kit               page 9
                                     
Unpack the Graphics Tower Container  page 10
                                     
What's Next                          page 13

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Inspect the Shipping Containers

Since this manual is packaged with the Graphics Tower, you have obviously already unpacked that shipping container. Before proceeding any further, please read the instructions below.

    1. Check all of the shipping containers for any obvious damage.

    If any container is seriously damaged, request that the carrier's agent be present when the container is opened. If the carrier's agent is not present when the container is opened and the contents are found to be damaged, keep all contents and packing materials for the agent's inspection.

    2. Follow the directions on the containers for opening.

    You should receive either four or five shipping containers, as listed below:

Unpack the Shipping Containers

The following instructions take you step-by-step through unpacking the various containers.

Unpack the System Unit Container

    1. Unpack the system unit container as described on the inside flaps of the shipping container.

    The system unit is heavy and is packed tightly in protective foam molds. Carefully remove the system unit from the carton. Save the container and the packing material. You will need them if you ever want to ship your system elsewhere.

    2. Set the system unit aside until you are instructed to install the GT SBus Adapter Board in Chapter 3 (SPARCstation 2 only).

    The SPARCstation 10 comes with the GT SBus Adapter Board pre-installed.

Unpack the Color Monitor Container

Caution -

The color monitor weighs 91 pounds (41.3 kg). Two people are needed to remove the monitor from the container.

    1. Unpack the monitor from its shipping container as described on the inside flaps of the shipping container.

    Save the container and the packing material. You will need them if you ever want to ship your system elsewhere.

    2. Set the monitor aside until you are instructed to connect it in Chapter 3 of this manual.

Unpack the Country Kit

    1. Unpack the keyboard, mouse, mouse pad, and manuals from the country kit.
    2. Set these items aside until you are instructed to install the system unit in Chapter 5, "Installing the Graphics Tower."

Unpack the Graphics Tower Container

Note - Before unpacking the Graphics Tower, examine all the documentation included with the unit, especially a one- or two-page guide titled GT Graphics Subsystem Product Release Notes. This guide, if included, contains additional information that might not be in this installation manual.

Caution -

The Graphics Tower weighs about 40 pounds (18kg). Two people are needed to remove the Graphics Tower from the container.

    1. Remove the Graphics Tower legs.

    Remove the Graphics Tower legs from the shipping container, as shown in Figure 2-1.

    Figure 2-1 Remove the Graphics Tower Legs

    2. Remove the accessories and SBus board boxes.

    Remove from the shipping container, the two boxes containing the Graphics Tower accessories and the GT SBus Adapter Board, as shown in Figure 2-2.

    Figure 2-2 Remove the Accessories and SBus Board Boxes

    3. Remove the Graphics Tower.
      a. Place a pad or cushion on a flat work area to protect the Graphics Tower from scratches.
      b. Remove the air filter and set it aside.

      See Figure 2-3.

      c. Remove the tower from the shipping container and lay it on its side.

    Figure 2-3 Remove the Graphics Tower from the Shipping Container

What's Next

After unpacking the system components, you are ready to install the GT SBus Adapter board into the workstation.