Nekonomicon - WTB-Indigo2 Stuff

Trippynet
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From Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Who joined Aug. 15, 2013, 6:22 a.m.

Wrote the following at March 21, 2017, 9:53 a.m...

Agreed. If that fails, R4400 CPUs are usually not expensive - at least up to 200MHz, so buying one of these is also worth a punt. Even if your current CPU is OK, it's still a potential upgrade. The only real issue is if the motherboard has failed.

Systems in use:
:Indigo2IMP:

- Nitrogen : R10000 195MHz CPU, 384MB RAM, SolidIMPACT Graphics, 36GB 15k HDD & 300GB 10k HDD, 100Mb/s NIC, New/quiet fans, IRIX 6.5.22
:Fuel:

- Lithium : R14000 600MHz CPU, 4GB RAM, V10 Graphics, 72GB 15k HDD & 300GB 10k HDD, 1Gb/s NIC, New/quiet fans, IRIX 6.5.30
Other system in storage: :O2:

R5000 200MHz, 224MB RAM, 72GB 15k HDD, PSU fan mod, IRIX 6.5.30

Raion-Fox
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From near King George, Virginia
Who joined Jan. 30, 2014, 5:01 p.m.

Wrote the following at March 21, 2017, 9:54 a.m...

Side note, don't throw away old PSUs. Find someone who can repair them.

R16000 700MHz 8GB RAM kanna
:Octane:

R12000 300MHz SI 896MB RAM yuuka
:Octane2:

R12000A 400MHz V6 2.5GB RAM
:Indy:

(Acclaim) R4600 133MHz XL Graphics 32MB RAM
:Indy:

(Challenge S) R4600 133MHz (MIPS III Build Server)
Thinkpad W530 i7 3940XM 3GHz, 32GB, K1000M Windows 8.1 Embedded rin
Thinkpad R40 Pentium M 1.5GHz 2GB RAM kasha

itsvince725
From Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA
Who joined Nov. 6, 2016, 2:03 p.m.

Wrote the following at March 21, 2017, 2:24 p.m...

Oh I don't plan on throwing away any old proprietary PSUs I have to replace.

Though honestly I'd rather get one I have rebuilt (I just don't have the inclination for that sort of thing) than buy another one.

Krokodil
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From The House of Particular Individuals
Who joined April 17, 2015, 2:32 p.m.

Wrote the following at March 21, 2017, 9:05 p.m...

Raion-Fox wrote: Side note, don't throw away old PSUs. Find someone who can repair them.

That's kinda what I plan on doing myself. Except that I'll probably amass a bunch of them and then sell them as a lot for an acceptable price. Hopefully whoever buys them is able to fix them and put them back on the market.

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Y888099
Who joined July 11, 2016, 11 a.m.

Wrote the following at March 22, 2017, 9:07 a.m...

itsvince725 wrote: need another hard drive sled

I have a sled for 3.5" unit.

itsvince725 wrote: optical drive sled then

Sorry, I don't have 5.25" sleds

itsvince725 wrote: I'd really like to have an optical drive

A CDburner/RW? Yamaha? I have one for sale

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itsvince725
From Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA
Who joined Nov. 6, 2016, 2:03 p.m.

Wrote the following at March 22, 2017, 1:56 p.m...

I actually purchased the sleds I need from another Nekochan member and a CD drive off eBay that I'm hoping will work, but I'll keep you in mind if the CD drive isn't good!

mopar5150
From Palm Springs, CA
Who joined April 24, 2012, 6:02 p.m.

Wrote the following at March 27, 2017, 8:38 p.m...

itsvince725 wrote: I actually purchased the sleds I need from another Nekochan member and a CD drive off eBay that I'm hoping will work, but I'll keep you in mind if the CD drive isn't good!

If you get the cd sled that is the hard part. If you need a 50 pin CD drive let me know and I will send you one.

If the thing isn't on fire it's a software problem.

:Tezro:

itsvince725
From Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA
Who joined Nov. 6, 2016, 2:03 p.m.

Wrote the following at May 15, 2017, 7:52 p.m...

I figured out what my Indigo2 needs is not a graphics board, but a power supply...what's the part number(s) for teal Indigo2 power supplies? Found some PSUs on eBay but don't know if they're for R4x00 or R10k systems.

Raion-Fox
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From near King George, Virginia
Who joined Jan. 30, 2014, 5:01 p.m.

Wrote the following at May 15, 2017, 9:53 p.m...

060-0021-001

R4k and R10k PSUs are the same, its the non-impact graphics you want. So there you go

R16000 700MHz 8GB RAM kanna
:Octane:

R12000 300MHz SI 896MB RAM yuuka
:Octane2:

R12000A 400MHz V6 2.5GB RAM
:Indy:

(Acclaim) R4600 133MHz XL Graphics 32MB RAM
:Indy:

(Challenge S) R4600 133MHz (MIPS III Build Server)
Thinkpad W530 i7 3940XM 3GHz, 32GB, K1000M Windows 8.1 Embedded rin
Thinkpad R40 Pentium M 1.5GHz 2GB RAM kasha

japes
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From Lynnwood, WA
Who joined Nov. 8, 2007, 4:35 p.m.

Wrote the following at May 15, 2017, 10:50 p.m...

Or you can get the impact ready powersupply and if you ever want to run an impact graphics card you'll be ready (well, you need the riser too I guess). Just make sure you plug the impact/gio power into the terminator on the powersupply if you don't have an impact graphics card installed (regardless of having the riser)

dexter1
Moderator
From Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
Who joined Feb. 20, 2003, 6:57 a.m.

Wrote the following at May 16, 2017, 12:47 a.m...

japes wrote: Or you can get the impact ready powersupply and if you ever want to run an impact graphics card you'll be ready (well, you need the riser too I guess)

For upgrading to Impact systems you need at least a PROM revision "SGI Version 5.3 Rev E IP22 Sep 28, 1995" or "SGI Version 5.3 Rev E IP22 Jan 29, 1996" which correspond to part# 070-1367-011 and -012

Oxygen2
From Moscow Portland
Who joined April 3, 2017, 10:09 a.m.

Wrote the following at May 16, 2017, 1:13 a.m...

Raion-Fox wrote: Ensure your monitor is sync-on-green compatible.

http://ps-2.kev009.com/sog/
here is the list of compatible monitors

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O2 R5K 256Mb RAM 73Gb kitty

Octane2 R10K 2x250Mhz 2Gb 73Gb MX grinch

Building Octane (65%): Case Octane, PSU Cherokee, XBow 1.4, Latest Mobo Octane2, Odyssey VPro V10

itsvince725
From Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA
Who joined Nov. 6, 2016, 2:03 p.m.

Wrote the following at May 16, 2017, 2:58 p.m...

Raion-Fox wrote: 060-0021-001

R4k and R10k PSUs are the same, its the non-impact graphics you want. So there you go

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SGI-Silicon-Gra ... 4902.l9144

Does that mean this is an Impact PSU?

dexter1
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From Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
Who joined Feb. 20, 2003, 6:57 a.m.

Wrote the following at May 16, 2017, 3:42 p.m...

itsvince725 wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SGI-Silicon-Graphics-Indigo2-ITT-Power-Systems-PEC4074-6064470-Power-Supply-Used/291817009581?_trksid=p2485497.m4902.l9144

Does that mean this is an Impact PSU?

From the ebay listing i infer type 9430814. Jodeman lists in http://www.oocities.org/siliconvalley/h ... upply.html that this is a PSU for R4K/R8K systems with Express GFX.

Also, the blue impact power cable for the riser is not there, so it's evident from the pictures that this is not an Impact PSU.

itsvince725
From Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA
Who joined Nov. 6, 2016, 2:03 p.m.

Wrote the following at May 16, 2017, 5:18 p.m...

Ah, I didn't know Impact PSUs had a blue power cable! That helps a lot, thank you.

I might as well get an Impact PSU, unless they're significantly more expensive.

Trippynet
Donor
From Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Who joined Aug. 15, 2013, 6:22 a.m.

Wrote the following at May 17, 2017, 1:09 a.m...

They can be more expensive, but it varies. Also because SGI made several different IMPACT-ready PSUs. There's a 36A one and a 48A one, plus several different revisions of them. There's a full list of the different ones on Ian's site in his parts section.

Systems in use:
:Indigo2IMP:

- Nitrogen : R10000 195MHz CPU, 384MB RAM, SolidIMPACT Graphics, 36GB 15k HDD & 300GB 10k HDD, 100Mb/s NIC, New/quiet fans, IRIX 6.5.22
:Fuel:

- Lithium : R14000 600MHz CPU, 4GB RAM, V10 Graphics, 72GB 15k HDD & 300GB 10k HDD, 1Gb/s NIC, New/quiet fans, IRIX 6.5.30
Other system in storage: :O2:

R5000 200MHz, 224MB RAM, 72GB 15k HDD, PSU fan mod, IRIX 6.5.30

itsvince725
From Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA
Who joined Nov. 6, 2016, 2:03 p.m.

Wrote the following at May 17, 2017, 10 a.m...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SGI-Silicon-Gra ... Ciid%253A2

That's honestly not a bad price for a proprietary PSU, and I could easily knock a few bucks off by making an offer...

Raion-Fox
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From near King George, Virginia
Who joined Jan. 30, 2014, 5:01 p.m.

Wrote the following at May 17, 2017, 10:20 a.m...

Not bad at all. Hope it works out for you Vince

R16000 700MHz 8GB RAM kanna
:Octane:

R12000 300MHz SI 896MB RAM yuuka
:Octane2:

R12000A 400MHz V6 2.5GB RAM
:Indy:

(Acclaim) R4600 133MHz XL Graphics 32MB RAM
:Indy:

(Challenge S) R4600 133MHz (MIPS III Build Server)
Thinkpad W530 i7 3940XM 3GHz, 32GB, K1000M Windows 8.1 Embedded rin
Thinkpad R40 Pentium M 1.5GHz 2GB RAM kasha

itsvince725
From Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA
Who joined Nov. 6, 2016, 2:03 p.m.

Wrote the following at May 17, 2017, 11:54 a.m...

I might as well add in extra power capacity, even if I don't end up using it. It's hard to have a PSU that's too powerful.

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