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need to remove system board from o2 canot find anything on how to do it-trying to jnstall flat panel adapter and system board must be removed to do it-instructions on flat panel adapter do not sem to apply to my board
i am a newbee to sgi

tia
peter

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I'm probably a little late - but be sure to remove the power cord *before* the extracting the system board.


and just in case any other questions come up about the installation of the FPA:
O2: Silicon Graphics 1600SW Flat Panel Monitor Adapter Installation Guide

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tech pubs not helpful-my rm5200 does not have any screws on the bottom of the bezel nor does it have a perforted pci tray

i will postphotos as soon asmyoher box is working
tia peter

only way i see to install display adapter is toslide out the sysem board-the ezel appears to be on continuous cage with system board sliding ino on bottom

It's been a while since I've installed an FPA, but if you mean the entire system board face plate when you say bezel, I don't think it's necessary to remove the bezel from an R5 <or R5200>.

Take a look at the link with the instructions for installing the Flat Panel Monitor Adapter <linked in my last post>.

Ignore any instructions that are specific to the "O2 R10000 Class Workstations" <the illustrations of a perforated PCI tray are specific *only* to O2's with an R10000 series processor - skip over those>.

Follow the only those instruction lated for the "O2 R5000 Class Workstations" <with R5000 based O2s, you don't have to remove the entire system board face plate to extract the PCI Tray - there's a lever that will release the R5000 PCI Tray>

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The fpa is a little niggly to fit. You've got to squirm and push it a little. And no, you don't have to take off the black plastic face plate ... altho it seems to me I did that once, trying to get the &^%$ thing to go in. They don't just slide in easily, so don't be worried if you have a little trouble.

You don't have to remove the system board to install the FPA. Just be careful and be patient, and you can get it in. Don't force anything.

problem is there is a presentation adapter in the slot and i have to remove it-- the front edge of the resentation aadbpter is fush with the metal ledge where the images say put the anti static band--there is no way to lift the presentation adapter up as the ledge prevents it--its going to take serious manhandleing to remove the presentation adapter-les see what happens
my there machines are off line and this pos is totally useless even to type noless upload some phots
take cae
peter

I disagree. Take out the two screws and unplug the mainboard connection (lift up on the side far away from the bezel), it should pretty much fall out. At least the 1600sw adapter does, not sure about the presenter.

It might need a little bit of wiggling but certainly no force.

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go it!!!
had to remove fogsm the replacement adapter the grounding spring
and the face plate that has the display logo--fit was perfect after that.
one thing --i am convienced that SGI used a non standard screw thread as my metric and american hread screws did not fit-Kodak camera did he same thing

anyway thaks for all your help
next chanlanges is to see if my o2 boots