[rescue] Indigo sans front cover

[Dan Canaan]

At 03:43 AM 12/21/01 +0000, you wrote:
>    I just scored an Indigo, but it doesn't have a front cover. It does,
>however, have a sticker saying DO NOT OPERATE SYSTEM WITH FRONT COVER
>REMOVED. All the pieces seem to be in place, and there's no sign that
>the front cover was anything but a piece of plastic -- I don't see any
>connections for fans, for example. What's the story? Is it a matter of
>getting airflow over the disks? If so, it looks like a little clip-on fan
>should take care of it.


The Indigos, along with several other SGI models, suffer from poor air 
ventilation.  The power supplies pretty much bake themselves into solid 
bricks without good airflow and that front cover is needed to keep the air 
moving properly.  A couple of clip fans (the 9" variety) would probably do 
the trick, but not as well as the original cover.

The obvious solution would be to give this Indigo to your roommate who 
likes old SGI's.  (hint hint hint hint hint hint)

-Dan Canaan
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