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3 Starting and Testing
3.1
Turning On Your Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3–1
3.2
Using the Power-Up Self-Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3–2
3.3
Using the System Self-Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3–2
3.4
Checking Your Workstation Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3–3
3.5
Booting Factory-Installed Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3–5
3.6
Booting the Software from a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3–5
3.7
Booting the Software from an External Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3–5
3.8
Using the Workstation Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3–5
3.9
Turning Off Your Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3–6
4 Taking Your Workstation Apart
4.1
Dismantling Your Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4–1
4.2
Packing Your Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4–2
Part II External Additions to Your Workstation
5 Ethernet
5.1
If Your Workstation Is Not Part of a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5–2
5.1.1
Connecting the Loopback Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5–2
5.2
Connecting Your Workstation to a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5–3
5.2.1
Using the Sliding Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5–3
5.3
Connecting to a ThickWire Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5–4
5.4
Connecting to a ThinWire Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5–6
5.4.1
To Connect the ThickWire-to-ThinWire Adapter . . . . . . . . . .
5–10
5.4.2
To Connect the Workstation to the ThinWire Network . . . . . .
5–10
5.5
Connecting to a Twisted-Pair Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5–11
5.5.1
To Connect the ThickWire-to-Twisted-Pair Adapter . . . . . . . .
5–15
5.6
Finding Your Ethernet Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5–17
6 External Storage Devices
6.1
Storage Devices You Can Add to Your Workstation . . . . . . . . . . .
6–2
6.2
Guidelines for Connecting SCSI Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6–3
6.3
SCSI IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6–4
6.3.1
Factory-Assigned SCSI IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6–4
6.3.2
Verifying SCSI IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6–4
6.3.3
Changing SCSI IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6–6
6.4
To Connect an Expansion Box to the System Unit . . . . . . . . . . . .
6–6
6.5
Linking Storage Devices Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6–8
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