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Preface

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Abbreviation

Meaning

kilobit

kilobyte

kilogram

pound

LED

light-emitting diode

meter

MAU

media adapter unit

megabit

megabyte

MHz

megahertz.

millimeter

nanoseconds

NVRAM

nonvolatile random-access memory

OSF

DEC Open Software Foundation/1 UNIX operating system

PCI

peripheral component interconnect

RISC

reduced instruction set computing

ROM

read-only memory

SCSI

small computer system interface

SIMMs

single in-line memory modules

SRM

system reference manual (the Digital UNIX and OpenVMS
consoles)

SROM

serial read-only memory

Underwriters Laboratories

VAR

value-added reseller

V AC

volts alternating current

VMS

Open VMS Operating System

watt

Summary of Contents for AlphaStation 500 Series

Page 1: ...ation 500 Series system Use the information in this book to configure start use update and troubleshoot your system You will also find general system information such as console commands and system ca...

Page 2: ...ion is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Digital or an authorized sublicensor Digital Equipment Corporation 1995 1997 All rights reserved The following are trademarks of Digital...

Page 3: ...cause interference in which case the user at their own expense will be required to take whatever measures are required to correct the interference If shielded cables have been supplied or specified th...

Page 4: ...encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver is conn...

Page 5: ...rting Your System 2 2 Identifying the Correct AC Power Cord 2 3 Installing Your System 2 4 Connecting System Components 2 5 Network Connection 2 7 Starting Your System 2 7 Preloaded Operating System S...

Page 6: ...M 3 14 Removing the Drive Tray from the Lower Right Side Inner Bay 3 15 Installing Drives In the Right Side Bracket 3 16 Installing a Hard Disk Drive in the Left Side Storage Bay 3 24 Removing the Flo...

Page 7: ...ult Configuration A 3 Setting the Date and Time A 4 Selecting a Default Language A 4 Manage Boot Selection Menu A 5 Machine Specific Setup A 6 Setting PCI Parity A 7 Boot Boot Selection Identifier A 7...

Page 8: ...king Your System B 3 Installing Your System at a New Location B 3 C Technical Specifications Introduction C 1 System Specifications C 1 External System Connectors C 3 Parallel Port Connector C 4 Seria...

Page 9: ...roduction F 1 Starting a Windows NT Workstation Installation F 2 Starting a Digital UNIX Installation F 5 Starting an OpenVMS Installation F 6 G Sound Card Overview Introduction G 1 Module Layout G 1...

Page 10: ...ing the Hard Drive Tray Bracket 3 15 Figure 3 9 Installing Drives in the Right Side Bracket 3 16 Figure 3 10 Cabling the Optional Hard Drives 3 17 Figure 3 11 FDI SCSI Cable Routing 3 18 Figure 3 12 A...

Page 11: ...nvention A 9 Table A 2 SRM Console Shortcut Keys A 10 Table A 3 Boot Command Examples A 12 Table A 4 Set Command Examples A 14 Table A 5 Show Command Examples A 15 Table A 6 Environmental Variables A...

Page 12: ...ble F 3 Starting a Digital UNIX Installation F 5 Table F 4 Starting an Open VMS Installation F 6 Table G 1 Card Connector and Jumpers G 2 Table G 2 Speaker Connector Pinouts G 2 Table G 3 CD Connector...

Page 13: ...the Information This information for users covers the following topics Chapter 1 System Overview describes the hardware components including the peripheral component interconnect PCI architecture the...

Page 14: ...erview describes the Digital AlphaStation 500 Series system sound card Appendix H Equipment Log contains tables that you can use to record information about your system hardware and software component...

Page 15: ...uration file cm centimeters CPU central processing unit CSA Canadian Standards Association DC direct current DIMMs dual in line memory modules DMA direct memory access DRAM dynamic random access memor...

Page 16: ...om access memory OSF DEC Open Software Foundation 1 UNIX operating system PCI peripheral component interconnect RISC reduced instruction set computing ROM read only memory SCSI small computer system i...

Page 17: ...______ __________________________NOTE ____________________________ A NOTE gives general information such as compatibility with other products or pointers to other information _________________________...

Page 18: ...ny other manual You can send your comments to Digital in the following ways Internet electronic mail to readers_comments zk3 dec com Mail Digital Equipment Corporation Shared Engineering Services 129...

Page 19: ...range can be extended by the addition of memory PCI cards video upgrades and hard disk drives The AlphaStation 500 Series is a high performance system that uses the latest microprocessor technology T...

Page 20: ...controller that supports one diskette drive Integrated PCI based SCSI 2 controller with Direct Memory Access and external SCSI 2 connector that supports up to five SCSI devices Initial offerings of th...

Page 21: ...bay Location of external bay for 3 5 inch floppy diskette or optional tape device 2 Diskette eject button Releases a 3 5 inch diskette from the diskette drive 3 CD drive bay Location of 5 25 inch CD R...

Page 22: ...tion Enclosure Rear Panel Figure 1 2 shows the rear controls and connectors Table 1 2 lists the rear controls and connectors and describes their functions MA00995 16 17 18 19 20 22 21 11 12 2 3 1 4 10...

Page 23: ...reo amplifier 10 Twisted Pair connector Connection to the embedded Ethernet controller 11 ThinWire connector Connection to the embedded Ethernet controller 12 64 bit PCI expansion slot Used for PCI ex...

Page 24: ...to Figure 1 3 and Table 1 3 for information on keyboard key groups and functions Refer to your operating system or application software documentation for software specific key functions _____________...

Page 25: ...by the installed application software 4 Indicator lights These lights indicate whether NumLock CapsLock or ScrollLock has been activated 5 Numeric keypad These keys perform numeric functions and soft...

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Page 27: ...uidelines for system security Figure 2 1 shows a typical AlphaStation 500 Series system ________________________WARNING __________________________ When unpacking and moving system components be aware...

Page 28: ...rmation supplied with your system 2 Select a well ventilated site near a grounded power outlet and away from sources of excessive heat Also use an appropriate power strip to isolate the site from elec...

Page 29: ...zed Digital service representative or distributor before you use it ________________________WARNING __________________________ Do not attempt to modify or use an external 115V AC power cord for 230V A...

Page 30: ...g is missing please contact your distributor or Digital representative 2 Position your system so that air can flow freely to and from the vents as shown in Figure 2 2 MA00975 Figure 2 2 System Enclosu...

Page 31: ...____________________________________________________________ 1 Confirm that the voltage selector switch matches your local voltage either 115 Volts or 230 Volts as Figure 2 3 shows MA00986 115 V 230 V...

Page 32: ...l be lost and you will have to power cycle the entire system ___________________________________________________________ MA00991 2 3 1 4 5 Figure 2 4 Connecting Cables and the Power Cord Audio connect...

Page 33: ...urn on the system unit monitor power and any external devices Figure 2 5 shows the location of the system unit On Off button 2 If necessary adjust the monitor contrast and brightness to obtain a reada...

Page 34: ...stem shows one of the operating system specific displays described next after the self tests complete successfully Digital UNIX If you are using the Digital UNIX operating system either you see a prom...

Page 35: ...console to the ARC console at the SRM prompt type Set OS_TYPE NT and power cycle system If No Operating System Is Installed If an operating system was not preloaded on your system refer to your opera...

Page 36: ...als until the shutdown sequence completes Computer Security Use the security lock and passwords to protect your Digital AlphaStation 500 Series system Security Lock To avoid theft of internal componen...

Page 37: ...e and Work Habits Table 2 2 Recommendations for Posture and Work Habits Adjust Figure Callout To allow the following conditions Chair 1 2 3 4 Your feet are flat on the floor Your legs are vertical and...

Page 38: ...ecial glasses Relax your eyes periodically by focusing on distant objects Lighting Direct lighting or sunlight on the screen causes glare and reflections Place lighting behind or to the side of your w...

Page 39: ...ystem cover Installing additional system memory Installing expansion boards PCI bus options Installing internal drives Connecting external devices Cable layout for power SCSI FDI and audio cables ____...

Page 40: ...the Top Cover and Left Side Panel To remove the top cover and left side panel follow this procedure 1 Turn off your system and all external peripheral devices 2 Unplug the power cord from the wall out...

Page 41: ...Facing the rear of the unit locate and loosen the thumb screw that fastens the top cover to the rear panel Place your thumbs on the upper corners of the rear panel pull back on the cover sides and lif...

Page 42: ...eries User Information System Unit Components Figure 3 3 shows the location of the AlphaStation 500 Series system unit components Table 3 1 lists the system unit components MA00989 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 1...

Page 43: ...nd fan 6 Right upper external drive bay for 5 25 inch x 1 6 inch device CD ROM 7 Customer Configuration Label 8 Right lower internal drive bay for one 3 5 inch x 1 6 inch device optional or one 3 5 in...

Page 44: ...er Information System Board Figure 3 4 shows the location of the AlphaStation 500 Series system board components Table 3 2 describes these components 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20...

Page 45: ...ttom J40 7 Audio card J36 8 SROM port J24 9 Power connector 5V sense 5V sense J21 10 Power connector 3 43 sense J8 11 Power connector 12V J7 12 LED s Halt Reset cable connector J5 13 Diagnostic port M...

Page 46: ...n 500 Series system has either 2 MB or 8 MB on the system board Cache size depends on the Model ordered Memory Configuration Rules Random access memory can be added only in four DIMM increments four p...

Page 47: ...nplug the power cord from the wall outlet 2 Unlock and remove the screw that secures the top cover and remove the cover as described earlier in this chapter 3 To remove a DIMM push back the latches on...

Page 48: ...aStation 500 Series User Information 2 3 1 MA00985 Figure 3 6 Installing a DIMM 4 Replace top cover secure with screw and lock the key lock as described earlier in this chapter 5 Connect the power cor...

Page 49: ...and external SCSI drives external SCSI and cable layouts SCSI Addresses SCSI ID s Before installing a SCSI drive you must either set or verify the setting of the drive s SCSI address SCSI ID The SCSI...

Page 50: ...tion An external terminator is required when the SCSI port is not being used Internal SCSI Termination The internal SCSI cable used for the AlphaStation 500 Series is a flat ribbon cable with integrat...

Page 51: ...5 inch x 1 6 inch hard disk or two 3 5 inch x 1 0 inch hard disks Due to thermal considerations you cannot install a 3 5 inch x 1 6 inch hard disk and a 3 5 inch x 1 0 inch hard disk simultaneously in...

Page 52: ...Slide CD ROM back towards the power supply Lift the CD ROM assembly up and out of the system unit as shown in Figure 3 7 and Figure 3 8 The CD ROM is secured within the bracket by two screws It is not...

Page 53: ...ct a SCSI address and make sure SCSI termination is disabled Terminator power should be enabled Record the SCSI address you use in Appendix H 2 To remove the lower right side drive tray push in the bu...

Page 54: ...The lower right side drive tray bracket will accommodate optional drives in the following combinations only one 1 6 inch high storage device in the lower position only or up to two 1 0 inch high devi...

Page 55: ...ng for the one optional 3 5 inch x 1 inch SCSI hard drive in the lower position beneath the floppy drive MA00968 Figure 3 10 Cabling the Optional Hard Drives 3 Replace the drive tray into the lower ri...

Page 56: ...1 0 inch SCSI disk CD ROM Drive Optional Slimline 3 5 inch x 1 inch SCSI disk not available with tape drive option Floppy diskette drive or optional tape drive Adapter for SCSI Cable Wide to Narrow SC...

Page 57: ..._______ In Figure 3 11 please note that on the FDI cable there is a drive end and a controller end You must check the label on the cable to insure correct orientation Make sure drive end is connected...

Page 58: ...ies User Information MA00974 2 5 1 3 4 Figure 3 12 Audio Cable Routing Audio Card Left and Right LINE IN from CD ROM CD ROM Left and Right LINE OUT CD ROM Audio Cable Cable to Internal speaker Cable c...

Page 59: ...ch SCSI disk or optional 3 5 inch x 1 0 inch SCSI disk Optional 3 5 inch x 1 0 inch SCSI disk CD ROM Drive Optional Slimline 3 5 inch x 1 inch SCSI disk Floppy diskette drive RULE Use only one 3 5 inc...

Page 60: ...System Options 3 22 AlphaStation 500 Series User Information MA00970 J32 2 1 Figure 3 14 MAU Cable Configurations MAU card cable connects to MAU card connector J2 MAU cable connects to system board co...

Page 61: ...s AlphaStation 500 Series User Information 3 23 MA00971 2 3 1 Figure 3 15 Fan and LED Cable Connections Cable connection for LEDs and Halt Reset lights J5 Cable connection for Cache Fan J3 Cable conne...

Page 62: ...of typical SCSI ID assignments Appendix H Equipment Log contains space to record your systems SCSI ID assignments 2 Follow the guidelines in the manual that came with the drive Removing the Floppy Dri...

Page 63: ...Installing System Options AlphaStation 500 Series User Information 3 25 1 2 MLO 013734 Figure 3 16 Removing the Floppy Drive Tray Assembly...

Page 64: ...e drive tray assembly original design see Figure 3 17 and follow this procedure 1 Remove the four mounting screws on both sides of the drive Push back on the clamps that hold the drive and slide the f...

Page 65: ..._____________________________________________ Removing the Floppy Drive from the Drive Tray Re Designed To remove the floppy from the left side drive tray assembly re designed see Figure 3 18 and foll...

Page 66: ...Secure with the four mounting screws to the drive tray as shown in Figure 3 19 MA00976 Figure 3 19 Installing the Hard Drive in the Original Left side Drive Tray 2 Replace the EMI shield and reinstal...

Page 67: ...Optional Hard Drive in the Re designed Left side Drive Tray 1 Insert the optional hard drive into the lower position on the drive tray Secure with the four mounting screws to the drive tray as shown...

Page 68: ...e Tray Replacing the Drive Tray Assembly in the System To replace the drive tray assembly in the system follow this procedure 1 Reconnect the SCSI and power cables to the drives 2 Replace the drive tr...

Page 69: ...Slots Table 3 4 PCI Option Slot Locations Figure Legend Components 1 64 Bit PCI Option Slot 2 32 Bit PCI Option Slot 3 32 Bit PCI Option Slot 4 32 Bit PCI Option Slot PCI Bus The PCI bus is an indust...

Page 70: ...ck an available slot for PCI options for your board 4 Unscrew and remove the metal filler plate for the slot you have chosen 5 Insert the new expansion module into the socket in the Riser board Push t...

Page 71: ...Installing System Options AlphaStation 500 Series User Information 3 33 2 MA00984 1 Figure 3 23 Installing an Expansion Module...

Page 72: ...up the 4 locating pins on the bottom of the panel with the slot in the enclosure push in and slide forward to lock into place 2 Slide the top cover forward to lock into place Secure top cover with thu...

Page 73: ...Installing System Options AlphaStation 500 Series User Information 3 35 MA00987 2 3 1 Figure 3 24 Replacing the Top Cover...

Page 74: ...ing a Printer or Other Parallel Device Connect the cable from the printer or other parallel device to the parallel port on rear panel of the system See Figure 2 4 Connecting an External SCSI Option To...

Page 75: ...icator is on 2 Check the power indicator on the monitor 3 Make sure that all cables and connections are secure 4 Press the Halt Reset button If your system fails to boot turn it off wait 20 seconds an...

Page 76: ...in and then turn it back on again Use another wall outlet Contact your service representative Reconnect cables Reinstall removable side panel Power is on but there is no screen display Brightness and...

Page 77: ...ands Refer to Appendix A Console Commands Use gathered information to identify target devices for the boot command and verify that the system acknowledges all installed devices Windows NT Use the ARC...

Page 78: ...u then select Setup the system then select Set default environment variables Refer to Appendix A Console Commands Format the hard disk drive or correctly partition the hard disk drive using the suppli...

Page 79: ...yboard to the keyboard port 3 Connect the keyboard to the keyboard port 1 No response to mouse commands Mouse is not connected Mouse is connected to the keyboard port Mouse driver not installed Mouse...

Page 80: ...Refer to the disk drive installation instructions Make sure all cables are correctly installed Format and partition as required using the supplied operating system Diskette drive cannot read or write...

Page 81: ...on the monitor Connect the power cord to the system or a wall outlet Use another outlet Contact your service representative or Digital Equipment Corporation Distorted rolling or flickering screen dis...

Page 82: ...Sizing MemorySizing configuring third level cache and MMB data path DD Sizing CPU speed DC Sizing and initializing the scache DB Initializing and testing the PCI bus testing PCI bus data path DA Sizin...

Page 83: ...is no more memory to reconfigure after the offending bank has been mapped out error code FA will be displayed See FATAL errors E2 Bcache cell error E1 Memory cell error E0 ROM checksum error Fatal Err...

Page 84: ...Log For your convenience Appendix H includes a form on which you may record all model numbers and serial numbers for your hardware components system unit monitor keyboard and mouse and system hardwar...

Page 85: ...rd FlashROM memory can be updated in the field This appendix gives a basic description of commands for each console ARC Console The ARC console supports the use of the Windows NT operating system The...

Page 86: ...fault Environment Variables The Set default environment variables command is located in the Setup menu Use this command to specify the location of the default system partition For example when the par...

Page 87: ...orrectly Refer to Appendix E for information on running the ARCINST utility ____________________________________________________________ 5 Enter the partition number on the disk which should be 2 and...

Page 88: ...ard U K 102 key keyboard Enter SCSI Host ID 0 7 for SCSI bus number 0 7 Setting the Date and Time The Set system time command is located in the Setup menu Use this command to set the system s date and...

Page 89: ...ate where you wish to store the language files then press Enter The language files are copied to the hard disk and the ARC Boot menu appears in the language you selected __________________________ Not...

Page 90: ...ou want to initialize the debugger at boot time Yes No After you add a boot selection use the Check boot selections command to perform verification testing of the selections If the system detects an e...

Page 91: ...first selection in the Boot menu Use this command to start up Windows NT using the default boot selection identifier which is specified in the Boot selection menu The default boot selection identifie...

Page 92: ...to Appendix E Updating System Firmware Install Windows NT from CD ROM The Install Windows NT from CD ROM command is located in the Supplementary menu You must put the Microsoft Windows NT CD into the...

Page 93: ...onvention Console prompt Continuation line prompt _ Maximum command length 255 characters Multiple contiguous spaces or tabs Treated as a single space Command abbreviations Allowed if not ambiguous Co...

Page 94: ...ike is the default Ctrl B or Recalls previous commands The last 16 commands are stored Ctrl C Terminates the foreground process Ctrl D or Moves the cursor left one position Ctrl E Moves the cursor to...

Page 95: ...rd Specifies additional information for the operating system For systems with OpenVMS root number and boot flags are specified here For Digital UNIX systems the following flag parameters may be used i...

Page 96: ...he system from the default boot device boot ewa0 Boots the system from Ethernet port ewa0 boot file dec2 sys mke0 Boots the file named dec2 sys from Ethernet port mke0 boot protocol bootp eza0 Boots u...

Page 97: ...ng system The syntax of the set command is set envar value default integer string where Command Option Description envar The environment variable to be assigned a new value value The value that is ass...

Page 98: ...ys the current value of a specified environment variable The show command also displays information about the system according to the arguments entered The syntax of the show command is show config de...

Page 99: ...2B E2 1C 25 pka0 7 0 6 0 PKA0 SCSI Bus ID 7 Lists device information such as system designation drive model or Ethernet address show memory Memory Size 288Mb Bank Size Sides Base Addr Speed 02 032Mb...

Page 100: ...assed to system software When using OpenVMS software these parameters are the system root number and boot flags The default setting is 0 0 bootdef_dev Sets shows the default device or device list from...

Page 101: ...ord of data d Displays data as a decoded macro instruction physical References physical address space virtual References virtual address space gpr References general purpose register address space fpr...

Page 102: ...0 R0 0000000000000002 Examines R0 using address space e gpr 0 gpr 0 R0 0000000000000002 Examines R0 using device name e pc PC psr 0 PC FFFFFFFF80072954 Examines the program counter examine n 5 r7 gpr...

Page 103: ...a h Hexword of data physical Reference physical address space virtual Reference virtual address space gpr Reference general purpose register address space fpr Reference floating point register address...

Page 104: ...iately preceding the last location referenced by an examine or deposit command The location last referenced by an examine or deposit command The location addressed by the last location referenced by a...

Page 105: ...istened cloth for cleaning do not allow any excess fluid to leak into the system keyboard or monitor Wait until the system is completely dry before applying power _____________________________________...

Page 106: ...______________________________ Cleaning Your Mouse If your mouse does not move smoothly or if the pointer jumps across the screen when you are using the mouse the ball inside the mouse may need cleani...

Page 107: ..._____WARNING __________________________ When packing and moving system components be aware that some components such as the system unit or monitor may be too heavy for you to safely lift alone If you...

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Page 109: ...nal system connectors Expansion slot current limitations System current requirements System board jumpers System Specifications Tables C 1 through C 4 list the AlphaStation 500 Series system processor...

Page 110: ...40 C 50 F to 104 F without removable media Storage temperature 40 C to 66 C 40F to 151 F Operating humidity noncondensing 10 to 90 relative humidity without removable media 20 to 80 relative humidity...

Page 111: ...CSI disk 5 4 5 4 43 46 __________________________NOTE ____________________________ Current values for specific configurations are available from Digital representatives 1B 10 dBa _____________________...

Page 112: ...low signal Table C 5 Parallel Port Pinouts DB25 Pin Signal Function 1 STB R Strobe 2 PRTD0 Printer data bit 0 3 PRTD1 Printer data bit 1 4 PRTD2 Printer data bit 2 5 PRTD3 Printer data bit 3 6 PRTD4...

Page 113: ...able C 6 9 Pin Port Pinouts DB9 Pin Signal Function 1 DCD Data carrier detect 2 RXD Receive data 3 TXD Transmit data 4 DTR Data terminal ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data set ready 7 RTS Request to send 8...

Page 114: ...8 for the SCSI pin assignments Table C 8 Wide SCSI Pinouts Signal Name Connector Contact Number Cable Conductor Number Connector Contact Number Signal Name GROUND 1 1 2 35 DB 12 GROUND 2 3 4 36 DB 13...

Page 115: ...63 REQ GROUND 30 59 60 64 I O GROUND 31 61 62 65 DB 8 GROUND 32 63 64 66 DB 9 GROUND 33 65 66 67 DB 10 GROUND 34 67 68 68 DB 11 __________________________ Note _____________________________ In Table C...

Page 116: ...D 31 31 32 32 ATN GROUND 33 33 34 34 GROUND GROUND 35 35 36 36 BSY GROUND 37 37 38 38 ACK GROUND 39 39 40 40 RST GROUND 41 41 42 42 MSG GROUND 43 43 44 44 SEL GROUND 45 45 46 46 C D GROUND 47 47 48 48...

Page 117: ...Load Maximum Power 3 4V 35 amps 119 W 5 0V 45 amps 225 W 12 0V 14 amps 168 W 12 0V 0 5 amps 6 W Maximum Watts 260 W __________________________ HINT_____________________________ The maximum power from...

Page 118: ...umper over the two pins designated for the desired setting Press the jumper evenly onto the pins Be careful not to bend the pins Figure C 1 shows the locations of the system board jumper pins Table C...

Page 119: ...Technical Specifications AlphaStation 500 Series User Information C 11 MA00983 J35 J33 J20 J18 J9 J10 J19 J17 J16 J15 J14 J13 J12 J11 J6 J2 Figure C 1 System Board Jumper Locations...

Page 120: ...r debug Default position SROM Selection Jumpers SROM jumpers are used for debug purposes by manufacturing and field service There are eight loadable images in the SROM device The SROM selection jumper...

Page 121: ...per mode type set ewa0 x where x is equal to either twisted pair operation which looks like phone connector or BNC which is the ThinWire round coaxial connector Selecting the ThickWire ThinWire or Twi...

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Page 123: ...mation including I O address map Interrupt map I O Address Map Table D 1 presents information on the I O address map Table D 1 I O Address Map ISA I O Addresses Devices 0000 02F7 Reserved 02F8 02FF Se...

Page 124: ...shown in Table D 2 the EISA interrupt assignments are shown in Table D 2 This information is useful when adding or reconfiguring options on your system Avoid conflicts when assigning IRQs by associat...

Page 125: ...C Int D I O Riser Slot 1 32 bit J3 PCI Slot 12 8 9 10 11 Int A Int B Int C Int D I O Riser Slot 0 64 bit J 1 PCI Slot 7 12 SCSI Controller PCI Slot 9 13 Ethernet Controller PCI Slot 6 15 14 Reserved 1...

Page 126: ...nments Priority Label Controller Int External Interrupt Source 1 IRQ 0 1 Internal Internal timer 1 counter 0 out 2 IRQ 1 External Keyboard 3 10 IRQ 2 External Interrupt from controller 2 Table D 4 Int...

Page 127: ...on the Firmware Update CD for compatible firmware and operating system versions Update Utility Use the update utility to update your ARC and SRM firmware See the section on Using the Flash Update Uti...

Page 128: ...11ce00 initializing HWRPB at 2000 initializing page table at 128000 initializing machine state setting affinity to the primary CPU jumping to bootstrap code ff fe fd fc fb fa f9 f8 f7 f6 f5 ef ee ed e...

Page 129: ...ctual information may change between versions Apu update image_hdr 15740 try to find ROM images image_desc 15748 Header Image at 0x15c00 Version 4 43 Vendor DEC Product MAVERICK Firmware MAVERICK_ARC...

Page 130: ...IMAGE 0x6e240 Loaded Image Exp Check 0x7d Calc Check 0x7d APU I VERIFY LOADED ROM IMAGE DONE Rom 0 Manufacturer Intel 0x89 28F020 0xbd 256K x 8 Rom 1 Manufacturer Intel 0x89 28F020 0xbd 256K x 8 imag...

Page 131: ...ROM SET NOT ERASED APU I PRECHARGING DEVICE 0x80000 APU I ERASING ROM DEVICE 0x80000 APU I PROGRAMMING DEVICE 0x6e240 APU I ROM 0 VERIFYING ROM IMAGE 0x6e240 APU I PROGRAMMING COMPLETED 0x6e240 0x6e2...

Page 132: ...M SET NOT ERASED APU I PRECHARGING DEVICE 0x80000 APU I ERASING ROM DEVICE 0x80000 APU I PROGRAMMING DEVICE 0x3bc5d APU I ROM 1 VERIFYING ROM IMAGE 0x3bc5d APU I PROGRAMMING COMPLETED 0x3bc5d 0x3bc5d...

Page 133: ...by following on screen instructions and referring to the appropriate operating system documentation Using the table below first locate the operating system you want to install and refer to the approp...

Page 134: ...disks ___________________________________________________________ Starting a Windows NT Workstation Installation Digital partitions and formats disk 0 on the first SCSI controller in non RAID Windows...

Page 135: ...Insert the Microsoft Windows NT Workstation CD ROM into the CD drive CD ROM drive is ready 2 From the ARC console boot menu select Supplementary menu Supplementary menu displays 3 Select Install Windo...

Page 136: ...ns to partition and format the disk for NT prior to installing Windows NT 3 At the prompt type cd alpha arcinst If you encounter a Pathname is not defined error go to the ARC console Setup menu an sel...

Page 137: ...power Cycling power after selecting the Digital UNIX or OpenVMS console results in the system restarting with the SRM console running 3 At the SRM prompt type set boot_osflags Clears the boot_osflags...

Page 138: ...Selecting Switch to OpenVMS causes the system to run the SRM console after the next power cycle 2 Cycle the system s power Cycling power after selecting the Digital UNIX or OpenVMS console results in...

Page 139: ...igital AlphaStation 500 Series system sound card The card is installed in a dedicated slot in the motherboard Module Layout Figure G 1 and Table G 1 describe the connectors and jumpers for the Digital...

Page 140: ...none is keyed look for a pin 1 designation on both the cable connector and the module connector The speaker connector J5 SPKR works correctly even if the connector is put on upside down Speaker connec...

Page 141: ...e speaker The TCE jumper is factory set to allow beeps to go to the speaker jumper in as listed in Table G 4 below Table G 4 TCE Jumper Pin Signal TCE IN J9 1 4 Motherboard beeps to speaker D TCE OUT...

Page 142: ...system Microsoft Windows NT Workstation Operating System To make the sound card available to Windows NT application you must install and set up the driver as the following steps describe 1 From the C...

Page 143: ...lication programming interface API which is included with the Multimedia Services for Digital UNIX is based on Microsoft s Video for Windows interface This provides developers with a common API and su...

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Page 145: ...your system hardware and software components Update the equipment log when you add options Equipment Log The log consists of five tables which you can use to record the following information Your sys...

Page 146: ...Mouse Installed diskette drive Additional storage device 1 Additional storage device 2 Additional storage device 3 Additional storage device 4 Additional storage device 5 _________________________ NO...

Page 147: ...ion 500 Series System Specifics CPU speed and model Firmware version Memory size Video module Table H 4 Installed Software Operating System or Application Software Version Number License Number Date I...

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Page 149: ...e 2 9 turning off 2 9 ARC console A 1 ARC console commands Add a boot selection A 5 Boot A 7 Boot an alternate operating system A 7 Check boot selections A 6 Display hardware configuration A 2 Install...

Page 150: ...ustration 3 23 firmware update utility E 1 flash enable jumper E 1 flash update utility E 1 H Halt Reset button 1 3 hardware components front panel controls indicators and drive bay locations 1 3 keyb...

Page 151: ...31 plastic filler panel caution relative to overheating 2 4 posture and work habits precautions 2 10 warning 2 12 Power Cable Configuration illustration 3 21 power cord connecting 2 6 power requiremen...

Page 152: ...2 T technical specifications expansion slot current limitations C 8 external system connectors keyboard and mouse C 5 parallel port C 4 SCSI C 6 serial port C 5 system board jumpers description C 10 s...

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