Digital Equipment VAXstation 2000 Manual

VAXstation

2000

Hardware

Installation

Guide

Order

Number

EK-VAXAC-IN-003

Read

this

guide

first to

install

and

test

the

VAXstation 2000 hardware.

digital

equipment

corporation

maynard,

massachusetts

December

1986

Jane

1987

October

1987

The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a

commitment by Digital Equipment Corporation.

Digital

Equipment

Corporation

assumes

responsibility

forany errorsthat mayappearin this

document.

The software,if any, describedin this documentis furnishedunder a licenseand may be used or copiedonly

in accordance with the terms of such license. No responsibility is assumed for the use or reliabilityof software

equipment

that is not

supplied

Digital

Equipment

Corporation

or its

affiliated

companies.

The

READER'S

COMMENTS

fonn on the last page of this document requeststhe user's

critical

evaluationto

assist in preparing future documentation.

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MicroVAX

UNIBUS

DEC

MicroVMS

ULTRIX-32

DECconnect

PDF

ULTRIX-32m

DECmate

P/OS

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DECUS

Professional

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DECwriter

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DEQNA

RSTS

VMS

DEUNA

RSX

DIBOL

Work

Processor

MASSBUS

ThinWire

FTHP^nni

ITM

ML-S768

FCC

NOTICE:

The

equipment

described

in this manual

generates,

uses, and may emit radio

frequency

energy.

The

equipment

has been type testedand found to

comply

with the

limits

for a Qass A

computing

device

pursuant

Subpart

J of Part 15of

FCC

Rules,

which

are

designed

provide

reasonable

protection

against

such

radio

frequency

interference

when

operated

in a

commercial

environment.

Operation

of this

equipment

in a

residential

area may

cause

interference,

which

casethe user at his own

expense

may be

requiredto take measures to correctthe interference.

Contents

Preface

Site-preparation

Review

Space Planning 1

Environmental Requirements 7

Electrical Requirements 7

Check

Your

Shipment

Set

the

System

Unit

Connect

the

Monitor Cable to

the

System Unit 13

Install

the

Monitor

Avoid damage to your diskettes 17

VR290

Color

Monitor

Install Video Cable Assembly, VR290 Color Monitor 19

Connect the Keyboard to the VR290 Color Monitor 21

Connect the Pointing Device to the VR290 Color

Monitor....

VR260

Monochrome

Monitor

Install Video Cable Assembly, VR260 Monochrome Monitor . . 29

Connect the Keyboard to the VR260 Monochrome Monitor

...

Connect

the

Pointing Device to the VR260 Monochrome Monitor 35

Set

the

Voltage, VR260 Monochrome Monitor 38

VR160

Color

Monitor

Adjusting Tilt of VR160 Monitor 40

Install Video Cable Assembly, VR160 Color Monitor 41

Set Up the Pointing Device 42

Installing the Keyboard and Pointing Device 43

Mount Video Cable Assembly to VR160 Monitor 45

III

VR150

Monochrome

Monitor

Adjusting Tilt of VR150 Monitor 47

Install Video Cable Assembly, VR150 Monochrome Monitor . . 48

Cormect the Pointing Device to the VR150 Monochrome Monitor 52

Connect the Keyboard to the VR150 Monochrome Monitor

...

Install

the

Options

Installing a Printer or Plotter 56

Installation

Procedures

Extending LA75's DECconnect

Office

Cable 60

Operation Procedures 61

Installing a Modem 62

Installing an Expansion Box 64

Positioning the Expansion

Box

Connectingthe Tape Drive Cable 67

Connecting the Disk Drive Cable 71

Connect

the

Power

Cords

Power Up the Monitor 82

Set the brightness and contrast controls. 82

Power Up the System 83

Power Up

and

Test

the

VAXstation 2000 86

Enter

the

Test

Commands

The

Fixed

Disk

Verifier

Format

the

Fixed

Disk

Set

the

Default

Boot

Device

101

Set

the

Default

Boot

Flags

102

Setting

the

Default

Recovery 103

Connecting ThinWire or Standard Ethernet

104

Where

from

Here

104

Install the Operating System Software 104

Documents

105

/^s

Glossary

Index

Figures

1 The

VAXstation

2000

System

Unit

The

VAXstation

2000

System

Unit

with

the

Expansion

Adapter

3 The

VR290

Color Monitor 3

4 The VR260 Monochrome Monitor 4

5 The

VR160

Color Monitor 5

6 The

VR150

Monochrome Monitor 6

VAXstation

2000

System

Unit

Carton

Contents

8VAXstation 2000 Consolidation Carton Contents 10

Cable-restraining

Bar

Bottom

Dress

Cover

System

Unit 12

Video

Cable

Assembly,

BC18P

Color

Video

Cable

Assembly,

BC19S

Connecting

the

Monitor

Cable

the

System

Unit

Tightening

the

Thumbscrews

the

Monitor

Cable

15 Tilt-lock

Lever,

VR290

Color Monitor 18

G, and

Sockets,

VR290

Color

Monitor

Video

Cable

Assembly

Knob,

VR290

Color

Monitor

Installing

the

Keyboard

Feet,

VR290

Color

Monitor

Keyboard

Connection,

VR290

Color

Monitor

20 Mouse and Tablet,

VR290

Color Monitor 23

Pointing

Device

Connection,

VR290

Color

Monitor

Installing

Tilt-swivel

Base,

VR260

Monochrome

Monitor

....

23 Tilt-swivel Base,

VR260

Monochrome Monitor 26

Locking

Tilt-swivel

Base

Place,

VR260

Monochrome

Monitor

Adjusting

Tilt,

VR260

Monochrome

Monitor

Fastening

the

Video

Connector,

VR260

Monochrome

Monitor

Connecting

Video

Cable

Assembly

VR260

Monochrome

Monitor 30

Connecting

Cable

Connector

of the

Color

Cable,

VR260

Monochrome Monitor 31

Video

Cable

Assembly

Knob

Installing

the

Keyboard

Feet,

VR260

Monochrome

Monitor

. . 33

Keyboard

Connection,

VR260

Monochrome Monitor 34

32 Keyboard Connection,

VR260

Monochrome Monitor and Color

Cable 34

33 Mouse and Tablet,

VR260

Monochrome Monitor 35

34 Pointing

Device

Connection,

VR260

Monochrome

Monitor . . 36

35 Pointing Device Connection,

VR260

Monochrome Monitor with

Color Cable 37

Voltage

Switch Setting for the

VR260

Monochrome Monitor . 38

37 Setting the

VR160

on a Level Surface 39

38 Adjusting Tilt,

VR160

Monitor 40

39 Connecting R, G, and B

Signal

Cables,

VR160

ColorMonitor 41

40 Mouse and Tablet,

VR160

Color Monitor 42

41 Installing the KeyboardFeet,

VR160

Color Monitor 43

Connecting

the

Keyboard

Cable

and

Pointing

Device

Mounting

Video

Cable

Assembly

VR160

Monitor

44 Setting the VR150 on a Level Surface 46

45 Adjusting Tilt,

VR150

Monitor 47

Mounting

Video

Cable

Assembly

VR150

Monitor

47 Connecting the Video Cable, VR150 Monitor 49

Mounting

Video

Cable

Assembly

VR150

Monitor,

Color

Cable 50

49 Connecting G Cable Connector, VR150 Monitor 51

50 Mouse and Tablet,

VR150

Monochrome Monitor 52

51 Installing the Keyboard Feet,

VR150

Monochrome Monitor . . 53

52 Pointing Device and Keyboard Connection,

VR150

Monitor . . 54

53 Pointing

Device

and Keyboard Connection,

VR150

Monitor

with Color Cable 55

54 Installed Printer or Plotter Cable 57

55 Installed Printer Port Adapter 58

DECconnect

Office

Cable

Installed

Printer

Port

Adapter

. . 59

DECconnect

Office

Cable

and CableCoupler 60

58 Installed Modem Signal Cable 63

Bottom

Dress Cover on Expansion

Box

60 Expansion

Box

on Top of System Unit 66

61 Tape Drive Cable 67

62 Tape

Drive

CableInstalled in

Expansion

Adapter

63 Fasteningthe

Bail

Lock

Connectors 69

64 Tape

Drive

Cable Installedin Expansion

Box

Disk

Drive

Cable

. 71

66 Disk Drive Cable Installed in Expansion Adapter 72

67 Fastening the Disk Drive Cable 73

68 Disk Drive Cable Installed on the Expansion Box 74

Power

Cords

On-Off

Switch,

VR290

Color

Monitor

On-Off

Switch,

VR260

Monochrome

Monitor

On-Off

Switch,

VR160

Color

Monitor

On-Off

Switch,

VR150

Monochrome

Monitor

Power

Cord

Connection,

VR290

Color

Monitor

Power

Cord

Connection,

VR260

Monochrome

Monitor

Power

Cord

Connection,

VR160

Color

Monitor

Power

Cord

Connection,

VR150

Monochrome

Monitor

78 On-Off Switch, System Unit 83

79 Power Cord Connection, System Unit 84

80 Power Cord Connection, Expansion Box 85

81 Removing Cardboard Shipping Insert in Door 86

Diskette

Drive

Lever

83 Removing Cardboard Shipping Insert in Diskette Drive

....

Halt

Button

85 Keyboard Language Menu 92

Halt

Button

Tables

Definition

Mnemonics

Device

Numbers

Boot

Device

Names

101

VII

Preface

Note: Read this guide first to install and test

the

VAXstation

2000

hardware.

This guide describes how to prepare your site; connect the monochrome

and color monitors, keyboard, pointing device, and options (printers, plotter,

modems, and expansion boxes) to the VAXstation 2000 system unit; connect

the power

cords;

power up and test the

VAXstation

2000;

format

the

fixed

disk;

and

set

the

default

boot

device.

Keep this guide for future reference.

Recommended

Reading

Path

Read the VAXstation 2000 hardware and operating system software

documentation in

the

following order:

Hardware

Installation

Information

VAXstation

2000

Hardware

Installation

Guide

Workstations

and

MicroVAX

2000

Network

Guide

2. Operating System Installation Information

VAXstation

2000 Owner's Manual, Chapter 1(Operating the

VAXstation 2000)

MicroVMS

VAXstation

2000/MicroVAX 2000Installation Guide

ULTRIX-32W Basic Installation Guide for the VAXstation 2000

Reference

Information

VAXstation

2000

Owner's

Manual

MicroVMS

VAXstation 2000/MicroVAX 2000 Operations Guide

/^\

Procedures

When you go through this guide, you will perform the following procedures.

Follow each step sequentially. Do not skip any steps.

1. Site-preparation review

2. Check your shipment

3. Set up the system unit

Connect

the

monitor

cable

the

system

unit

—|^

5. Set

the monitor

6. Connect the keyboard to the monitor

7. Connect the pointing device to the monitor

8. Install any options

9. Connect the power cords

10. Power up

and

test the VAXstation 2000

11. Format

any

fixed disks

12.

Set

the

default

boot

device

After

all the

steps

above

have been

completed,

install

the

networking

hardware and install the operating system software.

Special

Notices

The following notices appear throughout this

guide:

• Notes — Contain generalor supplemental information about a

topic.

• Cautions — Contain information to prevent damage to equipment.

• Warnings — Contain information to prevent personal injury.

Conventions Used in This Guide

Convention Meaning

Bold Notes, cautions, and warnings are bolded. User in

put

is also bolded.

Italics Computer terms defined in the Glossary are italicized the first

time the word appears in

the

text.

Site-preparation

Review

Before

installing the

VAXstation

2000,

review the

following

site-preparation

requirements.

For detailed

VAXstation

2000

system

specifications, refer to Appendix A of

the

VAXstation

2000

Owner's

Manual.

Space

Planning

Plan for 10 cm (4 in)

clearance

on all sides of the

VAXstation

2000

system

unit and monitor to allow air circulation through the equipment. Do not

block

the

vents.

The

VAXstation

2000system unit

(Figure

1) weighsabout 12.7kg (28 lb).

Figure

The

VAXstation

2000

System

Unit

I4CM

I5.S IN)

(11.25

IN)

(12.75

IN)

VAXstation

2000

Hardware

Installation

Guide

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