DECstation 5000 Model 100 Series

This document is the Hardware Operator’s Guide for the DECstation 5000 Model 100 Series (including Models 120, 125, and 133). It provides comprehensive instructions for operators, including:

• Getting Started: Site requirements, voltage verification, and an overview of basic workstation components.
• Hardware Installation & Operation: Detailed procedures for connecting the system unit, monitor, keyboard, mouse, tablet, and various external storage devices.
• Network Connections: Instructions for setting up ThickWire, ThinWire, and twisted-pair Ethernet connections, including finding Ethernet station addresses.
• Internal Hardware Options: Procedures for adding/removing memory modules, CPU modules, and internal hard disk or removable media drives.
• Testing & Troubleshooting: Guidance on running power-up and system self-tests, interpreting diagnostic indicator lights and self-test error messages, and resolving common hardware problems.
• Console Commands: A reference for using the built-in system firmware, including commands like boot, cnfg, test, setenv, and others.
• Appendices: Extensive equipment specifications, part numbers, connector pin assignments, and SCSI ID switch settings for various peripherals.