Digital AlphaServer 400 Series

This document serves as the primary user guide for the Digital AlphaServer 400 Series system. It includes detailed sections on:

• Getting Started: Unpacking, physical setup, power-on sequences, and initial configuration of preloaded operating systems (Windows NT, DEC OSF/1, OpenVMS).
• System Overview: Descriptions of the motherboard, PCI architecture, and various system controls.
• Installing System Options: Procedural guides for installing memory (SIMMs), expansion boards, and mass storage devices (hard disks, CD-ROMs, tape drives).
• Troubleshooting: Procedures for diagnosing system issues, including error beep codes, diagnostic LED indicators, and specific checks for disk drives and monitors.
• Console Commands: Reference for using the ARC and SRM consoles for system management and firmware updates.
• System Care: Maintenance and cleaning of the system unit and peripherals.
• Technical Specifications & Device Mapping: Detailed technical data, pinouts, jumper settings, and I/O address/interrupt/DMA mappings.