DECstation 5000 Model 200

Hardware Operator’s Guide

Order Number: EK-366AA-OG-002

This document is the hardware operator's guide for the DECstation 5000 Model 200. It covers:

  • Site Requirements: Environmental and electrical requirements for proper operation.
  • Basic Hardware: Identification and installation of the system unit, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and tablet.
  • Internal Options: Procedures for adding/removing memory and option modules (video, SCSI, Ethernet).
  • External Storage: Instructions for installing SCSI-based storage expansion boxes (hard, floppy, tape, and CD-ROM).
  • Networking: Connecting to ThinWire and ThickWire Ethernet, including terminal address lookup.
  • External Communications: Connecting printers, plotters, modems, and consoles.
  • Testing and Troubleshooting: Operating the power-up and system self-tests, reading diagnostic indicator lights, and interpreting error messages.
  • Console Program: Detailed command references for the system console program and setting environment variables.
  • Moving: Procedures for dismantling and packing the system for transport.
  • Appendices: Extensive technical specifications for the system unit, peripherals, component part numbers, and connector pin assignments.
EK-366AA-OG-002-002
April 1990
221 pages
Quality

Original
3.7MB

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