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.