applicationDEC433MP
SystemInstallationGuide
Order Number: EK–PS100-IG-001
This document provides information on installing the applicationDEC
433MP hardware.
SYSTEM INSTALLATION GUIDE PANEL 2
Unpack and identify the system components.1
applicationDEC 433MP
Technical Configuration and Option Installation Guide
applicationDEC 433MP
applicationDEC 433MP
applicationDEC 433MP
applicationDEC 433MP
Software Installation Roadmap
Order Number: EK-PS100-TG-001
User Documentation:
Technical Configuration and
Option Installation Guide
Using the System
System Overview
Order Number: EK-PS100-TG-001
READ THIS FIRST
System Installation
(this Guide)
Software Installation
Roadmap
applicationDEC 433MP
System Keys 2 H8751-J
Adapters
The Power Cord is shipped
in a separate accessory box.
2
Install any optional modules or additional storage devices which require openingInstall any optional modules or
Diagnostic
Diskettes
the system box.
Check address conflicts with existing ISA modules. Refer to the Technical Configuration and Option
Installation Guide for details on opening the system and configuring Digital Equipment Corporation
options. For options not supplied by Digital, refer to the manual supplied with the option for configuration information.
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Find a location for the system.3
2 in. (5 cm) Airflow
25 in.
(63.5 cm)
Operating temp:
Rel humidity:
Max wet bulb:
Min dew point:
Operating alt: 8000 ft max
10-40˚ C
10-90%
28˚ C
2˚ C
6 ft (1.8 M)
Power Cord
Length
23.7 in.
(60.2 cm)
11.7 in.
(29.7 cm)
Connect the power cord to the system and wall socket.4
The power supply is an auto-sensing unit and automatically detects 120V or 240V operation.
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Connect the console.5
If a VGA adapter is installed, the VGA monitor is the console. If no VGA adapter is installed,
COM1: on the bridge module is the console.
a.
Connect a serial terminal as the console.
VT420
Terminal
b. Connect a VGA monitor as the console.
Bridge Module
Use H8751-J
Adapter, if
needed.
VGA Adapter
VRC16
Terminal
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Turn the console terminal power on. Turn the system power on.6
1
2
Verify that the BIOS message appears on the console screen.7
Quadtel Enhanced 486 BIOS Version 3.05.05
Copyright 1987-1990 Quadtel Corp. All Rights Reserved.
If any error messages are displayed now, there are hardware problems. Contact your service
provider.
If you have a VGA adapter installed, the following information is now displayed:
ATI VGAWONDER+, BIOS VIM-1.04/DEC
Next you see the following messages:
00640K System RAM Passed
14336K Extended RAM Passed
Adaptec AT/SCSI BIOS
Version 3.10
Copyright 1988 Adaptec, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Checking for SCSI Target 0 LUN 0
SCSI Target 0 LUN Installed as Drive C:
Checking for SCSI Target 1 LUN 0
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If you have additional options installed, other information may be displayed. Finally, you see
the following displayed:
NO OS
To get to the setup menu, press the keys as shown:
Console Type
Graphic Monitor (VGA)
Terminal (COM1)
Key Sequence
Press CTRL/ALT/S
Press CTRL/3. Then press SHIFT/S.
The default setup menu and current options are displayed. An applicationDEC 433MP with one
diskette drive has the following default setup menu and options:
BIOS Setup Version 3.05
Copyright 1990 Quadtel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
1> Current Date......................: 09/13/1991
2> Current time......................: 16:42:05
3> Diskette Drive A..................: 3.50-inch (1.44 MB)
4> Diskette Drive B..................: Not Installed
5> Fixed Disk Drive 0 Type...........: None
6> Fixed Disk Drive 1 Type...........: None
7> Base Memory Size (KB).............: 640
8> ISA Extended Memory Size (KB).....: 7168
9> Video Adapter.....................: EGA/VGA/Super VGA
10> Base Processor Cache..............: On
11> RRD Menu Status...................: Off
12> Memory Refresh....................: Off
13> Boot Device.......................: AT Bus
14> Save Current Options
Select option to change [0 to Exit]:
Check that the ISA memory specification (setup option 8) on your system matches the amount of
memory in your system according to the following chart:
Memory Installed
8 MB
12 MB
Setup Option 8 Selection
7168
11264
1433616 MB and up
Also check that the system date and time are correct. All other setup options should be as shown
above. If any setup feature needs to be changed, refer to the Software Installation Roadmap for
details.
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8 Run the Installation Verification Procedure.
Insert the system exerciser floppy diskette into the 3.5-inch floppy diskette drive.
Boot the system from the floppy diskette in either of the following ways:
Power up (turn the system off and then on again.)
Press the reset switch on the bridge module I/O panel.
When the system exerciser has been booted, configuration information and the list of system
exerciser tests are displayed on the screen and you are prompted to choose destructive or
non-destructive testing at the HLT> prompt.
Select the non-destructive testing.
At the HLT> prompt, enter ivp:
HLT> ivp
This will perform a 15 minute system installation verification procedure.
After fifteen minutes, a success message is printed, indicating that the system is functional and
operating system software can be installed.
(CTRL/C halts the system exerciser, if necessary).
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You are now ready to install your operating system, operating system extensions,
and any additional software.
The following chart lists the software installation order, based on whether you have:
SCO UNIX or SCO Open Desktop
DOS partition or no DOS partition
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The software must be installed in the order shown (from the top of the list down). For complete
details, refer to the Software Installation Roadmap.
System
DOS Partition
With aOperating Without a
DOS Partition
SCO UNIX
VGA Utility
1
SCO UNIX
SCO VP/ix
2
Other applications
SCO MPX
3
VGA Utility
DOS
SCO UNIX
VP/ix
Other applications
SCO MPX
SCO ODT VGA Utility
SCO ODT
Other applications
SCO MPX
1
VGA Utility
DOS
SCO ODT
3
Other applications
SCO MPX
1
Utility diskette is used to configure the graphics adapter for some non-Digital
graphic monitors.
2
VP/ix is needed if you want to run DOS applications.
3
One copy per CPU/SIO or CPU/SCSI beyond the base processor. MPX is not
needed for a single processor system. MPX is installed last.
4
Some of your DOS applications may require a DOS partition. If so, create the
DOS partition before installing SCO UNIX or SCO ODT.
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4
2
3
1
4
3
Install additional terminals, printer, and other peripheral devices.10
Terminal Concentrator
connected to CPU/SIO
(up to 8 terminals)
Printer connected to
serial or parallel port
C
Digital Equipment Corporation. 1991. All Rights Reserved.
The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation: applicationDEC, and the DIGITAL logo.
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Terminal Concentrator
connected to ISA Terminal
Multiplexer
Printer connected to
terminal concentrator port
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