User Manuals: HP AlphaStation 255 Series Workstation

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HP AlphaStation 255 Series User Information

HP AlphaStation 255 Series User Information (146 pages)

Brand: HP | Category: Desktop | Size: 1.37 MB

Table of Contents

User Information
1
Table of Contents
5
Additional Information Resources
15
Special Notices
15
1 Getting Started

17
- Introduction
  17
- Figure 1-1: Alphastation 255 System
  17
- Before Starting Your System
  18
- Installing Your System
  22
- Starting Your System
  25
  - Figure 1-6: Starting Your System
    25
  - Preloaded Operating System Software
    26
    
    Microsoft Windows NT Workstation
    26
    
    Digital UNIX
    27
    
    Openvms Alpha
    27
  - If no Operating System Is Installed
    27
  - Switching Console Firmware
    27
- Turning off Your System
  28
- Table 1-2: Operating System Shutdown
  28
- Computer Security
  29
  - Optional Lock
    29
  - Passwords
    29
2 System Overview

31
- Introduction
  31
- Energy Management
  31
- System Features
  31
  - PCI Architecture
    32
  - SCSI Controller
    32
- System Front View
  33
- Figure 2-1: Front View of System
  33
- Table 2-1: Front Components
  33
- System Rear View
  34
- Figure 2-2: Rear Connectors
  34
- Table 2-2: Rear Connectors
  34
- System Unit Components
  36
- Figure 2-3: System Unit Components
  36
- Table 2-3: System Unit Components
  37
- Motherboard
  38
- Figure 2-4: Motherboard Components
  38
- Table 2-4: Motherboard Components
  39
- Keyboard
  40
- Figure 2-5: Keyboard
  40
- Table 2-5: Key Groups and Functions
  40
3 Configuring Your System

43
- Introduction
  43
- Configuring with Alphabios Firmware
  43
  - Starting Alphabios
    43
  - Booting the System
    44
  - Figure 3-1: Alphabios Boot Screen
    44
  - Alphabios Setup
    45
    
    Figure 3-2: Alphabios Setup Screen
    45
    
    Displaying Your Configuration
    46
    
    Figure 3-3: Display System Configuration Screen
    46
    
    Figure 3-4: Hard Disk Setup Screen
    47
    
    Setting up the Hard Disks
    47
    
    CMOS Setup Tasks
    48
    
    Figure 3-5: CMOS Setup Screen
    48
    
    Advanced CMOS Setup
    50
    
    Figure 3-6: Advanced CMOS Setup Screen
    50
    
    Utilities
    51
    
    Figure 3-7: Operating System Selection
    52
- Configuring with SRM Firmware
  53
  - Introduction
    53
  - Conventions
    53
  - Table 3-1: SRM Conventions
    53
  - Table 3-2: SRM Special Characters
    54
  - Booting the System
    55
    
    Table 3-3: SRM Boot Command
    55
    
    Boot Command Examples
    56
  - Setting and Showing Environment Variables
    56
    
    Set Command
    56
    
    Table 3-4: Boot Command Examples
    56
    
    Set Command Examples
    57
    
    Table 3-5: SRM Set Command
    57
    
    Table 3-6: SRM Set Command Examples
    57
    
    Show Command
    58
    
    Table 3-7: SRM Show Command
    58
    
    Show Command Examples
    59
    
    Table 3-8: SRM Show Command Examples
    59
    
    Environment Variables
    60
    
    Table 3-9: SRM Environment Variables
    60
  - Adding ISA Bus Devices
    61
    
    ISA Configuration Utility
    61
    
    ICONFIG Utility
    62
    
    ISACFG Utility Command Format
    63
    
    Table 3-10: SRM ISACFG Command
    64
    
    Adding ISA Options to Openvms and Digital UNIX Systems
    65
    
    ISACFG Command Examples
    65
    
    Table 3-11: Adding ISA Bus Options with the SRM Firmware
    65
4 Installing System Options

67
5 Troubleshooting

93
- Introduction
  93
- Initial Troubleshooting
  93
- Equipment Log
  94
- General Troubleshooting
  94
- Error Beep Codes
  102
- Diagnostic LED
  102
  - System Care
    103
  - Cleaning Your Monitor
    103
  - Cleaning Your Mouse
    104
  - Technical Specifications
    107
  - System Specifications
    108
  - Serial Port Connectors
    111
  - Keyboard and Mouse Connectors
    112
  - Scsi Port Connector
    113
  - Interrupt Map
    122
  - Dma Channel Assignments
    123
  - System Firmware
    125
  - Update Utility
    125
  - Using the Flash Update Utility from the Srm Console
    126
  - Using the Flash Update Utility from Alphabios
    128
  - Starting an Openvms Installation
    137

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