Alpha Microsystems AM-6000 manuals

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Alpha microsystems AM-6000 Owner's Manual (110 pages)

Brand: Alpha-microsystems | Category: PC/workstation barebones | Size: 0.46 MB |

English

Table of contents

Computer Owner's

1

1998 ALPHA MICROSYSTEMS

2

Table of Contents

3

List of Illustrations

7

List of Tables

7

Chapter 1 - Introducing the

8

AM-6000 Computer

8

ABOUT THIS BOOK

10

Graphics Conventions

10

HARDWARE FEATURES

11

AM-319-20 System Board

11

AM-176 Board

12

Processor

12

Cache Memory

12

CMOS Menu Setup

12

External SCSI Port

13

SCSI Tape Drives

14

AM-219 Diskette Controller

14

Serial I/O Capability

14

Network Options

14

UPS Monitoring

15

Front Panel Status Display

15

Real Time Clock

15

Rear I/O Panel

16

System Versatility

16

Add-On Equipment

16

SOFTWARE FEATURES

16

SERVICE INFORMATION

17

For Further Assistance

17

Chapter 2 - Installation

18

Reporting Shipping Damage

19

STATUS SELECT RESET

22

Page 2-6 Chapter Two

23

PREPARING THE SITE

24

Physical Requirements

24

Environmental Requirements

25

Environmental Specifications

25

POWER AND CABLE CONNECTIONS

26

Voltage Current Draw

27

Turning the Computer On

28

Connecting the Cable

29

INITIAL TESTING

30

BOOTING UP UNDER AMOS

30

THE WARM BOOT MONITOR

31

TURNING THE COMPUTER OFF

31

EXPANDING YOUR COMPUTER

32

GETTING ASSISTANCE

32

Chapter 3 - Getting Started

33

CMOS Menu Options

34

Saving the CMOS Settings

36

Important Note

36

DEVICE NAMES

36

The System Disk

37

DISK ACCOUNTS

37

LOGGING ON

38

THE TERMINAL KEYBOARD

39

Correcting Typing Mistakes

40

A WORD ABOUT DISKETTES

41

Using Diskettes

42

Mounting Diskettes

44

ABOUT STREAMING TAPE

45

Tape Capacity

45

WINDOW SHUT = WRITE ENABLE

47

WINDOW OPEN = WRITE PROTECTED

47

Chapter 4 - Where Do I

49

Go From Here?

49

Text Preparation

50

Utility Programs

50

Application Programs

50

Office Information Products

50

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION

51

BACKING UP YOUR DATA

53

Passwords

54

Organizing the Disk

54

Adding New Accounts

54

Adding Jobs

58

Changing User Memory

59

ANALYZING THE DISK

60

The REDALL Command

61

The DSKANA Command

61

DSKANA Options

62

Chapter 6 - Preventive

66

Maintenance

66

DISKETTE DRIVE

67

DAT DRIVE CLEANING

67

MAIN ENCLOSURE

68

Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting

69

Procedures

69

Procedure #3: Powerup/Reset

73

Procedure #5: Self Test

76

Procedure #6: Alternate Boot

78

SELF TEST FEATURE

85

Appendix A - Connector

86

Configurations

86

WHAT IS RS-422?

87

IMPORTANT NOTE

87

CABLE CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES

87

Cable Length

87

Cable Type

88

Cable Shielding

88

RS-232 DB-9 CONNECTOR SIGNALS

89

Workstation Connection Cables

91

PARALLEL PRINTER PORTS

93

AM-6000 UPS STATUS PORT

94

10BaseT Topology and Cabling

94

Appendix B - The Control

96

Characters

96

Appendix C - Super I/O

98

NARROW SCSI TERMINATOR

100

ATTACHING EXTERNAL DEVICES

101

TERMINATOR POWER

101

Appendix E - Read-Ahead and

102

Write Buffering

102

WRITE BUFFERING

103

Controlling Read-Ahead

103

Potential Pitfalls

104

Setting Up Write Buffering

104

FINAL NOTES

105

Document History

106

Index Page 3

109

Alpha microsystems AM-6000 Service Manual (23 pages)

Brand: Alpha-microsystems | Category: PC/workstation barebones | Size: 0.46 MB |

English

Table of contents

Service Manual

1

FIRST EDITION: August 1998

2

Table of Contents

3

Table of Figures

3

INTRODUCTION

4

CHASSIS)

5

TOP COVER

6

HARDWARE CONFIGURABLE OPTIONS

7

Remote Reset Capability

10

SSD and PROM Chip Removal

11

Removing Memory SIMMs

12

Rev. A02

13

Installing Memory SIMMs

14

BANK 0 BANK 1

15

PERIPHERAL MOUNTING

17

SIO EXPANSION BUS

18

Side Mounting Bracket Removal

19

X-Bus Cable Routing

20

Plastic Mounting Rails

22

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION

23

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