Network Connection; Starting Your System; Figure 2-5 Starting Your System - Digital Equipment AlphaStation 500 Series User Information

4. If you have an external small computer system interface (SCSI) interface or SCSI
storage box, connect the SCSI cable to the SCSI port on the rear of the system. See the
section on SCSI Termination in Chapter 3 for additional information.

Network Connection

The AlphaStation 500 Series MAU module has ThinWire, and twisted-pair connectors for
connecting to a network. Use the appropriate connector for your application.

Starting Your System

Perform the following steps to start your AlphaStation 500 Series system:
1. Turn on the system unit, monitor power, and any external devices. Figure 2-5 shows
the location of the system unit On/Off button.
2. If necessary, adjust the monitor contrast and brightness to obtain a readable screen
display. Refer to the information supplied with your monitor for further instructions.
3. Allow your system to complete any power-on self tests and device initialization
messages. This will take approximately 1 minute. If you are using the Digital UNIX or
OpenVMS operating systems, and the auto_action environment variable is set to
Boot, the system starts as soon as the self tests have completed (less than 2 minutes).
If you are using Windows NT, the operating system starts after a countdown expires
(default is 10 seconds).
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Figure 2-5 Starting Your System

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