Turning On The System - HP 9000 700 Series Owner's Manual

Turning On the System

Before Booting the System
With all peripheral devices turned o , do the following:
1. Install the Model V743 VXI controller according to the instructions in the
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Installation Guide for the Model V743 VXI controller.
2. Connect a monitor to your system. See Figure 3-2 for some con guration
alternatives.
3. Turn on the power to the monitor. The power indicator LED on the
monitor will show that it is turned on, even if the screen remains dark.
Make sure of the following:
The appropriate LAN and/or RS-232C connection has been made to the
Model V743 VXI controller.
If you use a remote graphical display host connected via LAN, make sure
the remote system is con gured to host the controller. See Figure 3-2 and
\Displaying Graphics on a Remote X Host" in Chapter 5 for the speci cs
of setting this up.
4. Check SCSI connections.
5. Turn on the power to any peripheral devices, but do not turn on the power
to the VXIbus mainframe until you have read the following note.
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