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Starting Your DECsystem 5100
This chapter describes how to start your system and inspect the results of the
power-up self-test.
Caution
To avoid damaging equipment that has been moved inside from a cold
environment, let it warm to room temperature before turning it on.
3. 1 Starting Your System
Perform the following steps to start your DECsystem 5100:
Turn on the console terminal connected to MMJ port 3 (see your terminal
documentation).
Note
Allow time for the console terminal to complete its power-up sequence,
otherwise you will not be able to view the system power-up self-test display.
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Turn on the system unit by setting the on/off switch on the back of the
system unit to the on ( I ) position.
It
takes approximately one and a half minutes for the initial power-up
display to appear. Section 3.2 shows an example of the power-up display.
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