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Digital Equipment Alpha manual available for free PDF download: User Information
Digital Equipment Alpha User Information (123 pages)
Personal Workstation
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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: Digital Personal Workstation (Alpha)
17
System Inventory
18
Before Starting Your System
19
Figure 1-2: Recommendations for Posture and Work Habits
20
Posture and Work Habits
20
Table 1-1: Recommendations for Posture and Work Habits
21
Identifying the Correct AC Power Cord
22
Installing Your System
23
Figure 1-3: System Airflow
23
Connecting System Parts
24
Figure 1-4: Voltage Selector Switch
24
Figure 1-5: Connecting Cables and Power Cords
25
Network Connection
25
Figure 1-6: Starting Your System
26
Starting Your System
26
Preloaded Operating System Software
27
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation
27
Turning off Your System
28
Computer Security
29
Chassis Lockdown Hasp
29
Optional Lock
30
Passwords
30
Figure 1-7: Chassis Lockdown Hasp
30
2 System Overview
31
Introduction
31
System Features
31
System Front View
32
Figure 2-1: Front View of System
32
Table 2-1: Front Components
33
System Rear View
34
Figure 2-2: Rear Connectors
34
Table 2-2: Rear Connectors
35
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
Riser Card
40
Figure 2-5: Riser Card Components
40
Table 2-5: Riser Card Components
41
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
CMOS Setup Tasks
47
Figure 3-4: Hard Disk Setup Screen
47
Setting up the Hard Disks
47
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
4 Installing System Options
53
Introduction
53
Removing the System Cover
54
Figure 4-1: Unlocking and Removing the System Cover
55
Removing Front Door
56
Figure 4-2: Removing the Front Door
56
Adding Memory Modules
57
Figure 4-3: Memory Installation
58
Installing Expansion Boards
59
Figure 4-4: Installing an Expansion Board
60
Drive-Installation Overview
61
Removing the Front Bezel
61
Figure 4-5: Removing Front Bezel
62
Configuration Guidelines for EIDE
63
Configuration Guidelines for SCSI
63
SCSI Bus Length
63
Termination
63
Installing Storage Devices
64
Front-Accessible Bays
64
Figure 4-6: Attaching Brackets to a Drive
64
Internal Bays
65
Figure 4-7: Installing an Additional Drive
65
Figure 4-8: Adding a Drive in the Internal Bay
66
Figure 4-9: Mounting the 3.5-Inch Drive
67
Cabling for a Printer or Other Parallel Device
68
Figure 4-10: Cabling for Printer or Other Parallel Device
68
External Options
69
Internal Cable Layout
70
Figure 4-11: Power Supply Cable Configuration
70
Table 4-1: Power Supply Cable Configuration
71
Figure 4-12: Audio Cable Layout
72
Table 4-2: Audio Cable Layout
72
Figure 4-13: MAU or MII Cabling
73
Table 4-3: MAU or MII Cabling
73
Figure 4-14: CD-ROM Cabling
74
Table 4-4: CD-ROM Cabling
74
Figure 4-15: FDC Cabling
75
Table 4-5: FDC Cabling
75
Figure 4-16: SCSI Cabling
76
Table 4-6: SCSI Cabling
76
Replacing the Battery
77
Figure 4-17: Replacing the Battery
78
Replacing the System Cover
79
Figure 4-18: Replacing the System Cover
79
Installing Optional Lock
80
Kensington Lock
80
Figure 4-19: Using the Optional Kensington Lock
80
5 Troubleshooting
81
Introduction
81
Initial Troubleshooting
81
Equipment Log
82
General Troubleshooting
82
Table 5-1: System Troubleshooting
82
Table 5-2: Disk Drive Troubleshooting
87
Table 5-3: Audio Troubleshooting
88
Table 5-4: Monitor Troubleshooting
89
Error Beep Codes
90
Leds
90
Table 5-5: Error Beep Codes
90
System Care
91
Cleaning the Monitor
91
Figure A-1: Cleaning the System Mouse
93
Moving the System
94
Technical Specifications
95
Table B-1: Processor Features
96
Table B-2: System Specifications
96
Table B-3: System Dimensions
96
Table B-4: System Environmental Specifications
97
Table B-5: Acoustics: Preliminary Declared Values
97
Table B-6: Bidirectional Parallel Port Pinouts
98
Table B-7: 9-Pin Serial Port Pinouts
99
Table B-8: Keyboard and Mouse Connector Pinouts
100
Table B-9: System Input Power Requirements
100
Table B-10: System Output Power Specifications
100
Figure B-1: CPU Frequency Switch Settings (433-Mhz System
101
Interrupt Map
103
Table C-1: Default System Interrupt Assignments
104
Table C-2: DMA Channel Assignments
105
System Firmware
107
Update Utility
107
Using the Flash Update Utility from Alphabios
108
Updating Firmware from Alphabios
108
Preparing a Firmware Floppy Diskette
108
Table E-1: Starting a Windows NT Workstation Installation
111
Table E-2: Setting up Partitions for a Windows NT Installation
114
Table F-1: Hardware Components
116
Table F-2: ISA Equipment Configuration
117
Table F-3: Hardware Configuration
117
Table F-4: Installed Software
118
Table F-5: Additional Component Information
118
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