Compaq C360 - Manuals

vi Contents SCSI Connectors 19 TOC Button 19 Power Cord Connector 19 Monitors 20 Keyboard 21 Pointing Devices 21 Operating System Overview 22 2 Using Your CD-ROM Drive CD-ROM Drive and CD-ROM Media Descriptions 25 CD-ROM Drive 25 Controls and Features 26 CD-ROM Media 28 Caring for CD-ROM Discs 28 Op...

Contents vii 3 Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions 45 DDS Drive 45 Storage Capacities 45 Controls and Indicators 46 LEDs 47 LED Warning Conditions 48 Data Cassettes 49 Media Life 49 Cleaning the Tape Heads 50 Media Restrictions 50 Setting th...

viii Contents Using Device Files 64 Formatting a New Diskette 65 Transferring Data To and From a Floppy Diskette 66 Saving Files to a Floppy Diskette 66 Restoring Files from a Floppy Diskette to Your System 66 Listing the Files on a Floppy Diskette 67 For More Information 68 Configuring the Floppy D...

Contents ix Special Video Configuration Statements 91 For EN55022 or CISPR 22 Applications: 91 For FCC Applications: 91 Emissions Regulations 92 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 92 VCCI Class B ITE (Japan) 93 Korea RRL (EMI Class A) 93 Emissions Regulations Compliance 93 Acoustics 94 Regulati...

x Contents Installing a Hard Disk Drive in Position 1 113 Installing a Hard Disk Drive in Position 3 or Position 4 115 Replacing the Storage Tray 118 Configuring a Hard Disk Drive 120 Removing the Main Tray Assembly 122 Replacing the Main Tray Assembly 124 Installing Additional Memory 126 Installing...

Contents xi Ultra, Wide-SE SCSI Bus Configuration Constraints 160 Determining SCSI Bus Length 161 Narrow, Single-Ended SCSI Bus Length 161 Fast, Wide Differential SCSI Bus Length 163 Ultra, Wide, Single-Ended SCSI Bus Length 165 Assigning SCSI Device IDs 167 Narrow Single-Ended SCSI Device IDs 168 F...

xii Contents Memory Information Sample 2 197 Displaying the Status of the System I/O 198 Setting the Auto Boot and Auto Search Flags 199 Displaying and Setting the Security Mode 201 Displaying and Setting the Fastboot Mode 202 Displaying the LAN Station Address 203 Configure and Display LAN Settings...

xiii Preface This owner’s guide describes how to use your HP 9000 C Class workstation. This manual assumes that you have installed your workstation as describedin the C Class Hardware Installation Card.

xiv Audience This guide is intended for HP 9000 Model C160/C180/C200/C240/C360workstation users. Safety and Regulatory Statements See Appendix A in the back of this manual for safety and regulatory state-ments that apply to this workstation. Release Document(s) Please refer to the Release Document(s...

xv Related Manuals Refer to the following manuals for more information: • C Class Hardware Installation Card (A4200-90012) • Using Your HP Workstation (A2615-90003) • Installing and Updating HP-UX (B2355-90050) • Configuring HP-UX for Peripherals (B2355-90053) • HP Visual User Environment User’s Gui...

xvi Documentation Conventions Unless otherwise noted in the text, this guide uses the following symbolicconventions. user-supplied values Italic words or characters in for-mats and command descriptionsrepresent values that you mustsupply. sample user input In examples, information that theuser enter...

xvii Problems, Questions, and Suggestions If you have any problems, questions, or suggestions with our hardware, soft-ware, or documentation, please call 1-800-633-3600 (US & Canada) or con-tact the HP Response Center for your country.

3 Product Information Product Description Product Description The Model C160/C180/C200/C240/C360 workstations contain the follow-ing key features: • Processor Performance 160 MHz (Model C160)180 MHz (Model C180)200 MHz (Model C200)236 MHz (Model C240)367 MHz (Model C360) • Operating System: Native H...

4 Product Information Product Description • Internal Storage Devices Fast, Wide Differential SCSI Hard Disk Drives (C160/C180) or Ultra, Wide Single-Ended (C200 /C240/C360 ) 1-inch Low Profile Drive (up to two)1.6-inch Full Height Drive (one) Single-Ended SCSI Removable Media CD-ROM Driveor2.0/4.0 G...

5 Product Information System Unit Front Panel Controls System Unit Front Panel Controls Figure 1 shows the location of the system unit front panel controls. Figure 1 System Unit Front Panel Controls System Power Switch Use the power switch to power the system unit on and off. NOTICE: There is no nee...

6 Product Information System Unit Front Panel Controls Power LED The power LED is located on the left side of the front panel on the disk tray.It lights when the system unit power is on and flashes until the OS is booted.Once the OS is booted, the LED remains on without flashing, indicating thata so...

7 Product Information System Unit Front Panel Controls Audio Controls Next to the system LEDs are the following audio controls: The volume control, headset jack, and microphone jack features of the CD-ROM are supported through applications only. For more information on the features and electrical sp...

8 Product Information System Unit Front Panel Controls Storage Device Controls and Features The Model C160/C180/C200/C240/C360 workstations allow up to two ofthe following internal storage devices: CD-ROM drive, DDS tape drive, orfloppy drive. The following sections describe the controls and feature...

10 Product Information System Unit Front Panel Controls DDS Tape Drive Your DDS tape drive is either a DDS-DC (early or later model) or a DDS-2tape drive with a 3.5-inch form factor, data compression, and a single-endedSCSI interface. Both drives incorporate data compression capability and arehigh-c...

11 Product Information System Unit Front Panel Controls Figure 5 DDS-2 Drive Controls and Indicators Table 2 DDS Tape Drive Controls and Features Control/Feature Purpose Eject Button Push the eject button to remove tapecassettes from the drive. Drive LEDs The DDS drive LEDs light and flashto indicat...

12 Product Information System Unit Front Panel Controls Floppy Disk Drive Figure 6 shows the operating controls and features of the floppy drive, andTable 3 describes them. Figure 6 Floppy Drive Controls and Features Table 3 Floppy Drive Controls and Features Control/Feature Purpose Eject Button Pus...

13 Product Information System Unit Rear Panel Connectors System Unit Rear Panel Connectors This section describes the following connectors on the system unit’s rearpanel: • Security loop • Audio connectors • Keyboard and mouse connectors • HP parallel (Centronics) I/O connector • 802.3 network conne...

14 Product Information System Unit Rear Panel Connectors Figure 7 System Unit Rear Panel Connectors Pullout Card The pullout card contains serial and model number information along withregulatory agency information. Security Loop The security loop provides a means of locking the storage tray with a ...

15 Product Information System Unit Rear Panel Connectors Audio Connectors The Model C160/C180/C200/C240/C360 workstations have audio input andoutput capability through external input and output connectors on the rearpanel and through an internal speaker. The rear panel contains the Line IN(Stereo li...

17 Product Information System Unit Rear Panel Connectors PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors The PS/2 connectors provide an interface to the system for the keyboard,mouse, and a variety of other pointing devices, such as trackballs. Consultthe documentation that accompanies each input device for spec...

18 Product Information System Unit Rear Panel Connectors Serial Input/Output Connectors There are a variety of pointing devices (mouse or trackball) or peripheraldevices that can attach to the Serial Input/Output (SIO) ports on the worksta-tion. Peripheral devices include printers, plotters, modems,...

19 Product Information System Unit Rear Panel Connectors SCSI Connectors Use the SCSI connectors to connect external SCSI devices such as DDS-for-mat tape drives and CD-ROM drives. Consult the documentation thataccompanies each SCSI device for specific information concerning its use.Refer to Appendi...

20 Product Information Monitors Monitors The Model C160/C180 workstations have a graphics controller built-in onthe I/O board. The Model C180/C200/C240/C360 workstations have a high-performance graphics card installed in an option slot. The following HPmonitors are supported: • 17-inch, 1280x1024 co...

21 Product Information Keyboard Keyboard The C160/C180/C200/C240/C360 systems use a PS/2 keyboard which con-nects to the PS/2 interface connector on the rear of your workstation. Pointing Devices The PS/2 connector, the HIL port, or the Serial ports support using an HPthree-button mouse, a trackball...

22 Product Information Operating System Overview Operating System Overview The Model C160/C180 workstations use version 10.20 or later of theHP-UX operating system. The Model C200/C240 workstations require theWorkstation Additional Core Enhancements (ACE 9707) for HP-UX 10.20.The Model C360 workstat...

25 Using Your CD-ROM Drive CD-ROM Drive and CD-ROM Media Descriptions CD-ROM Drive and CD-ROM Media Descriptions This section describes basic information needed for using the CD-ROMdrive and CD-ROM discs. CD-ROM Drive The CD-ROM drive is a random access read-only mass storage device thatuses removab...

27 Using Your CD-ROM Drive CD-ROM Drive and CD-ROM Media Descriptions NOTICE The Volume Control, Headset Jack, and Audio Jack features of the CD-ROM drive are supported through applications only. Table 6 CD-ROM Drive Operating Controls and Features Control/Feature Purpose Headset Jack You can plug m...

29 Using Your CD-ROM Drive Operating the CD-ROM Drive Operating the CD-ROM Drive This section describes how to perform tasks with your CD-ROM drive. Loading and Unloading a CD-ROM in the Disc Tray This subsection describes how to load or unload a CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive. Disc Tray Descriptio...

30 Using Your CD-ROM Drive Operating the CD-ROM Drive Loading a CD-ROM Disc in a Horizontally Mounted Drive This CD-ROM drive has an automatic loading/ejecting feature. To load adisc in the CD-ROM drive, follow these steps: Figure 10 Placing a CD-ROM Disc in a Horizontally Mounted Drive 1 Check that...

31 Using Your CD-ROM Drive Operating the CD-ROM Drive Unloading a CD-ROM Disc in a Horizontally Mounted Drive Perform the following steps to unload a disc from the CD-ROM drive: Figure 11 Removing a CD-ROM Disc From a Horizontally Mounted Drive 1 Press the eject button to eject the disc tray from th...

34 Using Your CD-ROM Drive Operating the CD-ROM Drive Unloading a CD-ROM Disc in a Vertically Mounted Drive Perform the following steps to unload a disc from the CD-ROM drive: Figure 14 Removing a CD-ROM Disc From a Vertically Mounted Drive 1 Press the eject button to eject the disc tray from the dr...

35 Using Your CD-ROM Drive Operating the CD-ROM Drive Verifying the CD-ROM Drive Operation To verify that your workstation can communicate with the CD-ROM drive,follow these steps: 1 In a terminal window, enter the following command: /usr/sbin/ioscan -d sdisk RETURN After a few moments the ioscan ut...

36 Using Your CD-ROM Drive Mounting and Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc Mounting and Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc To access information on a CD-ROM disc, you must first mount the disc.This applies to file system information only. If you wish to load a music CD,for example, you would not need to mount the disc....

37 Using Your CD-ROM Drive Mounting and Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc 4 The System Administration Manager window opens. Double-click onPeripheral Devices ->. 5 The Peripheral Devices window opens. Double-click on Disks and FileSystems ->. 6 The Disks and File Systems window opens. Double-click on C...

38 Using Your CD-ROM Drive Mounting and Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc Using SAM Use the following procedure to unmount a CD-ROM disc: NOTICE: Before you unmount a CD-ROM disc, make sure that your workingdirectory (the directory in which a relative path name search begins)is set t...

39 Using Your CD-ROM Drive Mounting and Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc 7 A window with the following message opens: Do you want to remove the disk? Click on Yes . 8 Press the eject button on the CD-ROM drive and remove the CD-ROMdisc from the disc tray. Reading the Busy Light The CD-ROM busy light shows t...

40 Using Your CD-ROM Drive Mounting and Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc The busy light stays on after the self test when one of the following condi-tions exist: • A defective disc • A disc insertion error (for example, an upside-down disc) • No disc present The busy light goes off when one of the following...

41 Using Your CD-ROM Drive Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If you have trouble with any of these procedures for using your CD-ROMdrive, see Chapter 5 of this book, “Solving Problems.”

44 Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive This chapter describes how to use the optional Digital Data Storage (DDS)tape drive. It also describes how to maintain and care for the drive. This chapter provides information on the following: • DDS tape drive and data cassette descriptions • Ope...

45 Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions This section describes basic information needed for using your DDS tapedrive and data cassettes. DDS Drive Your DDS tape drive is either a DDS-DC (early or ...

47 Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions LEDs This section describes the LED codes that are displayed. The two LEDs on the front panels of the DDS drives indicate different activ-ities or problems that occur. Figure 18 lists the LED codes and ...

48 Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions Figure 19 DDS-DC (Later Model) and DDS-2 Tape Drive LED Display Codes LED Warning Conditions The following sections describe actions to take if the LEDs indicate a warn-ing condition. High Humidity If t...

49 Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions If the LED indicators on your DDS-format drive display the Media Wear(Caution) condition, follow this procedure: 1 Check the system console for any tape error messages. A hard error during a reador writ...

50 Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions Cleaning the Tape Heads Clean the heads of your tape drive after every 25 hours of tape drive use or ifthe Media Wear (Caution) signal is displayed on the LED. NOTICE: Only use HP Cleaning Cassettes (HP...

51 Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Data Cassette You can only store or change information on a data cassette when the write-protect tab is in the write position. So, before trying to write to the data c...

52 Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive Operating the DDS Tape Drive Operating the DDS Tape Drive This section describes how to perform tasks with your DDS tape drive. Loading and Unloading a Data Cassette Follow these steps to load and unload a data cassette from the DDS tapedrive: 1 In...

53 Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive Operating the DDS Tape Drive Verifying the DDS Tape Drive Operation To verify that your workstation can communicate with the DDS-format tapedrive, enter the following: /usr/sbin/ioscan -d stape After a few moments the ioscan utility returns a messa...

54 Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive Operating the DDS Tape Drive Using Device Files Device files are special files that tell your system which system hardwarepathway to use when communicating with a specific device, and what kindof device it is. To determine what device files are ava...

55 Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive Operating the DDS Tape Drive Archiving Data This section describes how to transfer data to and from a DDS-format datacassette (saving and restoring) using the HP-UX tar command and your tapedrive’s device file. The tar command allows you to save fi...

56 Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive Operating the DDS Tape Drive Restoring Files from a Data Cassette to Your System Use the following instructions to restore files from a data cassette to yoursystem: 1 Load the data cassette into the tape drive. 2 In a terminal window, use cd to cha...

57 Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive Operating the DDS Tape Drive Further Command Information For additional information on using tar and a complete list of the commandarguments, refer to the tar man page by typing the following: man tar The man utility looks up man pages on the syste...

58 Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If you have trouble with any of these procedures for using your DDS tapedrive, see Chapter 5 of this book, “Solving Problems.” Ordering Information To order Hewlett-Packard data cassettes and cleaning cassettes for u...

61 Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive Using the Floppy Diskette Using the Floppy Diskette This section describes basic information needed for using your floppy dis-kettes. Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Diskette You can only store or change information on a diskette when the write-pro-tect ta...

62 Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive Using the Floppy Diskette Inserting and Removing a Diskette Follow these steps to insert and remove a diskette from the floppy disk drive: 1 Insert the diskette into the drive, as shown in Figure 23. Figure 23 Inserting and Removing a Floppy Diskette 2 Push t...

63 Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive Operating the Floppy Drive Operating the Floppy Drive This section describes how to perform tasks with your 3.5-inch floppy diskdrive. Verifying the Floppy Drive Configuration To verify that your workstation can communicate with the floppy drive, usethe iosca...

64 Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive Operating the Floppy Drive Using Device Files Device files are special files that tell your system which system hardwarepathway to use when communicating with a specific device and what kind ofdevice it is. To determine what device files are available for use...

65 Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive Operating the Floppy Drive Formatting a New Diskette You must always format a new floppy diskette with the mediainit utilitybefore using it. To format a new floppy diskette follow these steps: 1 Log in as root. 2 Make sure that the write-protect tab on the fl...

66 Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive Operating the Floppy Drive Transferring Data To and From a Floppy Diskette This section describes how to transfer data to and from your floppy diskette(saving and restoring) using the HP-UX tar command with your floppydrive’s device file. The tar command save...

67 Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive Operating the Floppy Drive 3 Enter the following command line: tar -xvf devicefile pathname where devicefile is the device file as listed by sam and pathname is the path-name of the file or directory containing files that you want to restore from thediskette....

68 Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive Operating the Floppy Drive For More Information For more information on using tar and a complete list of the command argu-ments, refer to the tar man page by typing the following in a terminal win-dow: man tar The man utility looks up man pages on the system....

69 Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive Operating the Floppy Drive Configuring the Floppy Driver If you reload software or rebuild the Instant Ignition system on your work-station, you need to reconfigure the HP-UX Kernel to add the floppy driver.Use the SAM utility to add the flexible disk driver ...

72 Solving Problems This chapter contains information to help you determine what’s wrong withyour system when you have problems. If you have a problem that isn’t listedin this chapter, or if your problem persists, contact your designated servicerepresentative. When calling for service, always have y...

73 Solving Problems Common Problems and Solutions Common Problems and Solutions The tables in this section list common problems you may encounter withyour workstation. The tables also tell you what to do to help solve the prob-lems. Problems with Powering Up the System Table 9 describes possible pro...

74 Solving Problems Common Problems and Solutions Problems Loading and Booting the Operating System Table 10 describes possible problems you may encounter when loading andbooting the operating system and offers solutions. Table 10 Problems Loading and Booting the Operating System Problem Solution Th...

75 Solving Problems Common Problems and Solutions Problems with the 802.3 Network Table 11 describes possible problems you may encounter with the 802.3 net-work and offers solutions. Table 11 Problems with the 802.3 Network Problem Solution Cannot reach other sys-tems on the network.Applications tha...

76 Solving Problems Common Problems and Solutions Problems Using a Hard Disk Drive Table 12 describes possible problems you may encounter using the hard diskdrive and offers solutions. Table 12 Problems Using a Hard Disk Drive Problem Solution The disk drive is notaccessible or does notrespond. Make...

77 Solving Problems Common Problems and Solutions Problems Using the CD-ROM Drive Table 13 describes a possible problem you may encounter when you use theCD-ROM drive and offers a solution. Table 13 Problems Using the CD-ROM Drive Problem Solution The CD-ROM drivedoes not respond to com-mands. Re-en...

78 Solving Problems Common Problems and Solutions Problems Using the DDS Tape Drive Table 14 describes a possible problem you may encounter using the DDStape drive and offers solutions. Table 14 Problems Using the DDS Tape Drive Problem Solution The DDS tape drive doesnot respond to com-mands. Re-en...

79 Solving Problems Common Problems and Solutions Problems Using the Floppy Disk Drive Table 15 describes a possible problem you may encounter using the floppydisk drive and offers a solution. Table 15 Problems Using the Floppy Disk Drive Problem Solution The floppy drive does notrespond to commands...

80 Solving Problems LED Error Codes LED Error Codes This section contains information about the error codes displayed by theLEDs on the system’s front panel. If an error occurs during the power-up diagnostics tests, the diagnostics usethe front panel LEDs to display a code for the failing component....

81 Solving Problems LED Error Codes Table 16 LED Error Codes LED Value RS-232 Chassis Code Range Description N/A Reserved 7500 No memory found FAULTLikely cause: SIMMs or processorboard N/A Reserved FLT 7000-7FFF Memory Error FaultLikely Cause: Memory SIMMsSystem console will indicate whichSIMM pair...

82 Solving Problems LED Error Codes FLT A088 - A0FF No console/IPL error FAULT N/A Reserved N/A Reserved N/A Reserved N/A Power on value. Indicates processorboard fault when this value remains formore than a second following powerup. Table 16 LED Error Codes LED Value RS-232 Chassis Code Range Descr...

83 Solving Problems Dealing with a Boot Failure Dealing with a Boot Failure If your usual boot device (typically a disk) is not responding as it should,you must try to boot from the disk (or another boot device) by selecting itmanually. To boot a device manually, follow these steps: 1 Follow the dir...

84 Solving Problems Running System Verification Tests Running System Verification Tests HP-UX uses an online diagnostics product called the Support Tools Man-ager that allows system operation verfications. Three interfaces are available with the Support Tools Manager: a commandline interface (access...

85 Solving Problems Running System Verification Tests To access the Support Tools Manager, perform the following steps: 1 At a command line prompt, enter the following: cstm The following message appears: Support Tool Manager Version A.01.00 Type ‘help’ for a list of available commands. CSTM> 2 A...

89 Safety and Regulatory Statements Declaration of Conformity 1 Declaration of Conformity 1

90 Safety and Regulatory Statements Declaration of Conformity 2 Declaration of Conformity 2

91 Safety and Regulatory Statements Special Video Configuration Statements Special Video Configuration Statements The following statements apply only to those applications which include acable connected to the S-Video connector on the A4248A card. No modifi-cation to the regulatory statements is nec...

92 Safety and Regulatory Statements Emissions Regulations Emissions Regulations Federal Communications Commission (FCC) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for aClass B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules and the Cana-dian Department of Communications....

93 Safety and Regulatory Statements Emissions Regulations Compliance VCCI Class B ITE (Japan) Korea RRL (EMI Class A) Emissions Regulations Compliance Any third-party I/O device installed in HP system(s) must be in accordancewith the requirements set forth in the preceding Emissions Regulations stat...

94 Safety and Regulatory Statements Acoustics Acoustics Regulation On Noise Declaration For Machines -3. GSGV Lpa <70dB Lpa<70dB operator position am Arbeitsplatz normal operation normaler Betrieb per ISO 7779 nach DIN 45635 T.19 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions Electrostatic charges ...

95 Safety and Regulatory Statements Safety Statement Safety Statement This equipment conforms to the following safety standards: • UL 1950 • CSA 950 • IEC 950 • EN 60950

96 Safety and Regulatory Statements Laser Safety Statement (U.S.A. Only) Laser Safety Statement (U.S.A. Only) The CD ROM mass-storage system is certified as a Class-1 laser productunder the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Radia-tion Performance Standard according to the Radiation...

97 Safety and Regulatory Statements Warnings and Cautions Warnings and Cautions

100 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration This appendix describes the procedures to change your workstation’s hard-ware configuration. It presents the information in the following sections: • Checking the SCSI IDs • Preparing your workstation • Installing storage devices • Removing the ...

101 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Checking the SCSI IDs Checking the SCSI IDs To determine which SCSI IDs are currently in use on your system, use theioscan command in a terminal window: 1 At a command line prompt, enter the following at the prompt: /usr/sbin/ioscan -f After a f...

103 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Preparing Your Workstation Preparing Your Workstation This section describes how to prepare your workstation for changing its con-figuration. Use the following procedure to prepare your workstation: 1 Power off your workstation by pressing the p...

104 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Preparing Your Workstation Figure 25 Removing the Floor Stand 6 Lay the system unit on a flat surface, such as a table top. 7 Attach a static-grounding wrist strap to bare metal on the back of the system unit.

105 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing Storage Devices Installing Storage Devices This section describes how to install storage devices in your workstation.Before installing a new storage device, perform the following procedures asdescribed earlier in this appendix: • Chec...

106 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing Storage Devices Preparing to Install Your Storage Device This section describes information that you need to consider and proceduresthat you need to perform before installing any storage device. Configuring your Storage Device Table 1...

107 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing Storage Devices Figure 26 Storage Tray Positions Table 18 Storage Tray Configurations Storage Tray Position Supported Devices Conditions 1 Floppy Drive 1-inch Low ProfileDisk Drive 2 CD-ROM DDS-Tape 3 1-inch Low ProfileDisk Drive 1.6-...

108 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing Storage Devices Storage Device Cable Routing When you install your storage device, be aware of the suggested cable rout-ing paths as indicated in the cable routing label that is affixed to the top ofthe storage tray. Removing the Stor...

109 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing Storage Devices CAUTION: Be sure to support the storage tray from underneath while sliding it out ofthe system unit. Proceed to one of the following sections in this appendix to install your stor-age device in the storage tray: • Inst...

110 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing Storage Devices 2 From the rear of the storage tray, line up the disk slides on the CD-ROM or DDStape drive with the position 1slots in the storage tray chassis, and slide it intoplace, as shown in Figure 29. Figure 29 Installing a CD...

111 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing Storage Devices Installing a Floppy Drive Perform the following procedure to install a floppy drive in the storage tray: 1 Remove the disk filler panel from the bottom location of the bezel by using a coinor other flat, blunt object t...

112 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing Storage Devices 4 From the front of the storage tray, line up the disk slides on the floppy drive withthe position 2 slots in the storage tray chassis and slide it into place, as shown inFigure 31. Figure 31 Installing a Floppy Drive ...

113 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing Storage Devices Installing a Hard Disk Drive in Position 1 Perform the following procedure to install a hard disk drive: 1 Remove the disk filler panel from the bottom location of the bezel by using a coinor other flat, blunt object t...

114 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing Storage Devices Figure 33 Installing a Hard Disk Drive in Position 1 5 Push the drive in until the locking tabs snap into place. 6 Snap the disk filler panel into the lower bezel position. 7 Proceed to the section entitled Replacing t...

115 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing Storage Devices Installing a Hard Disk Drive in Position 3 or Position 4 Perform the following procedure to install a hard disk drive in positions 3 or4 of the storage tray: 1 Remove the two retaining screws from the disk interconnect...

118 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing Storage Devices Replacing the Storage Tray 1 Slide the storage tray assembly into the system unit chassis, as shown in Figure37. Figure 37 Installing the Storage Tray Assembly 2 Tighten the storage tray retaining screw, as shown in Fi...

120 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing Storage Devices Configuring a Hard Disk Drive This section describes how to add a hard disk drive to your system as a filesystem using SAM. If you installed a new hard disk drive, follow theseinstructions to make your new disk usable ...

121 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing Storage Devices 9 The Set Disk Usage and Options window opens. Select File System and click on OK . 10 The following screen messages appear: Task started. Creating the device file... Modifying “/etc/checklist”... Task completed. Click...

122 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Removing the Main Tray Assembly Removing the Main Tray Assembly Perform the following steps to remove the main tray assembly: 1 Power off the system, the monitor, and any peripheral devices. Unplug the systemunit power cord and the power cord of...

123 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Removing the Main Tray Assembly 5 Place one hand on the top of the system unit and push, while pulling the handleon the rear panel with your other hand. See Figure 38. 6 Slide the main tray assembly out of the chassis.

124 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Replacing the Main Tray Assembly Replacing the Main Tray Assembly Perform the following steps to replace the main tray assembly: 1 Align the main tray assembly with the chassis and slide it into place, as shown inFigure 39. Figure 39 Replacing t...

125 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Replacing the Main Tray Assembly 5 Reconnect the power cables and any other cables that you disconnectedwhen opening the workstation. 6 Power on the monitor, any peripheral devices, and the system unit.

126 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing Additional Memory Installing Additional Memory Take a moment to read over the following important notes about installingmemory. • Before you attempt to install additional memory modules in your C160/C180/C200/C240/C360 workstation, us...

127 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing Additional Memory Perform the following steps to add memory modules to your workstation. 1 Remove the main tray assembly according to the directions in “Removing theMain Tray Assembly” earlier in this appendix. 2 Use Figure 40 to loca...

128 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing Additional Memory 3 Close the ejector tabs on each side of the memory connector to lessen the forceneeded to seat the memory module. See Figure 41. Figure 41 Installing Memory Modules 4 Place the memory module in the connector, lining...

130 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing the EGRAM (Enhanced Graphics RAM) Module (C160/C180) Installing the EGRAM (Enhanced Graphics RAM)Module (C160/C180) Before installing the EGRAM module, perform the procedure in Removingthe Main Tray Assembly on page 122. Perform the f...

131 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing the EGRAM (Enhanced Graphics RAM) Module (C160/C180) 2 Slide the EISA slider to the side to remove it, as shown in Figure 43. 3 Remove the screw from the EISA retainer and remove it, as shown in Figure 43. Figure 43 Removing the EISA ...

132 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing the EGRAM (Enhanced Graphics RAM) Module (C160/C180) 5 Install the standoffs into the EGRAM module, as shown in Figure 44. Push thestandoffs into the holes on the module until the clips fully emgage with the board. 6 Align the connect...

134 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing the EGRAM (Enhanced Graphics RAM) Module (C160/C180) 10 Press in firmly on both ends of the option board at the same time to make sure that it is firmly seated in the backplane connector. 11 Replace the EISA retainer and its screw, as...

135 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing the EGRAM (Enhanced Graphics RAM) Module (C160/C180) 13 Rotate the fan back into place, as shown in Figure 48. Push it into the rear panel firmly until the clip snaps into place. Figure 48 Securing the Fan 14 Replace the main tray ass...

136 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing an EISA, PCI, or GSC Option Board Installing an EISA, PCI, or GSC Option Board Your workstation has 4 option slots, as shown in Figure 49. On C160/C180 workstations, slots 1 and 2 each support either GSC or EISAboards. Slot 3 supports...

137 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing an EISA, PCI, or GSC Option Board Graphics Adapter Considerations If you are installing a graphics option, read the information in this sectionfirst. Special Video Configuration Statements The following statements apply only to those ...

139 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing an EISA, PCI, or GSC Option Board Graphics Configuration Restrictions This subsection describes restrictions on the installation and support ofgraphics adapters. Graphics Displays The system supports only four graphics displays at a t...

140 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing an EISA, PCI, or GSC Option Board Upgrading a C160/180 With an HP VISUALIZE-FX Graphics Adapter When you upgrade a Model C160/180 to use the HP VISUALIZE-FXGraphics Adaptor you also need to upgrade the Model C160/180 power sup-ply. Wh...

141 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing an EISA, PCI, or GSC Option Board Installing the Option Board Follow these steps to install a GSC, EISA, or PCI board into your worksta-tion: 1 Remove the main tray assembly as described in “Removing the Main Tray As-sembly” earlier i...

142 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing an EISA, PCI, or GSC Option Board 4 Remove the EISA slider, as shown in Figure 52. 5 In the desired EISA slot, turn the blank plate’s locking knob counter-clockwiseto unlock the plate, as shown in Figure 52. Figure 52 Removing the EIS...

144 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing an EISA, PCI, or GSC Option Board 9 Replace the EISA retainer and its screw, as shown in Figure 54. Figure 54 Installing the EISA Retainer and EISA Slider 10 Replace the EISA slider, as shown in Figure 54.

145 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Installing an EISA, PCI, or GSC Option Board 11 Rotate the fan back into place, as shown in Figure 55. Push it into the rear panel firmly until the clip snaps into place. Figure 55 Securing the Fan 12 Replace the main tray assembly as described ...

146 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Replacing the Battery Replacing the Battery 1 Remove the main tray as described in “Removing the Main Tray Assembly”earlier in this chapter. 2 Note the orientation of the battery. Make sure that you put the new battery inplace with the positive ...

148 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Changing Your Monitor Type Changing Your Monitor Type Your system ships from the factory preset to use a monitor with a specificresolution and frequency. If you replace your monitor with a different type,you must reconfigure your workstation to ...

149 Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration Changing Your Monitor Type Changing the Console to External Terminal In the event that your console stops displaying to your graphics device, use the fol-lowing procedure to display to console to an external terminal: 1 Turn system power off. 2 ...

153 SCSI Connections SCSI Bus Differences SCSI Bus Differences A Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) bus is an IEEE standard bus forconnecting your workstation to internal and external devices (SCSI devices)running at different speeds, singly or in combination. Examples of theseSCSI devices are ...

154 SCSI Connections SCSI Bus Differences Ultra Wide-SE(C200/C240/C360 only) 16 bits 16 3 meters(9.84 feet) Internal andexternal Embedded Up to 40 Mbytesper second * Address 7 is reserved for host controller use on all buses. Table 19 SCSI Bus Differences Transfer Rate Data Bus Width Maximum Address...

155 SCSI Connections SCSI Bus Differences Table 20 SCSI Bus Addresses, ID Numbers, and Arbitration Priorities SCSI Address SCSI ID Number Priority 15 . . . . . . 8 7 . . . . . . 0 7 . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . 1 6 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 2 5 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 3 4 . . . . . ...

156 SCSI Connections SCSI Restrictions SCSI Restrictions This section describes the SCSI restrictions that apply to your workstation inthe following areas: • Cables • Connectors and Terminator • SCSI configuration constraints Cables All SCSI devices ship without cables. Only SCSI cables approved by ...

157 SCSI Connections SCSI Restrictions CAUTION: SCSI cables approved by HP are designed to function within the SCSI tolerances forHP devices. Use of other cables can result in significant problems with systemoperation. The narrow, singled-ended SCSI implemented on C160/C180/C200/C240/C360 workstatio...

158 SCSI Connections SCSI Restrictions Connectors and Terminators Any narrow, SE SCSI device connecting to the system must use a 50-pinhigh-density thumb screw connector on the end connecting to the systemboard. Any fast, wide differential or ultra, wide-SE SCSI device connecting to thesystem must u...

159 SCSI Connections SCSI Restrictions SCSI Configuration Constraints You are limited to the number of same-type SCSI devices per system. Beforeadding another SCSI device, determine if the system can support the addi-tional device. This workstation offers the following types of SCSI bus, each with i...

161 SCSI Connections Determining SCSI Bus Length Determining SCSI Bus Length This section helps you to determine the total length of the narrow, single-ended SCSI bus, the fast, wide differential SCSI bus and ultra, wide single-ended SCSI bus. Narrow, Single-Ended SCSI Bus Length Follow these instru...

162 SCSI Connections Determining SCSI Bus Length If you have problems, call your designated service representative. Subtotals: __________ + __________ Total SCSI Bus Length = __________ (Total narrow, single-ended SCSI bus length not to exceed 6 meters[19.6 feet]) Table 24 Bus Length Worksheet for N...

163 SCSI Connections Determining SCSI Bus Length Fast, Wide Differential SCSI Bus Length Follow these instructions to calculate your total bus length for the fast, widedifferential SCSI bus on your system, using Table 25. 1 List all of your internal fast, wide differential SCSI devices in the first ...

167 SCSI Connections Assigning SCSI Device IDs Assigning SCSI Device IDs Before assigning a SCSI device ID to your drive, you need to check yourexisting SCSI device IDs. To determine which SCSI device IDs are availablefor your device, use the ioscan command in a terminal window: 1 At a command line ...

168 SCSI Connections Assigning SCSI Device IDs 2 You can tell which SCSI IDs are currently in use by looking under the H/W Pathheading. The listing 8/16/5 scsi is the built-in SCSI bus controller. For devicesconnected to the built-in SCSI bus, such as disks, the fourth number is the SCSIID for that ...

169 SCSI Connections Assigning SCSI Device IDs CAUTION: Do not use SCSI device ID 7 for any device. It is reserved for the built-in SCSI buscontroller. Table 27 Narrow Single-Ended SCSI Device IDs SCSI Device Drives Device ID (Address) Number (Only 0 through 6 Available) Internal External Internal S...

170 SCSI Connections Assigning SCSI Device IDs Fast, Wide Differential SCSI IDs (C160/C180/C200 Upgrades) Before assigning a SCSI device ID to your drive, you need to check your SCSIdevice IDs. To check which SCSI device IDs are available and assign an ID toyour device, follow these instructions whi...

171 SCSI Connections Assigning SCSI Device IDs Ultra, Wide SCSI IDs Before assigning a SCSI device ID to your drive, you need to check yourSCSI device IDs. To check which SCSI device IDs are available and assignan ID to your device, follow these instructions which use Table 29. 1 Write in the type o...

172 SCSI Connections Connecting to the SCSI Ports Connecting to the SCSI Ports This section describes how to connect to the system SCSI ports (narrow sin-gle-ended and fast, wide differential or ultra, wide single-ended). System SCSI Port Connection The system contains two (2) SCSI connectors: • Sys...

177 The Boot Console Interface Boot Console Interface Features Boot Console Interface Features There are times when you want to interact directly with the hardware of yourworkstation before it boots the operating system. Your workstation providesa menu-driven boot console interface that allows you t...

182 The Boot Console Interface Accessing the Boot Console Interface Accessing the Boot Console Interface To access the boot console interface, follow these steps: NOTICE: This procedure should be done by a system administrator. 1 Close any files and applications on your workstation. 2 Press the powe...

183 The Boot Console Interface Booting Your Workstation Booting Your Workstation Usually, you start your workstation by turning it on and waiting for HP-UXto boot automatically. However, you may not always want the usualsequence to occur. For example, you may want to start your workstation from an o...

185 The Boot Console Interface Searching for Bootable Media Searching for Bootable Media To list devices that contain bootable media, follow the directions in “Access-ing the Boot Console Interface” earlier in this appendix, and then type thefollowing at the prompt: Main Menu: Enter command > sea...

186 The Boot Console Interface Resetting Your Workstation Resetting Your Workstation To reset your workstation, follow the directions in “Accessing the Boot Con-sole Interface” earlier in this appendix, and then type the following at theprompt: Main Menu: Enter command > reset To reset your works...

187 The Boot Console Interface Displaying and Setting Paths Displaying and Setting Paths A path is the hardware address of a device that is attached to the I/O systemof your workstation. The path command sets the system paths shown inTable 30. The path command sets and displays the hardware address ...

188 The Boot Console Interface Displaying and Setting Paths The paths are displayed in Mnemonic Style Notation, as shown in Table 31. To display the current setting for a particular system path, follow the direc-tions in “Accessing the Boot Console Interface” earlier in this appendix, andthen type t...

189 The Boot Console Interface Displaying and Setting the Monitor Type Displaying and Setting the Monitor Type Your system ships from the factory preset to use a monitor with a specificresolution and frequency. If you replace your workstation’s monitor with adifferent type of monitor, you must recon...

190 The Boot Console Interface Displaying and Setting the Monitor Type When a dual display graphics adapter (an adapter which has two video out-put connectors) is installed, the video connector on the left (when looking atthe system from the rear) is graphics(NA) and the video connector on theright ...

191 The Boot Console Interface Displaying and Setting the Monitor Type Setting the Monitor Type You can set the monitor type for a graphics adapter by entering the follow-ing: Configuration Menu: Enter command > monitor graphics(n) tt Where n is the number of the graphics adapter and tt is the mo...

192 The Boot Console Interface Displaying and Setting the Monitor Type To set the monitor type for graphics(0) to monitor type 2, enter the follow-ing; Configuration Menu: Enter command > monitor graphics(0) 2 Configuration Menu: Enter command > monitor graphics(0) 2 This will take effect on t...

193 The Boot Console Interface Displaying and Setting the Monitor Type Setting the Monitor Type at Power On If you replace your workstation’s monitor with a different monitor type, anddo not set the workstation’s graphics parameters by using the monitor com-mand before doing so, you need to perform ...

195 The Boot Console Interface Displaying the Current Memory Configuration Displaying the Current Memory Configuration The following sample screen output using the memory command shows:first, a memory configuration table with properly-installed and configuredmemory (Sample Output 1); and second, out...

196 The Boot Console Interface Displaying the Current Memory Configuration Memory Information Sample 1 The following sample shows the memory information when memory mod-ules are properly installed and configured MEMORY INFORMATION MEMORY STATUS TABLE Slot Size(a+b) Status ---- --------- ------ 0a/b ...

198 The Boot Console Interface Displaying the Status of the System I/O Displaying the Status of the System I/O The IO command lets you identify all built-in I/O devices and optional I/Odevices installed in the option slots. It is available in the Information Menu. To use the IO command from the Info...

199 The Boot Console Interface Setting the Auto Boot and Auto Search Flags Setting the Auto Boot and Auto Search Flags auto boot and auto search are variables stored in your workstation’s non-volatile memory. (Nonvolatile memory retains its contents even after poweris turned off.) If you reset these...

200 The Boot Console Interface Setting the Auto Boot and Auto Search Flags Autosearch searches for devices in the following order: Primary boot path Alternate boot path Built-in fast, wide SCSI devices (or ultra, wide SCSI on C200 /C240 ) GSC card in slot 1 PCI card in slot 1 GSC card in slot 2 PCI ...

201 The Boot Console Interface Displaying and Setting the Security Mode Displaying and Setting the Security Mode The SECure flag is a variable stored in non-volatile memory. (Non-volatil-memory retains its contents even after power is turned off.) If you reset thisflag to a new value, the change tak...

202 The Boot Console Interface Displaying and Setting the Fastboot Mode Displaying and Setting the Fastboot Mode When fastboot is enabled (set to on), your workstation does a quick checkof the memory and skips I/O interface testing, and processor and cache self-testing during its power-on self tests...

203 The Boot Console Interface Displaying the LAN Station Address Displaying the LAN Station Address It is sometimes necessary to supply a LAN station address of your worksta-tion to other users. For example, if your workstation is to become a memberof a cluster, the cluster administrator needs to k...

204 The Boot Console Interface Configure and Display LAN Settings Configure and Display LAN Settings The LanConfig command configures and displays the current LAN settings.The C180, C200, C240 and C360 systems support 10Base-T, 100Base-T andAUI standards. To automatically select the network speed (1...

206 The Boot Console Interface Displaying System Information Displaying System Information The all command allows you to display the system’s processor revision andspeed, cache size, memory size, flag settings, and the boot and consolepaths. To display system information from the Information Menu, t...

207 The Boot Console Interface Displaying PIM Information Displaying PIM Information The pim command allows you to display the most recent PIM informationfor the specified fault type. To display PIM information for a specific fault,from the Service Menu, type the following at the prompt: Service Men...

209 Glossary absolute pathname The full pathnameof a file, including all the directoriesleading to it, starting with the root direc-tory (“/”) and ending with the filenameitself. See also file, filename, path-name. access permissions Settings that allowa user or group of users to read, write, orexec...

210 Glossary and flat spots arranged in a continuousspiral track, which is read at a constantspeed. CD-ROM drive A random-access,read-only, mass-storage device that usesremovable CD-ROM discs. The drivecontains a semiconductor laser for read-ing data optically and an embedded con-troller with a SCSI...

Glossary 211 key while pressing another key. cpu See Central Processing Unit. CRX color graphics Expanded graph-ics capability offering 24-plane color,24-plane Z-buffered color, or 48-planeZ-buffered color capability. current directory See current work-ing directory. current session The work and pro...

Glossary 213 file server A workstation whose prima-ry task is to control the storage and re-trieval of data from hard disks. Anynumber of other workstations can belinked to the file server in order to use itto access data. file system The organized set of filesand directories on a hard disk. firmwar...

214 Glossary iconize To turn a window or shell intoan icon. See also icon. Initial System Loader The programthat actually controls the loading of theoperating system. input device Any of several pieces ofhardware equipment used to give infor-mation to a system. Examples are thekeyboard and the mouse...

Glossary 215 menu bar An area at the top or bottomof a window that contain the titles of thepull-down or pop-up menus for that ap-plication. minimize button In HP VUE, a pushbutton on the window frame that turns ascreen into an icon. See also icon,iconize. mouse pointer See pointer. name A character...

216 Glossary path The hardware address of a devicethat is attached to the I/O system of yourworkstation. pathname A series of names separatedby slashes that describe the path of theoperating system from some startingpoint in the network to a destination ob-ject. Pathnames begin with the name ofthe s...

218 Glossary non-client programs into believing theyare running in their favorite terminal.When not running programs or execut-ing operating system commands, termi-nal windows display the command-lineprompt. See also HP Visual User Envi-ronment. title bar The rectangular area betweenthe top of the w...

Index 221 Symbols$HOME,, 213 Aabsolute pathname,, 209access permissions,, 209active window,, 209ANSI,, 209archiving data listing files,, 56restoring files,, 56saving to a cassette,, 55 archiving data,, 55argument,, 209attachment unit interface (AUI),, 209audio CODEC, 16features, 15headphone jack, 7I...