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Table of Contents:

  • Page 3 – Contents; iii; Preface
  • Page 4 – iv; Installing Accessories
  • Page 5 – GSC Mezzanine Cards 2-11; Typical Installation in a VME Card Cage; Configuring the VME Card Cage 3-3
  • Page 6 – Connecting Cables
  • Page 7 – vii; Solving Problems
  • Page 8 – viii
  • Page 9 – ix; Figures
  • Page 10 – Tables
  • Page 12 – Audience; This guide is intended for HP 9000 Model 744 Board Computer users.; Safety and Regulatory Statements; Safety; Emissions Regulations; Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
  • Page 13 – VCCI Class A ITE
  • Page 14 – Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions
  • Page 15 – Related Manuals; To order manuals, please contact your local sales office.
  • Page 16 – Revision History; Edition; First printing
  • Page 17 – Documentation Conventions; sample user input; output; literal values
  • Page 19 – Declaration of Conformity
  • Page 23 – Model 744 Board Computer Overview
  • Page 25 – Product Description; VME slot configuration
  • Page 27 – Main Memory
  • Page 28 – Dual Slot Upgrades
  • Page 29 – Installation Overview
  • Page 30 – Supported Products; Accessory Cards; The Model 744 supports the following accessory cards:
  • Page 31 – Typical External Devices; The Model 744 supports the following external devices:; Conversion and Standard Cables
  • Page 32 – Keyboard and Mouse; The Model 744 supports the following:
  • Page 33 – Environmental Requirements; Environmental Requirements
  • Page 34 – = Maximum junction temperature in degrees centigrade
  • Page 35 – Operating System Overview; The HP-RT development environment consists of the following:
  • Page 36 – Manuals for System Information; The following manuals are also useful:; HP VUE
  • Page 37 – Online Sources of Information
  • Page 40 – Audio
  • Page 41 – Installing Accessories
  • Page 43 – Tools Required and Preliminary Procedures; Tools Required for Installation; All field replaceable parts can be accessed with these tools:; Preliminary Procedures; Exit application programs.
  • Page 44 – Safety Precautions; Protect integrated circuits by:
  • Page 45 – Memory; Preliminary Requirements; Place the Model 744 on a static-free mat on a clean, level surface.; RAM Card Installation; Begin with the Model 744 placed so that you face the front bezel.
  • Page 46 – can feel the connectors fit together.; Secure the topmost card with the screws you removed in Step 2.
  • Page 47 – RAM Card Removal; Installing RAM Cards
  • Page 48 – GSC Expansion Kit; GSC Expansion Kit Installation; Follow these steps to install the expansion kit onto the Model 744:; Insert the two M2.5x6 screws, finger tighten, then snug down with a
  • Page 49 – Installing the GSC Expansion Kit (Exploded View with GSC Card); GCS Card
  • Page 50 – Adding the Front Panel Screws
  • Page 51 – GSC Mezzanine Cards; Installing GSC Mezzanine Cards; Perform the following steps before you install a GSC card:; GSC Mezzanine Card Installation; the GSC connector on the board computer.; Press the card down to seat the connectors.; and screw them into place.
  • Page 52 – Installing a GSC Mezzanine Card (Exploded View with Adapter); Installing an HCRX Graphics Board
  • Page 53 – HCRX Graphics Board Installation; Follow these steps to install an HCRX board on your Model 744:
  • Page 55 – PMC Bridge Adapter and Expansion Adapter; PMC Bridge Adapter and Expansion Adapter Installation
  • Page 56 – Installing a PMC Card onto the PMC Bridge Adapter
  • Page 57 – Installing the PMC Bridge Adapter onto the Board Computer
  • Page 58 – Installing a PMC Card onto the Expansion Adapter
  • Page 59 – Removing Bridge Adapter Screws and EMI Gasket
  • Page 60 – Installing the Expansion Adapter onto the Bridge Adapter
  • Page 61 – a Remove the logo and model labels from the ejector handles on your
  • Page 62 – b Slide the sleeves over each set of handles, as shown in Figure 2-12.
  • Page 63 – Installing the Springs and Labels
  • Page 64 – to open the slots the new assembly will occupy.; Installing the Board Computer with PMC into VME Card Cage
  • Page 65 – 7 Plug in the power cord(s), and then turn on the power for the VME card; cage and boot the operating system.; 9 When SAM has started, choose the; Drivers; 1 From the Drivers menu, select; Actions
  • Page 66 – PCMCIA
  • Page 68 – Typical Installation in a VME Card Cage
  • Page 69 – Configuring the VME Card Cage; Use Table 3-1 to determine the configuration for the VME card cage.; Determining the VME Card Cage Configuration; Slots 1 and 2 the bottom two slots
  • Page 70 – To determine the maximum current usage of the Model 744 memory
  • Page 71 – Model 744 Memory Slots; Model 744/165L Memory Card Current Usage Worksheet
  • Page 72 – power needs of the Model 744 from Table 3-4.; Shut down your VME application and power off the VME card cage.; Passed through all other empty backplane slots.; Model 744 Current Requirements Worksheet
  • Page 73 – Unpack your new keyboard and place it near your Model 744.; The keyboard must be connected to PS/2 0 to be operational.
  • Page 74 – Model 744 Installation; Tools Required; Model 744 installation requires the following tools:; Follow these steps to install the Model 744 into the VME card cage:; Tool; Preventing static discharge problems
  • Page 75 – Board Computer Captive Screws; Installing a Dual-Slot Model 744; tightening each screw of the Model 744 and the extension panel(s).
  • Page 78 – Model 744 removal requires the following tools:; Read the steps in “Turning Off the System,” in Chapter 5.; Follow these steps to remove the Model 744 from a VME card cage:; Static grounding wrist strap
  • Page 81 – Connecting Cables
  • Page 83 – Introduction; An audio connection; Model 744 Front Panel Connectors
  • Page 84 – The Model 744 typically uses one of two types of display:; Configuration Requirements; Monitors; HCRX graphics board
  • Page 85 – Monitor Conversion Cables Required; Connecting the Monitor; Graphics Type; EVC connector
  • Page 86 – Connecting a Monitor to HCRX, GSC, or On-Board Video Connector; Connect the monitor cable to your monitor as follows:; GSC graphics cards:
  • Page 87 – Power Cord; Do not turn on your monitor at this time.; Connecting a Terminal; The recommended port for connecting a terminal is the (A) port.; Connecting a Terminal to the RS-232 Ports
  • Page 89 – Audio Connection
  • Page 90 – Audio Specifications; Function; Input sensitivity
  • Page 91 – Audio Connector
  • Page 92 – Video Connection; Video Connector
  • Page 93 – Keyboard and Mouse Connections; PS/2 Connector Pinouts; Data
  • Page 94 – Network Connection; The AUI connector enables connections to an external MAU.; AUI LAN Connector; Table 4-6 shows the AUI LAN connector pinouts.
  • Page 95 – AUI LAN Connector Pinouts; GND
  • Page 96 – Printer Connections; Preparing for HP-UX Installation; Printer Interface
  • Page 97 – Installation Procedure; Follow these steps to install your printer:; from the next screen.; choose the following:
  • Page 98 – If you chose; A display opens for; Choose the box labeled; and enter your printer name for; Choose Yes or press Enter.
  • Page 99 – 8 Enter the following to exit root and return to user status:; Testing the Printer Installation; cd Enter; HP Parallel
  • Page 100 – HP Parallel Connector
  • Page 101 – RS-232 Serial Connector
  • Page 102 – SCSI Connection; SCSI Connector; Table 4-9 shows the SCSI connector pinouts.
  • Page 103 – SCSI Connector Pinouts
  • Page 105 – Powering On and Off
  • Page 106 – This chapter discusses how to turn on and turn off the system.
  • Page 107 – Turning On the System; The appropriate LAN connection has been made to the Model 744.; Check the SCSI connections and power on any peripheral devices.; VMEbus chassis that it is plugged into.
  • Page 108 – set_parms initial Enter; The information is as follows:; a The time zone where your system is located.; with eight or fewer characters.; The system prompts you to set a root password at this time.
  • Page 109 – Turning Off the System; Exit all processes currently running.; plays one of the following messages:
  • Page 110 – Using SAM to Stop the HP-UX System; Follow these steps to use SAM to shut down your system.; Log in as root and type the following command, followed by Enter:; from the opening menu.; Choose; Go to; Single User State; Using the Command Line
  • Page 111 – Solving Problems
  • Page 112 – The major sections within this chapter are:
  • Page 113 – Interpreting the LEDs; Model 744 LED Location; Red LED
  • Page 114 – Table 6-1 provides information on the red and green LEDs.; LED Indicators; SYSFAIL
  • Page 115 – Managing a Boot Failure
  • Page 116 – Printer Problems
  • Page 117 – The Boot Console Interface
  • Page 118 – Boot Console User Interface Features
  • Page 119 – Main Menu
  • Page 120 – Configuration Menu
  • Page 121 – Information Menu
  • Page 122 – VME Menu
  • Page 123 – Accessing the Boot Console Interface; To access the boot console interface, follow these steps:; Close any files and applications on your workstation.; If Autoboot is turned on, you will see the following messages:
  • Page 124 – Press a key. You will then see the following message:; The Main Menu of the boot console appears.
  • Page 125 – Booting Your Workstation; Here are some situations and examples:; boot device
  • Page 127 – Searching for Bootable Media; search ipl; To halt the search, press any other key; Where device_type is one of the following:
  • Page 128 – Restoring the Factory Default Configuration; co
  • Page 129 – Displaying and Setting Paths; path; System Paths
  • Page 130 – Mnemonic Style Notation
  • Page 131 – where path_type is one of the path types listed in Table A-1.; path primary; path path_type path
  • Page 132 – Displaying and Setting the Monitor Type; The Monitor Command; monitor; The correct usage for setting the graphics configuration is:; monitor graphics_path type; where valid graphics_path parameters are:
  • Page 133 – Displaying the Current Monitor Configuration; configuration; This places you in the Configuration Menu. From here type:
  • Page 134 – Setting the Monitor Type; monitor list
  • Page 135 – This will take effect on the next reboot.; The boot console also displays the new monitor information.
  • Page 136 – Setting the Monitor Type at Power On; Tab; TAB
  • Page 137 – Using the Emergency Interactive Console Search; sition, then turn on power to the VMEbus chassis.; Where
  • Page 138 – If no keyboards are found the following message is displayed:; selection of the device as the console:; The following message is displayed on the selected display:
  • Page 139 – Displaying the Current Memory Configuration; The memory command shows the memory configuration table.; information; This places you in the Information Menu. From here type:; memory; Memory Information Example
  • Page 141 – Displaying the Status of the System I/O; IO
  • Page 142 – Setting the Auto Boot and Auto Search and Auto Start Flags; auto boot state; where state is on or off.
  • Page 143 – Autosearch searches for devices in the following order:; EISA and VME cards are not searched.
  • Page 144 – Displaying and Setting the Security Mode; secure; To set the SECure flag on or off, enter one of the following:; secure on
  • Page 145 – Displaying and Setting the Fastboot Mode; To display the status of fastboot, type the following at the prompt:; fastboot; To disable fastboot, type the following at the prompt:; fastboot off; To enable fastboot, type the following at the prompt:; fastboot on
  • Page 146 – Displaying the LAN Station Address; lanaddress; The address is for the system’s built-in LAN.
  • Page 147 – Displaying System Information; all; This information is paged to allow you to view it as necessary.
  • Page 148 – Displaying PIM Information; You can use pim in the following ways:
  • Page 149 – Displaying and Setting VME Backplane Networking Configuration; The information is displayed similar to the following example:; BPNconfig - Show backplane networking configuration; BPNconfig cpu - Set CPU number only
  • Page 150 – Displaying and Setting VME Backplane ROM Boot Configuration; BPRconfig - Show backplane ROM boot configuration; BPRconfig addr - Set VME address only
  • Page 151 – Displaying and Setting the VME Chassis Codes Mode Flag; The information is displayed similar to the following example; Use the following syntax to set the VME chassis code mode flag:; ModeFlags - Shows current state of all mode flags
  • Page 152 – Restoring the Factory Default VME EEPROM Configuration; requires approximately 6 minutes to complete.
  • Page 153 – Index
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Page 3 - Contents; iii; Preface

Contents iii Preface Audience Preface-2 Safety and Regulatory Statements Preface-2 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions Preface-4 Release Document(s) Preface-4 Related Manuals Preface-5 Revision History Preface-6 Documentation Conventions Preface-7 Questions, Suggestions, or Problems Preface-8 ...

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iv Contents Supported Products 1-8 Accessory Cards 1-8 Typical External Devices 1-9 Conversion and Standard Cables 1-9 Keyboard and Mouse 1-10 Environmental Requirements 1-11 Operating System Overview 1-13 Manuals for System Information 1-14 HP-UX 1-14 HP VUE 1-14 For information on using and config...

Page 5 - GSC Mezzanine Cards 2-11; Typical Installation in a VME Card Cage; Configuring the VME Card Cage 3-3

Contents v GSC Mezzanine Cards 2-11 Installing GSC Mezzanine Cards 2-11 Preliminary Requirements 2-11 GSC Mezzanine Card Installation 2-11 Installing an HCRX Graphics Board 2-12 Preliminary Requirements 2-13 HCRX Graphics Board Installation 2-13 PMC Bridge Adapter and Expansion Adapter 2-15 Prelimin...

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