Digital Equipment VAXstation 3100 User manual

VAXstation3100Upgrade
InstallationGuide
Models30to38
Models40to48
Order Number EK-345AA-IN-002
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Second Edition, January 1990
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Contents
About This Guide vii
1 Upgrading a Diskless Model 30
1.1 PV11U-AA Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Preparing the System for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 Installing the Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.4 Replacing the Power Supply Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.5 Installing the New Bezel Insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.6 Installing the Upgrade Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.7 Reinstalling the System Box Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.8 Completing the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2 Upgrading a Model 30 (No Diskette)
2.1 PV11U-CA Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.2 Preparing the System for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.3 Installing the Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2.4 Installing the New Drive Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.5 Configuring the Drives on the New Drive Plate . . . . . . . . . . 33
2.6 Installing the RZ22/RZ23 Disk Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
2.7 Installing the TZ30 Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
2.8 Replacing the Power Supply Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
2.9 Changing the Medallion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
2.10 Installing the Upgrade Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
2.11 Reinstalling the System Box Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
2.12 Completing the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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3 Upgrading a Model 30 (With Diskette)
3.1 PV11U-BA Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
3.2 Preparing the System for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3.3 Installing the Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
3.4 Installing the New Drive Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
3.5 Configuring the Drives on the New Drive Plate . . . . . . . . . . 61
3.6 Installing the RZ22/RZ23 Disk Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
3.7 Installing the RX23 Diskette Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
3.8 Replacing the Power Supply Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
3.9 Installing the New Bezel Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
3.10 Installing the Upgrade Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
3.11 Reinstalling the System Box Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
3.12 Completing the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
4 Upgrading the Model 40
4.1 PV15U-AA Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
4.2 Preparing the System for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
4.3 Installing the Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
4.4 Replacing the MSC Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
4.5 Changing the Medallion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
4.6 Installing the Upgrade Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
4.7 Reinstalling the System Box Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
4.8 Completing the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
A Upgrade and Return Forms
Index

Contents v
Tables
1 RelatedDocuments ................................ viii
3–1 RX23 SCSI ID Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

AboutThisGuide
This installation guide describes how to install the upgrade options that
are available for the VAXstation 3100 systems. The upgrade is available
on both the model 30 and model 40 VAXstation 3100 systems. The
VAXstation system becomes a VAXstation 3100 system models 38 and 48
once the upgrade is complete.
Organization
There are four upgrade kits available. Each chapter describes how to
install one of the four kits.
Chapter Upgrade From To
1 A diskless VAXstation 3100 model
30 system A diskless VAXstation
3100 model 38 system
2 A VAXstation 3100 model 30
system without a diskette drive A VAXstation 3100 model
38 system without a
diskette drive. This
system may or may not
contain a TZ30 tape drive.
3 A VAXstation 3100 model 30
system with a diskette drive A VAXstation 3100 model 38 system with a diskette
drive
4 A VAXstation 3100 model 40
system A VAXstation 3100 model
48 system
Intended Audience
This document is only for Digital Customer Services personnel.
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viii About This Guide
Tools and Equipment
You need the following tools to service the VAXstation 3100 systems:
Tools and Equipment Part Number
Wrist strap and antistatic mat (included in Field Service
antistatic kit) 29-26246-00
Related Documents
You can order the following documents from Digital:
Table 1 Related Documents
Documents Order Number
VAXstation 3100 Maintenance Guide EK-285AA-MG
VAXstation 3100 Maintenance Guide Addendum EK-344AA-AD
Models 38 & 48
VAXstation 3100 Model 40 Customer Information Kit EK-VS310-IL
Managing your VAXstation 3100 Model 30 Standalone EK-260AA-OM
VAXstation 3100 Hardware Information Model 30 EK-265AA-OM
VAXstation 3100 Hardware Information Model 40 EK-266AA-OM
Using your VAXstation 3100 Model 30 Satellite EK-259AA-UG
VAXstation 2000, MicroVAX 2000, VAXmate Network Guide EK-NETAB-UG
Digital personnel may order the documents shown in Table 1 from:
Digital Equipment Corporation
444 Whitney Street
Northboro, MA 01532
Attn: Publishing and Circulation Services (NRO3/W3)
Order Processing Section

About This Guide ix
Conventions
This document uses the following conventions:
Convention Meaning
Note Provides general information
Caution Provides information to prevent damage to the
equipment
PN Part number

1
UpgradingaDisklessModel30
This chapter contains installation procedures for upgrading a diskless
VAXstation 3100 model 30 system to a diskless VAXstation 3100 model 38
system.
1.1 PV11U-AA Kit Contents
The following table lists the contents and part numbers of the PV11U-AA
kit:
Kit Item Part Number
Bezel insert for FCC shielding 74-37499-02
KA42-BA system module 54-19356-01
Owners manual, network guide, site planning
guide EK-VSM30-DK
VAXstation 3100 Upgrade Installation Guide EK-345AA-IN
Upgrade label 36-15946-01
Power supply caution label 36-20124-01
Medallion, VAXstation 3100 M 38
Three power supply safety screws
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12-30934-01
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One screw is extra.
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2 Upgrading a Diskless Model 30
1.2 Preparing the System for Installation
To prepare the system for installation:
Shut Down the System
1. Shut down the system software.
2. Run a self-test to verify the operation of the present configuration.
>>> TEST F 1
3. Turn the system power switch off.
Open the System Box
CAUTION
Wear a static wrist strap and use a static mat (PN 29-26242-00)
when replacing FRUs.