Digital Equipment VAXstation 4000 Model 60 Installation and operation manual

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VAXstation 4000 Model 60
to VAXstation 4000 Model 90
Upgrade Guide
EK-VX690-UP. A01
Digital Equipment Corporation

August 1992
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Contents
About This Guide
1 Overview of the VAXstation 4000 Model 60 and the VAXstation 4000 Model 90
Overview ....................................................... 1–1
VAXstation 4000 Model 60 Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Contents of the Upgrade Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
VAXstation 4000 Model 90 Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
2 Disassembly of the VAXstation 4000 Model 60 and Removal of Components
Overview ....................................................... 2–1
Preparing VAXstation Model 60 for Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Shutting Down Peripherals and Disconnecting Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Protecting Against Static . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
System FRU Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
Removing Top Cover of the VAXstation 4000 Model 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9
Removing Mass Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
Removing Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12
Removing Lights and Switches Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
Removing Graphics Module (if applicable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–15
Removing Synchronous Communications Option (if applicable) . . . . . . . . . . . 2–19
Removing TURBOchannel Adapter Module and Option (if applicable) . . . . . . 2–20
Removing KA46 System Module (CPU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–21
Removing MS44 Memory SIMMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–22
Removing Ethernet ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–24
Swapping Medallions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–25
3 Installation of Upgrade Components and Reassembly of the New VAXstation 4000
Model 90
Overview ....................................................... 3–1
System FRU Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Installing Ethernet ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Installing MS44 Memory SIMMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Installing the KA49 System Module (CPU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Installing TURBOchannel Adapter Module and Option (if applicable) . . . . . . . 3–11
Installing Synchronous Communications Option (if applicable) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
Swapping SPXg/gt Diagnostic ROM (if applicable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13
Installing Graphics Module (if applicable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14
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Installing Lights and Switches Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–18
Installing Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–19
Installing Mass Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–20
Restoring the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–21
Appendix A Packing Instructions and Upgrade Return Forms
Packing Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1
Digital Services Upgrade Worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
Installation Receipt—Customer Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–5
Installation Receipt—Digital Services Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–7
Return Material Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–9
Customer Administrative Services District Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–11
Index
Examples
2–1 Typical Screen Display of a SHOW CONFIG Command (Model 60) . . . . . . . . 2–4
3–1 Typical Screen Display of a SHOW CONFIG Command (Model 90) . . . . . . . . 3–23
Figures
2–1 VAXstation 4000 Model 60 FRU Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
2–2 Avoid Touching This Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
2–3 Removing a MS44 Memory SIMM (Model 60) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–23
3–1 VAXstation 4000 Model 90 FRU locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
3–2 Memory Slots in the Model 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
3–3 Installing the First MS44 Memory SIMM (Model 90) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
3–4 Installing the Synchronous Communications Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
Tables
1–1 Contents of PV71U-AF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
1–2 Contents of PV71U-AH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
1–3 Contents of PV71U-AJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
3–1 Memory Configurations (Model 90) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
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AboutThisGuide
Purpose of this
Guide This guide describes how to upgrade a VAXstation 4000 Model
60 to a VAXstation 4000 Model 90, a faster, more powerful
VAXstation. The VAXstation 4000 Model 90 utilizes the new
KA49 CPU module, which houses up to 128 Mbytes of SIMM
main memory.
The upgrade is accomplished by removing the Ethernet ROM
and the SIMM memory modules from the VAXstation 4000 Model
60 KA46 CPU module and installing them into the KA49 CPU
module. Also one of the following graphics modules (LCSPX,
SPXg or SPXgt) can be installed. The SPXg and SPXgt modules
require a SPXg/gt diagnostic ROM with a version of 1.2 or higher.
Who Should
Use This Guide Only Digital Services or qualified self-maintenance personnel
should perform this upgrade. You must have a working knowledge
of, and experience working on, the internal hardware devices of
the VAXstation 4000 systems. If you are not qualified to perform
this upgrade, call Digital Services to schedule an upgrade.
Note It is the customer’s responsibility to perform all software
backups of the system and user disks. All backups should
be performed before the Digital Services representative
arrives at the site. Backups are mandatory to ensure that
data is not lost during the upgrade.
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About This Guide, Continued
Structure of
this Guide This guide is comprised of three chapters and one appendix:
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Chapter 1 describes an overview of the VAXstation 4000
Model 60 and Model 90. It also lists the contents of the
upgrade kits.
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Chapter 2 describes how to disassemble the VAXstation
4000 Model 60 and remove the necessary components for the
upgrade.
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Chapter 3 describes how to install the necessary components
and reassemble the VAXstation 4000 Model 90.
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Appendix A describes how to pack the modules and
components to be sent back to Digital and also provides
the necessary forms to be completed and returned to Digital
after the upgrade.
Related
Documentation If additional information is needed for the procedures in this
guide, refer to the following documents:
The following documents provide additional information relating
to the VAXstation 4000 Model 60:
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VAXstation 4000 Options Installation Guide, EK-VAXOP-IN
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VAXstation 4000 Model 60 Service Information,
EK-V466B-SV
The following documents provide additional information relating
to the VAXstation 4000 Model 90:
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VAXstation 4000 Options Installation Guide, EK-VAXOP-IN
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VAXstation 4000 Model 90 Service Information,
EK-KA490-SV
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VAXstation 4000 Model 90 Owner’s Installation Guide,
EK-VAXOG-IN
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About This Guide, Continued
Conventions
Used in this
Guide
The following conventions are used in this guide:
Convention Meaning
Return A name enclosed in a box in interactive
examples indicates a key you press on the
keyboard.
Warning Warnings contain information to prevent
personal injury. Read warnings carefully.
Caution Cautions provide information to prevent damage
to equipment or software. Read cautions
carefully.
Note Notes provide general information about the
current topic.
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Chapter 1
OverviewoftheVAXstation4000Model
60andtheVAXstation4000Model90
Overview
Purpose The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the
VAXstation 4000 Model 60, and the VAXstation 4000 Model 90,
and to provide a list of the contents of the upgrade kits.
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VAXstation 4000 Model 60 Product Description
Product
Description The VAXstation 4000 Model 60 system is a single-user engineering
workstation, based on the KA46 system module. The Model 60
includes:
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An LK401 keyboard
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A VSXXX-GA mouse or VSXXX-AB tablet
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A monochrome or color video monitor
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One or more storage devices
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SCSI and Ethernet controllers
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Memory SIMMs, which supports up to 108 MB
Each Model 60 system is housed in a desktop BA46 system
enclosure that contains a KA46 system module and an H7819-AA
power supply.
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