HP Visualize c160 User manual

Model C160 / C180 / C200 / C240 / C360
Owner’s Guide
HP Part No. A4200-90050
Edition E1298
Printed in U.S.A.

Copyright  Hewlett-Packard Co. 1998
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HEWLETT-PACKARD WARRANTY STATEMENT
HP PRODUCT DURATION OF WARRANTY
C160/C180/C200/C240/C360 oneyear
1. HP warrants HP hardware, accessories and supplies against defects in
materials and workmanship for the period specified above. If HP receive
notice of such defects during the warranty period, HP will, at its option,
either repair or replace products which prove to be defective. Replacement
products may be either new or like-new.
2. HP warrants that HP software will not fail to execute its programming
instructions, for the period specified above, due to defects in material and
workmanship when properly installed and used. If HP receives notice of
such defects during the warranty period, HP will replace software media
which does not execute its programming instructions due to such defects.
3. HP does not warrant that the operation of HP products will be uninter-
rupted or error free. If HP is unable, within a reasonable time, to repair or
replace any product to a condition as warranted, customer will be entitled to
a refund of the purchase price upon prompt return of the product.
4. HP products may contain remanufactured parts equivalent to new in per-
formance or may have been subject to incidental use.

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5. The warranty period begins on the date of delivery or on the date of instal-
lation if installed by HP. If customer schedules installation or causes instal-
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on the 31st day from delivery.
6. Warranty does not apply to defects resulting from (a) improper or inade-
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not supplied by HP, (c) unauthorized modification or misuse, (d) operation
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Contents
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Preface xiii
Audience xiv
Safety and Regulatory Statements xiv
Release Document(s) xiv
Related Manuals xv
Revision History xv
Documentation Conventions xvi
Problems, Questions, and Suggestions xvii
1 Product Information
Product Description 3
System Unit Front Panel Controls 5
System Power Switch 5
Power LED 6
System LEDs 6
Audio Controls 7
Storage Device Controls and Features 8
CD-ROM Drive 8
DDS Tape Drive 10
Floppy Disk Drive 12
System Unit Rear Panel Connectors 13
Pullout Card 14
Security Loop 14
Audio Connectors 15
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors 17
HP Parallel I/O Connector 17
802.3 Network Connectors 17
Serial Input/Output Connectors 18

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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
Operating the CD-ROM Drive 29
Loading and Unloading a CD-ROM in the Disc Tray 29
Disc Tray Description 29
Loading a CD-ROM Disc in a Horizontally Mounted Drive 30
Unloading a CD-ROM Disc in a Horizontally Mounted Drive 31
Loading a CD-ROM Disc in a Vertically Mounted Drive 32
Unloading a CD-ROM Disc in a Vertically Mounted Drive 34
Verifying the CD-ROM Drive Operation 35
Mounting and Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc 36
Mounting a CD-ROM Disc Using SAM 36
Unmounting a CD-ROM Disc Using SAM 38
Reading the Busy Light 39
Troubleshooting 41

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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 the Write-Protect Tab on a Data Cassette 51
Operating the DDS Tape Drive 52
Loading and Unloading a Data Cassette 52
Verifying the DDS Tape Drive Operation 53
Using Device Files 54
Archiving Data 55
Writing to a Data Cassette 55
Restoring Files from a Data Cassette to Your System 56
Listing the Files on a Data Cassette 56
Further Command Information 57
Troubleshooting 58
Ordering Information 58
4 Using Your 3.5-Inch Floppy Disk Drive
Using the Floppy Diskette 61
Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Diskette 61
Inserting and Removing a Diskette 62
Operating the Floppy Drive 63
Verifying the Floppy Drive Configuration 63

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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 Driver 69
Troubleshooting 70
Ordering Information 70
5 Solving Problems
Common Problems and Solutions 73
Problems with Powering Up the System 73
Problems Loading and Booting the Operating System 74
Problems with the 802.3 Network 75
Problems Using a Hard Disk Drive 76
Problems Using the CD-ROM Drive 77
Problems Using the DDS Tape Drive 78
Problems Using the Floppy Disk Drive 79
LED Error Codes 80
Dealing with a Boot Failure 83
Running System Verification Tests 84
A Safety and Regulatory Statements
Declaration of Conformity 1 89
Declaration of Conformity 2 90

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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
Regulation On Noise Declaration For Machines -3. GSGV 94
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions 94
Safety Statement 95
Laser Safety Statement (U.S.A. Only) 96
Visible LEDs 96
Warnings and Cautions 97
B Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration
Checking the SCSI IDs 101
Preparing Your Workstation 103
Installing Storage Devices 105
Preparing to Install Your Storage Device 106
Configuring your Storage Device 106
Determining Your Storage Devices Position 106
Storage Device Cable Routing 108
Removing the Storage Tray 108
Installing a CD-ROM or a DDS-Format Tape Drive 109
Installing a Floppy Drive 111

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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 the EGRAM (Enhanced Graphics RAM) Module (C160/C180) 130
Installing an EISA, PCI, or GSC Option Board 136
Graphics Adapter Considerations 137
Special Video Configuration Statements 137
Graphics Paths 138
Graphics Configuration Restrictions 139
Installing the Option Board 141
Replacing the Battery 146
Changing Your Monitor Type 148
Setting the Monitor Type from the Boot Console Interface 148
Setting the Monitor Type at Power On 148
Changing the Console to External Terminal 149
C SCSI Connections
SCSI Bus Differences 153
SCSI Restrictions 156
Cables 156
Connectors and Terminators 158
SCSI Configuration Constraints 159
Narrow, Single-ended SCSI Bus Configuration Constraints 159
Fast, Wide, Differential SCSI Bus Configuration Constraints 160

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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
Fast, Wide Differential SCSI IDs (C160/C180/C200 Upgrades) 170
Ultra, Wide SCSI IDs 171
Connecting to the SCSI Ports 172
System SCSI Port Connection 172
D The Boot Console Interface
Boot Console Interface Features 177
Accessing the Boot Console Interface 182
Booting Your Workstation 183
Searching for Bootable Media 185
Resetting Your Workstation 186
Displaying and Setting Paths 187
Displaying and Setting the Monitor Type 189
The Monitor Command 189
Displaying the Current Monitor Configuration 190
Setting the Monitor Type 191
Setting the Monitor Type at Power On 193
Changing the Console to External Terminal 194
Displaying the Current Memory Configuration 195
Memory Information Sample 1 196

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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 204
Displaying System Information 206
Displaying PIM Information 207

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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 described
in the C Class Hardware Installation Card.

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Audience
This guide is intended for HP 9000 Model C160/C180/C200/C240/C360
workstation 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) you received with your system or
system software for additional information that we may not have been able
to include in this guide at the time of its publication.

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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 Guide (B1171-90079)
•Managing Clusters of HP 9000 Computers: Sharing the HP-UX
File System (B2355-90038)
To order manuals, please contact your local sales office.
Revision History
The revision history for each edition of the manual is listed below:
HP Part No. Edition Revision History
A4200-90050 E1298 First printing

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Documentation Conventions
Unless otherwise noted in the text, this guide uses the following symbolic
conventions.
user-supplied values Italic words or characters in for-
mats and command descriptions
represent values that you must
supply.
sample user input In examples, information that the
user enters appears in color.
output Information that the system dis-
plays appears in this type-
face.
literal values Bold words or characters in for-
mats and command descriptions
represent commands or keywords
that you must use literally. Path-
names are also in bold.
KEY Text with a line above and a line
below denotes a key on your key-
board, or a key or button which is
drawn on your workstation’s
graphic display.
(In this manual we refer to the
Enter key. On your keyboard the
key may be labeled either Enter
or Return.)

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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.

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Product Information

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Product Information
This chapter introduces the HP 9000 Model C160/C180/C200/C240/C360
workstations, including their controls and indicators. This chapter discusses
the following topics:
• Product description
• System unit front panel controls
• System unit rear panel connectors
• Monitors
• Keyboards
• Operating system overview