Digital Equipment 600A Installations- und Betriebshandbuch

DIGITALPersonalWorkstation

600

UpgradeGuide

Part Number: EK–ALMIA–KU. C01

September 1997

Digital Equipment Corporation

Maynard, Massachusetts

September 1997

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Table of Contents

1 The 600

Upgrade

Overview................................................................................................................................1–1

Kit Components...............................................................................................................1–1

Upgrade Procedures.........................................................................................................1–2

Installation..............................................................................................................................1–3

A Starting an Operating System Installation

Introduction........................................................................................................................... A–1

Starting a Windows NT Workstation Installation................................................................... A–2

B Loading ESS 1887 Audio Driver

Introduction............................................................................................................................B–1

Figures

Figure 1-1 Unlocking and Removing the System Cover......................................... 1–4

Figure 1-2 Removing the MLB.............................................................................. 1–5

Figure 1-3 Disconnecting Fan Cable...................................................................... 1–6

Figure 1-4 Removing Fan and Fan Pipe................................................................. 1–7

Figure 1-5 Installing Fan in New Fan Mount and Fan Pipe .................................... 1–7

Figure 1-6 Installing Fan Assembly ....................................................................... 1–8

Figure 1-7 Installing the Memory .......................................................................... 1–9

Figure 1-8 Installing the New MLB......................................................................1–10

Figure 1-9 Moving the Power Cable .....................................................................1–11

Figure 1-10 Replacing the Speed Button...............................................................1–12

Figure 1-11 Replacing the Cover ..........................................................................1–13

Tables

Table 1-1 SN-PBXBA-FA Kit List ........................................................................ 1–2

Table A–1: Starting a Windows NT Workstation Installation.................................A–3

Table A–2: Setting Up Partitions for a Windows NT Installation...........................A–6

Preface

Welcome

This guide describes how to upgrade your DIGITAL Personal Workstation 266ior higher

Series system to a DIGITAL Personal Workstation 600a system by replacing the Main

Logic Board (MLB).

Audience

If you are converting your DIGITAL Personal Workstation 266iSeries system to a

DIGITAL Personal Workstation 600asystem, the information included here is helpful to

you.

Organization of the Information

This guide contains information on upgrading DIGITAL Personal Workstation 266ior

higher Series systems to a DIGITAL Personal Workstation 600asystem. The following

topics (see the Table of Contents for a detailed listing) are covered:

•Overview lists the contents of the kit and provides and overview of the upgrade

procedures.

•Installation provides step-by-step instructions for removing the current MLB and

installing the new one.

Conventions

This guide uses the following conventions:

Example Description

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information.

Abbreviations

This guide uses the following abbreviations:

Abbreviation Meaning

CD Compact disc.

CD-ROM Compact disc read-only memory.

CPU Central processing unit.

DIMM Dual inline memory module.

DMA Direct memory access.

DRAM Dynamic random access memory.

DROM Diagnostic read only memory.

EIDE Enhanced integrated drive electronics.

FDC Floppy disk controller.

flashROM Electrically erasable, rewriteable, nonvolatile memory.

GB A GB suffix to a numerical value indicates size in gigabytes

(for exam

le, 1 GB). A

te e

uals 1,073,741,824

bytes.

IRQ Interrupt request.

ISA Industry-standard architecture.

Kb A Kb suffix to a numerical value indicates size in kilobits

(for example, 512 Kb). A kilobit equals 1024 bits.

KB A KB suffix to a numerical value indicates size in kilobytes

(for example, 640 KB). A kilobyte equals 1024 bytes.

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LED Light-emitting diode.

MAU Media adapter unit.

Mb An Mb suffix to a numerical value indicates size in megabits

(for example, 10 Mb). A megabit equals 1,048,576 bits.

MB A MB suffix to a numerical value indicates size in

megabytes (for example, 550 MB). A megabyte equals

1,048,576 bytes.

MHz Megahertz.

MII Media independent interface.

MLB Main logic board.

ns Nanoseconds.

NVRAM Nonvolatile random access memory.

PCI Peripheral component interconnect.

RISC Reduced instruction set computing.

ROM Read only memory.

SCSI Small computer system interface.

SDRAM Synchronous dynamic random access memory.

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Special Notices

This guide uses four kinds of notices to emphasize specific information.

WARNING: A WARNING indicates the presence of a hazard that can cause personal

injury.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates the presence of a hazard that can damage hardware or

corrupt software.

NOTE: A NOTE gives general information, such as compatibility with other products or

pointers to other information.

HINT: A HINT includes suggestions to make your computing tasks easier.

Additional Information Resources

You may wish to consult the following information resources on your DIGITAL Personal

Workstation which were included in your original your DIGITAL Personal Workstation

documentation kit:

•Quick Setup Guide (order number ER-B30WW-IM. A01) presents a graphical

overview of the DIGITAL Personal Workstation system installation. (Note that not all

DIGITAL Personal Workstation systems will be shipping with USB.)

• DIGITAL Personal Workstation User Information (order number EK-ALMIA-UI. A01)

provides detailed user information for the installation, operation, and maintenance of

your DIGITAL Personal Workstation.

For other product-related information, we suggest that you consult our Web site at

http://www.workstation.digital.com/. Your distributor or DIGITAL representative also can

provide you with information on products and services.

Feedback

Our readers' opinions about this guide or any other DIGITAL manual is important to us. If

you have any comments, we'd appreciate your taking the time to send us electronic mail at

[email protected].

Please reference order number EK-ALMIA-KU. C01 in your correspondence about this

manual.

DIGITAL Personal Workstation 600a Upgrade Guide 1–1

The 600

Upgrade

Overview

This manual describes the upgrade of your DIGITAL Personal Workstation Model 266ior

higher to a DIGITAL Personal Workstation Model 600a.

Kit Components

The kit for conversion of a DIGITAL Personal Workstation Model 266ito a DIGITAL

Personal Workstation Model 600a is shown in Table 1-1. For further information, see the

DIGITAL Systems and Options Catalog (SOC).

The 600

Upgrade

1–2 DIGITAL Personal Workstation 600a Upgrade Guide

Table 1-1 SN-PBXBA-FA Kit List

Part Number Description

54-24767-03 Main Logic Board

74-51176-55 Speed button

54-25084-DA (1)

20-47405-D2 (1) SDRAM DIMMs (2)

QB-5L5AA-SA Software floppy diskettes

EK-ALMIA-KU Documentation (this manual)

12-36175-01 Wrist grounding strap

AK-RISHE-CA Alpha System H/W V4.0 Support

Diskette (HAL code)

AK-QHCSL-CA Windows NT Configuration Guide

3.51/4.0

AG-R0KNF-BE The Graphics Support Services CD

74-52419-01 Fan pipe

74-51236-01 Fan mount, Universal

Upgrade Procedures

You will perform the following general steps to upgrade your system.

• Backup all applications and data

• Shut down the system

• Remove the present Main Logic Board (MLB)

• Remove the present fan mount and fan pipe

• Remove fan from old fan mount and install in new fan mount

• Attach new fan pipe and install new fan mount/fan pipe

• Install the new cache memory

• Install the new MLB

• Move the power connector on the riser card

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