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Model C160 / C180 / C200 / C240 / C360
Owner’s Guide
HP Part No. A4200-90050
Edition E1298
Printed in U.S.A.
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Copyright Hewlett-Packard Co. 1998 Printing History First Printing: December 1998 UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. NOTICE The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. HEWLETT-PACKARD WARRANTY STATEMENT HP PRODUCT DURATION OF WARRANTY C160/C180/C200/C240/C360 one year 1. HP warrants HP hardware, accessories and supplies aga
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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- lation by HP to be delayed more than 30 days after delivery, warranty begins on the 31st day from delivery. 6. Warranty does not apply to defects resulting from (a) improper or inade- quate maintenance or calibration, (b) software, interfacing, parts or supplies not supplied by HP, (c) unauthorized modification or misuse, (d) operation ou
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Contents 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 Sec
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Contents 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
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Contents 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
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Contents 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
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Contents 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 Changin
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Contents 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
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Contents 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
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Contents 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 xii
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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. xiii
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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. xiv
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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 e
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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 inthis type- face. literal values Bold words or characters in for- mats and command descriptions represent commands or keywor
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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. xvii
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1 Product Information 1
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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 2
