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Introducing the AM-6000 Computer Page 1-3AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00ABOUT THIS BOOKThe purpose of this book is to get you started wi

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Appendix D - SCSI TerminationSCSI TERMINATION USING EXTERNAL TERMINATOR OPTIONThe preferred method of te

Page D-2Appendix DAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Figure A-1 shows an extended active external narrow SCSI connector and bail locks for h

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Appendix E - Read-Ahead andWrite BufferingINTRODUCTIONEarlier AMOS systems achieved high levels of perfo

Page E-2Appendix EAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Programs that do significant random disk access (such as RNDRED) tend to slow down with

Read-Ahead and Write Buffering Page E-3AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Write buffering can speed up the write process. When write bufferi

Page E-4Appendix EAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00The buffer-size is the size of the write buffer (you specify the size in Kilobytes). We

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 02Document HistoryRevision Date DescriptionA00 May, 1997 Initial release.A01 May, 1998 Small corrections to

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Index110BaseT connections · A-9AAC power receptacle · 2-10Accountsadding new · 5-2organization · 5-2passw

Page 2IndexAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00turning off power · 2-14turning on power · 2-11unpacking · 2-1Configuration · 7-11boot monitor

Index Page 3AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00ESCAPE key · 3-7RETURN key · 3-7RUB key · 3-7SHIFT key · 3-7LLine editor · 3-9, 5-7, B-2LOG c

Page 1-4 Chapter OneAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Symbol DescriptionThis symbol means STOP!, and signals an importantwarning or restric

Page 4IndexAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00features · C-1reactivating · C-1SYSACT command · 5-2, 5-12SYSTAT command · 3-5, 5-3, 5-8SYSTEM

Introducing the AM-6000 Computer Page 1-5AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 02• Battery backed CMOS containing several boot routines that ena

Page 1-6 Chapter OneAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 02• Selection of any hard disk ID number as the primary boot disk (unit #0 - 6). In th

Introducing the AM-6000 Computer Page 1-7AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00SCSI Tape DrivesYour computer may contain one or more SCSI compa

Page 1-8 Chapter OneAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00By adding a commercially available transceiver, you can convert the 15-pin AUI port t

Introducing the AM-6000 Computer Page 1-9AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Rear I/O PanelThe AM-6000 rear panel supports a minimum of four

Page 1-10 Chapter OneAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00• A sophisticated command language allows you to invoke a stream of commands and pro

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Chapter 2 - InstallationThis chapter gives general installation information for your computer. It discus

Page 2-2 Chapter TwoAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00• This manual and warranty cards.• Release Notes.• The main enclosure.• One AC power

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Installation Page 2-3AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00RECORDING THE SSD IDENTIFICATION NUMBERThe Software Security Device (SSD) is a custo

Page 2-4 Chapter TwoAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00• The Reset button allows you to reset the computer from the control panel. Once the

Installation Page 2-5AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00LOCKSTATUS SELECT RESETMEMORY SELECT POWER RUNDISPLAY ADISPLAY BDISPLAY CFigure 2-2:

Page 2-6 Chapter TwoAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00115SCSI10PRINT PORT 0PRINT PORT 1PRINT PORT 2PRINT PORT 3ABC DE F GSIO EXPANSION BUST

Installation Page 2-7AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00UPS10BaseTSERIALPORTS3210AUILINKTXRXAM-176 BOARD I/O PANELAM-359 I/O BOARDSAM-319-20

Page 2-8 Chapter TwoAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00terminal cabling to reach from the back panel of your computer to the terminals and p

Installation Page 2-9AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00If problems occur when equipment near the computer is turned on—for example, if your

Page 2-10 Chapter TwoAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Voltage Current Draw +5 volts 4.3A max with 256MB DRAM 3.9A with 8MB DRAM

Installation Page 2-11AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Turning the Computer OnOnce you turn on your computer, you must be very careful nev

Page 2-12 Chapter TwoAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00AM-6000 RJ-45serial boot port (#0)TX RX LINK AUI 10 base T

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCING THE AM-6000 COMPUTER...

Installation Page 2-13AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00INITIAL TESTINGBefore you boot the computer under AMOS, or hook up any printers and

Page 2-14 Chapter TwoAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 002. Insert the warm boot tape into the tape drive.3. Press the Reset button on the

Installation Page 2-15AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00EXPANDING YOUR COMPUTERYour Alpha Micro VAR can assist you with setting up, expandi

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Chapter 3 - Getting StartedThis chapter contains two types of information: basic concepts about the way

Page 3-2 Chapter ThreeAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00You can change the CMOS configuration even if you can’t boot the computer under AMO

Getting Started Page 3-3AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00The CMOS menu fields are:Primary Boot Device TypeThis parameter selects the type

Page 3-4 Chapter ThreeAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Network Interface TypeThis parameter specifies which Ethernet interface connector t

Getting Started Page 3-5AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00computer—since you are using a different system initialization command file the d

Page 3-6 Chapter ThreeAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00The two part structure of the account number allows you another level of organizati

Getting Started Page 3-7AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00You can assign passwords to disk accounts and user names. If the account or user

Page ii Table of ContentsAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00POWER AND CABLE CONNECTIONS...

Page 3-8 Chapter ThreeAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00KEY DESCRIPTIONRETURNRETURN (sometimes labeled ENTER or with an arrow that curves t

Getting Started Page 3-9AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00See the table above for explanations of RUBTOUURT and control characters.If you p

Page 3-10 Chapter ThreeAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Diskettes have a finite lifetime, so be sure to make backup copies of your diskett

Getting Started Page 3-11AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00hard plastic case surrounding the diskette. The cutout or door is the window thr

Page 3-12 Chapter ThreeAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Figure 3-3: Inserting a 5.25" DisketteFigure 3-4: Inserting a 3.5" Diske

Getting Started Page 3-13AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00and when you want to write on the diskette, the data may get scrambled!When you

Page 3-14 Chapter ThreeAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Device Data CartridgeMaximumCapacityAM-625 DC6037 40MbDC6150/DC600-XTD 150MbDC6250

Getting Started Page 3-15AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Loading and Unloading Tape CartridgesTo avoid static discharge, always ground yo

Page 3-16 Chapter ThreeAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 003. Once the tape is loaded, the status lights on the drive will indicate the stat

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Chapter 4 - Where Do I Go From Here?Your Alpha Micro computer is extremely versatile—it can do so many d

Table of Contents Page iiiAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00"I Want To Start At The Beginning" ...

Page 4-2 Chapter FourAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00• AlphaNET is a low-cost way to transfer files, exchange information, and share reso

Where Do I Go From Here? Page 4-3AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00• AlphaMAIL is an electronic mail system for sending and receiving messa

Page 4-4 Chapter FourAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00"I Want To Do Text Processing"If you want to use your computer to prepare

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Chapter 5 - System Administration"System Operator" is the title we give the person whose job i

Page 5-2 Chapter FiveAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Because both backup and diagnostic procedures usually must be done when only one job

System Administration Page 5-3AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 001. If you want to see a list of the disk devices on your computer, type:SY

Page 5-4 Chapter FiveAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00MODIFYING THE SYSTEM INITIALIZATION FILEThe name of the system initialization file f

System Administration Page 5-5AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00:T;JOBS 5;JOBALC JOB1;QUEUE 2000;TRMDEF TERM1,AM318=0:19200,ALPHA,200,200,2

Page 5-6 Chapter FiveAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 003. To connect a printer to the parallel port, change the DEVICE statement in the pr

System Administration Page 5-7AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00• AM318 is the name of the interface driver for the circuit board the termi

Page iv Table of ContentsAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00APPENDIX A - CONNECTOR CONFIGURATIONS ...

Page 5-8 Chapter FiveAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00In addition to many other pieces of information about the status of the computer, SY

System Administration Page 5-9AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00The next two sections discuss two very useful diagnostic programs, REDALL a

Page 5-10 Chapter FiveAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Use DSKANA frequently on all of your disks. It is a good practice to use DSKANA on

System Administration Page 5-11AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00OPTION FUNCTION None Displays account numbers on disk and summary only.

Page 5-12 Chapter FiveAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00FORMATTING AND INITIALIZING A DISKETTEBefore you use a new diskette for the first t

System Administration Page 5-13AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Create extended directory structure? [NO]This option is normally used with

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Chapter 6 - PreventiveMaintenanceYour computer requires little care. However, preventive maintenance is

Page 6-2Chapter SixAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00• Store cartridges with the write-protect switch in the SAFE position.• Keep magnets a

Preventive Maintenance Page 6-3AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Whenever the tape cartridge status light flashes, you should clean the dri

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Chapter 7 - TroubleshootingProceduresWe are sure you will find your Alpha Micro computer easy to install

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00List of IllustrationsFigure 1-1: AM-6000 in Deskside Chassis...

Page 7-2Chapter SevenAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Symptom #2: Scrambled Characters on the Terminal ScreenIf the characters you see on

Troubleshooting Procedures Page 7-3AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 001. Press the power button to turn the computer off.Make sure the powe

Page 7-4Chapter SevenAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00D. No problem was found in this section. Please perform the next procedure on your

Troubleshooting Procedures Page 7-5AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00J. If Status Code 2d or 3d remains on the display panel, your compute

Page 7-6Chapter SevenAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00D. If the computer did not boot successfully, try turn the computer off and back on

Troubleshooting Procedures Page 7-7AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 004. If there is a problem with the terminal cables, correct the proble

Page 7-8Chapter SevenAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00If the test mode tells you what the problem is, correct the problem and reset the co

Troubleshooting Procedures Page 7-9AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00G. Observe the front panel Status Display and the screen.If a blinkin

Page 7-10Chapter SevenAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Serial Port Test Hard Disk Test VCR TestSteady Blinking Steady Blinking Steady Blin

Troubleshooting Procedures Page 7-11AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00If the computer boots, there is probably some scrambled data on your

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Chapter 1 - Introducing theAM-6000 ComputerThe Alpha Microsystems AM-6000 is a high-performance computer

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Chapter 8 - Status Display CodesYour computer provides various tools for you to use to assure yourself y

Page 8-2Chapter EightAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 01Front PanelStatus CodeDescription0 Computer is functioning normally.4 System has gon

Status Display Codes Page 8-3AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Front PanelStatus CodeDescription24 Reading the Master File Directory (MFD)

Page 8-4Chapter EightAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Front PanelStatus CodeDescription35 Searching for the User File Directory (UFD) acco

Status Display Codes Page 8-5AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Front PanelStatus CodeDescription49 An internal fault has occurred in the UP

Page 8-6Chapter EightAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Front PanelStatus CodeDescriptionF5 TRAPV instruction.F6 Privilege violation.F7 TRAC

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Appendix A - ConnectorConfigurationsThe types and number of connectors found on the rear panel of your A

Page A-2Appendix AAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00You enable these specific signals by attaching cable wires to certain connector pins.If

Connector Configurations Page A-3AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 002. Signal conditioning equipment (for example, a "short haul modem

Page A-4Appendix AAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00The technique for making an adequately shielded cable involves connecting the metal cab

Page 1-2 Chapter OneAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00For configurations requiring more peripheral devices or more serial input/output conn

Connector Configurations Page A-5AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00RS-232 DB-9 to DB-25 Terminal CablesThis section tells you which pins to

Page A-6Appendix AAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Workstation Connection CablesFor RJ-45 connectors, use the standard AM-359-50 cable set

Connector Configurations Page A-7AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00RS-232 RJ-45 TO DB-25 CABLES FOR TERMINALS AND PRINTERSThe following tab

Page A-8Appendix AAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00PARALLEL PRINTER PORTSAM-6000 computers have four high-speed parallel ports. All the pa

Connector Configurations Page A-9AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00AM-6000 UPS STATUS PORTThe UPS status port on the back panel of the AM-6

Page A-10Appendix AAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 01RJ-45 PinNumberSignal Name1 Transmit Data +2 Transmit Data -3 Receive Data +6 Receive

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Appendix B - The ControlCharactersYour terminal keyboard allows you to type control characters which per

Page B-2Appendix BAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Control-QWhen you press CTRL/S (described above) to freeze the screen display, youmust

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Appendix C - Super I/OSuper I/O is designed to significantly increase character output for all serial po

Page C-2Appendix CAM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00Disabling Super I/O on Individual AM-359 BoardsWhen your computer is processing your sy