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PDI-00172-60 A02Roadrunner 040Eagle 100, AM-3000M/LCand AM-3000VME UpgradeInstallation InstructionsRIGHT. FROM THE START.RIGHT. FROM THE START.RIGHT.

Page 1-5Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME Upgrade1.5.6AM-355 I/O Bus Compatible Paddle BoardsAll AM-355 I/O Bus paddl

Page 1-6 Compatibility and Board Setupdrives can be upgraded without removing the drive from the computer. Toupgrade the newer model of the 3800 see s

Page 1-7Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME Upgrade3.AM-627 1GB, AM-628 2GB, and newer models of the AM-626 525MBTandb

Page 1-8 Compatibility and Board Setup1.6.2AM-645 8mm Magnetic Tape SubsystemIn order for the Exabyte tape drive to work with the Roadrunner hardwar

Page 1-9Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME Upgrade1.7.2SCSI Bus and SASI Bus CompatibilityIn most cases, you will be a

Page 1-10 Compatibility and Board Setup1.9AM-174 ROADRUNNER BOARD CONFIGURATIONThe illustration below shows the AM-174 board configured as shipped b

Page 1-11Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME Upgrade1.9.1Installing MemorySpecial care must be taken when installing a

Page 1-12 Compatibility and Board Setup1.9.3Boot PROM Removal and InstallationIf it becomes necessary to update the boot PROM on the AM-174 Roadrunn

Page 1-13Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME UpgradeIn order for the AM-987 to function, jumper W1 must be installed in t

CHAPTER 2Eagle 100 Hardware Installation2.1EAGLE 100 BOOT DRIVE GUIDELINESIf you are installing a new pre-configured Roadrunner bootableSCSI drive

© 1995 Alpha MicrosystemsREVISIONS INCORPORATEDREVISION DATEA00 August 1995A01 October 1995A02 November 1995Roadrunner 040, Eagle 100, AM-3000M/LC and

Page 2-2 Eagle 100 Hardware Installation2.2EAGLE 100 HARDWARE INSTALLATIONThe following sections describe the steps required to perform the actual R

Page 2-3Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME Upgrade2.2.2Installing the AM-987 BoardWith the AC power cord unplugged and

Page 2-4 Eagle 100 Hardware InstallationBATTERYJ1W1J5J4J2J3ALPHA MICROSYSTEMSW4W5J8 J9J6J7W10J11J10POWERRUNDISKW8W12W9W6SSDW3W2AM-137P1P2ALPHAMICROSYS

Page 2-5Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME UpgradePOWER SUPPLYSIDE MOUNTING PLATERemove these screws and liftout the sid

Page 2-6 Eagle 100 Hardware Installation2.2.3Mounting the Roadrunner BoardTo install the Roadrunner board in the Eagle chassis, special mounting har

Page 2-7Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME UpgradeMC1255TOP OF MOUNTING PLATEBOTTOM OF MOUNTING PLATEInside of Plate(ups

Page 2-8 Eagle 100 Hardware InstallationNCRALPHAMICROSYSTEMSALPHA MICROSYSTEMS AM-174JP7JP2 JP1J1J2 J3J4JP17JP9JP10040JP6JP13JP11JP12JP16JP14JP15ADDRE

Page 2-9Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME Upgrade1.Refer to the following illustration to locate and remove the four

Page 2-10 Eagle 100 Hardware Installation3.Once the cover plate has been removed, position the corner bracket insidethe chassis as shown in the nex

Page 2-11Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME Upgrade2.2.5AM-987 and AM-174 Cable ConnectionsRefer to the following step

Page iInstallation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME UpgradeTABLE OF CONTENTSCHAPTER 1 - COMPATIBILITY AND BOARD SETUP1.1 INTRODUCT

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Page 2-13Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME UpgradeThough the internal routing of the inter-connecting cables is not cri

CHAPTER 3AM-3000M/LC Hardware Installation3.1HARD DRIVE CONSIDERATIONSWhether you’re installing a new pre-configured Roadrunner bootable SCSI disk d

Page 3-2 AM-3000M/LC Hardware Installation3.1.2Attaching Hard Drives to Opposite Bus PortsOn a standard AM-3000M you may attach a SCSI hard drive to

Page 3-3Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME UpgradeUpgrading a Standard AM-3000M System -- continuedIf you intend to use

Page 3-4 AM-3000M/LC Hardware InstallationUpgrading an AM-540 Modified AM-3000M System -- continuedIf you intend to use your existing SCSI hard drive

Page 3-5Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME Upgrade3.2.1AM-140 (AM-3000M CPU Board) Required ReworkThe AM-140 requires

Page 3-6 AM-3000M/LC Hardware Installation3.2.2AM-3000M Hardware Installation OverviewThe following illustration shows an overview of how the AM-987

Page 3-7Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME Upgrade3.2.3Installing the AM-987 on the AM-140 CPU BoardAfter performing t

Page 3-8 AM-3000M/LC Hardware InstallationMEMORY CONNECTORSNOT SUPPORTED WITHROADRUNNER HARDWARERemove the screwsat these locations.Remove the memory

Page ii Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME UpgradeCHAPTER 3 - AM-3000M/LC HARDWARE INSTALLATION3.1 HARD DRIVE CONSIDERA

Page 3-9Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME Upgrade6.Refer to the next illustration and install two plastic standoffs

Page 3-10 AM-3000M/LC Hardware InstallationSW1J1J2J3J4J5J6J20J8J7J18J19J12J13J14J15J16J17J10U32BATTERYU97U130U131U1441111140-00W1W8W10W9W12W11W14W13MC

Page 3-11Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME Upgrade3.2.4Installing the Roadrunner BoardBefore you install your Roadrun

Page 3-12 AM-3000M/LC Hardware InstallationSW1J1J2J3J4J5J6J20J8J7J18J19J12J13J14J15J16J17J10U32BATTERYU97U130U131U1441111140-00W1W8W10W9W12W11W14W13MC

Page 3-13Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME UpgradeSW1J1J2J3J4J5J6J20J8J7J18J19J12J13J14J15J16J17J10U32BATTERYU97U130U13

Page 3-14 AM-3000M/LC Hardware Installation3.334-PIN X-BUS CABLING PRECAUTIONSIf you’ve already connected the X-bus cables to the AM-987 connectors

Page 3-15Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME UpgradeP2ALPHAMICROSYSTEMSAM-987JP1P3U14U14AP1AM-174Pin-1J290 Degree Fold-Ov

Page 3-16 AM-3000M/LC Hardware Installation3.3.2Connecting the 50-Pin SCSI Interface CableYour computer’s existing 50-pin SASI/SCSI interface cable

CHAPTER 4AM-3000 VME Hardware Installation4.1HARD DRIVE CONSIDERATIONSWhether you’re installing a new pre-configured Roadrunner bootable SCSI disk d

Page 4-2 AM-3000 VME Hardware InstallationIf your configuration includes a Tandberg tape drive or other SCSI peripheral, makesure the bootable hard di

Page iiiInstallation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME UpgradeAPPENDIX A - SCSI TERMINATIONA.1 SCSI TERMINATION USING EXTERNAL TERM

Page 4-3Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME UpgradeIf you intend you use your existing SASI/SCSI-1 hard drive as the main

Page 4-4 AM-3000 VME Hardware Installation4.2.1Installing the AM-987 BoardWith the AC power cord unplugged and the top cover removed, the components

Page 4-5Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME UpgradeP1P2ALPHAMICROSYSTEMSAM-987JP1P3U14U14AW1P1P2AM-987JP1P3U14U14AW13/4&q

Page 4-6 AM-3000 VME Hardware InstallationJ18J17J2J3SW1J20MC1235AM-185-00BATTERYU95P1P2ALPHAMICROSYSTEMSAM-987JP1P3U14U14AW1Set Jumper W1 inposition t

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Page 4-8 AM-3000 VME Hardware Installation4.2.2Installing the Roadrunner BoardThe following instructions apply to the pedestal chassis only. Refer t

Page 4-9Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME Upgrade4.2.3AM-987 to AM-174 34-Pin X-bus Cabling InstructionsAM-987 and Ro

Page 4-10 AM-3000 VME Hardware Installation4.2.4Connecting the 50-Pin SCSI Interface CableThe product installation kit includes a new 50-pin SCSI in

Page 4-11Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME Upgrade4.2.5Connecting DC Power Cable to Roadrunner BoardThe Roadrunner bo

CHAPTER 5Initial Operation and Testing5.1BOOTING THE NEW ROADRUNNER HARDWAREIn order to perform the steps outlined in this section, your disk drive

CHAPTER 1Compatibility and Board Setup1.1INTRODUCTIONThe Roadrunner product kit described in this document is designed for upgrading thefollowing Al

Page 5-2 Initial Operation and TestingThis error will be displayed each time a DEVTBL statement for a SCSI magnetic tapedrive is encountered in your s

Page 5-3Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME UpgradeLOG SYS:RETURNWRMGENRETURNWarm Boot Monitor Generator X.X(XXX)Input mo

Page 5-4 Initial Operation and Testing5.4ROADRUNNER LOGOYour product installation kit includes a special Roadrunner logo. This logo, which isshown b

Page 5-5Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME UpgradeTable 1. Front Panel Status Codes Generated by the MonitorCODE MEANING

Page 5-6 Initial Operation and TestingTable 2 (Continued)CODE MEANING22 The system is generating a checksum of the instructions inRandom Access Memory

Page 5-7Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME UpgradeTable 2 (continued)CODE MEANINGxb The system is beginning to execute t

APPENDIX ASCSI TERMINATIONA.1SCSI TERMINATION USING EXTERNAL TERMINATOR OPTIONThe preferred method of terminating the SCSI bus in an AMOS based comp

Page A-2 Appendix ASCSISCSI(PRA-00222-00)EXTERNAL SCSI BUSTERMINATORCONFIGURATION BCONFIGURATION ABAIL LOCKSMAC821#4 SCREWAND WASHERExternal Terminato

Page A-3SCSI TerminationA.1.1Termination Procedure (Without External Terminator)For all Alpha Micro computers without an external terminator, the la

Page A-4 Appendix A3.If a computer with one or more SCSI peripherals is cabled to a subsystem withadditional SCSI devices, the SCSI devices in the

Page 1-2 Compatibility and Board Setup1.2.1FeaturesThe AM-174 Roadrunner specific features include:MC68040 CPU.66MHz or 80MHz CPU clock rate (

Page A-5SCSI TerminationFor information on how to configure terminator power on SCSI hard disk and magnetictape peripherals, see the following documen

APPENDIX BREAD-AHEAD AND WRITEBUFFERINGB.1INTRODUCTIONIn the past, AMOS systems achieved high levels of performance by using a "Herbie"sty

Page B-2 Appendix BB.2READ AHEADThe Roadrunner’s SCSI disk driver, SCZRR.DVR, is able to perform read-ahead directlyinto AMOS disk cache. When any p

Page B-3Read-Ahead and Write BufferingIf you wish to disable or change the number of read-ahead blocks, simply use theFIXLOG program to generate a new

Page B-4 Appendix BTherefore, you must weigh the potential for data loss (which is always there) versus thedramatic performance increase seen when usi

Page B-5Read-Ahead and Write BufferingThis would set up 100KB of write buffering for the DSK devices and 100KB of writebuffering for the SUB device. A

Page B-6 Appendix B:T;JOBS 5;JOBALC JOB1,JOB2;QUEUE 2000;LOAD LOAD.LITLOAD DEL.LITLOAD SYSMSG.USALOAD TRMDEF.LIT;TRMDEF TRM1,AM140=0:19200,ALPHA,350,3

Page B-7Read-Ahead and Write BufferingAMOS32.INI File (cont.);LOAD SYSTEM.LITSYSTEM SYSMSG.USASYSTEM DCACHE.SYS/N/M/U 300KSYSTEM DVR:DSK/N 100K 60SYST

APPENDIX CROADRUNNER SOFTWARECONFIGURATIONC.1PREPARING FOR A ROADRUNNER UPGRADEBefore you can install the Roadrunner software, you must consider the

Page C-2 Appendix CC.2.1Warm Boot AbilityA warm boot tape allows you to access the computer in situations where you are notable to boot from the har

Page 1-3Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 040 EAGLE 100/AM-3000M/VME Upgrade1.3MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTSThe Roadrunner hardware kit included with

Page C-3Roadrunner Software ConfigurationIf your disk drive is running an operating system earlier than AMOS 1.4C PR5/95 or2.2C PR5/95, you will need

Page C-4 Appendix CC.3.2Booting from the Roadrunner SCSI PortBefore you turn off power to your computer and install the Roadrunner hardware, youneed

Page C-5Roadrunner Software ConfigurationFor example::TJOBS 1 JOBALC JOB1;TRMDEF TERM1,AM140=0:19200,AM62A,100,100,100,EDITOR=15VERSCZDSP SCZRR.SYS;DE

Page C-6 Appendix C4.Your computer boots from a monitor called AMOS32.MON. In order for theRoadrunner to boot, a new monitor must be created by emb

Page C-7Roadrunner Software ConfigurationC.5AM-987 SOFTWARE SUPPORT PACKAGE - MINIMUM VERSIONSThe following list of software files represent the cur

APPENDIX DROADRUNNER AM-174PROGRAMMING INFORMATIOND.1ROADRUNNER AM-174 PROGRAMMING INFORMATIONThe MC68040 processor used on the AM-174 Roadrunner bo

Page D-2 Appendix DD.1.2What You Must Do..The only sure way to address this issue is to flush the instruction cache after loadinginstructions into m

Page D-3Roadrunner AM-174 Programming InformationIn versions of M68 appearing in earlier AMOS releases, the instructionsMOVECD7,CACR and CINVA were n

Page D-4 Appendix DFrom the AMOS prompt, you can type:COMPAT COMPAT.DATRETURNor you can add this same command into your system initialization command

APPENDIX EAM-3000 VME RACK MOUNTINSTALLATIONE.1RACK MOUNT INSTALLATION1.Remove existing SCSI cable, repalce with new SCSI cable and terminator.

Page 1-4 Compatibility and Board Setup1.5.2AM-140 (AM-3000M CPU Board) RequirementsThe AM-987 board is compatible with all revisions of the AM-140 C