Table of Contents |
About This Book | vii |
Who Should Read This Book | vii |
How to Use This Book | viii |
Typographic Conventions | viii |
Cautions and Warnings | ix |
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Chapter 1. Introducting SPARCstation 1 | 1 |
Selecting Work Area | 2 |
Unpacking the Shipping Cartons | 4 |
Taking Inventorhy | 5 |
Identifying Cables and Connectors | 6 |
Identifying Internal Parts | 8 |
Examining the System Unit | 9 |
Identifying the Audio Ports | 10 |
What's Next | 12 |
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Chapter 2. First Steps | 13 |
Internal Parts | 14 |
Connecting the Mouse to the Keyboard | 14 |
Connecting Keyboard to System Unit | 15 |
Installing Your Monitor | 16 |
Plugging in the Power Cords | 23 |
What's Next | 26 |
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Chapter 3. Starting Up a Single SPARCstation 1 | 27 |
Preparing for Power-Up | 28 |
Powering Up Your System | 29 |
Starting Up Your System | 32 |
Powering Down Your System | 41 |
What's Next | 45 |
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Chapter 4. Setting Up and Starting a Networked SPARCstation 1 | 47 |
Networks | 48 |
Connecting the Tranceiver Cable | 49 |
Checking System Setup | 50 |
Preparing for Power-Up | 51 |
Powering Up Your System | 52 |
Starting Up Your System | 55 |
Powering Down Your System | 67 |
What's Next | 71 |
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Chapters 5. Printers, terminals, and Modems | 73 |
What You Need | 73 |
Supported Devices | 74 |
Cable Requirements | 74 |
Power and Outlet Requirements | 75 |
Connecting Wyse WY-50 and VT-100 Terminals | 75 |
Connecting Hayes and Hayes-Compatible Modems | 77 |
What's Next | 80 |
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Chapter 6. Installing External Devices | 81 |
Supported External Drive Units | 81 |
SCSI Connectors | 82 |
Direct Connection | 84 |
Daisy-Chain Connection | 85 |
SCSI Bus Length | 87 |
Setting SCSI Addresses | 88 |
Desktop Storage Packs | 89 |
Before Your Start | 90 |
Installing a Desktop Storage Pack | 90 |
Powering Up Desktop Storage Pack | 94 |
Powering Down Desktop Storage Packs | 95 |
Installing an ESM or EEM | 95 |
Before You Start | 95 |
Powering Up Your ESM or EEM | 101 |
Powering Down Your ESM or EEM | 102 |
What's Next | 103 |
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Chapter 7. Introduction to the SunOS Operating System | 105 |
Access to the SunOS Operating System | 106 |
References About SunOS Operating System Installation | 106 |
Before You Start | 107 |
SunOS Operating System Features | 107 |
Optional Categories | 108 |
Reinstalling SunOS | 109 |
What's Next | 114 |
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Chapter 8. Using Diskettes and Tapes with SPARCstation 1 | 115 |
Using Diskettes and Tapes | 116 |
Handling Diskettes | 116 |
Inserting and Removing Diskettes | 116 |
Formatting Diskettes | 117 |
Write-Protecting Diskettes | 117 |
Handling Tapes | 119 |
Inserting and Removing Tapes | 120 |
Write-Protecting Tapes | 122 |
Before You Start | 123 |
What's Next | 124 |
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Appendix A. Installing Boards, Cards, and Modules | 125 |
New System | 125 |
Power Down Your System | 126 |
Attaching a Wrist Strap | 128 |
Removing the System Unit Cover | 129 |
Identifying Boards | 130 |
Identifying Slots | 133 |
Installing S-Bus Boards and Cards | 134 |
Single Inline Memory Modules (SIMMs) | 137 |
Replacing the System Unit Cover | 140 |
What's Next | 142 |
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Appendix B. Installing Internal Drives | 143 |
Before You Start | 143 |
Installing a Diskette Drive | 144 |
Installing a Hard Disk Drive | 148 |
What's Next | 156 |
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Appendix C. Monitors | 157 |
Monitor Input Ports | 159 |
17-in./432 mm Monitor Controls | 161 |
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Appendix D. Cables for Serial Devices | 163 |
Cable Types | 163 |
Serial Modem Cables | 163 |
Null Modem Cables | 165 |
Unrecognized Cables | 166 |
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Glossary | 171 |
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Index | 181 |