DECstation 5000 Model 100 Series Quick Reference Card

This document is a Quick Reference Card for the DECstation 5000 Model 100 Series, published in 1991. It serves as a concise technical guide covering essential operational and configuration aspects of the workstation.

Key information includes:

• System Booting and Configuration: Instructions for booting the ULTRIX operating system with various options (e.g., multiuser, network boot) and commands (cnfg) to display and test the workstation's hardware configuration, including detailed information about slots, modules, memory, and SCSI devices.
• Console Commands: A comprehensive list of console commands for system management, such as setting and displaying environment variables, configuring the system console, setting halt actions, running power-up self-tests, viewing and running scripts, managing console passwords, and testing hardware modules.
• SCSI Device Configuration: Detailed tables and diagrams explaining how to set SCSI ID numbers for both external (e.g., BA42 expansion box, RRD40 CD, TK50Z/TLZ04 tape drives) and internal drives (e.g., TZK10, RZ23, RZ24, RZ25, RRD42) using physical switches and jumpers.
• Hardware Layout: A labeled diagram of the DECstation's rear panel, identifying all major ports (video, power, keyboard/mouse, communications, Ethernet, SCSI) and physical controls (on/off switch, halt button).