VAX-11/780 Installation Manual

This document is the VAX-11/780 Installation Manual, published by Digital Equipment Corporation. It provides comprehensive procedures for the physical setup, cabling, and initial testing of the VAX-11/780 computer system.

The manual is structured into four main parts:

1. Standard VAX-11/780 Installation: Covers unpacking, cabinet disassembly and joining, intercabinet cabling, console installation, and initial power checks and system turn-on/checkout.
2. Options Installation: Details the installation and diagnostics for various optional hardware components, including the Floating-Point Accelerator (FP780), UNIBUS Adapter (DW780), DR780 General Purpose Interface, MASSBUS Adapter (RH780), MOS Memory Assembly (MS780), and complex MA780 Multiport Memory configurations (including two-, three-, and four-system setups).
3. UNIBUS VAX-11/780 CU/CV Installation: Provides specific installation and system testing procedures for this particular VAX-11/780 variant.
4. UNIBUS VAX-11/780 Conversion to Standard VAX-11/780: Outlines the process of upgrading an existing UNIBUS VAX-11/780 system to a standard VAX-11/780 configuration, involving hardware removal and re-installation, followed by diagnostics.