VAXstation 3100 Model 76 Owner's Guide

This document is the Owner's Guide for the Digital Equipment Corporation VAXstation 3100 Model 76.

It serves as a comprehensive manual for users setting up the workstation for the first time, as well as for those installing new internal devices.

The guide covers:

• System Overview: Introduces the VAXstation 3100 Model 76, highlighting its features such as processing power (8 VUPS), memory capacity (up to 32 MB), support for DECwindows (X Window System), and Ethernet connectivity (standard and ThinWire).
• Hardware Installation: Provides step-by-step instructions for unpacking, choosing the optimal location, connecting essential peripherals like the keyboard, mouse, monitor, and Ethernet terminators, and the initial power-up procedure.
• System Basics: Explains how to use built-in components like hard disks and the RX23 diskette drive (insertion, removal, write-protection).
• Expansion and Upgrades: Details how to add and use external expansion boxes (e.g., BA42, compact disc expansion boxes) and install optional internal devices such as SIMM memory modules, graphics coprocessor modules, and additional hard disks.
• Networking: Guides users on connecting the VAXstation to ThinWire Ethernet and Standard Ethernet networks.
• Troubleshooting and Diagnostics: Offers extensive information on identifying problems, interpreting power-up messages and status codes, running self-tests and system exercisers, testing storage devices and memory, and using utilities like the disk eraser. It includes detailed error code definitions for various system components.
• Configuration: Explains how to adjust keyboard language, use console commands, and manage password security features.
• Technical Specifications: Provides tabular data on system dimensions, electrical requirements, environmental conditions, and detailed specifications for hard disk and diskette drives.
• Related Documents: Lists other relevant manuals for further information.

The guide emphasizes proper procedures, including safety warnings and cautions, to ensure correct installation, operation, and maintenance of the VAXstation 3100 Model 76.