This document is the user guide for the DIGITAL Personal Workstation Serie au, published by Digital Equipment Corporation in May 1997.
It provides comprehensive instructions for setting up, operating, and maintaining the workstation. The guide covers:
- Initial Setup: Unpacking, preparing a comfortable workspace, connecting all peripherals (monitor, keyboard, mouse, network, audio devices, printers), and the system's power-on and shutdown procedures.
- System Overview: Detailed descriptions of the workstation's general features, front and rear panel components, internal parts, the main logic board, and expansion board, alongside technical specifications.
- System Configuration: How to configure the system using the SRM firmware, including setting environment variables, booting options, and adding ISA bus devices via utilities like ICONFIG and ISACFG.
- Hardware Installation/Upgrades: Step-by-step instructions for installing internal options such as additional memory (DIMMs), expansion cards (PCI/ISA), and mass storage devices (SCSI, CD-ROM, floppy), as well as connecting external SCSI devices and replacing the internal battery.
- Troubleshooting: Guidance on diagnosing and resolving common system problems, including interpreting diagnostic LEDs and acoustic error codes, and troubleshooting issues related to displays, input devices, and storage.
- Maintenance: Procedures for cleaning the system, monitor, mouse, and keyboard, and instructions for safely moving the workstation.
- Appendices: Additional technical details, unit assignments, firmware update procedures, and information regarding operating system installation (specifically for DIGITAL UNIX and Windows NT Workstation), and a component log for tracking system details.