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Document:	Digital AlphaServer 400 Series Upgrade Information
Order Number:	EK-ALPH4-UP
Revision:	A01
Pages:	10
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Digital AlphaServer 400 Series
Upgrade Information
Order Number: EK–ALPH4–UP. A01

Digital Equipment Corporation
Maynard, Massachusetts

February 1995
Digital Equipment Corporation makes no representations that the use of its
products in the manner described in this publication will not infringe on
existing or future patent rights, nor do the descriptions contained in this
publication imply the granting of licenses to make, use, or sell equipment or
software in accordance with the description.
Possession, use, or copying of the software described in this publication
is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Digital or an
authorized sublicensor.
© Digital Equipment Corporation 1995. All Rights Reserved.
The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation: Alpha AXP,
AXP, DEC, DECpc, DECstation, Digital, OpenVMS, RRD42, RZ, ThinWire,
TURBOchannel, ULTRIX, VAX, VAX DOCUMENT, VAXstation, the AXP logo,
and the DIGITAL logo.
Motif and OSF/1 are registered trademarks of Open Software Foundation, Inc.,
licensed by Digital.
FCC Notice: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in
a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case users
will be required to correct the interference at their own expense.

All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective
holders.
S2816

This document was prepared using VAX DOCUMENT Version 2.1.

Contents
1 Options You Can Upgrade
Purpose of This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Your Existing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Options You Can Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2 Upgrade Procedure
Upgrade Procedure: Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step 1: Note SCSI IDs and Drive Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step 2: Remove SCSI Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step 3: Set the SCSI IDs on the Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step 4: Install the Options and Complete the Upgrade . . . . .
Step 5: Return Your System to Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2–2
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Upgrade Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1–3

Figures
1–1

iii

1
Options You Can Upgrade

Purpose of This
Guide

This guide, intended for customers and Digital service
representatives, identifies options that can be removed from an
existing system and used, internally or externally, in a Digital
AlphaServer 400 Series system.

Your Existing
System

This documentation covers upgrades for the following systems:

Options You
Can Upgrade

•

DECsystem 5000 Model 25/50/133/150/200/240/260

•

DECsystem 3100, 5100, 5400, 5500

•

MicroVAX 3100 Model 30/40/80/90/90A

•

MicroVAX I, II, 2000, 3300, 3400,

•

VAX 82xx, 83xx

•

DEC 3000 Model 400S, 500S, 600S, 800S

•

DEC 2000 Model 300, 500

The following options can be used with the Digital AlphaServer
400 Series system:
Option

Description
Internal or External Disk Drives

RZ25L

535 MB 3.5" SCSI

RZ26L

1.0 GB 3.5" SCSI

RZ28

2.1 GB 3.5" SCSI

Options You Can Upgrade 1–1

Options You Can Upgrade

Option

Description
Internal or External Tape Drives/CD-ROM

TLZ06

4 GB 4 MM DAT drive

TZK11

2.0 GB QIC tape

RRD43

600 MB CD-ROM
Monitors

FR-PCXAV-HA/HB

21" color

FR-PCXAV-EC/ED

17" color

VRC21-HA/H4

21" color

PCXAV-EC/EE

17" color

VRT17-PA/P4/HA/H4

17" color
Expansion Boxes

Warning

BA350

Deskside

BA353

Desktop

Attach an antistatic wrist strap before you begin this upgrade.
As you remove options from your system, place them on an
antistatic mat. Static discharge can cause irreparable damage to
options modules.

1–2 Options You Can Upgrade

Options You Can Upgrade

Figure 1–1 Upgrade Kit Contents

Mouse

Keyboard**
System Power
Cord*

System Unit

Upgrade Manual
User’s Documentation*

Return
Address Label

* - North American orders only
** - Microsoft Windows NT, North American orders only
MLO-009848

Options You Can Upgrade 1–3

2
Upgrade Procedure

Upgrade
Procedure:
Summary

The procedure for upgrading options from an existing system
includes the following steps:
1. Note the names and SCSI ID settings of the current drives.
2. Remove the drives.
3. Set the SCSI IDs on the drives.
4. Install the options in the AlphaServer 400 system and
complete the upgrade.
5. Return your existing system to Digital.

Step 1: Note
SCSI IDs and
Drive Names

If your Digital AlphaServer 400 Series system has factoryinstalled drives, you may need to change the SCSI IDs on the
drives you are upgrading.
To display the SCSI ID settings of the drives in your current
system:
1. Enter the command to shut down the software and put the
system in console mode following the instructions in your
software documentation.
2. Check your current system configuration, following the
instructions in the documentation that was shipped with
your current system. If you need to order the documentation,
call 1-800-DIGITAL for ordering information.

Upgrade Procedure 2–1

Upgrade Procedure

Write down the names of your system drives and SCSI ID
settings here. You will need them for future use.

Step 2:
Remove SCSI
Drives

To remove SCSI drives from your existing system, refer to the
documentation that was shipped with that system.

Step 3: Set the
SCSI IDs on the
Drives

If your Digital AlphaServer 400 Series system has a factoryinstalled disk drive, it is set to SCSI ID 0. Check the SCSI ID
settings you noted earlier. If one of the drives you are upgrading
is also set to SCSI ID 0, change that setting.
SCSI ID settings can be found in the documentation covering
your existing system.

Step 4: Install
the Options
and Complete
the Upgrade

To install the options you have removed from your existing
system and complete the upgrade:
1. Follow the instructions in the Digital AlphaServer 400 Series
User Information manual.
2. Update the customer service contract for the Digital
AlphaServer 400 Series system.

Step 5: Return
Your System to
Digital

To return your existing system and any options that are not
upgradeable to Digital:
1. Pack the system and options securely in packing material.
2. Attach the return-address label that was in your upgrade
kit, and ship the package to Digital.

2–2 Upgrade Procedure