Instruction manual

Page 12 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030/040 Eagle Upgrade
PDI-03500-00, Rev. B01
Installing Peripheral Devices
Your Eagle computer has mounting positions for six half-height 5.25” peripherals. Four of these
mounting positions are accessible through a cutout in the Eagle’s front panel. For instructions on
installing peripherals, see the
Eagle Computer Service Manual
.
Connecting the 50-Pin SCSI Interface Cable
Your Eagle computer has a 50-pin SCSI cable; one end of the cable attaches to the rear panel of the
computer; the other end of the cable attaches to the 50-pin connector on the Roadrunner board. The
connectors in the middle of the cable attach to SCSI peripherals mounted inside your chassis.
The 50-pin connector is in exactly the same location on both the Roadrunner 030 and 040 boards.
However, the connector is marked J1on the 040 board and J3 on the 030 board.
Make sure all connections to the 50-pin cable are made pin-1 to pin-1. This includes connections made to
peripheral devices.
Because your Eagle computer uses an external terminator, you must insure that all SCSI
peripherals inside your computer have their terminators removed.
INITIAL SYSTEM TESTING
Before you turn on the power, double check all your interface cabling and power connections.
Once you are satisfied that all is in order, reinstall the computer’s top cover.
After installation is complete, run the Roadrunner Self Test program to make sure each subsystem is
functional. The self test diagnostics are incorporated into the boot PROMs on the Roadrunner. Refer to
the
Alpha Micro Self Test User’s Guide
for instructions.
Once you have completed self test, press the reset button and wait for the computer to boot. At the
AMOS prompt, type:
SYSTAT
RETURN
Check the system status information displayed by the SYSTAT program and insure all jobs applicable to
your computer are up and running—e.g., terminal, printer, task manager, etc.