Owner`s manual

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The above example holds true for all hard disk drives, but has a slightly different effect if
you’re booting from a floppy drive. For example, if you boot from the 2nd floppy drive,
then that drive becomes DSK0:. If the INI file used during the boot process defines a
DSK1: device, then all accesses to DSK1: will be sent to the 1st floppy drive. The drives
become reversed, ie. DSK0: refers to floppy drive 1, and DSK1: refers to floppy drive 0.
TURNING THE COMPUTER ON
Important Note: Once you turn on your computer, you must be very careful never to
move it while power is still on; doing so could damage the disk drives inside the unit.
"Turning the Computer off," at the end of this chapter, gives information on how to
correctly turn the computer off before moving it.
1.Verify once again that your computer has been configured correctly for the AC
power service in your region.
2.Place the computer in the site you have chosen for it. Insert the socket end of the
AC power cord firmly over the three prongs in the power cord receptacle located
in the back panel. (See the figure at the front of this chapter.) Then plug the
pronged end of the cord into an electrical outlet.
3.Remove the packing material from any diskette drives. (Remember to put this
packing material back into the drives if you should have to move the computer.)
4.Turn on the computer by pushing the power button located on the front panel.
5.Now, check to make sure power is on:
a.Are the power and run lights on the front panel lit? (See the earlier figure.)
b.Is the cooling fan running? To check the fan, place your hand behind the fan
opening in the back panel; you should feel air blowing out.
If the power and run lights and the fan are not on, you have a problem. Refer to Chapter
7 for troubleshooting help. If the fan and the power and run lights are on, you can
proceed with installing the operator terminal. But first, turn the computer back off.
INSTALLING THE OPERATOR TERMINAL
The terminal you use when installing software and running diagnostic programs is called
the operator terminal.
There are two basic things you must do to install the operator terminal: set its operating
parameters, and connect a cable between it and serial Port #0 on the back panel.
Where you connect the operator terminal cable on the rear panel of your computer
depends on the model of your Eagle computer and the type of I/O board you ordered.
The next few illustrations show boot port locations for the various Eagle systems.
Eagle Series Computer Owner’s Manual, Rev. 03