Owner`s manual

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INITIAL TESTING
Before you boot the computer under AMOS, or hook up any printers and additional
terminals, you should use the self test feature to verify that the hardware is working
correctly. For full information on the self test, refer to the self test user’s guide shipped
with this owner’s manual. Perform the self test now before proceeding to the next
section.
BOOTING UP UNDER AMOS
Normally, the AMOS system software is installed by Alpha Micro before the computer
leaves the factory. If this is the case, all you need to do to bring the computer up under
AMOS is turn the computer on. Follow these steps:
1.Turn on your terminal and any other peripheral devices such as a printer.
2.Press the AC power button on the front panel.
If the system software is already on your hard disk, within a few seconds you will see a
succession of boot codes on the front panel status display, then system initialization file
commands appear in rapid succession on the operator terminal screen as they are
executed.
If nothing appears on the status display or the terminal screen after a minute’s wait,
follow the instructions below to install the operating system onto your System Disk.
When the computer is up and running, the front panel LED will display a zero.
INSTALLING ALPHA MICRO SOFTWARE
If the AMOS software is not already installed on your hard disk, you should have
received a system software tape from your VAR along with the computer. If you did not,
contact your VAR for help.
If you do have the system software tape, you need both it and a "warm boot" tape
supplied by your VAR in order to install your system software. Installing the software on
your computer involves copying the latest system software from a tape to your hard
disk. Additionally, other software packages can be installed from a CD. AlphaCD
contains all released software which can be copied from a logical disk on the CD to your
system disk drive.
The tapes are accompanied by the
Release Notes for the particular software release
shipped with your computer. This document describes the most recent features
incorporated into the software, and contains current instructions for transferring the files
to your hard disk. The installation instructions in the
Release Notes give you all the
details for getting your computer up and running.
Eagle Series Computer Owner’s Manual, Rev. 03