Owner`s manual

DRAFT

Preface

Intended Audience

This manual is written for Digital customer service engineers and for self-

maintenance customers installing a VAX 6000 Model 600 processor in a

VAX 6000 series system.

Document Structure

This manual presents information in small units (enough to do one task) on

facing pages, so that you do not have to ﬂip pages in the middle of a task.

The left-hand page begins with an abstract and is followed by a ﬁgure or an

example. The right-hand page elaborates on the material in the left-hand

page.

This manual has six chapters and two appendixes, as follows:

• Chapter 1, Introduction, shows the major upgrade paths possible

when installing a Model 600 processor.

• Chapter 2, Preparing for the Installation (All Upgrades), tells

what to do before beginning the upgrade.

• Chapter 3, Upgrading a Model 300 or 400 with +3.3V: Removing

the +3.3V Inhibit Cable, tells how to upgrade a VAX 6000 Model 300

or 400 that supplies +3.3V power, but inhibits it for older conﬁgurations.

Removing the inhibit cable supplies the +3.3V necessary for the KA66A

processor.

• Chapter 4, Upgrading a System without +3.3V by Installing an

H9657-CX Kit, explains how to upgrade a Model 200, 300, or 400 to a

Model 600 by installing a power regulator module.

• Chapter 5, Installing the KA66A Processor (All Upgrades), shows

how to install the module into the XMI cage.

• Chapter 6, Verifying the System (All Upgrades), explains how to

verify the system and how to set and save system parameters.

• Appendix A, VAX 6000 Model 600 General Conﬁguration Rules,

gives general rules for where to install processor, memory, and I/O

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