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<title>Deskside POWER CHALLENGE&#8482; and CHALLENGE&#8482; L Owner's Guide</title>
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<title>Front Matter</title>
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<title>About This Guide</title>
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<title>Conventions</title>
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<title>Compliance Information</title>
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<title>Figure 1. VCCI Information</title>
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<title>Figure 2. CE insignia</title>
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<title>Chapter 1. Introducing the Challenge Deskside Servers</title>
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<title>Features and Options</title>
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<title>The Challenge Board Set</title>
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<title>Figure 1-1. Challenge Deskside System Functional Block Diagram</title>
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<title>I/O Interfaces</title>
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<title>Ibus Interface</title>
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<title>Flat Cable Interface	</title>
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<title>VMEbus Interface</title>
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<title>SCSI-2 Interface</title>
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<title>Ethernet Interface</title>
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<title>Parallel Port</title>
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<title>Serial Ports</title>
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<title>System and SCSI Backplanes</title>
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<title>SCSI I/O Devices</title>
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<title>System Controller</title>
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<title>Operating Considerations</title>
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<title>Table 1-1. Required Air Clearances for the Deskside Chassis</title>
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<title>Chapter 2. Touring the Chassis</title>
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<title>Figure 2-1. Chassis Front and Rear Views</title>
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<title>Challenge Deskside System I/O Panels and Connectors</title>
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<title>The I/O Panel</title>
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<title>Figure 2-2. Basic I/O Panel Configuration</title>
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<title>Table 2-1.  Standard I/O Connectors </title>
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<title>Figure 2-3. Optional Visualization Console I/O Panel Graphics Connectors</title>
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<title>Table 2-2.  Optional Visualization Console Video Connector Description</title>
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<title>Serial and DIN Connectors</title>
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<title>Figure 2-4. RS-232 and RS-422 Serial Connectors</title>
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<title>Enabling Additional Serial Ports</title>
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<title>Table 2-3. Server System IO4 Board Connector Labelling</title>
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<title>Figure 2-5. RS-232 Powered 8-Pin DIN Connector </title>
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<title>Parallel Printer Ports</title>
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<title>Table 2-4.  Centronics Compatible Parallel Port Pin Assignments</title>
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<title>System Controller</title>
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<title>Figure 2-6. Challenge Deskside System Controller and Drives Location</title>
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<title>SCSI Drive Rack</title>
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<title>Cooling System</title>
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<title>Figure 2-7. Chassis Cooling</title>
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<title>Power Supplies</title>
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<title>Figure 2-8. Power Receptacle and Circuit Breaker on Rear Panel</title>
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<title>Chapter 3. Getting Started</title>
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<title>Chassis Components</title>
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<title>Figure 3-1. Challenge Deskside Components</title>
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<title>Opening the Front Door</title>
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<title>Figure 3-2. Opening the Chassis Front Door</title>
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<title>Internal Front-Loading Drives</title>
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<section href="ch03.html#id5438220" id="id5438220">
<title>SCSI Limitations</title>
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<title>Figure 3-3. Connecting an Ethernet Cable</title>
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<title>Powering On the Challenge Deskside System</title>
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<title>Table 3-1. System Controller Boot Status Messages</title>
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<title>Powering Off the Challenge Deskside System</title>
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<title>Rebooting Your System</title>
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<title>Figure 3-4. Key Switch Positions on the System Controller Front Panel</title>
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<title>Chapter 4. Installing Optional Peripherals</title>
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<title>SCSI Configuration</title>
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<title>Table 4-1. Overview of Drive Installation Guidelines</title>
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<title>Installing and Configuring Additional FLDs</title>
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<title>Figure 4-1. Configuring a Drive Sled Adapter Board (Different Channels)</title>
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<title>Figure 4-2. Configuring a Drive Sled Adapter Board (Identical Channels)</title>
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<section href="ch04.html#id5439838" id="id5439838">
<title>Installing a Half-Height FLD</title>
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<title>Figure 4-3. Installing a Half-Height SCSI Drive on a Sled and Loading It</title>
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<title>Removing an FLD</title>
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<title>Figure 4-4. Drive Removal Example</title>
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<title>Installing a Full-Height FLD</title>
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<title>Figure 4-5. Pulling Off the Side Panel and Removing the Retaining Screw</title>
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<title>Figure 4-6. Installing a Full-Height Front Loading Device</title>
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<title>Figure 4-7. Deskside Installation Positions for Optional DLT Drives</title>
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<title>Installing and Using an Optional CD-ROM </title>
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<title>Figure 4-8. Loading a Disc Into the CD-ROM Caddy</title>
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<title>Figure 4-9. Disc Loaded in Caddy</title>
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<title>Figure 4-10. CD-ROM Drive Front Panel Controls</title>
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<title>Installing External SCSI Devices</title>
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<title>Figure 4-11. Connecting an External SCSI Device</title>
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<title>Figure 4-12. Single-Ended 68-Pin Connector</title>
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<title>Table 4-2.  68-Pin Single-Ended, High-Density SCSI Pinouts</title>
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<title>Figure 4-13. 68-Pin Differential SCSI Connector</title>
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<title>Table 4-3.  68-Pin Differential, High-Density SCSI Pinouts</title>
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<title>Connecting a Serial Printer </title>
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<title>Table 4-4.  Typical DTE to DTE Serial Printer Connection</title>
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<title>Figure 4-14. Connecting a Serial Printer or Modem</title>
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<title>Connecting an ASCII Terminal</title>
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<title>Table 4-5. Typical ASCII Terminal Connection </title>
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<title>Helpful Serial Port Commands</title>
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<title>Connecting a Modem</title>
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<title>Table 4-6.  RS-232 Modem Connector Pin Assignments</title>
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<title>Connecting a Parallel Printer </title>
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<title>Table 4-7.  Centronics Compatible Parallel Port Pin Assignments</title>
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<title>Figure 4-15. Connecting a Parallel Printer Cable</title>
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<title>Chapter 5. Having Trouble?</title>
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<title>Maintaining Your Hardware and Software</title>
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<title>Hardware Do's and Don'ts</title>
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<title>Software Do's and Don'ts</title>
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<title>System Behavior</title>
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<title>Physical Inspection Checklist</title>
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<title>Using the System Controller</title>
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<title>The Power-On Process</title>
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<title>If the System Hangs</title>
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<title>System Controller On Functions</title>
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<title>Figure 5-1. System Controller Front Panel Components</title>
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<title>The Master CPU Selection Menu</title>
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<title>The Event History Log Menu</title>
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<title>Boot Status Menu</title>
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<title>Table 5-1.  System Controller Master CPU Status Messages</title>
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<title>The CPU Activity Display</title>
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<title>Figure 5-2. Challenge CPU Board Microprocessor Activity Graph (Histogram)</title>
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<title>Recovering From a System Crash</title>
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<title>Chapter 6. Safety and Comfort</title>
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<title>Human Factors Guidelines for Setting Up Your Workstation</title>
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<title>ANSI Standard for VDT Workstations</title>
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<title>Figure 6-1. Basic Parameters of VDT Workstation Adjustment (Adapted from ANSI/HFS 100&#8211;1988)</title>
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<title>Table 6-1. ANSI/HFS 100&#8211;1988 Guidelines for VDT Workplace Adjustment</title>
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<title>CAD Operator Preferences </title>
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<title>Table 6-2. Workstation Adjustments Preferred by CAD Users</title>
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<title>Tips for Setting Up and Using Your Workstation </title>
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<title>Facilities Selection</title>
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<title>Adjusting Your Chair, Work Surface, and Monitor</title>
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<title>System Usage</title>
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<section href="ch06.html#id5448781" id="id5448781">
<title>Electrostatic Discharge</title>
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</chapter>
<appendix href="apa.html" id="id5448820">
<title>Appendix A. Hardware Specifications</title>
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<title>Table A-1.  Challenge Deskside Server Specifications</title>
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</appendix>
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<title>Appendix B. Maintaining Drives</title>
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<title>Cleaning the 4 mm DAT and 8 mm Tape Drives</title>
</section>
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<title>Archive Python 4320 NT (4 mm DAT Drive)</title>
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<title>Loading and Unloading Cassettes</title>
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<section href="apb.html#id5449575" id="id5449575">
<title>Removing a Jammed 4 mm Cassette</title>
</section>
<section href="apb.html#id5449618" id="id5449618">
<title>Cleaning the 4 mm DAT Drive</title>
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<title>Front Panel Lights</title>
<table href="apb.html#id5449688" id="id5449688">
<title>Table B-1. 4 mm DAT Front Panel LED Status Indicators</title>
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</section>
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<title>Care and Cleaning of the Exabyte 8 mm Tape Drive</title>
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<title>Front Panel Lights</title>
<table href="apb.html#id5450071" id="id5450071">
<title>Table B-2. 8 mm Tape Drive Front Panel Status Indicators</title>
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<section href="apb.html#id5450377" id="id5450377">
<title>Removing a Jammed 8 mm Tape Cartridge</title>
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<title>CD-ROM Care and Maintenance</title>
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<title>Figure B-1. Handling a Compact Disc </title>
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<title>CD-ROM Environmental Considerations</title>
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<title>CD-ROM Front Panel Operational Features</title>
<figure href="apb.html#id5450732" id="id5450732">
<title>Figure B-2. CD-ROM Drive LED Status Indicators</title>
</figure>
</section>
</section>
<section href="apb.html#id5450753" id="id5450753">
<title>150 MB Tape Drive Preventive Maintenance</title>
<figure href="apb.html#id5450830" id="id5450830">
<title>Figure B-3. Cleaning the Tape Head</title>
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</section>
<section href="apb.html#id5450847" id="id5450847">
<title>Digital Linear Tape Maintenance</title>
<figure href="apb.html#id5450914" id="id5450914">
<title>Figure B-4. DLT Cleaning Cartridge</title>
</figure>
<section href="apb.html#id5450964" id="id5450964">
<title>Loading a Cleaning Cartridge</title>
</section>
<section href="apb.html#id5451029" id="id5451029">
<title>DLT Tape Cartridge Care and Handling</title>
</section>
<section href="apb.html#id5451150" id="id5451150">
<title>Removing a Jammed Tape Cartridge</title>
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</section>
</appendix>
<appendix href="apc.html" id="id5451196">
<title>Appendix C. System Controller Messages</title>
<table href="apc.html#id5451214" id="id5451214">
<title>Table C-1.  System Events - Immediate Power-off</title>
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<table href="apc.html#id5452032" id="id5452032">
<title>Table C-2.  System Events - Delayed Power-off</title>
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<title>Table C-3.  System Events - Informative</title>
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<table href="apc.html#id5452496" id="id5452496">
<title>Table C-4.  Internal System Controller Error Messages</title>
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</appendix>
<appendix href="apd.html" id="id5453130">
<title>Appendix D. Challenge IO4 PROM, Mezzanine, and Troubleshooting</title>
<section href="apd.html#id5453155" id="id5453155">
<title>Hardware Configuration Commands</title>
<section href="apd.html#id5453165" id="id5453165">
<title>Checking and Updating the Hardware Inventory</title>
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<section href="apd.html#id5453315" id="id5453315">
<title>Displaying Information About the Current Hardware Configuration</title>
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<section href="apd.html#id5453356" id="id5453356">
<title>POD (Power On Diagnostics) Mode</title>
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</section>
<section href="apd.html#id5453371" id="id5453371">
<title>Environment Variables</title>
<section href="apd.html#id5453409" id="id5453409">
<title>Booting From an Alternate Device</title>
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<section href="apd.html#id5453543" id="id5453543">
<title>Starting the System Automatically</title>
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<section href="apd.html#id5453581" id="id5453581">
<title>Allowing the System to Boot in Spite of Nonterminal Hardware Failures</title>
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<section href="apd.html#id5453658" id="id5453658">
<title>Restoring Defaults</title>
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<section href="apd.html#id5453684" id="id5453684">
<title>Known Bugs</title>
<section href="apd.html#id5453696" id="id5453696">
<title>A Spurious CD-ROM Medium Is Displayed During Startup</title>
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<title>Disk Formatting Fails Using Standalone fx </title>
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<title>Mezzanine Board Configurations</title>
<table href="apd.html#id5453894" id="id5453894">
<title>Table D-1. Optional Mezzanine Board Descriptions</title>
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<title>Mezzanine Options Available With One IO4</title>
<figure href="apd.html#id5454069" id="id5454069">
<title>Figure D-1. IO4 With VCAM and GCAM</title>
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<section href="apd.html#id5454086" id="id5454086">
<title>Mezzanine Options Available With Two IO4s</title>
<figure href="apd.html#id5454139" id="id5454139">
<title>Figure D-2. Mezzanine Types Available With Optional Second IO4</title>
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<section href="apd.html#id5454161" id="id5454161">
<title>Mezzanine Options Available With Three IO4s</title>
<figure href="apd.html#id5454231" id="id5454231">
<title>Figure D-3. Optional Second and Third IO4 Configuration</title>
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</section>
<section href="apd.html#id5454254" id="id5454254">
<title>IO4 Troubleshooting</title>
</section>
</appendix>
<appendix href="ape.html" id="id5454358">
<title>Appendix E. Challenge VMEbus Implementation</title>
<section href="ape.html#id5454442" id="id5454442">
<title>General Information</title>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5454510" id="id5454510">
<title>VME Board Dimensions</title>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5454529" id="id5454529">
<title>Deskside VME Power and Cooling</title>
</section>
<section href="ape.html#id5454550" id="id5454550">
<title>Exceeding the Normal VME Power Rating Per Slot</title>
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