Installing and Testing SPARCstation 2 Memory Boards provides installation and testing information.
If you are installing two SPARCstation 2 memory boards as a set in a system, read Chapters 2 and 3. Read Chapter 4 if applicable.
Note - If you are installing two boards as a set, read Chapters 2 and 3 completely to get an overview of the installation process before you actually install the two boards. Each chapter is written from the perspective of individual board installation, so modify the procedures as needed.
Chapter 5 gives you reference information about how to test SPARCstation 2 memory boards.
The appendices contain procedures with which authorized service personnel are familiar, and which are useful to computer users who maintain their own systems:
The following table describes the type changes and symbols used in this book.
Table P-1 Typographic Conventions
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AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files, Edit your .login file.
and directories; on-screen
computer output Use ls -a to list all files.
system% You have mail.
AaBbCc123 What you type, contrasted with system% su
on-screen computer output
Password::
AaBbCc123 Command-line placeholder: To delete a file, type rm filename.
replace with a real name or
value
AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or terms, Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide.
or words to be emphasized These are called class options.
You must be root to do this.
Code samples are included in boxes and may display the following:
% UNIX C shell prompt system%
$ UNIX Bourne and Korn shell system$
prompt
# Superuser prompt, all shells system#
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This manual might not include specific software commands or procedures. Instead, it names software tasks and refers you to operating system documentation or the handbook that was shipped with your new hardware.
The type of information that you might need to use references for includes:
Depending on the operating system you are using, you can find descriptions of commands and procedures in the following documents:
The diagram below outlines the tasks you can perform to successfully install a new peripheral. Each numbered item in the diagram represents a procedure and the arrows point to manuals in which these procedures are detailed.
After you perform these tasks, you will be ready to use the new hardware with your system.
