DP6200 "D" Series for Density Systems
Chapter 3 - Installation

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DP 6200 "D" Series Board Installation

Installation in a Cubix Density System

1. Configure the hardware options as described in Chapter 2.
2. Power down the Density System or the group in which the board will be installed.
3. Gain access to the backplane by removing the cover from the Density System.
4. Seat the board into the appropriate group in the backplane and secure the board with the screw on the end bracket.
5. Install any additional peripheral devices required in the group.
6. Install any adapters required to provide connectors for peripheral devices such as LPT or COM2, as described later in this chapter.
7. Connect the cables to all peripherals and I/0.
8. Reassemble the system as necessary.
9. Apply power.
10. Use a monitor and keyboard to verify that the system is functioning properly. Monitor, keyboard and mouse support are provided through the Density System.
11. Configure the CMOS as needed. To enter the BIOS Setup Utility, hit the DEL key during boot.

The board is equipped with two independent integrated fast/wide SCSI adapters. The adapters are enabled or disabled via the Chipset option of the BIOS Setup utility and via hardware with jumpers JP1 and JP3. The SCSI adapters are bus master devices which gain control of the PCI bus to transfer data between the CPU memory and the SCSI devices. The I/0 base address and interrupts are set by the PCI plug and play BIOS at boot time.

A SCSI configuration utility is available on boot-up of the board. Shortly after the SCSI BIOS information displays, the configuration program can be accessed by pressing Control C. The configuration utility will allow you to scan the SCSI bus, change configuration options, and view a list of SCSI devices connected to the board. If the SCSI BIOS is inadvertently turned off in the SCSI configuration utility, turn it back on by holding <CTRL> A when the board is reset.

SCSI termination is controlled by dip switches 3-6 of switch 1 on the I/O board. The factory default is all switches OFF, which terminates connector J4 (on end bracket) as one end of the SCSI chain.

See figures 3-1 and 3-2 for termination switch settings.

SCSI termination is controlled by dip switches 3-6 of switch 1 on the I/O board. The factory default is all switches OFF, which terminates connector J5 (for internal SCSI hard drives) as one end of the SCSI chain.

The last device on the SCSI cable must also supply a termination load to the cable. SCSI devices not at the end of the cable must have their termination loads disconnected.

An optional breakout adapter board that contains two COM ports and a parallel port may be added on the DP Series board. This requires a Cubix printed circuit board which provides an interface between the header on the I/O board and the two DB9 and the DB25 connector.

1. Install the Cubix adapter in a panel opening on the system. Typically, an opening provided for an empty board space is dedicated to the adapter. In this case, install the bracket next to the board that requires the adapter port and tighten the screw firmly. Alternately, if the adapter is being installed into a Cubix auxiliary junction panel, the bracket provided with the adapter should be removed. Unscrew the connector from the bracket and install the adapter into the desired panel opening.
2. Connect one end of the provided cable to the appropriate header on the processor board. The pin-one side of the ribbon cable is marked with a colored (blue or red) stripe. Pin one on the header is labeled with a triangular arrowhead. Align the pin-one side of the ribbon cable with pin one on the header.
3. Connect the other end of the ribbon cable to the adapter. Pin one on the adapter's box header is labeled with a triangular arrowhead. Align the pin-one side of the ribbon cable with pin one on the adapter.
4. Plug the peripheral device's cable into the connector.

The board is equipped with two integral DEC 21140 PCI fast Ethernet controllers with RJ-45 10/100 BASE-T connectors (J6 and J7) on the mounting bracket at the rear of the board. The adapters are enabled or disabled via the "Chipset" option of the BIOS Setup utility and via hardware with jumpers JP2 and JP4. The I/O addresses and interrupts are set by the PCI plug and play BIOS at boot time. Software drivers are provided for this controller to support PC local area networks.

Near each RJ-45 connector and visible in the mounting bracket are two sets of light emitting diodes (LED). On the lower set, the green LED will light when the interface has a valid connection to an Ethernet hub. The amber LED will light when the interface is set to 100 Mbit/s. On the upper set, the green LED indicates network activity, and the amber LED indicates a data collision on the network. These LEDs can be useful indicators of network activity.

To fully utilize all of the features integrated into the SP Series processors, the following software drivers and utilities are available on diskette, or can be obtained from the Cubix Customer Service Web site at: http://www.cubix.com/support

• DEC Ethernet Drivers - support for the on-board 10/100 Base-T Ethernet interface
• S3 Video Drivers - support for enhanced video resolutions
• Symbios SCSI Drivers - support for the on-board SCSI interface