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Compaq AlphaStation XP900 Manual (214 pages)

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Table of Contents
5
Preface
13
Operations
15
Powering up the System
16
Check Power Setting
16
Location of Control Panel and On/Off Button
17
Control Panel Functions
17
Power-Up Display
18
Physical Numbering for PCI Slots
18
Booting Tru64 UNIX
20
Booting from a Local Disk
20
Booting from a Remote Disk
22
Installing Tru64 UNIX
24
Booting Openvms
26
Booting Openvms from a Local Disk
26
Booting Openvms from a Disk on a Cluster
28
Booting Openvms from a Remote Disk
30
Installing Openvms
32
Booting Windows NT
34
Alphabios Boot Screen
34
Installing Windows NT
36
Switching between Operating Systems
38
Switching to Windows NT
38
Switching to Tru64 UNIX or Openvms
39
Updating Firmware
40
Starting LFU from the Alphabios Console
40
Updating Firmware from the CD-ROM
42
Updating Firmware from Floppy Disks
46
File Locations for Creating Update Diskettes on a PC
46
Performing the Update from Floppy Disks
48
Updating Firmware from a Network Device
52
LFU Commands
55
Lfu Command
55
LFU Command Summary
55
Hard Disk Partitioning for Windows NT
58
Hard Disk Error Conditions
58
System Partitions
60
How Alphabios Works with System Partitions
61
System Partition Not Defined
61
Using the Halt Button
62
Halt/Reset Button
62
Halt/Reset Jumper
62
Halt Assertion
64
SRM Console
67
Invoking the SRM Console
68
Commands
69
Command Summary
69
Summary of SRM Console Commands
69
Commands: Syntax
71
Syntax for SRM Console Commands
71
Commands: Special Keystrokes and Characters
72
Special Characters for SRM Console
72
Show Commands
74
Show Device
76
Device Naming Convention
77
PCI Address Assignments
77
Show Memory
78
Show PAL
78
Show Power
79
Show Version
80
Creating a Power-Up Script
80
Booting the Operating System
82
Configuring a PCI NVRAM Module
84
Testing the System
85
Set Commands
89
Set Password
89
Set Secure
90
Secure Mode
91
Login Command and Secure Mode
91
Clear Password
92
Resetting the Password
93
Stopping and Starting CPU
94
Updating Firmware
94
Forcing a System Crash Dump
96
Using Environment Variables
97
Set Envar
97
Show Envar
98
Depositing and Examining Data
99
Reading a File
100
Initializing the System
101
Finding Help
102
Switching from SRM to Alphabios Console
103
Environment Variable Summary
104
Auto_Action
106
Bootdef_Dev
106
Boot_Osflags
107
Settings for Boot_Osflags Bootflags (Openvms)
108
Console
110
Ew*0_Mode
111
Ew*0_Protocols
111
Language
112
Os_Type
113
Password
113
Pk*0_Fast
114
Tt_Allow_Login
116
Alphabios Console
117
Starting Alphabios
118
Boot Screen
118
Alphabios Setup Screen
119
Keyboard Conventions and Help
120
Typical First-Level Help Screen
120
Second-Level Help Screen
121
System Configuration
122
Displaying the System Configuration
122
Hard Disk Configuration
122
PCI Configuration
122
SCSI Configuration
122
Memory Configuration
122
Integrated Peripherals
122
System Board Configuration
124
Hard Disk Configuration
126
PCI Configuration
128
PCI Slots
129
Advanced PCI Information
130
SCSI Configuration
131
Memory Configuration
133
Integrated Peripherals
134
Updating Firmware
135
Setting up the Hard Disk
137
Hard Disk Setup Screen
137
Creating and Deleting Partitions Manually
140
Create New Partition Dialog Box
140
Delete Partition Dialog Box
141
Formatting a FAT Partition
142
Standard Formatting
143
Performing Setup Tasks
144
Advanced CMOS Setup Screen
146
Installing Operating System
148
Selecting the Version of Windows NT
150
Operating System Selections
150
Designating a Primary Operating System
152
Selecting a Primary Operating System
152
Primary Operating System
152
Primary Operating System and the Auto Start Option
154
Operating System Selection Setup
154
Switching from Alphabios to SRM Console
158
Switching to the SRM Console
158
Running Utility Programs
160
Run Maintenance Program Dialog Box
160
Running Utilities from a Graphics Monitor
161
Alphabios Utilities Menu
161
Running Utilities from a Serial Terminal
162
Alphabios Option Key Mapping
162
RMC Components
164
Location of RMC Components on Motherboard
164
Terminal Setup
165
Setups for RMC Mode
165
Operating Modes
166
Bypass Mode
166
Entering the RMC
168
SRM Environment Variables for COM1
168
Status Monitoring
169
Status Command Fields
169
Remote Power (On/Off)
171
Power Button
171
Remote Halt (In/Out)
172
Halt/Reset Jumper
172
Halt/Reset Button
173
Halt/Reset Button Function under Operating Systems
173
Configuring Remote Dial-In
174
Configuring Dial-Out Alert
176
Elements of Dial String and Alert String
178
Dialing in
179
Resetting the RMC to Factory Defaults
180
RMC Jumpers (Default Positions)
180
Troubleshooting Tips
181
RMC Troubleshooting
181
RMC Commands
183
Clear Alert
185
Clear Port
185
Disable Alert
185
Disable Remote
186
Enable Alert
186
Enable Remote
187
Halt (In/Out)
188
Hangup
189
Help or
189
Power off
189
Power on
190
Quit
190
Reset
191
Send Alert
191
Set Alert
192
Set Com1_Mode
193
Set Dial
194
Set Escape
195
Set Init
196
Set Logout
197
Set Password
197
Set User
198
Set Wdt
198
Status
198
Removing Power from the System
201
Opening the System Cabinet
202
Removing the Floppy Disk Enclosure
203
Setting Jumpers on the Motherboard
204
Jumpers and Factory Default Positions
205
Crash Command
208
Deposit Command
208
Examine Command
208
Dial-In Configuration
208
Display System Configuration Screen
208
Initialize Command
209
Help Command
209
Installing Windows NT
209
More Command
210
Installing Windows NT
210
Updating Firmware
213
Standard CMOS Setup Screen
213

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