Primary Operating System - Compaq AlphaServer 1200 User Manual

5.8.2 Primary Operating System and the Auto Start Option
The process of setting up your operating system selections is similar to using an
editor. You can make changes to your operating system selections and then either
save your changes or exit without saving.
Figure 5-26 Operating System Selection Setup
Windows NT Server 4.0
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Boot Name: Windows NT Server 4.0
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Boot File: Disk 0, Partition 2
4 OS Path: Disk 0, Partition 1
OS Options:
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6
INSERT=New F6=Edit
DEL=Delete F7=Copy
AlphaBIOS boots Windows NT in two stages. The first stage involves reading an OS
Loader program from a disk. The OS Loader program is named OSLOADER.EXE.
The selection for the operating system must describe the path where AlphaBIOS will
find the OS Loader program. The OS Loader program must be located on a partition
formatted with the FAT file system.
Once the OS Loader program executes, it uses the services provided by AlphaBIOS
to load the operating system components. After the operating system is loaded, the
OS Loader starts execution of the operating system.
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Operating System Selection Setup
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F8=Primary
F9=Validate

Primary Operating System

\os\winnt400\osloader.exe
\WINNT400
ESC=Discard Changes
F10=Save Changes
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