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The AlphaBIOS console can be run over the serial line on a system not having a
keyboard plugged into it. All systems are shipped with a graphics card, a keyboard,
and a mouse; however, a graphics monitor is required only on a system that will be
running Windows NT. For DIGITAL UNIX and OpenVMS systems, having a
monitor will be the exception, not the rule. Therefore, this description is slanted
toward DIGITAL UNIX and OpenVMS systems. See the System Drawer User's
Guide for more information on running the AlphaBIOS console with a graphics
monitor.
When AlphaBIOS is loaded from SRM, it checks to see if there is a graphics card or
a keyboard. If one or the other is absent, then AlphaBIOS directs its output to the
console serial line (top 9–pin connector). It assumes that the terminal connected to
this port is a VT320 or later terminal.
1. Enter alphabios at the console prompt. The top-level AlphaBIOS screen
appears.
2. At the top-level AlphaBIOS screen, select the operating system and press Enter
to choose.
3. At the AlphaBIOS Setup screen, select Utilities. Under Utilities, select Run
ECU from floppy. See Example 7–5.
4. Next, insert the floppy containing the EISA Configuration Utility and press
Enter to run it.
System Power-Up and Verification
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