Switching Between Interfaces; Switching From Srm To Alphabios; Switching From Alphabios To Srm; Verifying Configuration: Alphabios Menu Options - Digital Equipment 3300R Service Manual

System Configuration and Setup

Switching Between Interfaces

For a few procedures, you must switch from one console interface to the other.
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The test command and other diagnostic commands are run from the SRM interface.
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The EISA Configuration Utility (ECU) and the RAID Configuration Utility (RCU) are
run from the AlphaBIOS interface, as are some option-specific configuration utilities.

Switching from SRM to AlphaBIOS

You can use two SRM console commands to switch temporarily to the AlphaBIOS
console:
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The alphabios command loads the AlphaBIOS firmware and displays the AlphaBIOS
menu interface.
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The ecu command loads the AlphaBIOS firmware and then loads and starts the EISA
configuration utility from the diskette.
The console environment variable determines where AlphaBIOS firmware is displayed.
To force the AlphaBIOS output to the graphics display, use the -g qualifier with the
alphabios or ecu command.
To return to the SRM console, press the Halt button in (the LED on the button lights), and
reset the system by pressing the Reset button..

Switching from AlphaBIOS to SRM

To switch from the AlphaBIOS console to the SRM console, press in the Halt button (the
amber LED lights), and reset the system by pressing the Reset button.
NOTE: For information on AlphaBIOS, refer to the
Guide.

Verifying Configuration: AlphaBIOS Menu Options

The following AlphaBIOS menu options are used for verifying system configuration on
Windows NT systems:
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Display System Configuration menu—Provides information about the system's
installed processor, memory, attached devices, and option boards.
From the AlphaBIOS Setup screen, select Display System Configuration..., then the
category for the requisite information.
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CMOS Setup menu—CMOS Setup is used to configure several system parameters.
CMOS Setup has two modes: Standard CMOS Setup is used to configure basic system
parameters; Advanced CMOS Setup is used for system-specific parameters and
password protection.
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