Compaq DS20E - AlphaStation - 1 GB RAM User Manual page 109

The test command runs console-based exercisers for devices in the system.
Testing can be aborted by Ctrl/C.
NOTE: If you are running the Microsoft Windows NT operating system, switch from
AlphaBIOS to the SRM console in order to enter the test command. Select
DIGITAL UNIX Console (SRM) or OpenVMS Console (SRM) from the
Advanced CMOS Setup of the AlphaBIOS console screen, save the setting by
pressing the F10 key, and then reset the system. Or, from the AlphaBIOS
console, press the Reset button, wait 5 seconds, then press the Halt button.
The syntax is:
test [-t time] [-q] [option]
-t time Specifies the run time in seconds. The default for system test is 1200
seconds (20 minutes).
-q Disables the display of status messages as exerciser processes are
started and stopped during testing. Sets the environment variable
d_verbose to zero.
SRM Console 4-25