Compaq DS20E - AlphaStation - 1 GB RAM User Manual page 37

Power up the system by pressing in the On/Off button (see Figure 3–1). Testing
begins, and screen text similar to that in Example 3-1 displays (if the console
terminal is a serial terminal connected to the COM1 port), along with status
messages in the control panel display. If the console terminal is a graphics monitor,
only the last few lines of the power-up display print. See Section 3.2 for more
information.
Operation 3-3