Compaq DS20E - AlphaStation - 1 GB RAM User Manual page 4

3.10.2 Updating Firmware from Floppy Disk - Creating the Diskettes..... 3-32
3.10.3 Updating Firmware from Floppy Disk - Performing the Update.... 3-34
3.10.4 Updating Firmware from a Network Device.................................... 3-38
3.10.5 LFU Commands.............................................................................. 3-42
3.11 Hard Disk Partitioning ........................................................................... 3-45
3.11.1 Hard Disk Error Conditions............................................................. 3-45
3.11.2 System Partitions ............................................................................ 3-46
3.11.3 How AlphaBIOS Works with System Partitions .............................. 3-47
3.12 Using the Halt Button ............................................................................ 3-48
3.13 Halt Assertion ........................................................................................ 3-49
Chapter 4 SRM Console
4.1 Invoking the SRM Console ...................................................................... 4-2
4.2 Command Summary ................................................................................ 4-3
4.3 Displaying the System Configuration....................................................... 4-8
4.4 Creating a Power-Up Script ................................................................... 4-15
4.5 Booting the Operating System................................................................ 4-17
4.6 Configuring the System.......................................................................... 4-19
4.6.1 Configuring DSSI............................................................................ 4-19
4.6.2 Configuring a PCI NVRAM Module ............................................... 4-21
4.6.3 Configuring the ISA Bus ................................................................. 4-22
4.7 Testing the System................................................................................. 4-24
4.8 Making the System Secure ..................................................................... 4-26
4.9 Stopping and Starting CPUs................................................................... 4-31
4.10 Updating Firmware ................................................................................ 4-33
4.11 Forcing a System Crash Dump............................................................... 4-35
4.12 Using Environment Variables ................................................................ 4-36
4.13 Depositing and Examining Data............................................................. 4-39
4.14 Reading a File........................................................................................ 4-42
4.15 Initializing the System ........................................................................... 4-43
4.16 Finding Help.......................................................................................... 4-45
4.17 Switching from SRM to AlphaBIOS Console......................................... 4-46
4.18 Environment Variable Summary ............................................................ 4-47
Chapter 5 AlphaBIOS Console
5.1 Starting AlphaBIOS ................................................................................. 5-2
5.2 Keyboard Conventions and Help.............................................................. 5-4
5.3 Displaying the System Configuration....................................................... 5-6
5.3.1 System Board Configuration ............................................................. 5-8
5.3.2 Hard Disk Configuration ................................................................. 5-10
5.3.3 PCI Configuration ........................................................................... 5-12
5.3.4 Memory Configuration.................................................................... 5-15
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