Configuring Eisa Options - DEC AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Manual

4. Familiarize yourself with the configuration procedure for your system:
If you are installing, moving, or removing an EISA option, refer to
"Configuring EISA Options" later in this chapter.
If you are installing, moving, or removing an ISA option, refer to
"Configuring ISA Options" later in this chapter.
5. Locate the ECU diskette for your operating system. It is shipped in the
accessories box with your system. Make a copy of the diskette and keep the
original in a safe place. Use the backup copy for configuring options.
ECU Diskette DECpc Alpha for Windows NT
ECU Diskette DECpc Alpha for Digital UNIX (DEC OSF/1) and OpenVMS
Alpha

Configuring EISA Options

EISA options are recognized and configured automatically. To configure an EISA
bus that contains no ISA options, follow these steps:
1. Install, move, or remove the EISA option card. See Chapter 5, "Installing and
Removing Components.)
Use the instructions provided with the EISA option.
2. Invoke the console firmware.
For systems running Windows NT:
Shut down the operating system or power up to the console Boot menu.
For systems running Digital UNIX or OpenVMS Alpha:
Shut down the operating system and press the Halt switch. When the console
prompt >>> is displayed, press the Halt switch to the "out" position.
3. Start the ECU as follows:
For systems running Windows NT:
a. From the Boot menu, select "Supplementary menu."
b. From the Supplementary menu, select "Setup menu." Insert the ECU
diskette for Windows NT into the diskette drive.
c. From the Setup menu, select "Run EISA Configuration Utility from
floppy." This boots the ECU program. There may be a 10 to 20 second
delay in system activity while the system recognizes the ECU.
For systems running Digital UNIX or OpenVMS Alpha:
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