DEC AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Manual page 127

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a. Insert the ECU diskette for Digital UNIX (Digital UNIX) or OpenVMS
Alpha into the diskette drive.
b. At the SRM prompt, enter the
The message "loading ARC firmware" is displayed. There may be a 10 to
20 second delay in system activity while the system recognizes the ECU.
When the firmware has finished loading, the ECU program is booted.
If the ECU locates the required CFG configuration files, it displays the main
menu. The CFG file for the option may reside on a configuration diskette
packaged with the option or may be included on the system configuration
diskette.
Note: It is not necessary to run Step 2 of the ECU, "Add or
remove boards." (EISA boards are recognized and configured
automatically.)
4. Change settings or resources (optional).
This step is not required when you are using the card's default settings.
The "View or Edit Details" ECU option is used to change user-selectable settings
or to change the resources allocated for these functions (IRQs, DMA channels,
I/O ports, and so on).
5. Save your configuration.
The "Save and Exit" ECU option saves your configuration information to the
system's nonvolatile memory.
6. Return to the SRM console (Digital UNIX and OpenVMS Alpha systems only)
and restart the system.
For systems running Windows NT:
Remove the ECU diskette from the diskette drive and boot the operating
system.
For systems running Digital UNIX or OpenVMS Alpha:
To return to the SRM console, press the Reset switch on your system unit, or
turn the system off, then back on.
Alternatively, you can use the following procedure:
AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Guide
Note: Your system supports two EISA option slots.
Your ECU display may show more than two slots, but
only the first two two are valid.
command.
ecu
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