Booting Windows Nt - DEC AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Manual

Digital UNIX or OpenVMS Alpha Systems
Use the following SRM console commands to verify system configuration for Digital
UNIX or OpenVMS systems.
show config
show device
show memory
set and show

Booting Windows NT

When the system is shipped with the Microsoft Windows NT operating system, the
system default settings cause the system to boot from the system disk automatically
after it successfully completes the startup tests. However, the system counts down
for 10 seconds after it displays the Boot menu before booting. You can stop the
system from booting before this time limit expires by choosing another menu item,
using the up or down arrow key.
You can change these system default settings. For example, you can cause the
system to halt at the Windows NT firmware Boot menu after the startup tests, or you
can increase the countdown time limit.
Changing Windows NT Boot Selections
The Windows NT firmware uses boot selections to identify the location of the
operating system files. When the system is shipped, the default boot selection
identifies the system disk as the location of the operating system files. Thus, the
system boots from the system disk. You can set alternative boot selections if, for
example, you want to boot the operating system from a different device.
AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Guide
Note: Switch back to the Windows NT (ARC)
console before booting the Windows NT
operating system.
Displays the buses on the system and the
devices found on those buses
Displays the bootable devices and
controllers in the system
Displays main memory configuration
Set and display environment variable
setting
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