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2. Return to Section 7.4.2 .
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The fail-safe booter can also be started manually as follows:
1. Add jumper CF7 as described in Section 3.6.
2. Insert the Alpha SRM Console firmware update diskette into the diskette
drive.
3. Return to Section 7.4.2 .
7.5 Installing the DIGITAL UNIX Operating System
This section supplements the DIGITAL UNIX Installation Guide for installing the
DIGITAL UNIX operating system on an AlphaPC 164 motherboard system.
Note:
7.5.1 Requirements
You need the following hardware and software to install the DIGITAL UNIX operat-
ing system on an AlphaPC 164 motherboard system:
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A minimum of 32MB of main memory; 64MB is recommended
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A SCSI hard disk capable of storing the supported software subsets
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A minimum of 425MB disk space for a default installation (that is, the man-
datory subsets only)
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A minimum of 680MB of disk space for an advanced installation (that is, all
BASE software subsets); a 1GB (or larger) SCSI hard disk is recommended
Note:
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Supported load devices
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SCSI CD–ROM drives capable of reliably reading in 512-byte block mode
or
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A network interface
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If you already have a previous version of DIGITAL UNIX installed,
see the DIGITAL UNIX Installation Guide for information on how to
upgrade to a new version of the operating system. Be sure to review
the preinstallation tasks, which are covered in the DIGITAL UNIX
Installation Guide.
IDE disks are not supported.
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