Configuring For Windows Nt; Alphabios; Alphabios Conventions - AlphaPC 164LX User Manual

This chapter contains a subset of the online documentation necessary to start up your
system. You can access the complete documentation online when your system is up
and running.
The online documentation describes configuration information for Alpha systems run-
ning AlphaBIOS. The online documentation resides on a diskette labeled AlphaPC
164LX AlphaBIOS Firmware diskette. The documentation is available as a text file
and a Help file compatible with Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95.

7.1 AlphaBIOS

The AlphaPC 164LX motherboard ships with AlphaBIOS firmware and online docu-
mentation that describes how to configure the firmware for Windows NT. This firm-
ware initializes the system and enables you to install and boot the Windows NT
operating system. The AlphaBIOS firmware resides in the flash ROM on the
AlphaPC 164LX motherboard.

7.1.1 AlphaBIOS Conventions

AlphaBIOS uses universally accepted keys and key combinations for navigating the
interface and selecting items. If you are familiar with MS-DOS or Microsoft
Windows keyboard conventions, navigating AlphaBIOS is simple. Table 7–1 shows
the keys to use for navigating and selecting items in AlphaBIOS.

Configuring for Windows NT

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