Setting Up The Hard Disks; Figure 3-4: Hard Disk Setup Screen - HP Digital AlphaStation 255 Family User Information

PCI Configuration
The PCI configuration screen displays both the embedded and the slot-mounted PCI
devices. The device names and types, along with their respective revision levels, are
displayed.
SCSI Configuration
The SCSI configuration screen displays SCSI device information. The SCSI IDs, device
types (and sizes, if applicable), and a description of the devices are displayed.
Integrated Peripherals
The integrated peripherals screen display shows the addresses and IRQs of the serial and
parallel ports.

Setting Up the Hard Disks

AlphaBIOS makes it easy to format and partition hard disks on the system. Typically, you
partition and format drive 0. Using the Windows NT Disk Administrator, you can quickly
partition and format the other drives. Select Hard Disk Setup from the AlphaBIOS Setup
screen. Figure 3–4 shows the Hard Disk Setup screen.
Figure 3–4: Hard Disk Setup Screen
Press [F7] to perform an express disk setup. The express setup command partitions and
formats the selected disk in the recommended manner (6 MB FAT system partition)
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AlphaBIOS refers to the SCSI disk with the lowest ID as Disk 0.
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Configuring Your System
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