Basic Operation
4-22 AlphaServer 1000A Rackmount Owner’s Guide
Entering the Windows NT Firmware
The system enters and remains in the Windows NT firmware under these conditions:
•
When
os_type
is set to NT and
autoload
is set to NO
•
When
autoload
is set to YES and you choose another menu item on the Boot menu
before the
countdown
time limit expires.
Entering the Digital UNIX and OpenVMS Alpha Firmware
The system enters and remains in the Digital UNIX and OpenVMS Alpha firmware under
these conditions:
•
When
auto_action
is set to HALT and
os_type
is set either to Digital UNIX or
OpenVMS Alpha.
•
When the startup tests fail, the system ignores the
os_type
setting and enters the
Digital UNIX and OpenVMS Alpha console automatically. If the
os_type
setting is
NT when the system fails, it returns to the Windows NT firmware when you correct
the error.
Verify Your Configuration
Windows NT Systems
To verify your Windows NT configuration, select the ARC console menu option "Display
Hardware Configuration,"
which displays the configuration information in a sequence of
four displays. The first display shows system information such as memory, CPU speed,
NVRAM usage, the ARC version time-stamp, and the type of video detected. The second
display lists the devices detected by the firmware, including the monitor, keyboard, serial
ports, and devices on the SCSI bus. The third display contains PCI slot information: bus
number, device number, function number, vendor ID, device ID, revision ID, interrupt
vector, and device type. All PCI network cards are displayed. The fourth display
contains EISA slot information: slot, device, and identifier. All EISA network cards are
displayed.
You can also list options recognized by your system by entering the Digital UNIX and
OpenVMS Alpha commands described in the section, "Viewing the System Configuration"
in Chapter 6, "Configuring Your System." To enter these commands, you must switch
from the Windows NT (ARC) console to the Digital UNIX and OpenVMS Alpha (SRM)
console. For information about switching to the Digital UNIX and OpenVMS Alpha
(SRM) console, refer to "Switching to the Digital UNIX and OpenVMS Alpha (SRM)
Console" earlier in this chapter.
