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This manual has eight chapters and three appendixes, as follows:
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Chapter 1, Introduction, provides a brief overview of the AlphaServer 8200
and AlphaServer 8400 hardware, firmware, and system architecture.
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Chapter 2, AlphaServer 8200 System, and Chapter 3, AlphaServer 8400
System, give a basic introduction to your system and its parts.
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Chapter 4, I/O Subsystems, describes the AlphaServer 8200 and AlphaServer
8400 systems’ I/O design.
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Chapter 5, Booting an Operating System, tells how to start running the
Windows NT, OpenVMS, and DIGITAL UNIX operating systems.
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Chapter 6, System Troubleshooting, provides basic troubleshooting
procedures.
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Chapter 7, SRM Console Commands, lists the SRM console commands with
an example of each command.
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Chapter 8, AlphaBIOS Firmware, describes the AlphaBIOS menu selections
and boot screen.
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Appendix A, OpenVMS and DIGITAL UNIX Boot Options, lists the options
used with the boot command for OpenVMS and DIGITAL UNIX to control
various phases of booting.
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Appendix B, Updating Firmware, explains how to run the Loadable Firmware
Update (LFU) utility.
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Appendix C, Running Configuration Utilities from the SRM Console,
explains how to run the configuration utilities required when installing some
options.