DEC AlphaServer 2100, Owner'S Manual

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Firmware
Updates Under some circumstances, such as a CPU upgrade, you
may need to update your firmware. Firmware updates are
shipped quarterly on CD–ROM for the DEC OSF/1 and
OpenVMS operating systems. Firmware updates for DEC OSF/1,
OpenVMS, and Windows NT are also available on the Internet,
as noted above.
Conventions
The following table lists conventions used in this guide.
Convention Meaning
Return
A key name enclosed in a box indicates that you press that key.
Ctrl/x Ctrl/x indicates that you hold down the Ctrl key while you
press another key, indicated here by x. In examples, this key
combination is enclosed in a box, for example,
Ctrl/C
.
lowercase Lowercase letters in commands indicate that commands can be
entered in uppercase or lowercase.
Warning Warnings contain information to prevent personal injury.
Caution Cautions provide information to prevent damage to equipment
or software.
[ ]
In command format descriptions, brackets indicate optional
elements.
console command
abbreviations Console command abbreviations must be entered exactly as
shown.
boot
Console and operating system commands are shown in this
special typeface.
italic type Italic type in console command sections indicates a variable.
< > In console mode online help, angle brackets enclose a
placeholder for which you must specify a value.
{ } In command descriptions, braces containing items separated by
commas imply mutually exclusive items.
! " #
. . . In figures, a numbered callout labels a part of the figure. In
text, it refers to a labeled part of a corresponding figure.
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