Digital Equipment AlphaServer 2000, Owner'S Manual

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Verifying System Configuration
Verifying System Configuration
Before You
Begin Several SRM console commands and ARC menu options allow
you to examine system configuration and environment variable
settings.
To use these commands or menu options, invoke console mode.
For information about invoking console mode, refer to ‘‘Invoking
Console Mode’’ in Chapter 1.
Firmware
Menu Options
for Microsoft
Windows NT The following ARC menu options are used to verify system
configuration on systems running the Microsoft Windows NT
operating system.
• The
Display hardware configuration
item on the
Supplementary menu displays the ARC boot device names
for devices installed in the system.
• The Set default environment variables item on the
Setup menu allows you to select values for ARC firmware
environment variables.
The next sections describe these menu options.
Viewing ARC
Hardware
Display To view the hardware configuration on systems running the
Microsoft Windows NT operating system, choose the
Display
hardware configuration
menu item from the Supplementary
menu and press Enter.
There are several parts to the hardware display:
• The first screen displays the boot devices.
• The second screen displays processor information, the
amount of memory installed, and the type of video card
installed.
• The third and fourth screens display information about
the adapters installed in the system’s EISA and PCI slots,
respectively.
Options and Upgrades 3–5