AlphaStation 500 Series User Information A-1
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Console Commands
Introduction
The AlphaStation 500 Series system contains two console subsystems:
•
Advanced RISC computing (ARC) firmware that supports the Windows NT operating
system
•
System reference manual (SRM) firmware that supports the Digital UNIX and
OpenVMS operating systems
The console firmware resides in 1MB of flashROM on the system board. FlashROM
memory can be updated in the field.
This appendix gives a basic description of commands for each console.
ARC Console
The ARC console supports the use of the Windows NT operating system. The ARC
console uses a menu interface. When an AlphaStation 500 Series system with Windows
NT is turned on, a menu similar to the following displays after initialization:
ARC Multiboot Alpha AXP Version 4.xx
Copyright (c) 1993 - 1995 Microsoft Corporation
Copyright (c) 1993 - 1995 Digital Equipment Corporation
Boot menu:
Boot Windows NT
Boot an alternate operating system
Run a program
Supplementary menu...