Getting Started
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2.
After waiting for the monitor to warm up, if necessary, adjust the contrast and
brightness to obtain a readable screen display. (Refer to the information supplied with
your monitor for adjustment instructions.)
3.
Allow your system to complete any power-on self tests and device initialization
messages. (This takes approximately 1 minute.) If you are using the OpenVMS or
Digital UNIX operating systems, and the auto_action environment variable is set to
"boot," the system starts as soon as the self tests have completed. If you are using the
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation operating system and autoboot is enabled, the
system starts after a countdown expires (default is 30 seconds).
Preloaded Operating System Software
If you ordered a Digital UNIX or OpenVMS version of the AlphaStation 255 system, your
operating system came preloaded. If you ordered a Microsoft Windows NT Workstation
version, the operating system is not preloaded. Disk 0 on the first SCSI bus, however, is
partitioned and formatted so that you can immediately install the operating system.
Depending on how the environment variables are set, your system shows one of the
operating system-specific displays discussed next, after the self tests have completed
successfully.
F
For more information on environment variables, see Chapter 3, Configuring Your
System.
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation
If you ordered a system with the Microsoft Windows NT Workstation operating system,
you will see the following display after system power-on and initialization:
AlphaBIOS Version 5.10
Please select the operating system to start:
Windows NT Workstation 3.51
Windows NT Workstation 3.51 (test)
Use
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and
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to move the highlight to your choice.
Press Enter to choose.
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Press <F2> to enter SETUP
