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8.11.2 Primary Operating System and the Auto Start Option
The process of setting up your operating system selections is similar to using an
editor. You can make changes to your operating system selections and then either
save your changes or exit without saving.
Figure 8-30 Operating System Selection Setup
Operating System Selection Setup
Primary Operating System
Boot Name: Windows NT Server 4.0
Boot File: Disk 0, Partition 2 \os\winnt40\osloader.exe
OS Path: Disk 0, Partition 1 \WINNT
OS Options:
INSERT=New F6=Edit F8=Primary ESC=Discard Changes
DEL=Delete F7=Copy F9=Validate F10=Save Changes
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Windows NT Server 4.0
AlphaBIOS boots Windows NT in two stages. The first stage involves reading an OS
Loader program from a disk. The name of the OS Loader program is
OSLOADER.EXE. The selection for the operating system must describe the path
where AlphaBIOS will find the OS Loader program. Note that the OS Loader program
must be located on a partition formatted with the FAT file system.
Once the OS Loader program executes, it uses the services provided by AlphaBIOS to
load the operating system components. After the operating system is loaded, the OS
Loader starts execution of the operating system.