
AlphaBIOS Console
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Primary operating system — The OS that appears first on the
AlphaBIOS Boot screen. It is also the version of the OS that
automatically starts if Auto Start is selected. Any of the operating
system selections can be the primary operating system.
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Boot name — Each boot name is associated with an operating system
selection. Windows NT setup automatically creates a boot name each
time you install the operating system. Because the boot name is only a
name, you can modify it at any time without affecting the rest of the
operating system selection. The boot name must have at least one
character.
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Boot file — Describes the disk, partition, path, and name of the file that
AlphaBIOS passes control to during the process of starting the operating
system. This setting is created along with the operating system selection
during Windows NT setup, and the user does not usually modify it.
However, this setting can be modified if necessary. For example, a
developer testing different versions of OSLOADER.EXE can store the
different versions in different locations and modify this line to start the
operating system with the different versions as needed.
During Operating System Selection Setup, you can select the disk
and partition for the location of the boot file from a list of choices
presented in a list box. To open a list of values for the field, press the Alt
and down arrow keys together. When you select a boot file location and
name, AlphaBIOS searches for the specified program on the specified
partition. If the search fails, a warning is displayed, saying that the file
does not exist. You are given the choice to continue with the changes
anyway or to cancel the operation and fix the problem.
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OS path — Describes the disk, partition, and path to the operating
system root directory for an operating system selection.
During Operating System Selection Setup, you can select the disk
and partition for the location of the boot file from a list of choices
presented in a list box. To open a list of possible values for the field,
press the Alt and down arrow keys at the same time. When you select or
enter an OS path, AlphaBIOS searches for the directory. If the search
fails, a warning is displayed, saying that the directory does not exist.
You are given the choice to continue with the changes anyway or to
cancel the operation and fix the problem.
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