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Compaq Professional Workstation XP1000 Installation and Setup Guide
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Table 2-2
Setting Up Partitions for a Windows NT Installation
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Step
Action
Result
3
Press the [F10] key to
continue.
Express Setup Complete screen displays.
4
Press [Enter].
A list of disks, including partitions, displays.
5
Press [Esc].
AlphaBIOS setup screen displays.
Refer to
Table 2-1
to re-attempt a Windows NT installation.
Starting an Installation of Compaq Tru64
UNIX
To start an installation of Compaq Tru64 UNIX, follow the steps in Table 2-3.
NOTE:
The SRM console must be installed and running in order to install Compaq
Tru64 UNIX. If the AlphaBIOS console is running, refer to the Compaq
Professional Workstation XP1000 System Reference and Maintenance Guide for
instructions on loading the SRM firmware.
WWW
See
http://www.compaq.com/
for more information.
Table 2-3
Starting an Installation of Compaq Tru64 UNIX
Step
Action
Result
1
At the SRM prompt, type:
>>>set
boot_osflags “ “
Clears the
boot_osflags
variable.
2
At the SRM prompt, type:
>>>set
auto_action halt
Halts the system at the console prompt each time the system is turned
on, crashes, or when the reset button is pushed.
3
At the SRM prompt, type:
>>>set os_type
unix
>>>init
Sets the operating system (Compaq Tru64 UNIX).
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