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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Gentili tecnici Refun</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sono in possesso di una mitica Alpha Station
500 ( superacessoriata full ram sia di sistema che video
).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>La macchina ovviamente ha installato un Digital
visual Unix presumibilmente del 1997 di cui <STRONG>non sono in possesso delle
password</STRONG> sia di accesso che di amministratore.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ho tentato di fare riconoscere alla baracca un
altro disco scasi da 9 giga ( tentativo di farla bootstrappare da un nuovo HD )
ovviamente senza sucesso perchè quello che immagino possa essere una specie di
BIOS non ha l'autodetect, o per lo meno io non capisco se lo ha.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Per certo so che il sistema può funzionare con win
NT ( presumo quindi che una volta installato si possa aggiornare con un win
xp ( o comunque si possa installare un linux ).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Domanda</STRONG>: come
cazz....biiiippp..... faccio a istallare sto maledetto win di
mer...bipppppp....che sono settimane che ....biiiipppp....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>mi sta facendo
impazzire.....biiiipppp.......bipppppp..... ....e
.....biiiippppp. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Per cortesia...prima che mi si spalachino le porte
dell'inferno a forza di parolacce....datemi una mano a risolvere la
questione.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Vi allego in PDF la poca documentazione che ho
trovato in internet.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Grazie.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Marco Gottardo</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>stralcio della documentazione: cosa devo fare
ber entrare nella ARC console?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mi sapete fornire una procedura di
installazione?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><B><FONT face=Arial size=4>
<P align=left>ARC Console</P></B></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>
<P align=left>The ARC console supports the use of the Windows NT operating
system. The ARC</P>
<P align=left>console uses a menu interface. When an AlphaStation 500 Series
system with Windows</P>
<P align=left>NT is turned on, a menu similar to the following displays after
initialization:</P></FONT><FONT face=Courier size=2>
<P align=left><STRONG>ARC Multiboot Alpha AXP Version 4.xx</STRONG></P>
<P align=left><STRONG>Copyright (c) 1993 - 1995 Microsoft
Corporation</STRONG></P>
<P align=left><STRONG>Copyright (c) 1993 - 1995 Digital Equipment
Corporation</STRONG></P>
<P align=left><STRONG>Boot menu:</STRONG></P>
<P align=left><STRONG>Boot Windows NT</STRONG></P>
<P align=left><STRONG>Boot an alternate operating system</STRONG></P>
<P align=left><STRONG>Run a program</STRONG></P>
<P align=left><STRONG>Supplementary menu...</STRONG></P>
<P align=left> </P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </P><B><FONT face=Arial size=4>
<P align=left>System Firmware</P></B></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>
<P align=left>The AlphaStation 500 Series system contains four flashROMs, two
with ARC console</P>
<P align=left>firmware (for the Windows NT operating system) and two with SRM
console firmware</P>
<P align=left>(for the Digital UNIX and OpenVMS operating systems). Refer to the
Alpha Systems</P>
<P align=left>Firmware Update documentation that is contained on the Firmware
Update CD for</P>
<P align=left>compatible firmware and operating system versions.</P>
<P align=left> </P><B><FONT face=Arial size=6>
<P align=left>Starting an Operating System</P>
<P align=left>Installation</P></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=4>
<P align=left>Introduction</P></B></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>
<P align=left>This appendix provides the information you need to begin an
operating system installation.</P>
<P align=left>After you have started an installation, you can complete it by
following on-screen</P>
<P align=left>instructions and referring to the appropriate operating system
documentation.</P>
<P align=left>Using the table below, first locate the operating system you want
to install and refer to the</P>
<P align=left>appropriate table number.</P></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial size=1>
<P align=left>If you want to install: Go to Table:</P></B></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=1>
<P align=left>Install Window NT Workstation on a</P>
<P align=left>properly partitioned and formatted disk.</P>
<P align=left>Table F-1</P>
<P align=left>Set up partitions for a Windows NT</P>
<P align=left>Workstation installation</P>
<P align=left>Table F-2</P>
<P align=left>Digital UNIX Table F-3</P>
<P align=left>OpenVMS Table F-4</P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P><FONT face=Arial size=3>
<P align=left>Starting an Operating System Installation</P></FONT><B><FONT
face=Arial size=1>
<P align=left>F-2 </B></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=1>AlphaStation 500 Series
User Information</P></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial size=2>
<P align=left>________________________CAUTION
__________________________</P></B></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>
<P align=left>If you boot from a Digital UNIX or Open VMS disk and also
occasionally boot</P>
<P align=left>Microsoft Windows NT Workstation from another disk, use caution
when you</P>
<P align=left>run the Windows NT Disk Administrator. When the Disk Administrator
detects</P>
<P align=left>additional disks, it updates the system configuration. The Disk
Administrator</P>
<P align=left>prompts you for permission to write a signature to the additional
disks. Writing</P>
<P align=left>the signature to a Digital UNIX or Open VMS disk </FONT><I><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=2>destroys </I></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2>the boot block on</P>
<P align=left>that disk and makes the operating system on that disk no longer
bootable. Select</P></FONT><B><FONT face=Courier size=2>
<P align=left>NO </B></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>when you are
asked if you want to write a signature to your Digital UNIX or</P>
<P align=left>Open VMS disks.</P></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial size=2>
<P
align=left>___________________________________________________________</P></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=4>
<P align=left>Starting a Windows NT Workstation Installation</P></B></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=2>
<P align=left>Digital partitions and formats disk 0 on the first SCSI controller
in non-RAID Windows</P>
<P align=left>NT Workstation systems. The partitions are set up as
follows:</P></FONT><FONT face=Symbol size=2>
<P align=left>· </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Partition 1
(typically, the “C” drive) is the size of the disk less 10 MB and formatted</P>
<P align=left>FAT. Normally, you select “convert to NTFS” during the Windows NT
installation.</P></FONT><FONT face=Symbol size=2>
<P align=left>· </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Partition 2
(typically the “D” drive) is 10 MB, formatted FAT, and identified as the</P>
<P align=left>system partition.</P>
<P align=left>Refer to Table F-1 for the steps to start installing Windows NT
Workstation on a properly</P>
<P align=left>partitioned and formatted disk.</P></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial
size=2>
<P align=left>_________________________
NOTE____________________________</P></B></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2>
<P align=left>The ARC console must be installed and running in order to perform
a Windows</P>
<P align=left>NT installation. If the SRM console is running, refer to Appendix
E, Updating</P>
<P align=left>System Firmware, for the instructions to load the ARC
firmware.</P></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial size=2>
<P
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