Technical data

7.9 ISA_CONFIG.DAT Unsupported in Future Release (Alpha Only) ....... 7–6
7.10 Required Change in ISA_CONFIG.DAT on AlphaStation 200/400 ....... 7–6
7.11 Memory Holes on AlphaServer 4100 Systems . . . ................... 7–7
7.12 SYS$MSBDRIVER Removed from OpenVMS Alpha Distribution ....... 7–9
7.13 Device IPL Setup for OpenVMS Alpha Drivers . . ................... 7–9
7.14 AlphaStation 255: PCI Configuration Restriction ................... 7–10
7.15 Recommendation for RZ25M and RZ26N Disk Drives (Alpha) .......... 7–10
7.16 SCSI Controller Restriction on AlphaServer 2100 Systems . ........... 7–10
7.17 OpenVMS Alpha SCSI Firmware Support ........................ 7–10
7.17.1 Recommended Firmware Support for RZ26N and RZ28M Disks . . . . . 7–10
7.17.2 Required Firmware for Multihost Use of RZ26L and RZ28 Disks . . . . 7–11
7.17.3 Firmware Revision Level 442 Requirements . ................... 7–11
7.17.4 Firmware Revision Level 442 Installation Procedure . . . ........... 7–11
7.18 OpenVMS Alpha SCSI Port and Class Drivers . . ................... 7–12
7.18.1 Add-On SCSI Adapters .................................... 7–12
7.18.2 SCSI Disk I/O Performance Degradation for KZMSA XMI and
Adaptec 1742A Adapters ................................... 7–12
7.19 OpenVMS Alpha Device Support Documentation . ................... 7–12
7.20 Stricter Requirement for Mode Page 01h on SCSI Tape Drives ......... 7–13
8 Interlocked Memory Instructions (Alpha Only)
8.1 Required Code Checks . . . .................................... 8–1
8.2 Using the Code Analysis Tool................................... 8–1
8.3 Characteristics of Noncompliant Code ............................ 8–2
8.4 Coding Requirements ......................................... 8–3
8.5 Compiler Versions ........................................... 8–5
8.6 Recompiling Code with ALONONPAGED_INLINE or
LAL_REMOVE_FIRST Macros ................................. 8–5
A Product Retirement Notices
A.1 Adobe Display PostScript Software No Longer Available . . . ........... A–1
A.2 POSIX 1003.4a Draft 4 Interface to Be Retired . . ................... A–1
A.3 Adobe Display PostScript Extension Support No Longer Available . . . . . . A–2
A.4 ISA_CONFIG.DAT Unsupported in Future Release (Alpha Only) ....... A–2
A.5 TK50 and Magnetic Tape Media for OpenVMS VAX to Be Retired . . . . . . A–2
A.6 Netscape Navigator Version 3.03 Retiring ......................... A–3
A.7 Netscape FastTrack Version 3.02 Retiring ......................... A–3
A.8 PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (NetWare) ........................... A–3
A.9 POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility: DECwindows Motif
Interface Retired ............................................ A–4
A.10 X.25 Client for OpenVMS Alpha Retirement (Alpha Only) . ........... A–4
A.11 Archived Manuals ........................................... A–4
B Hardware Release Notes
B.1 ALPHAbook 1 (Alpha Only) .................................... B–1
B.1.1 Using the SCSI_MODE Utility . . ............................ B–1
B.1.2 Naming Serial Line Devices ................................. B–2
B.1.3 Graphics Display Modes.................................... B–2
B.1.4 Customizing the Graphics Display ............................ B–2
B.1.5 PCMCIA Bus Support . .................................... B–4
B.1.6 Audio Support ........................................... B–5
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