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Hardware Release Notes
B.8 DECwindows X11 Display Server (Alpha Only)
B.8.3 Integrated Graphics Boards Supported
V7.3
Under V7.3, support for graphics boards is fully integrated with the OpenVMS
operating system. The following new boards are now supported:
• Elsa GLoria (PowerStorm 4D10T)
• OXYGEN VX1
• PowerStorm 300
• PowerStorm 350
B.9 DIGITAL Modular Computing Components (DMCC) (Alpha
Only)
This section contains release notes pertaining to DMCC.
B.9.1 Alpha 5/366 and 5/433 PICMG SBC Restriction
V7.2
The KZPDA SCSI Controller and the PBXGA Graphics Card cannot be placed
in a slot behind the bridge on the DIGITAL Modular Computing Components
(DMCC) Alpha 5/366 and 5/433 PICMG SBCs.
B.9.2 Updating the SRM Console
V7.2
To update the SRM console on the Alpha 4/233 (21064a), 4/266 (21164a), 5/366,
and 5/433 DMCC systems, you must choose either the SRM console or the
AlphaBIOS setup. You can store only one console.
• If you are running OpenVMS on these systems, update only the SRM console.
• If you are running Windows NT on these systems, update only the AlphaBIOS
setup.
If you accidentally update both the SRM and the AlphaBIOS consoles, you will
enter the AlphaBIOS Setup menu, and you will not have the option to return to
the SRM console. The only way to exit the AlphaBIOS Setup menu and return
to the SRM console is to use a Firmware Update Utility located at the following
Internet site:
ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/Alpha/firmware/index.html
B.10 PowerStorm 300/350 PCI Graphics Controller
This section contains release notes pertaining to the PowerStorm 300 and
Powerstorm 350 graphics cards.
B.10.1 PowerStorm 300/350 OpenVMS Graphics Support Release Notes
V7.3
For release notes on the Powerstorm 300/350 PCI graphics controller support
for a Compaq Workstation running OpenVMS Alpha, refer to the PowerStorm
300/350 OpenVMS Graphics Release Notes Version 1.1. You can find these release
notes on the OpenVMS Documentation CD–ROM in the following directory:
Hardware Release Notes B–11