Instruction manual

Index to the AlphaBIOS Menu Functions
5-6 AlphaServer 1000/1000A Supplement
You can also delete all of your OS selections at once by pressing the Control and
Delete keys at the same time while in the Operating System Selection Setup menu.
Note
: If you delete all of your OS selections, a
dialog box appears informing you that no OS
selections exist and offering three options. You
can create a new OS selection, exit without
saving changes, or exit and save changes.
Edit OS Selection
. You can edit all of the values of an OS selection by selecting
the OS selection to edit and pressing F6. A dialog box appears with current
information. You can then edit all of the OS selection fields.
Copy OS Selection
. You can make it easy to create a new OS selection by using
an existing OS selection as a template. To do this, select the OS selection you want
to make a copy of and press F7 to make a copy of it. A dialog box appears with the
values of the OS selection you selected. You can then edit all of the OS selection
fields. Note that if you do not make any changes, a duplicate copy of the OS
selection you copied is made.
Validate OS Selection
. Pressing F9 in the Operating System Selection Setup
menu allows you to validate the fields in the currently selected OS selection. The
validation routine checks that the OS loader file and OS directory fields contain
valid paths, and that the OSLOADER.EXE file exists in the directory specified. At
the end of the validation, a dialog box appears describing the results of the
validation. If there is an error in an OS selection, the validation routine displays a
dialog box describing the component of the OS selection that is in error. At this
point you can choose to edit the OS selection to correct the error, or delete the OS
selection altogether.
You can also validate all of the OS selections at once by pressing the Control and
F9 keys at the same time. All OS selections are validated in the order they are listed
on menu.
Primary Operating System
. You can set any of the OS selections to be the
primary operating system by selecting the OS selection and pressing F8. When you
make an OS selection primary, it is displayed first on the Operating System
Selection Setup menu and the text “Primary Operating System” appears next to the
OS selection. In addition, the primary operating system is displayed first on the
AlphaBIOS boot menu and is automatically started if Auto Start is enabled.
Exit
. Pressing the
Escape
key returns you to the AlphaBIOS Setup menu.