Specifications

6-2 Compaq AlphaServer ES40 Owner’s Guide
6.1 Sources of Firmware Updates
The AlphaBIOS firmware for Windows NT and the SRM firmware for
UNIX and OpenVMS reside in the flash ROM located on the system
board. The Alpha Systems Firmware Update Kit comes on a CD-ROM,
which is updated quarterly. You can also obtain Alpha firmware
updates from the Internet.
Quarterly Update Service
The Alpha Systems Firmware Update Kit CD-ROM is available by subscription
from Compaq.
Alpha Firmware Internet Access
You can also obtain Alpha firmware update files from the Internet :
http://www.compaq.com/alphaserver/
Click on the name of the system. On the page for the system, click on Firmware
Updates.
If you do not have a Web browser, you can access files using anonymous ftp:
ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/
Click down the following directories: Alpha/firmware/readme.html
The README file explains how to download firmware updates.