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Chapter 6 Updating Firmware
6.1 Sources of Firmware Updates 6-2
6.2 Firmware Update Utility 6-4
6.3 Manual Updates 6-6
6.4 Updating from the CD-ROM 6-7
6.5 Updating from an OpenVMS System Disk 6-9
6.6 OpenVMS and UNIX Network Boots 6-10
6.7 Upgrading AlphaBIOS over the Network 6-12
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting
7.1 Power-Up Error Messages 7-2
7.2 RMC Error Messages 7-8
7.3 SROM Error Messages 7-10
7.4 SRM Diagnostics 7-12
7.5 Troubleshooting Tables 7-24
7.6 Option Card Problems 7-30
7.7 Troubleshooting the Windows NT Hard Disk 7-32
Chapter 8 Specifications
8.1 Physical Specifications 8-2
8.2 Environmental Specifications 8-6
8.3 Electrical Specifications 8-7
8.4 Regulatory Approvals 8-8
8.5 Acoustical Data 8-9
Figures
1–1 Compaq AlphaServer ES40 Systems 1-2
1–2 Top/Front Components (Pedestal/Rack View) 1-4
1–3 Rear Components (Pedestal/Rack View) 1-5
1–4 Rear Connectors 1-6
1–5 Operator Control Panel 1-8
1–6 Modules on System Board 1-10
1–7 PCI Backplane (Pedestal/Rack View) 1-12
1–8 Power Supplies 1-14
1–9 Removable Media Drive Area 1-16
1–10 Hard Disk Storage Cage with Drives (Tower View) 1-17
1–11 System Keys 1-18
1–12 Console Terminal Connections 1-20
2–1 Operator Control Panel 2-2