Installation guide

3Processor-Specific Notes
This chapter contains notes that apply to the following computers:
• General notes on processors
• Personal Workstation 433au, 500au, and 600au systems
• AlphaServer 1000 and 1000A systems
• AlphaServer 8200, 8400, GS60 and GS140 systems
• Alpha VME 4/224, 4/288, and 5/nnn single board computers
• DMCC EBM2n class and EBM4n class single board computers
• DEC 7000 system
• AlphaPC 164 systems
3.1 General Notes on Processors
The following sections apply to more than one processor type.
3.1.1 Upgrading Your Hardware
You can follow the instructions in the Installation Guide and those provided
by your hardware and firmware documentation when you add new options or
change your system hardware. However, if the new option is supported only
in the newest version of Tru64 UNIX, you must perform the upgrade in the
following sequence:
1. Update your operating system software to the version that supports the
new hardware or option.
2. Upgrade your firmware.
3. Upgrade your hardware or install the new option.
4. Follow the instructions in the Installation Guide for rebuilding your
system kernel.