User`s guide

Table Of Contents
Getting Started 2–1
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Getting Started
2.1 Overview
This chapter describes how to set up your motherboard and host system.
2.2 System Requirements
The minimum configuration that you need in order to use your motherboard is a
power supply and a terminal. However, to take full advantage of the motherboard,
you need an Alpha host development system running the Windows NT or DIGITAL
UNIX operating systems.
2.3 Configuring Your System
This section describes how to connect your motherboard to the following:
A terminal
A PC running communication software
A system running Windows NT
An Alpha system running DIGITAL UNIX
You need to provide a power supply for the motherboard. See your motherboard’s
users manual for more information about requirements for your power supply.
2.3.1 Connecting to a Terminal
To connect the motherboard to a terminal, connect the terminal communication line
to serial port 1 of the motherboard. For example, on the EB64, this port is on
connector J12. Your terminal should be set to match the baud rate of the
motherboard. The default speed of the EB64 serial port is 9600 baud.