User`s guide

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EEROM Configuration Utility (Alpha-Systems)
This chapter describes the EEROM configuration utility for the KZPBA-CA adapter in
Alpha- systems.
4.1 EEROM Parameter Settings
The KZPBA-CA host adapter ships with factory default EEROM parameters that
determine how the host adapter board operates and interacts with connected
devices. The default EEROM parameter settings were chosen to provide the best
performance optimization for most system configurations. If you want to change
the parameter settings, refer to Appendix B at the end of this guide.
The KZPBA-CA host adapter also ships with a floppy diskette containing the
ISP1020/1040 EEROM Configuration Utility
for Alpha AXP which you can use
to change parameter settings. A description of the EEROM configuration utility
and how to use it to change parameter settings is presented in the following
section.
4.2 The EEROM Configuration Utility
The
ISP1020/1040 EEROM Configuration Utility
for Alpha AXP provides you
with a means to access and change the host specific and device specific
parameters stored in EEROM on the KZPBA-CA host adapter. It runs from the
ARC console of Alpha AXP systems (see the Release Note supplied with the
KZPBA-CA for the minimum version level required.)
The utility displays on a VGA monitor
The major steps required to change EEROM settings include:
•
Setting terminal, if displaying on a terminal
•
Starting the utility
•
Changing the appropriate host adapter or device-specific parameters