Compaq 164SX user manual Installing the Digital Unix Operating System, Requirements

Installing the DIGITAL UNIX Operating System

7.5 Installing the DIGITAL UNIX Operating System

Note: DIGITAL UNIX Version 4.0D is the minimum revision required for the AlphaPC 164SX motherboard system.

This section supplements the DIGITAL UNIX Installation Guide for installing the DIGITAL UNIX operating system on an AlphaPC 164SX motherboard system.

Note: If you already have a previous version of DIGITAL UNIX installed, see the DIGITAL UNIX Installation Guide for information on how to upgrade to a new version of the operating system. Be sure to review the preinstallation tasks, which are covered in the DIGITAL UNIX Installation Guide.

7.5.1 Requirements

You need the following hardware and software to install the DIGITAL UNIX operating system on an AlphaPC 164SX motherboard system:

•A minimum of 32MB of main memory; 64MB is recommended

•A 1GB (or larger) SCSI or EIDE hard disk capable of storing the supported software subsets

•Supported load devices

–SCSI CD–ROM drive capable of reliably reading in 512-byte block mode or

–EIDE (ATAPI) CD–ROM drive

or

– A network interface

•A console terminal with ASCII capability or a supported graphics display console

•DIGITAL UNIX Version 4.0D or higher Operating System Volume 1 compact disc

•Alpha SRM Console Version 4.9 or higher

Alpha SRM Console Firmware 7–29