28 Apr
2006
28 Apr
'06
12:29 a.m.
On 28/4/06 05:19, "Doc Shipley" <doc at mdrconsult.com> wrote:
Correct, it's a last resort in the event of a corrupt SROM. It boots to a
minimal console that's enough to let you reload the relevant console from
CD.
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Adrian/Witchy
Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator
Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest private home computer
collection?
took it off,
the board boots up normally ( AlphaBIOS ). - Any info on
the "failsave boot" or "diagnostic monitor" functions available?
(the
technical manual just refers you to some WinNT documentation).
I may be mistaken, but ISTR that the failsafe jumper forces the
firmware load from floppy. That's from really hazy memory, though.