6 Hardware Release Notes
6.1 USB Device Support . ........................................ 6–1
6.2 MP and BMC Console Restrictions (Integrity servers Only) ........... 6–2
6.2.1 Input, Output, and Error Device Restriction .................... 6–2
6.2.2 Remapping Ctrl/H to the Delete Key . . ....................... 6–2
6.3 AlphaServer 2100 . . . ........................................ 6–2
6.3.1 Console Display . . ........................................ 6–3
6.3.2 SCSI Controller Restriction . ................................ 6–3
6.4 AlphaServer 8200/8400: FRU Table Error . ....................... 6–4
6.5 AlphaServer ES47/ES80/GS1280 Systems . . ....................... 6–4
6.5.1 INIT Console Command Usage on ES47/ES80/GS1280 Soft
Partitions ............................................... 6–4
6.5.2 RAD Support . . . ........................................ 6–4
6.5.3 License Requirements ..................................... 6–4
6.5.4 STOP/CPU and Shutdown Behavior . . . ....................... 6–4
6.5.5 Setting Time at MBM ..................................... 6–5
6.6 AlphaServer GS Series Systems . ................................ 6–5
6.6.1 AlphaServer GS80/160/320 Systems: Device Restriction ........... 6–5
6.6.2 OpenVMS Galaxy License Enforcement . ....................... 6–5
6.6.3 Installing Licenses ........................................ 6–5
6.6.4 AlphaServer GS60/GS60E/GS140 Multiple I/O Port Module
Configuration Restriction . . . ................................ 6–7
6.7 AlphaStation 200/400: ISA_CONFIG.DAT Changes Required . . ....... 6–7
6.8 AlphaStation 255: PCI Configuration Restriction ................... 6–8
6.9 ATI RADEON 7000 Graphics (Integrity servers Only) . ............... 6–8
6.9.1 Integrity servers Graphics Support ........................... 6–8
6.9.2 Hardware Accelerated 3D Graphics Not Supported on RADEON 7000
....................................................... 6–9
6.10 ATI RADEON 7500 Graphics . . . ................................ 6–9
6.10.1 Resource Requirements .................................... 6–9
6.10.2 DECW$OPENGLSHR_RADEON.EXE Renamed to
DECW$MESA3DSHR_RADEON.EXE . . ....................... 6–10
6.10.3 Support Limitations ....................................... 6–10
6.10.4 Video Artifacts at High Refresh Rates . . ....................... 6–10
6.10.5 OpenGL Supports IEEE Arithmetic Only ...................... 6–10
6.10.6 DECwindows Server Hangs When Output Is Written to the Graphics
Console (OPA0) . . ........................................ 6–10
6.10.7 Monitor Must Be Connected During Initialization . ............... 6–11
6.10.8 Boot Reset Recommendation (Alpha Only) ...................... 6–11
6.10.9 No Overlay Planes ........................................ 6–11
6.10.10 Single Colormap . . ........................................ 6–11
6.10.11 Single Bit Depth for All Windows ............................ 6–11
6.10.12 Pixel Depth for Read/Write Color Map . . ....................... 6–12
6.10.13 Backing Store/Save Unders Not Supported for 3D Windows . ....... 6–12
6.10.14 Threads Restriction ....................................... 6–12
6.10.15 No Support for Single Buffered Visuals ....................... 6–12
6.10.16 No 3D Support for Color Index Mode . . . ....................... 6–12
6.10.17 Timer Mechanism ........................................ 6–12
6.11 DECwindows X11 Display Server (Alpha Only) ..................... 6–13
6.11.1 S3 Multihead Graphics .................................... 6–13
6.12 DIGITAL Modular Computing Components (DMCC) . ............... 6–13
6.12.1 Alpha 5/366 and 5/433 PICMG SBC Restriction . . ............... 6–13
6.12.2 Updating the SRM Console . ................................ 6–13
6.13 Digital Personal Workstation: Booting OpenVMS V7.3-1 and Higher .... 6–14
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