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The Question is: I currenly have an Alpha 800 that uses the on board video port and connected to disks via DSSI controllers. The DSSI controllers will be replaced with fibre ones shortly and we have been advised to replace the onboard video with a 'real' video card (an ELSA Gloria Synergy). I know I need to change a jumper on the mother board and disable the video card in the bios, but can't find any documentation/procedures to tell me how to do this. I can't find a diagram of the motherboard and ther is no useful information with the new video card. Could you point me in the right direction please? The Answer is : Please contact your hardware service provider for assistance with your hardware reconfiguration, and please also consider the acquisition of the service manual for the system. (For information on the Compaq Assisted Services program and on acquiring service documentation, please see the OpenVMS FAQ.) The AlphaServer 800 uses J27 to enable and disable the on-board VGA. With three jumpers on the edge of the motherboard furthest from the motherboard I/O connectors, J27 is the middle jumper. The normal position for J27 is pins 1-2 (nearest the I/O connectors), with 2-3 (away from the I/O connectors) disabling the on-board VGA graphics. The SRM failsafe loader firmware selection for the AlphaServer 800 is located on the CPU daughtercard, within the eight jumpers of J1 that are located furthest from the daughtercard connector, with the jumpers labeled zero through seven from left to right, and specifically by inserting a jumper into position two.
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