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                           AlphaStation 600A
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   *                           README First                               *
   *                                                                      *
   *  Please update both ARC/AlphaBIOS and SRM firmware at the same time  *
   *               to ensure compatibility between versions.              *
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1. Firmware Revisions
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   SRM Console V5.6-114
   AlphaBIOS   V5.70

2. Operating Systems qualified with this release:
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   OpenVMS V7.2-1     Digital Unix V5.0     Windows NT V4.0 

3. Firmware Enhancements and New Features
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   - Console support of DS-KZPCC-CD - 64-bit PCI to 3-channel LVD 
     Ultra2SCSI backplane RAID controller
   - Console support of DS-KGPSA-CA - 64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel host
     bus adapter with embedded optical
   - AlphaBIOS Console V5.70


4. AlphaStation Firmware Release Notes
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   Console firmware release notes are available in postscript (.ps) and
   Portable Data Format (.pdf) from the following Alpha Firmware CD 
   directories:

   OpenVMS System:
   [DOC]ALPHA600A_V56_FW_RELNOTE.PS   
   [DOC]ALPHA600A_V56_FW_RELNOTE.PDF

   Digital UNIX System:
   /DOC/ALPHA600A_V56_FW_RELNOTE.PS   
   /DOC/ALPHA600A_V56_FW_RELNOTE.PDF 

   Windows NT System:
   \DOC\ALPHA600A_V56_FW_RELNOTE.PS   
   \DOC\ALPHA600A_V56_FW_RELNOTE.PDF  
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