Quick Start Guide

Ampere Altra Developer Platform

Follow the steps below to connect, power, and start up your Ampere Altra Developer Platform.

1. Using a self-prepared Ethernet cable, connect your Ampere Altra Developer Platform to a network.

2. Connect a USB mouse, USB keyboard, and a VGA monitor to your Ampere Altra Developer Platform.

3. Connect your Ampere Altra Developer Platform to power by using one of the power cords supplied (US or EU).

4. Before turning it on, please note that your Ampere Altra Developer Platform is preinstalled with Ubuntu 20.04.3. If you want to use another operating system (OS), please follow the corresponding OS installation procedures:

5. Turn on your Ampere Altra Developer Platform by flipping on the power switch at the rear of the system, pressing the power button at the top for ~2 seconds and then releasing it.


Note:

  • During startup, it shall take ~50 seconds for the EDKII screen to appear and ~55 seconds for the Linux OS to fully boot.

  • The default login username and password of the preinstalled Ubuntu 20.04.03 (HWE kernel 5.11) are:

    username: adlink

    password(root): adlink123