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Compaq ProLiant 800 Server Reference Guide
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Chapter 4
Using the System
Configuration Utility
The Compaq System Configuration Utility performs a wide range of
configuration activities, including:
Automatically configuring PCI and ISA plug-and-play boards
Providing switch and jumper settings
Resolving resource conflicts in areas such as memory, port addresses,
and interrupt requests (IRQs)
Managing the installation of mass storage devices such as hard drives,
tape drives, and diskette drives
Setting and storing power-on features like date and time
Storing configuration information in nonvolatile memory
Assisting in installing an operating system
Assisting in running diagnostic tools such as Test and Inspect Utilities
If the SmartStart and Support Software CD is used the first time the server is
configured, the SmartStart program automatically creates a system partition
and installs the System Configuration Utility and other Compaq utilities in
that partition.
IMPORTANT: This Compaq system utilities partition should not be confused with the
partition(s) created by your operating system.
In ProLiant 800 servers, the system ROM automatically configures memory
and processor changes.