Dell OptiPlex GXi, Reference And Installation Manual

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Using the ISA Configuration Utility 3-3
Run the program before adding or removing any non-
Plug and Play ISA expansion cards. The ICU can identify
and resolve any resource conflicts and indicate the proper
jumper and switch settings for each expansion card to
avoid such conflicts. Running the program first helps you
determine how to configure a non-Plug and Play ISA
expansion card before you install it in your computer.
After you have run the ICU for your non-Plug and Play
ISA expansion cards and it has configured all your Plug
and Play and PCI expansion cards, you can use the utility
to
lock the configuration of your Plug and Play and PCI
expansion cards so that they are always assigned the
same resources. See your online
System User’s Guide or
“Locking and Unlocking Cards” found later in this chap-
ter for details.
P
reparing to Use the ICU
Before using the ICU for the first time, you must com-
plete the following steps:
1. If your system includes Dell-installed software,
make a program diskette of the utility from the
diskette image on your hard-disk drive.
For instructions on how to create a program diskette
from the diskette image, see the online help provided
in the Dell DiskMaker program, which is available
in the Dell Accessories folder or program group.
NOTE: If you received an ISA Configuration Utility
Diskette with your system, skip to step 2.
2. If you want to use your mouse with the ICU, copy
your mouse driver file (
mouse.exe
) to your ICU
diskette.
3. Make a backup copy of your ICU diskette, as
described in the next subsection, “Backing Up the
ICU
Diskette.”
Use the backup copy whenever you run the utility;
store the original diskette in a safe place.
Backing Up the ICU Diskette
Before using the ICU, make a backup copy of the ICU
diskette
by performing the following steps.
NOTE: If you received an ISA Configuration Utility
Diskette with your system, you should use this procedure
to create a backup of that diskette.
1. Make sure you have a blank, high-density,
3.5-inch diskette.
2. Turn on your computer system if it is not already
on.
3. In the Windows File Manager, select
COPY DISK
from the Disk menu; or, at the system prompt,
type the following command line and press
<
ENTER
>:
diskcopy a: a:
4. Follow the instructions on the screen for inserting
the
source
diskette (the original copy) and the
target
diskette (the backup copy).
You may be prompted to swap diskettes several
times during the duplication process.
5. Store your original ICU diskette in a safe place.
Use only the backup diskette when running the ICU.
S
tarting the ICU
After you have completed the procedure in “Preparing to
Use the ICU” found earlier in this chapter, insert the
backup copy of the ICU diskette into drive A. Then either
turn on your computer or reboot it by pressing the reset
button.
Accessing Help
You can access online help in the ICU in four ways:
•
You can select
CONTENTS
from the Help menu. The
table of contents of topics is displayed. Select a topic
and click Help. Help text on that topic appears in a
dialog box.
•
For most dialog boxes, you can click Help to display
information on the action you are performing.
•
From the ICU window, you can press the <
F1
> key to
display the table of contents for the available help
topics.