IBM Netfinity 3500 M10, User Handbook Manual

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Legacy adapters
Adapters that are not Plug and Play are known as legacy adapters.
If you install a legacy adapter, you must manually configure it by
setting switches or jumpers on the adapter and by reserving it's
resources using the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
In the Configuration/Setup Utility program, the ISA Legacy
Resources screen shows the server resources that are typically
required by adapters:
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Memory resources
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I/O port resources
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DMA resources
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Interrupt resources
From the appropriate screens, you can select available resources for
the adapter you are installing. Resources not being used by ISA
legacy adapters are listed as [Available]. You must set the
resources used by the newly installed ISA legacy adapter to
[ISA Resource]. This notifies the Plug and Play software that these
resources are in use.
Just as you change system resources for installed adapters, you must
also change resources when you remove an ISA legacy adapter. If
you remove a legacy adapter, change the resources it formerly used
to [Available]. This allows the Plug and Play software to
automatically use these resources for future configurations, or you
can use these resources for future manual configurations.
Note: Refer to the documentation that comes with the adapter for
information on required system resources.
For information on configuring ISA legacy adapters, see
“Configuring an ISA legacy adapter” on page 141.
For information about error messages from resource conflicts, see
Chapter 6, “Solving problems” on page 147.
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