IBM PC Server 325, User Handbook Manual

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Using the EISA Configuration Diskette
Using the EISA Configuration Diskette
You must use the EISA Configuration Diskette anytime you want to
add, move, or remove EISA or ISA adapters. In addition, you might
need to use the diskette to resolve configuration conflicts.
In addition, if you disable the serial, parallel, infrared, or diskette
drive in the Configuration/Setup utility programs, you might need
to run the EISA configuration Diskette, and make the same change.
Refer to the README file on the EISA Configuration Diskette for
more information.
Each time you use the EISA Configuration Diskette to configure
your server, the configuration information is saved in a System
Configuration Information (SCI) file and in the NVRAM configuration.
Only devices that you install and configure correctly appear on the
EISA Configuration screens.
Making Menu Selections
When you start the backup copy of the EISA Configuration Diskette,
an introductory screen appears. Press Y. The Main Menu, Steps in
configuring your computer,
appears. The EISA Configuration
program main menu contains five steps:
Step 1: Important EISA configuration information
This step provides information about the differences between the
ISA configuration process and the EISA configuration process.
Step 2: Add or remove boards
If the server is configured correctly, this step provides a list of the
devices installed in the expansion slots. The Add choice allows you
to add ISA devices to the configuration. If EISA adapters are
installed in your server, and you have not copied the .CFG file to
the EISA Configuration Diskette, you are prompted to insert the
adapter configuration diskette into the diskette drive. The .CFG file
is copied to your diskette. If the adapter .CFG file is copied to the
EISA Configuration Diskette before starting the diskette, and the
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