NEC HX4000, User Manual

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4-3
Configuring Your System
Using the SCU
Notice: The system can fail following improper
configuration. Always save to file the Configuration
Log in online Help and record the current settings
before reconfiguring the system.
Note: Because of license restrictions, the SCU diskette,
as supplied, is not bootable. In order to use this
diskette, you must make it bootable.
1. If you are adding option boards to your system or
upgrading memory, do so now using procedures
found in the Upgrades and Options chapter of this
guide.
2. Power on the system.
3. If the diskette drive is disabled, enable it using the
BIOS Setup utility, explained later in this chapter.
Specify the correct type of diskette drive.
Note: Perform Step 4 and 5 of this procedure the
first time you use the SCU diskette. These steps
enable the SCU diskette to be MS-DOS bootable and
copies HIMEM.SYS onto the diskette.
4. Insert the SCU diskette into floppy disk drive A. At
the C:\ prompt type:
SYS A:
Press ENTER. MS-DOS system files are copied onto
the diskette.
5. Copy the file HIMEM.SYS from the MS-DOS
directory. At the C:\ prompt type:
copy c:\dos\himem.sys a:
Your SCU diskette is now bootable and includes
HIMEM.SYS. It can be used, as is, to update your
system.
6. Start the SCU by rebooting the system, with the
SCU diskette in Drive A. When the SCU banner is
displayed, press ENTER and the System
Configuration Utility Main Menu shown in Table 4-1
is displayed.