Installation and Setup
2-3
5100-A2-GB21-10
April 1997
Selecting an I/O Base Address
To assist you in selecting an available I/O base address on your system, the
HotWire 5171 Diagnostics Utility provides a selection that scans your system to
obtain unused addresses. To compose the list, however, the utility must rely on
the integrity of your installed cards to report their base address usage correctly.
Procedure
To use this feature:
1. Enter Windows.
2. Double-click on the HotWire program icon to access the main menu. For a
complete description of this menu, refer to Chapter 3,
Using the HotWire
5171 Diagnostics Utility
.
3. Select Recommend Base Address from the
Configuration menu to display a list of unused
base addresses.
4. Make a note of an available address.
5. Click on one of the following:
— Exit to close the window and return to the
main menu.
— Help to access screen help.
6. From the HotWire main menu, select File, then
select Exit to quit the utility.
NOTE:
Typically, the utility will detect the card’s base
address once it is installed. Subsequently,
when you select Recommend Base Address,
the Available Base Addresses window displays
only that address.
