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The Resource Configuration Utility (RCU) is used to tell the system what expansion cards are installed and which expansion slots they occupy. With this information, the system automatically configures Plug and Play expansion cards and Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) expansion cards and can tell you how to configure non-Plug and Play Industry-Standard Architecture (ISA) expansion cards manually by setting jumpers or switches. Before your system was shipped from Dell, a technician used the RCU to enter the correct information for the expansion cards initially installed in your computer. The RCU also monitors the resources required by any installed Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) expansion card. After installing or moving a PCI expansion card, you should run the RCU to update the system's database of available system resources stored in nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM). Whenever you add, remove, or reposition an ISA expansion card, use the RCU to reconfigure your system. The utility reads the card's corresponding configuration file (.cfg file), which describes the card's characteristics and required system resources, and then uses this information to create a conflict-free configuration. The RCU is PCI-aware and can also be used to configure PCI expansion cards. Configuration information for PCI expansion cards is contained within the card, so no Using the Resource Configuration Utility 5-1

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The Resource Configuration Utility (RCU) is used to tell the system what expansion
cards are installed and which expansion slots they occupy. With this information, the
system automatically configures Plug and Play expansion cards and Peripheral Com-
ponent Interconnect (PCI) expansion cards and can tell you how to configure non-Plug
and Play Industry-Standard Architecture (ISA) expansion cards manually by setting
jumpers or switches. Before your system was shipped from Dell, a technician used
the RCU to enter the correct information for the expansion cards initially installed in
your computer.
The RCU also monitors the resources required by any installed Peripheral Component
Interconnect (PCI) expansion card. After installing or moving a PCI expansion card,
you should run the RCU to update the system’s database of available system
resources stored in nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM).
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Whenever you add, remove, or reposition an ISA expansion card, use the RCU to
reconfigure your system. The utility reads the card’s corresponding configuration file
(
.cfg
file), which describes the card’s characteristics and required system resources,
and then uses this information to create a conflict-free configuration.
The RCU is PCI-aware and can also be used to configure PCI expansion cards. Config-
uration information for PCI expansion cards is contained within the card, so no