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jumper and switch settings for each expansion card to avoid such conflicts. Running the program first helps you determine how to configure a non-Plug and Play ISA expansion card before you install it in your computer. After you have run the RCU for your non-Plug and Play ISA expansion cards and it has configured all your Plug and Play and PCI expansion cards, you can use the utility to lock the configuration of your Plug and Play and PCI expansion cards so that they are always assigned the same resources. See "Locking and Unlocking Cards" found later in this chapter for details. NOTE: If your system detects a card configuration problem during operation, you receive a warning message directing you to run the RCU to correct the problem. The RCU uses menus to guide you through the configuration process. The menus and their options are accessed through keyboard commands. To make a menu selection, use the up- or down-arrow key to highlight the desired option, and then press . In the Help menu or Advanced menu, you can also select an option by pressing the key that corresponds to the highlighted letter in the selection list. To scroll up or down a screen, press the or key, respectively. The RCU has online instructions for each of its procedures. If you need help at any time, press to see a help screen that offers more details about the task you are doing. NOTES: Your system's default hardware configuration allows updating of the configuration information. However, if the ISA_CLR jumper on the system board is installed, the configuration information cannot be updated until the jumper plug is removed. If you have reason to think the jumper setting has been changed, check the jumper before attempting to make a configuration change. For information on the ISA_CLR jumper location and settings, see Figure B-1 and Table B-1, respectively, in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. If you are running the RCU from your hard-disk drive, remove any TSR programs from memory before starting the utility. These programs take up space in system memory even when they are not running, thus reducing the amount of memory available to the RCU. See the documentation that accompanied these programs for instructions on removing them from memory. If you start the utility and there is not enough memory to run it, a message is displayed. If you receive such a message, run the utility from a diskette. Using the Resource Configuration Utility 5-3

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Using the Resource Configuration Utility
5-3
jumper and switch settings for each expansion card to avoid such conflicts. Running
the program first helps you determine how to configure a non-Plug and Play ISA
expansion card before you install it in your computer.
After you have run the RCU for your non-Plug and Play ISA expansion cards and it has
configured all your Plug and Play and PCI expansion cards, you can use the utility to
lock
the configuration of your Plug and Play and PCI expansion cards so that they are
always assigned the same resources. See “Locking and Unlocking Cards” found later
in this chapter for details.
NOTE: If your system detects a card configuration problem during operation, you
receive a warning message directing you to run the RCU to correct the problem.
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The RCU uses menus to guide you through the configuration process. The menus and
their options are accessed through keyboard commands.
To make a menu selection
,
use the up- or down-arrow key to highlight the desired
option, and then press <Enter>. In the Help menu or Advanced menu, you can also
select an option by pressing the key that corresponds to the highlighted letter in the
selection list.
To scroll up or down a screen
, press the <Page Up> or <Page Down> key,
respectively.
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The RCU has online instructions for each of its procedures. If you need help at any
time, press <F1> to see a help screen that offers more details about the task you are
doing.
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NOTES: Your system’s default hardware configuration allows updating of the configu-
ration information. However, if the ISA_CLR jumper on the system board is installed,
the configuration information cannot be updated until the jumper plug is removed.
If you have reason to think the jumper setting has been changed, check the jumper
before attempting to make a configuration change. For information on the ISA_CLR
jumper location and settings, see Figure B-1 and Table B-1, respectively, in the
Installa-
tion and Troubleshooting Guide
.
If you are running the RCU from your hard-disk drive, remove any TSR programs from
memory before starting the utility. These programs take up space in system memory
even when they are not running, thus reducing the amount of memory available to the
RCU. See the documentation that accompanied these programs for instructions on
removing them from memory.
If you start the utility and there is not enough memory to run it, a message is dis-
played. If you receive such a message, run the utility from a diskette.