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Display the list of system board options as follows: A list of system board options appears on the screen. Figure 5-1 shows settings typical for your system. NOTE: Whenever you add an expansion card to the computer, its presence is reflected by changes to the System Board Options screen. To select a category on the list of system board options, press the up- or down-arrow key to highlight the category and press . A pop-up menu appears, listing the options for that category. To select an option, press the up- or down-arrow key to highlight the option and press . NOTES: Several system board categories allow you to edit such resources as memory address, I/O ports, IRQs, and direct memory access (DMA) channels. It may be necessary to edit these resources to resolve a configuration conflict. To view the resource screen for any category, highlight the option and press . The edit resources feature is intended for users who are technically knowledgeable. Do not change resource settings from their defaults if you do not understand how such a change will affect system performance. While in the Step 3: View or Edit Details menu, you can press to enter the Advanced menu. See "Advanced Menu" found later in this chapter for more information. When you have finished making changes, save the new system configuration information and exit the utility as follows: The following system board options are available on the View or Edit Details screen (see Figure 5-1): System - Dell System PowerEdge 2300 RS-232 COM Port 1 RS-232 COM Port 2 Parallel Port Floppy Controller Mouse Controller 5-8 Dell PowerEdge 2300 Systems User's Guide

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A list of system board options appears on the screen. Figure 5-1 shows settings
typical for your system.
NOTE: Whenever you add an expansion card to the computer, its presence is
reflected by changes to the System Board Options screen.
To select a category on the list of system board options, press the up- or down-arrow
key to highlight the category and press <Enter>. A pop-up menu appears, listing the
options for that category. To select an option, press the up- or down-arrow key to high-
light the option and press <Enter>.
NOTES: Several system board categories allow you to edit such resources as memory
address, I/O ports, IRQs, and direct memory access (DMA) channels. It may be nec-
essary to edit these resources to resolve a configuration conflict. To view the
resource screen for any category, highlight the option and press <F6>.
The edit resources feature is intended for users who are technically knowledgeable.
Do not change resource settings from their defaults if you do not understand how
such a change will affect system performance.
While in the Step 3: View or Edit Details menu, you can press <F7> to enter the
Advanced menu. See “Advanced Menu” found later in this chapter for more
information.
When you have finished making changes, save the new system configuration informa-
tion and exit the utility as follows:
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