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If you cancel your changes, you can remain in the utility to make other changes or exit the utility without saving any changes. Using the Maintain System Configuration Diskette option, you can create a backup copy of the .sci file or use a previously saved .sci file to reconfigure your system or to identically configure many other systems. You can also copy .cfg files and delete .sci and .cfg files from your RCU diskette, your diskette of .cfg files, or the configuration diskette(s) for any hardware option. The Exit From This Utility option allows you to exit from the RCU and reboot your computer system. The Advanced menu lets you lock or unlock cards in a configuration, view detailed information about the system, and maintain .sci files. To see the Advanced menu, press while in the Step 3: View or Edit Details menu. The following menu appears: Advanced menu Lock/unlock boards View additional system information menu Set verification mode menu Maintain SCI files menu Highlight the menu category you want, and press . Then follow the online instructions. The following subsections describe each category. When you lock an expansion card, the RCU cannot change the resources allocated to that card. Unlocking the card allows the system to change the resources automatically as new cards are added. The default setting for the Lock/Unlock Boards category is Unlocked. Dell recommends that you keep your cards unlocked so that the RCU can do its job properly. NOTE: The RCU ignores the Lock/Unlock Boards setting for the PCI host bridge and the PCI-PCI bridge devices. Using the Resource Configuration Utility 5-11

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Using the Resource Configuration Utility
5-11
If you cancel your changes
, you can remain in the utility to make other changes or exit
the utility without saving any changes.
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Using the Maintain System Configuration Diskette option, you can create a backup
copy of the
.sci
file or use a previously saved
.sci
file to reconfigure your system or to
identically configure many other systems. You can also copy
.cfg
files and delete
.sci
and
.cfg
files from your RCU diskette, your diskette of
.cfg
files, or the configuration
diskette(s) for any hardware option.
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The Exit From This Utility option allows you to exit from the RCU and reboot your
computer system.
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The Advanced menu lets you lock or unlock cards in a configuration, view detailed
information about the system, and maintain
.sci
files.
To see the Advanced menu, press <F7> while in the Step 3:
View or Edit Details
menu. The following menu appears:
Advanced menu
Lock/unlock boards
View additional system information menu
Set verification mode menu
Maintain SCI files menu
Highlight the menu category you want, and press <Enter>. Then follow the online
instructions.
The following subsections describe each category.
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When you
lock
an expansion card, the RCU cannot change the resources allocated to
that card.
Unlocking
the card allows the system to change the resources automatically
as new cards are added. The default setting for the Lock/Unlock Boards category is
Unlocked. Dell recommends that you keep your cards unlocked so that the RCU can
do its job properly.
NOTE: The RCU ignores the Lock/Unlock Boards setting for the PCI host bridge and
the PCI-PCI bridge devices.