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The RCU contains detailed information about the system board, the ISA expansion cards installed in your computer, and the used and available resources. The options for the View Additional System Information Menu category are: Board Specifications System Specifications Used Resources Available Resources The Used Resources and Available Resources options contain detailed information about resources such as IRQs, DMA channels, and I/O ports, which may be useful if you need to resolve a resource conflict. The settings for the Set Verification Mode Menu category are Automatic (the default) and Manual. When this category is set to Automatic, the RCU automatically checks for resource conflicts and tries to resolve them. Unless you are technically knowledgeable, leave this category set to Automatic. Each time you use the RCU to configure your system, the system configuration information is saved in a .sci file and in system memory. You should save the system configuration information to a backup file that can be used to restore the information if the .sci file is damaged or lost. The options for the Maintain SCI Files Menu category are Open (the default) and Save As. The Open option creates a backup file that overwrites the existing configuration. The Save As option allows you to select the filename under which you want the .sci file saved. The RCU automatically resolves resource conflicts between two PCI expansion cards. It is extremely unusual for the RCU to fail in resolving a resource conflict between two PCI expansion cards. If the RCU fails to resolve the conflict, see Chapter 11, "Getting Help," in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for information on obtaining technical assistance. However, resource conflicts between ISA expansion cards are routine. If the Set Verification Mode menu category is set to Automatic, the RCU tries to resolve the 5-12 Dell PowerEdge 2300 Systems User's Guide

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Dell PowerEdge 2300 Systems User’s Guide
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The RCU contains detailed information about the system board, the ISA expansion
cards installed in your computer, and the used and available resources. The options
for the View Additional System Information Menu category are:
²
Board Specifications
²
System Specifications
²
Used Resources
²
Available Resources
The Used Resources and Available Resources options contain detailed information
about resources such as IRQs, DMA channels, and I/O ports, which may be useful if
you need to resolve a resource conflict.
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The settings for the Set Verification Mode Menu category are Automatic (the default)
and Manual. When this category is set to Automatic, the RCU automatically checks
for resource conflicts and tries to resolve them. Unless you are technically knowl-
edgeable, leave this category set to Automatic.
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Each time you use the RCU to configure your system, the system configuration infor-
mation is saved in a
.sci
file and in system memory. You should save the system
configuration information to a backup file that can be used to restore the information if
the
.sci
file is damaged or lost. The options for the Maintain SCI Files Menu category
are Open (the default) and Save As.
The Open option creates a backup file that overwrites the existing configuration. The
Save As option allows you to select the filename under which you want the
.sci
file
saved.
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The RCU automatically resolves resource conflicts between two PCI expansion cards.
It is extremely unusual for the RCU to fail in resolving a resource conflict between two
PCI expansion cards. If the RCU fails to resolve the conflict, see Chapter 11, “Getting
Help,” in your
Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
for information on obtaining
technical assistance.
However, resource conflicts between ISA expansion cards are routine. If the Set
Verification Mode menu category is set to Automatic, the RCU tries to resolve the