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Chapter 6. Updating the computer configuration This chapter includes information about updating configuration settings, installing device drivers (if required, after a new option has been installed), and erasing a lost or forgotten password. For more information about using the Configuration/Setup Utility program, see Access IBM on your desktop. After you add options, the configuration settings must be updated. In most cases, this configuration update is performed automatically. In some cases, when you start your computer after installing an option, a message similar to the following might be displayed. POST Startup Error(s) The following error(s) were detected when the system was started: 162 Configuration Change Has Occurred Select one of the following: Continue Exit Setup If this message is displayed, select Continue and press Enter. The Configuration/Setup Utility program automatically starts. From the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu, do the following: 1. Select Exit and press Enter. 2. Select Exit Saving Changes and press Enter. The computer will restart. The Windows operating system will usually detect the new option, update the configuration information, and prompt you for device drivers, if required. Before installing any device drivers, always check the documentation that is provided with your option for specific instructions. Not all device drivers are installed in the same way. Some options might also require you to install other software. Verifying that an option is installed correctly To verify if a new adapter or drive is correctly installed and configured, do the following: 1. From the Windows desktop, use the right mouse button to click My Computer; then, click Properties. 2. In the System Properties window, click the Device Manager tab. Note: If you are running Windows 2000, in the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab first; then click the Device Manager tab. 3. Click View devices by type. 4. Click the plus sign next to each of the device types to expand the list. v If neither an X nor a circled exclamation point appears over any of the icons, all devices are working properly. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2001 55

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Chapter 6. Updating the computer configuration
This chapter includes information about updating configuration settings, installing
device drivers (if required, after a new option has been installed), and erasing a lost
or forgotten password. For more information about using the Configuration/Setup
Utility program, see Access IBM on your desktop.
After you add options, the configuration settings must be updated. In most cases,
this configuration update is performed automatically.
In some cases, when you start your computer after installing an option, a message
similar to the following might be displayed.
POST Startup Error(s)
The following error(s) were detected when the system was
started:
162 Configuration Change Has Occurred
Select one of the following:
Continue
Exit Setup
If this message is displayed, select
Continue
and press Enter. The
Configuration/Setup Utility program automatically starts. From the
Configuration/Setup Utility program menu, do the following:
1.
Select
Exit
and press Enter.
2.
Select
Exit Saving Changes
and press Enter.
The computer will restart.
The Windows operating system will usually detect the new option, update the
configuration information, and prompt you for device drivers, if required. Before
installing any device drivers, always check the documentation that is provided with
your option for specific instructions. Not all device drivers are installed in the same
way. Some options might also require you to install other software.
Verifying that an option is installed correctly
To verify if a new adapter or drive is correctly installed and configured, do the
following:
1.
From the Windows desktop, use the right mouse button to click
My Computer
;
then, click
Properties
.
2.
In the System Properties window, click the
Device Manager
tab.
Note:
If you are running Windows 2000, in the System Properties window, click
the
Hardware
tab first; then click the
Device Manager
tab.
3.
Click
View devices by type
.
4.
Click the plus sign next to each of the device types to expand the list.
v
If neither an X nor a circled exclamation point appears over any of the icons,
all devices are working properly.
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2001
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