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Chapter 2. Hardware Configuration
This chapter focuses on the setup and configuration of your IBM PC Server
hardware. The most common tasks are presented here. For more information
about these tasks, please see the user guides that came with your system.
The different technologies used to implement the PC Server family require
different methods for configuration. Unfortunately, there is no one common
configuration program that can be run on a machine to completely configure it.
In most cases, multiple programs will need to run in order to complete this
process.
This chapter gives instructions on using the various configuration programs and
when to use each one. There are some model dependencies, however. If you
see differences between what you see on your machine and what is documented
here, consult the user guides that comes with the system.
The configuration programs and a brief explanation of each are listed below:
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BIOS setup
This program is used to configure system options on PCI/EISA/ISA machines.
The system options include such things as diskette and hard disk options,
video subsystem, and system memory.
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EISA configuration utility
This utility is used to configure I/O adapters on machines with an EISA bus.
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SCSISelect Utility
This utility allows you to configure the SCSI subsystem on PCI/EISA/ISA
machines. RAID subsystems are usually handled separately.
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System Partition programs
These programs allow you to configure system options, I/O adapters, and the
SCSI subsystem on Micro Channel machines. They are either on the
reference partition of the server′s hard disk, or on a reference diskette, or a
combination of both.
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RAID utility
This utility allows you to configure the RAID subsystem on machines
equipped with a RAID adapter.
These configuration programs are updated from time to time. The latest
versions can be found on IBM PC Company′s web site. Refer to Appendix A,
“Sources of Drivers and Information” on page 147 for more information.
2.1 The BIOS Setup Program
The setup program is used to configure system options on ISA and EISA
machines. The system options include such things as diskette and hard disk
options, video subsystem, and system memory. These parameters are
controlled by system BIOS and, hence, need to be modified before the operating
system boots.
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