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EISA Configuration Diskettes
EISA adapters are shipped with a diskette that contains a configuration
file (a .CFG file) that the EISA configuration utility needs so that it knows
what parameters are available for the adapter. This .CFG file should be
copied to the EISA configuration diskette. If the file has been copied to
the diskette, the EISA adapter is added automatically.
If you have not copied the .CFG file, you will be prompted to insert the
adapter′s configuration diskette into the diskette drive during this process
and the .CFG file will be copied to your diskette.
Our token-ring adapter is recognized but not in the correct slot. This is
because it is not possible for EISA systems to determine what slot ISA
adapters are in. So we must tell the system what slot it is in by
moving
the
adapter to the correct slot.
4. To move the ISA adapter to the correct slot:
a. With the arrow key, select the desired adapter.
b. Press F7. A Move Confirmation panel appears:
┌─────────────────── Move Confirmation ────────────────┐
││
│ Board Name: IBM Auto 16/4 Token-Ring ISA Adapter │
││
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ OK=ENTER <Cancel=ESC> │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
c. Select OK.
d. With the arrow key, select the destination slot and press Enter.
e. Press F10 to return to the EISA Configuration menu.
5. View or edit details
After adding EISA or ISA adapters, you will often need to view and/or edit the
settings for the adapter. To view or edit an adapter′s details:
a. From the Main menu, select Step 3: View or edit details with the arrow
key.
b. Press Enter to view configuration details. You will see a panel similar to
that shown in Figure 5.
┌───────────────────── Step 3: View or edit details ──────────────────────┐
│ │
│ Press Enter to edit the functions of the highlighted item. │
│ Press F6 to edit its resources (IRQs, DMAs, I/O ports, or memory). │
│ Press F10 when you have finished this step. │
│ │
│ │
│ System - IBM Dual Pentium PCI-EISA System Board │
│ SYSTEM BOARD MEMORY │
│ System Base Memory................... 640K Base Memory │
│ Total System Memory.................. 16MB Total Memory │
│ Memory Gap between 15-16Megs......... Memory Gap Enabled │
│ │
│ System Board I/O Resource allocation │
│ Serial Port A........................ COM1 or COM3 - Enabled │
│ Serial Port B........................ COM2 or COM4 - Enabled │
│ Parallel Port........................ Parallel Port LPT1 - Enabled │
│ Floppy Controller.................... Floppy Controller - Enabled │
│ ISA IDE Controller................... Secondary IDE IRQ 15 - Enabled │
│ Reserved System Resources............ Reserved System Resources │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Figure 5. EISA Configuration Utility - View/Edit Details
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