ISA Configuration Utility Messages: Dell™ Precision™ WorkStation 610 Mini Tower Systems
Overview ICU Error Messages Configuration Manager Messages
Overview
The ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) and its Configuration Manager are capable of identifying problems and alerting you to them. Both utilities can alert you to problems with card configuration as well as problems that prevent proper operation of the utility. This appendix describes each type of message and lists the possible causes and actions you can take to resolve any problems indicated by a message. See the following tables to locate your message and identify any possible corrective actions.
ICU Error Messages
The ICU can display a variety of error messages while in operation. These messages alert you to problems that prevent the ICU from running correctly, as well as informing you of resource conflicts that prevent the configuration of various cards in your computer. If you receive a message from the ICU, see Table
Table C-1. Configuration Utility Messages
Message | Probable Cause |
Out of memory | Either of these messages can |
Memory allocation failed | appear if the system runs out of |
| memory during your operation. |
Corrective Action
Disable any
Not enough memory to run the | This message appears when |
ICU | you start the ICU if the system |
| does not have enough memory |
| to run the utility. |
Can't open index file.
This file is required for ICU to run.
No Configuration Manager.
At least one Plug and Play card in your system is not configured due to conflicts. These are marked "config err" in the list of configured cards.
Due to conflicts, the ICU could only configure some Plug and Play cards in your system. Unconfigured cards are marked "config err" in the list of configured
The ICU cannot find the index file for its database.
The device driver needed by the ICU is corrupted or is not correctly configured.
The Configuration Manager or the ICU cannot configure at least one Plug and Play expansion card because of resource conflicts with one or more cards.
Make sure to switch to drive A before attempting to start the utility.
Verify that the following device statement appears in your config.sys file: device= drive:\ directory\ drivers\dos\dwcfgmg.sys
In this statement, drive and directory represent the drive and directory where the driver resides. The default is c:\plugplay.
You must reconfigure the conflicting card(s). To find the conflicting card, perform the following steps:
1.Select the Plug and Play expansion card marked with config err, and then click Modify.
The Card Configuration dialog box displays the functions assigned to the Plug and Play expansion card.
2.Select a function and then click Settings. Click