Dell XPS H233 manual Quick Start, Preparing to Use the ISA Configuration Utility

Quick Start

To quickly get started using this utility, follow these steps:

1.Perform any required preparatory steps before starting the utility.

Preparatory steps include making a program dis- kette, copying your mouse driver to this diskette, and making a backup copy of this diskette. See the next subsection, “Preparing to Use the ISA Configuration Utility,” for detailed instructions.

2.Start the ISA Configuration Utility.

Insert the backup copy of the program diskette into drive A, and turn on your computer or press the reset button.

NOTE: The ISA Configuration Utility takes a few minutes to load. During this time, the cursor may appear as a pointer rather than as an hourglass.

When the utility has finished loading, the ISA Con- figuration Utility window is displayed (see Figure 2-2).

3.Add, modify, or remove a card, or view resources for a card or other device.

For detailed instructions, see the “Configuring Expansion Cards” section in the online System User’s Guide.

4.Save your configuration, and exit the utility.

For detailed instructions, see the “Configuring Expansion Cards” section in the online System User’s Guide.

Preparing to Use the ISA Configuration Utility

Before using the ISA Configuration Utility for the first time, you must complete the following steps:

1.Create an ISA Configuration Utility program dis- kette by downloading the program from the TechConnect BBS or from the World Wide Web.

For information on accessing the TechConnect BBS, see the chapter titled “Getting Help” in your Diag- nostics and Troubleshooting Guide.

To download the program from the World Wide Web, go to www.dell.com and select Service & Sup- port. Select Software Updates, and then select System Utilities. Scroll through the list of utilities, and select the PnP DOS ISA Configuration Util option.

2.Copy your mouse driver file (mouse.exe) to your pro- gram diskette. Then add the mouse statement to the autoexec.bat file on the program diskette.

3.Make a backup copy of your program diskette as described in the next subsection, “Backing Up the ISA Configuration Utility Diskette.”

Use the backup copy whenever you run the utility; store the original program diskette in a safe place.

Backing Up the ISA Configuration Utility

Diskette

Before using the ISA Configuration Utility, make a backup copy of the ISA Configuration Utility program diskette (just as you would with any other software) by performing the following steps:

1.Make sure you have a blank, high-density, 3.5-inch diskette.

2.Turn on your computer system if it is not already on.

3.Make a copy of the ISA Configuration Utility program diskette.

See your operating system documentation for instructions on making a copy of a diskette.

4.Store your original program diskette in a safe place.

Use only the backup diskette when running or installing the ISA Configuration Utility.

Starting the ISA Configuration Utility

After you have completed the procedure in “Preparing to Use the ISA Configuration Utility,” found earlier in this chapter, insert the backup copy of the ISA Configuration Utility program diskette into drive A. Then either turn on your computer or reboot it by pressing the reset button.

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