2.When the Welcome screen appears, read the information on the screen and press <Enter>.

The Main Menu appears as follows:

Main Menu

Learn about configuring your computer Configure computer

Set date Set time

Maintain system configuration diskette Exit from this utility

The first option in the menu is already highlighted.

3.Press <Enter> to read the online overview of the EISA Configuration Utility.

After reading the online overview, you are ready to use the program to configure your computer for any EISA expansion cards currently installed or any ISA expansion cards that will be installed in your com- puter’s expansion slots.

Main Menu

The following five sections describe each of the menu options in the Main Menu and the submenus for those options.

Learn About Configuring Your Computer

The Learn About Configuring Your Computer option presents an overview of the configuration process. As you finish reading a screen, press <Enter> to view the next screen. Press <F10> to return to the Main Menu.

Configure Computer

The Configure Computer option takes you through the configuration process step by step. Use this option the first time you configure your system and every time you change your configuration through the EISA Configura- tion Utility.

When you select Configure Computer, the following menu appears on the screen:

Steps in configuring your computer Step 1:Important EISA configuration information

Step 2:Add or remove boards Step 3:View or edit details

Step 4:Examine switches or print report Step 5:Save and exit

NOTES: If you enabled the supervisor password through the System Setup program or through the EISA Configu- ration Utility, the EISA utility prompts you for the supervisor password when you select Configure Com- puter. If you enter the supervisor password correctly, the utility displays the Steps in Configuring Your Computer menu and allows you to make changes to the EISA Sys- tem Board Options screen when you select Step 3: View or Edit Details from the menu.

If you enter a user password instead of a supervisor pass- word, you will get the following message:

This is a user password. In step 3 of the next screen you may view but not edit details.

If you enter the supervisor password incorrectly three times, the EISA Configuration Utility displays the follow- ing message:

This is an incorrect password. In step 3 of the next screen you may view but not edit details.

The following subsections describe each of the options (steps) shown in the Steps in Configuring Your Computer menu.

Step 1: Important EISA Configuration Information

The Step 1: Important EISA Configuration Information option uses seven information screens to explain the EISA configuration process and how it differs from the ISA configuration process. After reading the first screen, press <Enter> to see the next one. When you have fin- ished reading all seven screens, press <Esc> to return to the Steps in Configuring Your Computer menu.

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2100/180, 2100/200 specifications

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