To review the information screens at any time while you are in the EISA Configuration Utility, press <F1> and select EISA Configuration from the Help menu.

Step 2: Add or Remove Boards

When you select the Step 2: Add or Remove Boards option, the EISA Configuration Utility lists all the expan- sion slots in your computer. (You may have to press <Page Down> to view the entire list.)

If you copied a card’s configuration file to your EISA Configuration Utility diskette or to the EISA sub- directory on your hard-disk drive, the card name appears in the expansion slot in which the card is installed.

The first time you run the EISA Configuration Utility, select Step 2: Add or Remove Boards to verify that the system has detected and acknowledged any expansion cards Dell installed when you purchased your system.

Use this option whenever you add or remove an expan- sion card and every time you reposition a card from one expansion slot to another in your computer.

To add, reposition, or remove an expansion card, high- light the corresponding expansion slot and press <Ins> to add, <F7> to reposition, or <Del> to remove the card. The utility guides you through the steps required to add, remove, or reposition a card’s configuration file within the EISA Configuration Utility. If there are no resource conflicts, the system configuration information is saved to a system configuration (.sci) file when you exit the utility.

Adding an Expansion Card

Before you add an ISA or EISA expansion card, you must add the card’s .cfg file to the utility. Configuration information for PCI expansion cards is contained within the card, so no .cfg file is required.

NOTE: Use the following procedure before an ISA expan- sion card is installed but after an EISA expansion card is installed. See “When to Run the EISA Configuration Utility” found earlier in this chapter for more detailed information.

1.Start the EISA Configuration Utility as described in “Starting the EISA Configuration Utility” found earlier in this chapter.

2.At the Main Menu, select Configure Computer.

If the EISA Configuration Utility prompts you for a supervisor password, type the password and press <Enter>.

3.At the Steps in Configuring Your Computer menu, select Step 2: Add or Remove Boards.

A list of expansion slots and the cards in them appears on the screen.

4.Highlight the expansion slot in which the card will be installed, press <Ins>, and follow the online instructions.

If the utility asks for the option configuration dis- kette, insert the diskette that accompanied your expansion card.

If the utility asks for the system configuration dis- kette, insert your EISA Configuration Utility diskette.

If the utility asks for the .cfg file library diskette, insert the diskette of .cfg files.

5.From the list of configuration files listed by the utility, choose the one that corresponds to the card you want to add.

The utility asks you to confirm your choice, and then it prompts you to select the expansion slot in which the card will be installed.

If you are adding an ISA expansion card, insert your

.cfg diskette to find the .cfg file for that card. If the

.cfg file for the expansion card you are installing is not on the diskette, select Generic ISA Board from the list of configuration files.

NOTE: Alternatively, if you know the resources used by the expansion card, you can press <F7> and bring up a menu that lets you create the .cfg file.

For all ISA expansion cards, use the Step 4: Examine Switches or Print Report option (under the Steps in Configuring Your Computer menu) to check the switch and jumper settings on the new card. Con- figure the new card as indicated before it is installed in your computer.

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2100/180, 2100/200 specifications

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