4-2 Dell Precision 610 Mini Tower Systems User’s Guide

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To quickly get started using this utility, follow these steps:
See “When to Run the ICU” found later in this chapter for detailed instructions.
Preparatory steps include making a program diskette, copying your mouse driver
to this diskette, and making a bac k up cop y of this di ske t te. See “P reparin g to Use
the ICU” found later in this chapter for deta iled instructions.
Verify that Boot Sequence in the System Setup program is set to Diskette First.
Then insert the backup copy of the IC U diskette into drive A, an d turn on your
computer or press the reset button.

NOTE: The ICU 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 ICU window (see Figure 4-1) is
displayed.
Depending on what you need to accomplish with the ICU, you may need to per-
form one or more of these tasks:
If you are adding a non-Plug and Play ISA expansion card, see “Adding a
Listed Card” found later in this chapter for detailed instructions. If the card
you are adding does not have a configuration file, see “Adding an Unlisted
Card” found later in this chapter for detailed instructions.
If you are modifying a card that is a lready installed, see “Modifying a Card”
found later in this ch apter for detailed instructions.
If you are remo ving a card, see “R emoving a Card” found later in this c hapte r
for detailed instructions.
If you want to examine the resources already assigned in the system, see
“Viewing Resources” found later in this chapter for detailed instructions.
See “Saving the System Configuration” and “Exiting t he ICU” found later in this
chapter for detailed instructions.

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Before your system was shipped from Dell, a technician used the ICU to enter the
correct information for the expansion cards initially installed in your computer.