Dell GX1 Adding a Listed Card, Making Selections in the ICU, ICU Keys Keys Action

Using the ISA Configuration Utility: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Low-Profile Managed PC Systems

Making Selections in the ICU

The ICU window is the main window of the utility and the starting point for making expansion-card changes. This window lists all non-Plug and Play ISA, Plug and Play, and PCI expansion cards currently installed in the computer. The ICU window contains menus and a tool bar, as shown in Figure 1. When you choose a course of action, the ICU displays dialog boxes to guide you through the various steps.

Figure 1. ICU Window

You can maneuver through each menu and dialog box using a mouse. If a mouse is not available, you can use the keys shown in Table 1.

Each menu and menu option has an underlined character in its name; when you press the <Alt> key in conjunction with the key for the underlined character, that menu or menu option is selected.

Table 1. ICU Keys

Key(s) Action

<Alt><x><y> Displays the menu containing the underlined letter x and performs the operation indicated by the menu item containing the underlined letter y. For example, to save a file (that is, to display the File menu and select the Save menu option), press <Alt><f> and <s>.

<Tab> Moves from one control button or list to another.

Up- and Moves up and down through items in a list. down-arrow

keys

Spacebar	Highlights an item in a list.
<Enter>	Selects the highlighted button or item in a list.

Adding a Listed Card

NOTE: If you want to add a configuration file that you received on diskette with a new expansion card, you must copy the configuration file to the \db subdirectory on the backup copy of the ICU diskette. You should then reboot your system and perform the following procedure to add the expansion card.

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