Section 5: EISA Utility

5 EISA Utility

Introduction

The M54E2 is shipped with the Micro Computer System EISA Configuration Utility. The EISA Configuration Utility is a software utility designed to configure EISA peripherals.

The MCS EISA utility is designed to optimize the performance of your EISA peripherals and to maintain conflict-free configuration informa- tion. This is achieved through a series of initialization commands stored in nonvolatile memory. The EISA Utility determines the configuration, creates the initialization commands and makes sure the configuration is correct.

NOTE: For more information on the EISA Configuration Utility, consult the manual on the CF diskette.

When Should You Run the EISA Utility?

The EISA utility retains the configuration information in nonvolatile memory. If this information is lost, the utility retains a backup copy (the file with the .sci extension) on your hard disk. Run the EISA utility the first time your computer is booted up and every time you add or remove EISA, PCI or ISA Plug and Play peripheral cards.

What You Will Need

Prior to running the EISA utility, you will need to do the following:

❏Install all peripheral cards.

❏Locate and set aside the EISA Utility diskette and all diskettes that came with your EISA peripherals. They contain the .cfg and .ovl files necessary for configuration.

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