Connecting Signal Cables; Removing Drives; Updating The Setup Utility; For Adapter Cards - IBM Aptiva Handbook

Connecting signal cables

If you have not already done so, connect the signal cable
from the drive to the correct connection on the system
board. Verify your connections using the information in
"Identifying signal cable connectors" on page 110.
If you had to disconnect any cables to gain access to a
section of the system board, reconnect the cables.

Removing drives

To remove a drive from a specific bay, reverse the steps
for installing a drive in that bay.

Updating the Setup Utility

When you add Plug and Play adapter cards and drives,
your system's Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) detects
the hardware changes and updates the Setup Utility
automatically. When you add devices that are not Plug
and Play, the BIOS might still detect the new hardware.
In a few cases, however, you might need to enter the
Setup Utility to verify or correct configuration settings.
If you need to verify or correct configuration settings in
the Setup Utility, see "Using the Setup Utility" on
page 29 for information about how to start and update
the Setup Utility.

For adapter cards

When you install a new adapter card, you can select the
following options from the Setup Utility's Main Menu to
view or change adapter card information:
•
Input/Output Ports
Select this option to see if you have an Mwave
adapter card installed. See "Changing input/output
port configuration" on page 35 for information
about this option.
•
Plug and Play
Select this option to view the system resources
assigned to non-Plug and Play adapter cards. See
"Changing adapter card device information" on
page 42 for information about this option.
"Resolving Plug and Play resource conflicts" on
page 76 contains instructions for using the Plug and
Play menu before you install specific adapter cards.
•
Advanced Options and then PCI Cards
Select this option to see if bus mastering is enabled
for PCI cards. See "Configuring advanced options"
on page 45 for information about these options.
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