Main Menu; Learn About Configuring Your Computer; Configure Computer; Step 1: Important Eisa Configuration Information - Dell 4100 User Manual

2. When the Welcome screen appears, read the
information on the screen and press <
The Main Menu appears as follows:

Main Menu

Learn about configuring your computer

Configure computer

Set date
Set time
Maintain system configuration diskette
Exit from this utility
The first option in the menu is already highlighted.
3. Press < > to read the online overview of the
ENTER
EISA Configuration Utility.
After reading the online overview, you are ready to
use the program to configure your computer for any
EISA expansion cards currently installed or any ISA
expansion cards that will be installed in your com-
puter's expansion slots.
M
ain Menu
The following five sections describe each of the menu
options in the Main Menu and the submenus for those
options.
Learn About Configuring Your
Computer
The
LEARN ABOUT CONFIGURING YOUR COMPUTER
option presents an overview of the configuration process.
As you finish reading a screen, press <
the next screen. Press <
F10
Configure Computer
The
CONFIGURE COMPUTER
configuration process step by step. Use this option the
first time you configure your system and every time you
change your configuration through the EISA Configura-
tion Utility.
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ENTER
> to view
ENTER
> to return to the Main Menu.
option takes you through the
When you select
>. menu appears on the screen:
Steps in configuring your computer
Step 1:Important EISA configuration
information
Step 2:Add or remove boards
Step 3:View or edit details
Step 4:Examine switches or print report
Step 5:Save and exit
NOTES: If you enabled the supervisor password through
the System Setup program or through the EISA Configu-
ration Utility, the EISA utility prompts you for the
supervisor password when you select
. If you enter the supervisor password correctly, the
PUTER
utility displays the Steps in Configuring Your Computer
menu and allows you to make changes to the EISA System
Board Options screen when you select
EDIT DETAILS
If you enter a user password instead of a supervisor pass-
word, you will get the following message:
This is a user password. In step 3 of the
next screen you may view but not edit
details.
If you enter the supervisor password incorrectly three
times, the EISA Configuration Utility displays the follow-
ing message:
This is an incorrect password. In step 3 of
the next screen you may view but not edit
details.
The following subsections describe each of the options
(steps) shown in the Steps in Configuring Your Computer
menu.
Step 1: Important EISA Configuration
Information
The
STEP 1: IMPORTANT EISA CONFIGURATION INFORMA-
option uses seven information screens to explain the
TION
EISA configuration process and how it differs from the
ISA configuration process. After reading the first screen,
press <
ENTER
ished reading all seven screens, press <
the Steps in Configuring Your Computer menu.
CONFIGURE COMPUTER
CONFIGURE COM-
STEP 3: VIEW OR
from the menu.
> to see the next one. When you have fin-
, the following
> to return to
ESC