Assigning Resources For Option Boards - Intergraph StudioZ RAX System Reference Manual

To install option boards:
NOTE Assign system resources for ISA and non-compliant PCI boards before installation. Refer to the
section, "Assigning System Resources for Option Boards" on page 105.
1. Remove the back top cover as described in Chapter 6.
2. Using a quarter-inch nutdriver, remove the blanking plate from an available slot.
3. Install the option board. Press firmly to ensure the board seats completely into the slot.
4. Secure the board to the chassis using the screw removed previously.
5. Close the base unit.
6. Restart the system, and note the special information about PnP boards and the InterSite Server
Monitor card.
For PnP boards, notice when the following message displays: Hit DEL if you want to
run SETUP. Press
System parameter under PnP setup menu. Exit AMIBIOS Setup and restart the system.
For the InterSite Server Monitor card, the BIOS automatically assigns resources, which may
conflict with other ISA boards already installed in your system. If so, the message Static
Resource Conflict displays during bootup. Use AMIBIOS Setup to modify the "Server
Monitor" parameters in Chipset Setup so they do not conflict with other boards. Refer to the
System Setup for instructions to use AMIBIOS Setup.

Assigning Resources for Option Boards

Some option boards include a configuration diskette that you can use to reserve the system resources
required for the board. Other option boards do not include a diskette, but require that you manually
enter the configuration information. The next two sections describe how to reserve the resources for
both types.
NOTE The SCU is an MS-DOS utility that will not run in the Windows NT environment. Use the System
Utilities (SYSUTIL) diskette delivered with your system to boot the system into MS-DOS. The system
must be set to boot from the floppy disk drive (normally drive A) to use the SCU. If necessary, refer to
"Changing the System Boot Sequence" in the System Setup .
NOTE For a list of available system address resources (DMA, I/O, memory) refer to "Pro cessor Board
(MSMT329)" in Chapter 5.
NOTE Treat non-compliant PCI boards and PC Cards as ISA boards for assigning system resources.
Option Boards with a Configuration File
Some ISA boards are shipped with a diskette containing a configuration file. The configuration file can
be loaded to the system so that the BIOS reads this file to assign resources during startup. If you install
ISA boards that are shipped with a configuration diskette, follow this procedure.
NOTE If a configuration diskette is not del ivered with the option board, refer to "Option Boards without a
Configuration File."
To configure option boards with a configuration file:
1. Shut down and power off the system.
2. Insert the SYSUTIL diskette into the floppy diskette slot of the combo drive; then restart the
system.
to run AMIBIOS Setup, and enable the Boot to PnP Operating
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