Dell 4100 User Manual

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5-4 Dell PowerEdge 4100/180 and 4100/200 Systems User’s Guide2. When the Welcome screen appears, read theinformation on the screen and press <ENTER>.The Main Menu appears as follows:Main MenuLearn about configuring your computerConfigure computerSet dateSet timeMaintain system configuration disketteExit from this utilityThe first option in the menu is already highlighted.3. Press <ENTER> to read the online overview of theEISA Configuration Utility.After reading the online overview, you are ready touse the program to configure your computer for anyEISA expansion cards currently installed or any ISAexpansion cards that will be installed in your com-puter’s expansion slots.Main MenuThe following five sections describe each of the menuoptions in the Main Menu and the submenus for thoseoptions.Learn About Configuring YourComputerThe LEARN ABOUT CONFIGURING YOUR COMPUTERoption presents an overview of the configuration process.As you finish reading a screen, press <ENTER> to viewthe next screen. Press <F10> to return to the Main Menu.Configure ComputerThe CONFIGURE COMPUTER option takes you through theconfiguration process step by step. Use this option thefirst time you configure your system and every time youchange your configuration through the EISA Configura-tion Utility.When you select CONFIGURE COMPUTER, the followingmenu appears on the screen:Steps in configuring your computerStep 1:Important EISA configurationinformationStep 2:Add or remove boardsStep 3:View or edit detailsStep 4:Examine switches or print reportStep 5:Save and exitNOTES: If you enabled the supervisor password throughthe System Setup program or through the EISA Configu-ration Utility, the EISA utility prompts you for thesupervisor password when you select CONFIGURE COM-PUTER. If you enter the supervisor password correctly, theutility displays the Steps in Configuring Your Computermenu and allows you to make changes to the EISA SystemBoard Options screen when you select STEP 3: VIEW OREDIT DETAILS from the menu.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 thenext screen you may view but not editdetails.If you enter the supervisor password incorrectly threetimes, the EISA Configuration Utility displays the follow-ing message:This is an incorrect password. In step 3 ofthe next screen you may view but not editdetails.The following subsections describe each of the options(steps) shown in the Steps in Configuring Your Computermenu.Step 1: Important EISA ConfigurationInformationThe STEP 1: IMPORTANT EISA CONFIGURATION INFORMA-TION option uses seven information screens to explain theEISA configuration process and how it differs from theISA configuration process. After reading the first screen,press <ENTER> to see the next one. When you have fin-ished reading all seven screens, press <ESC> to return tothe Steps in Configuring Your Computer menu.