Dell OptiPlex Gs Reference And Installation Manual

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Using the ISA Configuration Utility 3-7Figure 3-7. Specify Interrupt Dialog BoxIf you are providing a value for the IRQ or directmemory access (DMA) resource, click the downarrow beneath AVAILABLE RESOURCES. A smallerSpecify list box appears (see Figure 3-8). Click the valueyou want to assign the resource. Then click the OK button.Figure 3-8. Specify Interrupt List BoxIf none of the values for the DMA or IRQ resourcesmatch the allowable values for your unlisted card (asindicated in the card’s documentation), select one ofthe available values offered by the utility and clickthe OK button.If you are providing values for the input/output (I/O)port or memory resources, you must enter the start-ing and ending addresses in hexadecimal formatusing the two fields provided by the SpecifyMemory or Specify I/O Port dialog box. Click eachbox in succession to enter the beginning and endingaddresses, and then click the OK button to completethe selection. Figure 3-9 shows the two fields.Figure 3-9. Specify I/O Port Dialog Box8. When you have finished selecting resources forthe unlisted card, click the OK button in the Con-figure Unlisted Card dialog box.A message box appears, notifying you either that thecard is using its default settings or that it cannot useits default settings and must be reconfigured.9. Click the OK button. If the card must bereconfigured, record the resource settingsrecommended by the ICU. Click the Close buttonto accept the resource settings currentlydisplayed.10. If you had to assign a disallowed resource value tothe card in steps 7, 8, and 9, click each of theother cards, and then click the View button untilyou find another card using a resource value thatis allowed for the unlisted card. Reassign theresource setting for this other card using the pro-cedure in the next section, “Modifying a Card.”Then modify the resource settings for the unlistedcard so that it uses an allowable value.NOTE: After modifying the system configuration, youmust turn the system off to install, remove, or changejumper settings on the ISA expansion cards to match thesettings you selected in the ICU.Modifying a CardModifying a card allows you to change the systemresources used by a card. This feature is helpful whenyou want to add a card that requires resources already inuse by other cards or devices in your computer. You can93816BK0.BK : 93816c30.frm Page 7 Monday, September 16, 1996 1:21 PM