to determine if device drivers are required and how to install them. Somedevice drivers are included in the service partition of your computer.You might need to install device drivers after updating the configurationsettings. For more information, see the instructions that come with the optionto determine if device drivers are required and how to install them. Somedevice drivers are included in the service partition of your computer.After adding options, the configuration settings are updated automatically bysystem programs. If the settings are not updated properly or an error occurs asa result of the installed option, you can use the Configuration/Setup Utilityprogram to reconfigure the appropriate settings. In either case, you must savethe settings before exiting from the Configuration/Setup Utility program.For example, when you start your computer after adding most internal harddisk drives, the settings might be updated. If the settings are not updatedproperly, use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to make and save thosechanges.Note: For more information on error messages from configuration conflicts, see“Chapter 6. Troubleshooting” on page 69.Along with the documentation that comes with your adapter, use the followinginformation to help with adapter configuration.Plug and Play is a configuration method that makes expanding your computereasier. The system board of your computer supports operating systems that usePlug and Play technology.PCI adapters that you can install in your computer are Plug and Play devices.A Plug and Play adapter has no switches or jumpers that must be set. A Plugand Play adapter comes with configuration specifications that provideinstallation information to the computer during startup. When you install Plugand Play adapters, this information is interpreted by the basic input/outputsystem (BIOS), which supports Plug and Play technology. If the requiredresources are available, the BIOS software automatically configures the adapterusing resources not already used by other devices.Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility programWhen you restart the computer for the first time after working with mostoptions, a message might appear indicating that a configuration change hasoccurred. If such a message appears, you are then prompted to enter theConfigration/Setup Utility program to confirm and save settings that wereautomatically updated by the system programs.Chapter 5. Installing options 67
