Table of Contents=                                
{               Table of Contents                 
                                                  
        Introduction                              
            {Using Help}                          
            {About AMI SCU}                       
                                                  
        Menus and Submenus                        
            {Main Menu}                           
            {Step 1}                              
            {Step 2}                              
            {Step 3}                              
            {Step 4}                              
            {Step 5}                              
            {Step 6}                              
                                                  
        Supplemental Information                  
            {Advanced Options}                    
            {Utilities}                           
            {CFG Files}                           
            {CMS File}                            
            {INF File}                            
            {Slot Numbers}                        
            {Nonvolatile RAM}                     
}                                                 
                                                  
Using Help=                                       
{                   Using Help                    
                                                  
The help window may be accessed at any time by    
pressing the F1 key.  While in the help system    
you may scroll the window up and down using the   
up and down cursor keys or the PGUP or PGDN keys. 
                                                  
The help window includes a menu with three        
buttons at the bottom of the window:              
                                                  
Back      Press F2 to redisplay the last help     
          topic that was shown.                   
                                                  
Contents  Press F3 to display the table of        
          contents for the help system.           
                                                  
Quit      Press ESC to exit from the help system  
          and return to the SCU.                  
                                                  
}                                                 
                                                  
About AMI SCU=                                    
{     About System Configuration and AMI SCU      
                                                  
The System Configuration Utility from American    
Megatrends, Inc.  configures ISA, EISA, PnPISA,   
and PCI computer systems.                         
                                                  
EISA systems and adapter cards are much more      
complex and flexible than the older ISA designs.  
Furthermore, PnPISA and PCI systems possess       
registers on the cards that contain pertinent     
information about the resources a card requires.  
The System Configuration Utility was created to   
automate the configuration process for all of     
these systems, to maintain system parameters,     
and to store those parameters in Nonvolatile      
RAM. The SCU guarantees that there will be no     
conflicts or contention issues between adapter    
cards, since it assigns all necessary system      
resources.                                        
                                                  
The SCU must be executed every time ISA or EISA   
adapter cards are physically added, removed, or   
moved (running the SCU is optional for PnP and    
PCI cards). The SCU operates on the information   
provided by the CFG (configuration) files,        
configuration registers on PCI and PnP cards,     
and NVRAM in the system's memory.                 
                                                  
When a system is powered on, the system BIOS      
reads the system configuration information        
from Nonvolatile RAM and initializes all          
adapter cards in the system.                      
                                                  
Important Terms                                   
                                                  
.CFG  The DOS file extension for a standard EISA  
      configuration file (CFG File) that provides 
      configuration information for a specific    
      EISA Adapter Card.                          
SCU   System Configuration Utility                
EISA  Extended Industry Standard Architecture     
ISA   Industry Standard Architecture              
PnP   Plug and Play                               
PCI   Peripheral Component Interconnect           
.OVL  The standard DOS file extension for an      
      EISA CFG file extension (Overlay file).     
                                                  
In EISA systems, configuration is accomplished    
through software - CFG files, rather than the     
hardware switches used by an ISA system. With     
PCI and PnP systems, the cards contain            
configuration registers that replace the CFG      
files used by EISA. The SCU interprets the CFG    
files or configuration registers to determine     
resource allocation.                              
                                                  
EISA is a superset of ISA; whereas, PnPISA is     
an ISA device with a configuration register       
(requiring its own BIOS support). PCI operates    
on its own separate bus system. As far as speed   
is concerned, PCI is faster than EISA, and EISA   
is faster than ISA/PnPISA.                        
                                                  
See also: {CFG Files}   {Nonvolatile RAM}         
          {CMS File}    {Slot Numbers}            
          {INF File}    {Main Menu}               
          {Using Help}                            
}                                                 
                                                  
Main Menu=                                        
{                    Main Menu                    
                                                  
This is the main menu of the AMI System           
Configuration Utility.  For general information   
on this utility see {About AMI SCU}.              
                                                  
The main menu outlines the six steps involved in  
configuring a system.  Steps 1, 2, and 3 are      
optional.  To select a step, use the up and down  
cursor keys to move to a step and then press      
ENTER.  You may also select a step by pressing    
its number.                                       
                                                  
{Step 1}: About System Configuration              
        This step displays information for users  
        who are new to expansion device           
        configuration.                            
                                                  
{Step 2}: Add and Remove Boards                   
        This step is optional.  Use this step to  
        manually add or delete boards.  Most      
        boards are automatically detected and     
        added by the SCU.                         
                                                  
{Step 3}: Change Configuration Settings           
        This step is optional.  Use this step to  
        change configuration settings for any     
        board in the system.  If you skip this    
        step, all settings will remain set to     
        their default state.                      
                                                  
{Step 4}: Save Configuration                      
        This step saves the configuration         
        settings to {Nonvolatile RAM} and into a  
        backup file (the {CMS File}).             
                                                  
{Step 5}: View Switch/Jumper Settings             
        This step displays how to set DIP         
        switches and jumpers on any board that is 
        switch or jumper configurable.            
                                                  
{Step 6}: Exit                                    
        This step exits to the operating system.  
        If any configuration settings were        
        changed, you are given the option of      
        rebooting the system so that the new      
        settings will take effect.                
                                                  
You may access the {Utilities} menu by pressing   
F9 from the main menu.                            
}                                                 
                                                  
Step 1=                                           
{          Step 1: About System Configuration     
                                                  
This step is optional.  Use this step to provide  
general information about the Configuration       
Utility.                                          
}                                                 
                                                  
Step 2=                                           
{          Step 2: Add and Remove Boards          
                                                  
This step is optional.  Use this step to manually 
add or delete boards.  Most boards are            
automatically detected and added by the SCU.      
This step is also used to move a board from one   
slot to another.                                  
                                                  
If the SCU did not detect your EISA boards        
properly, you may add a board manually by         
pressing INSERT and choosing the board's CFG      
file (PCI, PnP, and most ISA boards have no       
CFG files).                                       
                                                  
You may delete a board by moving to that board    
and pressing DEL.                                 
                                                  
You may move a board from one slot to another by  
moving to that board and pressing F7.             
                                                  
Most ISA boards cannot be automatically detected  
by the SCU, but most of these boards do not need  
to be configured anyway.  In some rare cases it   
may be necessary to define an ISA board so it's   
resources will not be allocated to another board. 
For more information on this subject see          
{Define ISA Board}.                               
                                                  
}                                                 
                                                  
Step 3=                                           
{      Step 3: Change Configuration Settings      
                                                  
This step is optional, to skip it, press ESC to   
return to the main menu.  Use this step to change 
configuration settings on any board that is       
installed.  To view or change a board's settings, 
use the cursor keys to move to the board and then 
press ENTER.                                      
                                                  
When you are satisfied with the current settings  
press ESC to return to the main menu.             
                                                  
Pressing F9 will display the {Advanced Options}   
menu.                                             
}                                                 
                                                  
Step 4=                                           
{                                                 
This step is used to save the existing configur-  
ation to the system {Nonvolatile RAM}.  This step 
must be performed to permanently preserve the con-
figuration information.                           
                                                  
This step will also create a .CMS backup file     
which may be renamed and used at a later time to  
restore the system configuration using the        
{Utilities} menu.                                 
}                                                 
                                                  
Step 5=                                           
{       Step 5: View Switch/Jumper Settings       
                                                  
Use this step to verify that all DIP switches and 
jumpers on the installed boards are set           
correctly.  Some boards have switches and jumpers 
that have to be set manually.                     
                                                  
The following screens also display any software   
statements.  Software statements are generated by 
boards that require special drivers or other      
software to be loaded.                            
                                                  
The screens also display other information about  
the configuration that may be useful.  All of     
this information can be printed or saved on disk  
by pressing F7.                                   
}                                                 
                                                  
Step 6=                                           
{                  Step 6: Exit                   
                                                  
Press ENTER to end the AMI System Configuration   
Utility and return to DOS.  Pressing ESC will     
return to the main menu.                          
                                                  
If the contents of this system's {Nonvolatile RAM}
has been changed during this configuration        
session, the changes will not take effect until   
the system is rebooted.  If this is the case, you 
have the option of rebooting now by pressing F10. 
}                                                 
                                                  
Copy CFG File=                                    
{                                                 
                  Copy CFG File                   
                                                  
If your system has an EISA bus, before your       
computer can be configured, the SCU needs a CFG   
file for each EISA board in the system (including 
the system board).  {CFG Files} are included on   
a diskette that comes with each EISA product.     
CFG files have filenames that start with an       
exclamation point (!) and have an extension of    
".CFG".                                           
                                                  
Place the diskette containing the CFG file into   
drive A.  If the file can be found in a different 
drive or directory, enter a new path to the       
file.                                             
                                                  
Pressing ENTER will copy the file into the        
current directory so it can be used by the SCU.   
                                                  
Pressing ESC will skip this CFG file and leave    
the corresponding board unconfigured.             
}                                                 
                                                  
Slot Selection=                                   
{                 Slot Selection                  
                                                  
You must select a slot for the card that is being 
configured.  There may be several choices         
available, they are listed in the order of        
preference.                                       
                                                  
See Also: {Slot Numbers}                          
}                                                 
                                                  
Edit Board=                                       
{               Edit Board Settings               
                                                  
This menu contains a list of all functions for    
one board.  Each function has a "choice" setting  
and may have one or more resource settings.       
                                                  
To change a function's choice setting, use the up 
and down cursor keys to highlight a function and  
then press ENTER.  Some functions may only have   
one choice setting and therefore cannot be        
changed.                                          
                                                  
To change a function's resource settings, use the 
up and down cursor keys to highlight a function   
and then press F6.  Not all functions have        
resource settings.                                
                                                  
When you are satisfied with the current settings  
press ESC to return to the previous menu.         
}                                                 
                                                  
Edit Function=                                    
{            Function Choice Selection            
                                                  
This menu shows the choice settings available for 
a function.  The current setting is indicated by  
a mark beside that setting.  You may change the   
current setting by selecting a different choice.  
If a setting causes a conflict with other         
functions or boards, you will not be allowed      
select that choice.  Press ENTER to change the    
function's choice setting and return to the       
previous screen, or press ESC to ignore any       
changes that you have just made.                  
                                                  
See {Function Help} for help on the settings      
available for this function.                      
}                                                 
                                                  
Edit Resource=                                    
{                Resource Editing                 
                                                  
This screen is used to edit a function's resource 
settings If you create any conflicts while        
changing resources, you will be warned and the    
setting that caused the conflict will not be      
allowed.  Press ENTER to return to the previous   
screen.                                           
                                                  
See {Function Help} for help on the settings      
available for this function.                      
}                                                 
                                                  
Print Config=                                     
{                  Confirm Print                  
                                                  
This screen is used to print the configuration    
information or to save it in a file.              
                                                  
To print the information, select "Printer" and    
then press ENTER.                                 
                                                  
To save the information in a file, select "File", 
then press TAB and enter a filename, then press   
ENTER.                                            
                                                  
Pressing ESC will return to the previous screen   
without printing.                                 
}                                                 
                                                  
Advanced Options=                                 
{              Advanced Options Menu              
                                                  
This is a menu of options for use by an advanced  
user.  There are four choices available.  Press   
ESC to return to the previous screen.             
                                                  
Global {Resource Map}                             
     This option displays a list of allocated     
     resources (DMA, IRQ, Ports, and Memory).     
                                                  
{Board Details}                                   
     Use this option to display details on        
     individual boards.                           
                                                  
{System Details}                                  
     This option displays information on the      
     entire system and its present state of       
     configuration.                               
                                                  
Physical Board {ID Map}                           
     Displays the ID's of boards that are         
     physically present in the system.            
}                                                 
                                                  
Resource Map=                                     
{               Global Resource Map               
                                                  
This screen shows which system resources are      
currently used in this configuration.  System     
resources include DMA channels, IRQ levels, I/O   
Ports, and Memory/Address ranges.                 
}                                                 
                                                  
Board Details=                                    
{                  Board Details                  
                                                  
This screen shows the details on one board in the 
system.  Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll 
the screen.  Use PGUP and PGDN to see details on  
other boards.  Press ENTER to return to the       
previous menu.                                    
}                                                 
                                                  
System Details=                                   
{                System Details                   
                                                  
This screen shows details about the system being  
configured.  Use the up and down arrow keys to    
scroll the screen.  Press ENTER to return to the  
previous menu.                                    
}                                                 
                                                  
ID Map=                                           
{              Physical Board ID Map              
                                                  
This chart shows which boards have been           
physically plugged into your system or devices    
that are embedded in your system.  Only boards    
with readable IDs are shown.  This means that     
most ISA boards will not be displayed on this     
screen.                                           
}                                                 
                                                  
Select CMS=                                       
{              Selecting a CMS File               
                                                  
You are running the SCU in remote mode.  You may  
select a {CMS File} to modify.  CMS files each    
contain a saved configuration for a system.  If   
you wish to start a new remote configuration,     
press ESC and you will be asked to select CFG     
files one by one.                                 
                                                  
For more information on how to select a file from 
this menu see: {File Selection}                   
}                                                 
                                                  
Select System CFG=                                
{         Selecting System Board CFG File         
                                                  
When adding boards one by one, you must first     
select the system board CFG file.                 
                                                  
For more information on how to select a file from 
this menu see: {File Selection}                   
                                                  
See Also: {CFG Files}                             
}                                                 
                                                  
Select CFG=                                       
{            Selecting a Board to Add             
                                                  
Select the CFG File for the board that you want   
to add.                                           
                                                  
For more information on how to select a file from 
this menu see: {File Selection}                   
                                                  
See Also: {CFG Files}                             
                                                  
If you do not have a CFG file for an ISA board,   
you may add a user-defined ISA board by selecting 
"Add ISA".  You must define ISA boards before you 
begin configuration.  To do this, select the      
{Define ISA Board} command from the {Utilities}   
menu.                                             
}                                                 
                                                  
Write NVRAM Select=                               
{    Selecting CMS File to Write to NVRAM         
                                                  
More than one {CMS File} has been found in the    
current directory, you must choose which one to   
write to {Nonvolatile RAM}.                       
                                                  
For more information on how to select a file from 
this menu see: {File Selection}                   
}                                                 
                                                  
Select INF=                                       
{        Selecting the INF file to Display        
                                                  
You are in remote mode so you must select an      
{INF File} to display.  The INF file contains     
information about a saved configuration.  The     
names of the INF files correspond to the names of 
the system board {CFG Files} that were used in    
the configurations.                               
                                                  
For more information on how to select a file from 
this menu see: {File Selection}                   
}                                                 
                                                  
File Selection=                                   
{                 File Selection                  
                                                  
Use the up and down cursor keys to move the       
highlight bar over a file and press ENTER.        
                                                  
Only files matching the filespec shown at the top 
of the screen are shown in the window.  You may   
change the filespec to select files from other    
drives/directories by pressing SHIFT TAB.         
}                                                 
                                                  
Utilities=                                        
{                 Utilities Menu                  
                                                  
This screen controls how a configuration is       
produced.  Several options are available, each    
one can be enabled or disabled by pressing SPACE  
when an option is highlighted.                    
                                                  
Remote Mode                                       
    Turn off remote mode if the configuration     
    that you are working on is for this computer. 
    If you want to produce a configuration for a  
    computer other than this one, turn on remote  
    mode.  If remote mode is off, configuration   
    information will be stored in this computer's 
    {Nonvolatile RAM} as well as a {CMS File} and 
    {INF File}.  If remote mode is on, the        
    configuration will be stored in the files     
    only.  These files can be copied to another   
    computer and the configuration can be copied  
    into that system's NVRAM using the            
    "Restore configuration from backup" option on 
    this screen.                                  
                                                  
Advanced/Dealer Mode                              
    Some EISA boards have CFG files that contain  
    options that are not ordinarily configured by 
    end users.  If this mode is turned on, any    
    functions that are marked as EXP (expert)     
    will be visible and can be changed.           
                                                  
Force new configuration                           
    When turned on, this mode will ignore any     
    existing configuration settings in NVRAM for  
    PCI devices.  Information for all PCI devices 
    are generated from the configuration          
    registers only.                               
                                                  
Load CFG files manually from directory list       
    When this mode is turned on, the SCU will     
    not automatically detect and add boards to    
    the configuration.  You will be prompted to   
    select boards one by one.                     
                                                  
Load CFG files listed in CFGLIST.DAT              
    If you prefer to specify a list of CFG files  
    to load, you may create a file called         
    CFGLIST.DAT that contains the filenames of    
    the CFG files to be added.  Turning this      
    option on causes the SCU to use this file.    
                                                  
Ignore ID mismatches                              
    Normally the SCU will only configure boards   
    that are physically present in the system.    
    If a board was present in a previous          
    configuration but was then physically         
    removed, the SCU will normally not load the   
    CFG file for this board.  Turning this        
    option on causes the SCU to load CFG files    
    for all boards that were in the previous      
    configuration regardless of whether or not    
    they are physically installed.                
                                                  
Press F5 to restore a configuration from a CMS    
file.  See {Write EISA CMOS} for more information 
on this option.                                   
                                                  
Press F6 to display the physical board {ID Map}.  
                                                  
Press F7 to {Define ISA Board}.                   
}                                                 
                                                  
Write EISA CMOS=                                  
{         Write EISA CMOS from CMS File           
                                                  
This option will copy the contents of a {CMS File}
into this system's {Nonvolatile RAM} which is main
tained when the system is turned off.  Doing this 
will erase any previous configuration information 
stored in Nonvolatile RAM.  If there is more than 
one CMS File in the current directory, you will   
be asked which one to use.                        
}                                                 
                                                  
Define ISA Board=                                 
{              ISA Board Definition               
                                                  
If you have an ISA board with no CFG file, you    
may use this screen to define the board.  It is   
only necessary to define an ISA board when you    
want to prevent other boards in the system from   
using the same IRQ levels, DMA channels, I/O Port 
addresses, or Memory addresses that your ISA      
board uses.  To define an ISA board, you must:    
                                                  
  1. Enter a description of the board in the      
     "Board Name" box.                            
  2. Enter the board manufacturer's name in the   
     next box.                                    
  3. Select a board type in the "Board Type" box. 
  4. Select a slot type in the "Slot Type" box.   
  5. Define up to 4 DMA channels needed by the    
     board by selecting one of the DMA boxes.     
  6. Define up to 7 IRQ levels used by the board  
     by selecting one of the IRQ boxes.           
  7. Define up to 8 ranges of I/O ports used by   
     the board by selecting one of the Port       
     boxes.                                       
  8. Define up to 8 memory/address ranges used by 
     the board by selecting one of the Memory     
     boxes.                                       
  9. Press F10 to save your ISA board definition  
     for use in a later configuration session.    
                                                  
The following additional options are available at 
any time:                                         
                                                  
Load (Press F9)                                   
     Loads an ISA board definition that was       
     created before.  The definition can be       
     modified and then resaved.                   
                                                  
New (Press F2)                                    
     Starts a new ISA board definition.           
                                                  
Delete (Press F4)                                 
     Removes an ISA board definition from the     
     SCU's internal ISA board database.           
                                                  
Quit (Press ESC)                                  
     Returns to the main menu without saving any  
     changes.                                     
}                                                 
                                                  
ISA DMA=                                          
{               ISA DMA Definition                
                                                  
Use this screen to define a DMA channel used by   
the ISA board.  Select the DMA channel, transfer  
size, and timing, and then press ENTER to return  
to the main ISA definition screen.                
                                                  
Press ESC to ignore any changes and return to the 
previous screen.                                  
                                                  
Press F4 to remove the DMA channel from the ISA   
board's definition.                               
}                                                 
                                                  
ISA IRQ=                                          
{               ISA IRQ Definition                
                                                  
Use this screen to define an IRQ level used by    
the ISA board.  Select the IRQ level and trigger  
type, and then press ENTER to return to the main  
ISA definition screen.                            
                                                  
Press ESC to ignore any changes and return to the 
previous screen.                                  
                                                  
Press F4 to remove the IRQ level from the ISA     
board's definition.                               
}                                                 
                                                  
ISA Port=                                         
{               ISA Port Definition               
                                                  
Use this screen to define a range of I/O ports    
used by the ISA board.  Enter the starting and    
ending ports, select the size, and then press     
ENTER to return to the main ISA definition        
screen.                                           
                                                  
Press ESC to ignore any changes and return to the 
previous screen.                                  
                                                  
Press F4 to remove the Port range from the ISA    
board's definition.                               
}                                                 
                                                  
ISA Memory=                                       
{              ISA Memory Definition              
                                                  
Use this screen to define a memory address range  
used by the ISA board.  Enter the size of the     
block of memory in kilobytes (1k = 1024), and     
enter the start address of the block in hex       
(Note: Use an absolute address, instead of        
C000:0000 use 000C0000).  Also select RAM or ROM, 
Cacheable or Non-cacheable, the memory type,      
width,and decode width.  If you are not sure about
any of these options, just use the default (which 
is always at the top of each box).  When you are  
finished, press ENTER to return to the main ISA   
definition screen.                                
                                                  
Press ESC to ignore any changes and return to the 
previous screen.                                  
                                                  
Press F4 to remove the Memory range from the ISA  
board's definition.                               
}                                                 
                                                  
ISA Board Delete=                                 
{           Delete ISA Board Definition           
                                                  
Choose an ISA board definition to delete.  Use    
this option to remove an existing ISA board       
definition from the SCU's internal ISA board      
database.                                         
                                                  
Press ESC to abort and return to the previous     
screen.                                           
}                                                 
                                                  
ISA Board Load=                                   
{            Load ISA Board Definition            
                                                  
Choose an ISA board definition to load.  Use this 
option to modify an existing ISA board            
definition.                                       
                                                  
Press ESC to abort and return to the previous     
screen.                                           
}                                                 
                                                  
Add ISA Board=                                    
{                  Add ISA Board                  
                                                  
Select an ISA board to add to the current         
configuration.  You must define ISA boards using  
the utilities menu (F9 from the main menu).       
                                                  
Press ESC to abort and return to the previous     
screen.                                           
}                                                 
                                                  
Confirm Remove=                                   
{                                                 
Press ENTER to remove the board from the          
configuration.                                    
                                                  
Press ESC to keep the board in the current        
configuration.                                    
}                                                 
                                                  
Confirm Restart=                                  
{                                                 
Once you have saved the configuration, you cannot 
add or remove boards or make changes to the       
settings without restarting the SCU.              
                                                  
Press ENTER to restart the SCU.                   
                                                  
Press ESC to return to the main menu without      
restarting.                                       
}                                                 
                                                  
Amperage Warning=                                 
{                                                 
The SCU keeps track of how much current is drawn  
by each board that is configured.  The total      
amount of current needed by all boards in your    
system currently exceeds the capacity of your     
system board.  If the system is powered on with   
all of these boards installed, physical damage    
may occur.                                        
}                                                 
                                                  
Swap File=                                        
{                                                 
The amount of free memory in this system is low.  
The SCU must page some data to the disk to free   
up more memory.  This data may be needed at any   
time so do not remove the diskette from the       
drive.                                            
}                                                 
                                                  
SUBCHOICE conflict=                               
{              SUBCHOICE conflict                 
                                                  
The SUBCHOICE that you selected contained         
request(s) for resource(s) already allocated to   
some other function.  Selecting this subchoice    
will result in an irresolvable conflict.  So this 
subchoice has been ignored, and the previous      
subchoice has been restored.                      
}                                                 
                                                  
CHOICE conflict=                                  
{                CHOICE conflict                  
                                                  
The CHOICE that you selected contained request(s) 
for resource(s) already allocated to some other   
function.  Selecting this choice will result in   
an irresolvable conflict.  So this choice has     
been ignored, and the previous choice has been    
restored.                                         
}                                                 
                                                  
IRQ conflict=                                     
{               IRQ level conflict                
                                                  
The IRQ level that you selected has already been  
allocated to some other function.  Selecting this 
IRQ will result in a irresolvable conflict.  So   
this selection has been ignored, and the previous 
selection has been restored.                      
}                                                 
                                                  
DMA conflict=                                     
{              DMA channel conflict               
                                                  
The DMA channel that you selected has already     
been allocated to some other function.  Selecting 
this DMA channel will result in a irresolvable    
conflict.  So this selection has been ignored,    
and the previous selection has been restored.     
}                                                 
                                                  
MEMORY conflict=                                  
{             MEMORY block conflict               
                                                  
The MEMORY block that you selected has already    
been allocated to some other function.  Selecting 
this MEMORY block will result in a irresolvable   
conflict.  So this selection has been ignored,    
and the previous selection has been restored.     
}                                                 
                                                  
PORT conflict=                                    
{              PORT block conflict                
                                                  
The PORT block that you selected has already been 
allocated to some other function.  Selecting this 
PORT block will result in a irresolvable          
conflict.  So this selection has been ignored,    
and the previous selection has been restored.     
}                                                 
                                                  
No resources=                                     
{                                                 
The current choice setting for this function is   
not using any system resources (IRQ, DMA, Ports,  
or Memory).                                       
}                                                 
                                                  
Insert Source=                                    
{            Insert Source Diskette               
                                                  
Insert the diskette that contains the {CFG Files} 
to be copied.                                     
}                                                 
                                                  
Insert Destination=                               
{          Insert Destination Diskette            
                                                  
Insert the SCU diskette so the {CFG files} can be 
copied onto it.                                   
}                                                 
                                                  
ISA Definition Changed=                           
{                                                 
The ISA definition that you are editing has been  
changed since it was last saved.  Press ENTER if  
you do not want to save the changes.  Press ESC   
to abort the command and return to the editing    
screen.                                           
}                                                 
                                                  
ISA Definition Saved=                             
{                                                 
The ISA definition that you are editing has been  
saved in the SCU's internal ISA board database.   
}                                                 
                                                  
CFG Version=                                      
{                                                 
This CFG file contains a statement that indicates 
that the CFG file is not compatible with this     
version of the SCU.  The SCU may behave           
unpredictably if this CFG file is loaded.         
}                                                 
                                                  
Save before view=                                 
{                                                 
You have made changes to the configuration, but   
have not saved it using Step 4. Any switch/jumper 
settings that are displayed before saving may be  
inaccurate.                                       
}                                                 
                                                  
CFG Files=                                        
{                CFG Files                        
                                                  
The CFG file describes the adapter card           
characteristics and the system resources that it  
requires.  Configuration information for the      
motherboard and each adapter card in an EISA      
system is provided in a configuration file (CFG   
file) read by the System Configuration Utility    
(SCU).  The CFG file should be on a floppy disk   
provided with the EISA motherboard or EISA        
adapter card.                                     
                                                  
ISA cards can also have CFG files.  Older ISA     
adapter cards will not. PCI and PnPISA have       
configuration registers instead of CFG files.     
                                                  
The SCU reads all CFG files and optimally         
configures the computer so there are no           
resource conflicts between the system and any     
adapter card.  This configuration information is  
saved in {Nonvolatile RAM}.                       
                                                  
See also: {CMS File}                              
          {INF File}                              
}                                                 
                                                  
CMS File=                                         
{                   CMS File                      
                                                  
The CMS file contains a copy of the configuration 
information that is written into the system's     
{Nonvolatile RAM}.  The default name for a CMS fil
matches the ID of the system board that was used  
in the configuration.  Each CMS file should have  
a corresponding INF file.                         
                                                  
See also: {CFG Files}                             
          {INF File}                              
}                                                 
                                                  
INF File=                                         
{                   INF File                      
                                                  
The INF file contains detailed information about  
a configuration such as switch and jumper         
settings, software statements, connection         
statements, and resource allocation.  The INF     
file is used by {Step 5} to recall information on 
a saved configuration.  Each INF file should have 
a corresponding CMS file.                         
                                                  
See also: {CFG Files}                             
          {CMS File}                              
}                                                 
                                                  
Slot Numbers=                                     
{               Slot Numbers                      
                                                  
Each EISA, ISA or PnPISA adapter card is installed
in an EISA or ISA expansion slot (connector) on   
the motherboard.  The slots are numbered from     
1 to n (n can be 1 through 15).  The motherboard  
is always slot 0.                                 
                                                  
Each slot is given a unique I/O address space of  
1024 bytes (1 KB).  The BIOS uses the I/O ports   
and associated registers and the information      
written to {Nonvolatile RAM} to initialize the EIS
slot devices during POST.  If the slot device is  
an ISA adapter card, the I/O space is limited to  
100h - 3FFh.  The SCU displays the proper switch  
and jumper settings for the ISA device if a CFG   
file is provided with the device.                 
                                                  
PCI devices are placed in slots 16 to 64, but like
ISA and PnP ISA the slots are not limited to one 
particular physical slot (as is the case with     
EISA).                                            
}                                                 
                                                  
Nonvolatile RAM=                                  
{                 Nonvolatile RAM                 
                                                  
Initialization and configuration information is   
read by the SCU and stored in Nonvolatile RAM. A  
backup of NVRAM configuration data is also        
stored on disk.  When the system is rebooted, the 
BIOS reads the NVRAM configuration data and       
executes the initialization instructions during   
POST.  The initialization usually consists of     
writing to the I/O ports assigned to the slot     
device.                                           
                                                  
Configuration information is stored in NVRAM      
so that the BIOS can initialize the system        
(including adapter cards) at power up.  The       
contents of NVRAM is maintained by a              
battery.  If the battery runs down, the contents  
of NVRAM may be lost. It is then necessary        
to either reconfigure the system or copy a backed 
up configuration into NVRAM using the             
{Utilities} menu.                                 
}                                                 
