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Server Configuration and Utilities
For use with 350-MHz or greater Intel processor-based servers only
Writer: Cheri Stewart Project: Compaq ProLiant 3000 Servers Setup and Installation Guide Comments: 179776-002
File Name: F-CH05.DOC Last Saved On: 1/5/99 11:24 AM
COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
For PCI boards, the utility reads the configuration options from the PCI board's
configuration space from a PCI configuration file (.PCF).
■ Compaq Option Configuration Files diskette
■ Non-Compaq Option Configuration Files diskette
■ SmartStart and Support Software CD
The .CFG file provides board resource requirements and switch and jumper
setting alternatives. Although ISA boards do not have the automatic
configuration capabilities of PCI boards, the System Configuration Utility can
allocate system resources to these boards and provide instructions for setting
switches and jumpers.
Resolving Resource Conflicts
If you add a PCI expansion board later, the system detects this change when
you turn on the computer. The system ROM reads the PCI board identifier and
compares it with the current configuration information stored in nonvolatile
memory. The system ROM automatically configures PCI boards. If a user
selection is required, a POST message directs you to run the System
Configuration Utility. Additionally, you may change the default automatic
settings by running the System Configuration Utility.
The System Configuration Utility reads the option configuration .CFG files to
determine any resource conflicts, such as two devices requiring the same
hardware interrupt. If the system identifies a conflict, the software then
rechecks all the expansion board specifications to determine if settings for a
previously read board can be changed to automatically resolve the conflict
between the two boards.