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accept the resource settings currently displayed.
8. If you had to assign a disallowed resource value to the card in steps 5, 6, and 7, click each of the other cards, and
then click View until you find another card using a resource value that is allowed for the unlisted card. Reassign the
resource setting for this other card. Then modify the resource settings for the unlisted card so that it uses an
allowable value.
NOTE:
After modifying the system configuration, you must turn off the system to install, remove, or change jumper
settings on the non-Plug and Play ISA expansion cards to match the settings you selected in the ICU.
Removing a Card
Before you remove a non-Plug and Play ISA expansion card from your computer, you must use the ICU to remove the card from
the system configuration.
NOTE:
When you remove a Plug and Play or PCI expansion card from your computer, you do not need to run the ICU.
To remove a Plug and Play or PCI expansion card, complete steps 2 through 9 in "
To remove a non-Plug and Play ISA expansion card from your computer, follow these steps:
1. Start the ICU as described in "
" found earlier in this chapter.
2. Select the card from the current system configuration list in the ICU window.
3. Select Remove Card from the Configuration menu, or click Remove.
The ICU requests verification that you want to remove the card.
4. Click Yes to free the resources allocated to the card and remove the card name from the list of active cards, or
click No to cancel the operation.
The ICU returns to the ICU window.
CAUTION:
After removing a card from the system configuration using the ICU, you must turn off the system
and physically remove the card. Failure to do so can damage your system.
5. Remove the non-Plug and Play ISA expansion card from the computer.
See "
" for instructions.
Viewing Resources
The ICU displays all resources currently used by your system.
To view all system resources, select System Resources from the View menu or click View. The System Resource Usage dialog
box (see Figure 3-10) displays all resources currently used by the system.