Information Library for Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition)

Using Manufacturers' Configuration Programs

ISA Cards in EISA Machines

Issue	What to Do
How to add an ISA device to an EISA machine.	Run the machine's EISA configuration utility (ECU) so the system knows about the new ISA card and the resources it uses.

Self-Identifying Plug and Play ISA Devices

Issue	What to Do
How to go between Plug and Play mode and Legacy mode.	Set the switch to Plug and Play mode, and plug the device into the system. The software will configure it automatically.

Micro Channel Devices

System and device parameters for Micro Channel devices are software-configured by utilities on a Reference Diskette. This diskette contains a menu-driven program that leads you through the configuration of the system.

PCI Devices

Issue	What to Do
How to control the assignments of IRQs to PCI devices.	In the chipset configuration of the system, verify that an IRQ is enabled for PCI bus use. After checking IRQs used by ISA devices, assign as many available IRQs to PCI devices as possible so that the PCI bus can resolve device conflicts.

System BIOS

Issue

What to Do

How to use the system BIOS to change device settings.

Refer to the manufacturer's documentation for the method of accessing the BIOS setup for your system and the features it provides.

How to set up a cachable region in system memory for American Megatrends, Inc. (AMI) BIOS.

For the best performance, make the cachable region equal to the total memory installed in the system.