Specifications

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a safe place. Use the backup copies when you are configuring the system. The
System Configuration Diskettes must have the volume label SYSTEMCFG.
Note: The CFG files supplied with the option you want to
install may not work if the option is not supported on your
system. Before you install an option, check your system's
product literature to verify that your system supports the
option. Refer to Chapter 7, "Upgrading" for instructions on
obtaining information on options.
Caution: Turn the system off before you install
EISA options.
Before You Run the ECU
Note: To run the ECU from a terminal connected to a serial line,
you must use a VT320 or VTxxx terminal running in 320 mode.
From the ARC console, you must also create the environment
variable TERM with a value of VT320. For example:
TERM=VT320. If you later want to run the ECU on a video
monitor, you must delete this environment variable first.
Before you run the ECU, follow these steps:
1. Refer to the documentation that comes with your option card to determine if it is
an EISA or ISA option.
2. Install EISA option card(s). (Install ISA option cards after you run the ECU.)
For information about installing a specific option, refer to the documentation for
that option.
Note: Your system supports two EISA option slots.
Your ECU display may show more than two slots, but
only the first two are valid.
3. Familiarize yourself with the utility.
You can find more information about the ECU by reading the ECU online help.
To read the online help, start the ECU (refer to "Configuring EISA Options"
later in this chapter). Online help for the ECU is located under Step 1,
"Important EISA Configuration Information."