User guide

Autobooting
Issue What to Do
How to recover if your machine fails to
autoboot.
If you have a loopback serial cable between
COM1 and COM2 with autobooting enabled, use
the eeprom command to set one of the following
properties:
eeprom com1-noprobe=true
or
eeprom com2-noprobe=true
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 activate Plug and Play mode. Set the switch to Plug and Play mode, and plug
the device into the system. The software will
configure it automatically.
6 Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Device Configuration Guide ♦ October 1998