Dell OptiPlex GX1p - Manual (Page 63)

Backing Up the ICU Diskette
Before using the ICU, make a backup copy of the ICU diskette by performing the following steps.
1. Make sure you have a blank, high-density, 3.5-inch diskette.
2. Turn on your computer system if it is not already on.
3. Make a copy of the ICU program diskette.
See your operating system documentation for instructions on making a copy of a diskette.
4. Store your original ICU diskette in a safe place.
Use only the backup diskette when running the ICU.
Starting the ICU
After you have completed the procedures in " Preparing to Use the ICU ," insert the backup copy of the ICU diskette into drive A. Then either turn on
your system or reboot it by pressing the reset button.
Accessing Help
You can access online help in the ICU in four ways:
l
Select Contents from the Help menu to display a list of topics. Select a topic and click Help. Help text on that topic appears in a dialog box.
l For most dialog boxes, you can click Help to display information on the action you are performing.
l
From the ICU window, press the <F1> key to display a list of available help topics.
l To redisplay the last message you received from the ICU, select Previous Message from the Help menu.
Making Selections in the ICU
The ICU window is the main window of the utility and the starting point for making expansion-card changes. This window lists all non-Plug and Play
ISA, Plug and Play, and PCI expansion cards currently installed in the computer. The ICU window contains menus and a tool bar, as shown in
Figure 1. When you choose a course of action, the ICU displays dialog boxes to guide you through the various steps.
Figure 1. ICU Window
You can maneuver through each menu and dialog box using a mouse. If a mouse is not available, you can use the keys shown in Table 1.
Each menu and menu option has an underlined character in its name; when you press the <Alt> key in conjunction with the key for the underlined
character, that menu or menu option is selected.
Table 1. ICU Keys
NOTE: If you received an ISA Configuration Utility Diskette with your system, use this procedure to create a backup of that diskette.
Key(s) Action
<Alt><x><y> Displays the menu containing the underlined letter x and performs the operation indicated by the menu item containing the
underlined letter y. For example, to save a file (that is, to display the File menu and select the Save menu option), press
<Alt><f> and <s>.
<Tab> Moves from one control button or list to another.
Up- and down-
arrow keys Moves up and down through items in a list.
Spacebar Highlights an item in a list.
<Enter> Selects the highlighted button or item in a list.