3.2 Configuring System Devices

3.3 System Management Services

The cfgmgr command configures devices at the software level. You can use the System Management Services (SMS) to check and configure the system at a hardware level. With SMS, you can check to see if all available hardware has been detected, or you can test certain hardware for failure.

In order to access the SMS utility, use the following instructions:

1. Begin with your machine turned off.

2. If your system requires an SMS diskette, insert it into the diskette drive of the client and turn on the machine. If you do not insert an SMS diskette at this time, and one is required, you will be prompted to insert one later.

3. As icons begin to display from left to right on the bottom of your display, press the F1 key for the Graphical SMS menu or the F4 key for an ASCII SMS menu.

   Note
   If the last icon is displayed prior to pressing the F1 or F4 key, the normal mode boot list is used instead of the System Management Services diskette.

4. The SMS menu is displayed on your screen. You can do your hardware testing or configuration as needed.

You can change the advisory password in the SMS menu so that only authorized people can access the SMS utility. If you forget this password, the only way to recover from this is to remove the on-board system battery.

3.4 Hardware Device Compatibility