User's Manual

Using Alternate Configuration Files
When you save your configuration in your computer’s CMOS,
the computer also creates or updates the System Configuration
file called SYSTEMSCI. You can also create an alternate SCI file
with a different name for your own computer or for another
Epson EISA computer.
You may want to create an alternate configuration for your
own computer that includes a different set of option cards.
Then, whenever you need to use that configuration, you can
load the alternate SCI file and save it in your computer’s CMOS.
If you run System Configuration on a non-target computer
(an IBM AT compatible computer or another Epson EISA
computer), you can create an file for the target computer. Then
you can transport the alternate SCI file to the target computer,
load it, and save it in that computer’s CMOS.
To create an alternate SCI file, follow the guidelines in the next
section. To load an alternate SCI file when you need to use one,
see “Loading an Alternate SCI File” below.
Creating an Alternate SCI File
You can create an alternate SCI file using the following
methods:
Ll Select Create backup SCI file from the Maintain
system configuration diskettemenu.
tl
Select the Save as option from the Maintain SCI
files menu when you are using the advanced
configuration options.
Q
Run the System Configuration program in non-target
modeling mode and save the configuration you create to a
backup SCI file when you exit.
Running System Configuration
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