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3502Ebk0.book Page 4 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 1998 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden.
502Ebk0.book Page v Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 6DIHW\ ,QVWUXFWLRQV Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer system from potential damage and to ensure your own personal safety.
3502Ebk0.book Page vi Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Do not spill food or liquids on your computer. Keep your computer away from radiators and heat sources. Also, do not block cooling vents. Avoid placing loose papers underneath your computer; do not place your computer in a closed-in wall unit or on a rug. Do not push any objects into the openings of your computer. Doing so can cause fire or electric shock by shorting out interior components.
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3502Ebk0.book Page ix Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 3UHIDFH $ERXW 7KLV *XLGH This guide is intended for anyone who uses the Dell PowerEdge 4350 computer system. The guide can be used by both first-time and experienced computer users who want to learn about the features and operation of the systems or who want to upgrade their systems.
3502Ebk0.book Page x Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Appendix D, Regulatory Notices, is for users who are interested in which regulatory agencies have tested and approved the Dell PowerEdge 4350 systems. Appendix E, Warranty, Return Policy, and Year 2000 Statement of Compliance, describes the warranty and return policy for Dell PowerEdge 4350 systems. It also provides information about year 2000 compliance of Dell-branded hardware products.
3502Ebk0.book Page xi Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 1RWDWLRQDO &RQYHQWLRQV The following subsections list notational conventions used in this document. 1RWHV &DXWLRQV DQG :DUQLQJV Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic type. These blocks are notes, cautions, and warnings, and they are used as follows: NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your system.
3502Ebk0.book Page xii Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Filenames and directory names are presented in lowercase bold. Example: autoexec.bat and c:\windows Syntax lines consist of a command and all its possible parameters. Commands are presented in lowercase bold; variable parameters (those for which you substitute a value) are presented in lowercase italics; constant parameters are presented in lowercase bold. The brackets indicate items that are optional.
3502Ebk0.book Page xiii Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM &RQWHQWV &KDSWHU ,QWURGXFWLRQ System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3502Ebk0.book Page xiv Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM SCSI Disk Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Exiting SCSISelect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 SCSISelect Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 SCSI Bus Interface Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3502Ebk0.book Page xv Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Fan Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 System Alert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 Keyboard Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3502Ebk0.book Page xvi Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Step 4: Examine Switches or Print Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 5: Save and Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3502Ebk0.book Page xvii Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM ESD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6 Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6 Magnetism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7 Shock and Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3502Ebk0.book Page xviii Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM *ORVVDU\ ,QGH[ )LJXUHV Figure 1-1. Figure 1-2. Figure 1-3. Figure 4-1. Figure 5-1. Figure B-1. Figure B-2. Figure B-3. Figure B-4. Figure B-5. Figure B-6. Figure B-7. Figure D-1. Figure D-2. Figure D-3. Figure D-4. Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3502Ebk0.book Page 1 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM &+$37(5 ,QWURGXFWLRQ The Dell ® PowerEdge® 4350, which features Intel® Pentium ® II processors, is a feature-rich, enterprise-class server that offers the highest performance, availability, scalability, manageability, and investment protection features in an industry-leading, rack-dense form factor.
3502Ebk0.book Page 2 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM microprocessor. The upgrade kit from Dell contains the correct version of the microprocessor for use as an additional microprocessor, as well as instructions for performing the upgrade. The second microprocessor must have the same internal operating frequency as the first.
3502Ebk0.book Page 3 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM configures SCSI ID numbers and SCSI termination on individual hard-disk drives, greatly simplifying drive installation. A 1 x 3 SCSI backplane board supports hot-pluggable SCSI hard-disk drive installation and removal when used in conjunction with the PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 2 or the PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 2/SC product. An Adaptec AIC-7860 Ultra/Narrow SCSI-3 host adapter that supports the CD-ROM drive.
3502Ebk0.book Page 4 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 6XSSRUWHG 2SHUDWLQJ 6\VWHPV Dell supports the following network operating systems for use on PowerEdge 4350 systems: Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Novell NetWare (also known as IntranetWare) 4.
3502Ebk0.book Page 5 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Figure 1-2 shows the following controls and indicators located behind the external drive door on the systems front panel: The power button controls the output power delivered to the system board from the power supply. The green power indicator in the center of the power button lights up when the power supply is turned on and the system is receiving direct current (DC) power.
3502Ebk0.book Page 6 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Figure 1-3 shows the three indicator lights on each of the SCSI hard-disk drive carriers. These indicator lights provide the following information: The green hard-disk drive online indicator lights up when the hard-disk drive is receiving power. The green hard-disk drive activity indicator lights up when data is being transferred to or from the hard-disk drive.
3502Ebk0.book Page 7 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM &RQQHFWLQJ ([WHUQDO 'HYLFHV You can connect various external devices, such as a mouse and printer, to the I/O ports and connectors on the systems back panel. The system BIOS detects the presence of external devices when you boot or reboot your system. When connecting external devices to your system, follow these guidelines: Check the documentation that accompanied the device for specific installation and configuration instructions.
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3502Ebk0.book Page 1 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM &+$37(5 8VLQJ WKH 'HOO 2SHQ0DQDJH 6HUYHU $VVLVWDQW &' This chapter describes the bootable Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD and the system management tasks you can perform with the CD to configure and maintain your system. This chapter also describes the bootable utility partition installed on your system that provides many of the same functions and utilities as the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD.
3502Ebk0.book Page 2 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 8VLQJ WKH &' The Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD provides important system utilities and documentation that you need to configure and maintain your system. The CD has an easy-to-use graphical user interface that enables you to quickly navigate to any data on the CD that you need. In addition, you are given a choice of several languages in which to view and use the CD interface.
3502Ebk0.book Page 3 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM using either a keyboard or a mouse. Menu options and the associated help are displayed in the currently selected language (specified via a menu option). As you move your cursor over an option in a menu, information about that option is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Click Back to return to the previous menu. Click Exit (or press ) to exit the utility partition.
3502Ebk0.book Page 4 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 7DEOH 8WLOLW\ 3DUWLWLRQ 0HQX 2SWLRQV FRQWLQXHG 2SWLRQ 'HVFULSWLRQ Create Utility Diskettes: Create RAID Configuration Utility Diskette Creates a bootable diskette for running the Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller configuration utility (if the controller card is present on your system). The RAID configuration utility provides an alternative method for configuring the card.
3502Ebk0.book Page 5 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM ,QVWDOOLQJ 9LGHR 'ULYHUV IRU 6XSSRUWHG :LQGRZV 17 6HUYHU 2SHUDWLQJ 6\VWHPV This subsection provides information about installing video drivers for supported operating systems. For a list of the operating systems supported, see Supported Operating Systems in Chapter 1. NOTE: Video drivers must be reinstalled after every installation of Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3.
3502Ebk0.book Page 6 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 12. Open the Program Manager, access the Control Panel, and select the Display icon. The Display Settings window appears. 13. Select the desired resolution, number of colors, and refresh rate. $VVHW 7DJ 8WLOLW\ The Asset Tag utility allows you to enter an asset tag number for your system. The default System Setup screen (see Figure 4-1) does not show the asset tag number unless you enter one using this utility.
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3502Ebk0.book Page 1 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM &+$37(5 ,QVWDOOLQJ DQG &RQILJXULQJ 6&6, 'ULYHUV This chapter describes how to install and configure the Dell small computer system interface (SCSI) device drivers included with your Dell PowerEdge 4350 computer system.
3502Ebk0.book Page 2 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Refer to the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD to create a diskette of drivers for your operating system. For instructions on configuring the SCSI device drivers, see the appropriate sections in this chapter. The AIC-7890 host adapter supports up to three 1-inch internal SCSI hard-disk drives via a standard SCSI backplane board. The AIC-7860 host adapter supports the CD-ROM drive.
02Ebk0.book Page 3 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM In some cases, selecting an option displays another menu. You can return to the previous menu at any time by pressing . To restore the original SCSISelect defaults, press . &RQILJXUH 9LHZ +RVW $GDSWHU 6HWWLQJV Select Configure/View Host Adapter Settings to display the current settings for the SCSI bus interface, boot device options, SCSI device/configuration, and advanced host adapter.
3502Ebk0.book Page 4 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM To change any of the defaults, see Configure/View Host Adapter Settings found earlier in this chapter. To format or verify a disk, see SCSI Disk Utilities found earlier in this chapter.
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3502Ebk0.book Page 6 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM %RRW 'HYLFH 2SWLRQV Boot Device Options allows you to specify the device from which to boot your system: Boot Target ID This option specifies the SCSI ID of the device from which you boot your system. SCSI IDs are set for the hard-disk drive according to the drives location on the backplane board for the SCSI ID of each drive location. The default for Boot Target ID is 0.
3502Ebk0.book Page 7 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Enable Disconnection This option (sometimes called disconnect/reconnect) determines whether the host adapter allows the SCSI device to disconnect from the SCSI bus. Enabling disconnection allows the host adapter to perform other operations on the SCSI bus while the SCSI device is temporarily disconnected. The default is Yes. Leave Enable Disconnection set to Yes if two or more SCSI devices are connected to the host adapter.
3502Ebk0.book Page 8 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization This option enables the SCSI bus to be reset when the controller (integrated circuit [IC]) is initialized. The default for AIC7860, AIC-7890, and 2940U2W host adapters is Enabled. Extended BIOS Translation For DOS Drives > 1 GB This option determines whether extended translation is available for SCSI hard-disk drives with capacities greater than 1 gigabyte (GB). The default is Enabled.
3502Ebk0.book Page 9 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM BIOS Support For Int13 Extensions This option determines whether the host adapter BIOS supports disks with more than 1024 cylinders. The default is Enabled.
3502Ebk0.book Page 10 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM ,QVWDOOLQJ 6&6, 'ULYHUV 'XULQJ :LQGRZV 17 ,QVWDOODWLRQ To install the SCSI drivers at the same time you are installing Windows NT, use the following procedure: 1. If you have not already done so, use the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD to create the Windows NT SCSI and video controller drivers diskette. NOTE: If you have a RAID controller installed, you may have a RAID driver diskette included with your shipment.
3502Ebk0.book Page 11 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 9. Repeat steps 4 through 8 for each SCSI host adapter installed on the system. If a driver supports more than one host adapter, the driver only needs to be installed one time. 10. Press to continue with Windows NT Setup. 11. When you are prompted to install the Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set for Windows NT 4.0, use the SCSI and video controller driver diskette you created for Windows NT from the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD. 12.
3502Ebk0.book Page 12 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 4. When you are sure you are removing the correct host adapter, click Remove. Because SCSI device drivers are loaded during system start-up and because they may be needed to load Windows NT itself, a message may appear warning you that Windows NT may not start if you remove the SCSI adapter. 5. Confirm the removal by clicking Yes. 6. Return to step 3 if you want to remove driver support for other types of host adapters, or click OK to continue.
3502Ebk0.book Page 13 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 2. Shut down Windows NT and replace the existing host adapter. 3. Restart your computer and Windows NT. Some drive assignments may have changed from the previous configuration. It is not essential to remove the device driver for the host adapter you are replacing. Windows NT dynamically detects the absence or presence of host adapter hardware, and no problems should arise if you leave the existing device driver installed.
3502Ebk0.book Page 14 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Optimizing performance Troubleshooting error messages generated during initialization ,QVWDOODWLRQ 2YHUYLHZ The Dell SCSI drivers for IntranetWare support the optional Adaptec AHA-2940U2W and all Adaptec 78xx series SCSI controllers, are fully tested and approved for IntranetWare, and are available on the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD. You will need to create IntranetWare 4.
3502Ebk0.book Page 15 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM &UHDWLQJ WKH ,QWUDQHW:DUH 'ULYHU 'LVNHWWHV If you have not already done so, use the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD to create the IntranetWare SCSI and RAID drivers diskette. Refer to the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD to create this diskette. If you have a RAID controller installed, you may have a RAID driver diskette included with your shipment.
3502Ebk0.book Page 16 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM f. At the Exit Confirmation dialog box, remove the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD, insert the Dell IntranetWare Support CD, select OK, and press to reboot the server. 2. From the Dell IntranetWare Support Menu, type to select Create a primary DOS partition. 3. From the Hard-Drive Preparation Menu, type to select Run FDISK in automated mode.
3502Ebk0.book Page 17 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Follow these steps only if you are upgrading to IntranetWare or installing it for the first time: 1. Make backup copies of all IntranetWare diskettes and use those backup copies as your working diskettes. 2. Start the server. 3. Insert the NetWare Operating System CD into the CD-ROM drive. 4. Change to the CD-ROM drive prompt. The installation files are located in the root directory on the CD-ROM drive. 5. Type LQVWDOO and press . 6.
3502Ebk0.book Page 18 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 17. Insert the backup copy of the IntranetWare 4.11 SCSI and RAID driver diskette into the diskette drive and press to continue. A list of drivers on the diskette appears. NOTE: If you have not already created this diskette, refer to the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD. 18. Select the aic78u2.ham driver and press . The driver is copied to the hard-disk drive.
3502Ebk0.book Page 19 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 28. Press again to display a list of installed local area network (LAN) drivers. 29. Press to install an unlisted driver. 30. Insert the backup copy of the IntranetWare 4.11 NIC driver diskette into the diskette drive and press to continue. A list of LAN drivers on the diskette appears. 31. Note and select the name of the driver you need to install and press . The driver is copied to the hard-disk drive. 32.
3502Ebk0.book Page 20 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 'HOO 3URYLGHG ,QWUDQHW:DUH If you purchased IntranetWare from Dell, the required Novell patches (including the latest revision of the IntranetWare Support Pack recommended by Dell) are provided on the Dell IntranetWare Support CD. To install the patches supplied on the Dell IntranetWare Support CD, follow these steps: 1. Start IntranetWare. 2. Insert the Dell IntranetWare Support CD into the servers CD-ROM drive. 3.
3502Ebk0.book Page 21 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 3. Copy the Support Pack file to a volume on the server. 4. Expand the file by typing LZVS E H[H, and press . 5. Follow the directions in the iwsp5b.txt file included with the Support Pack. When Support Pack 5 has been applied, you can install SMP on your system. ,QVWDOOLQJ 603 6XSSRUW NOTE: Before SMP can be installed on your system, you must apply the IntranetWare Support Pack 4 or later to the IntranetWare operating system.
3502Ebk0.book Page 22 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM slot numbers separated by commas is displayed. Press to clear the command line. NOTE: To load the driver from your hard-disk drive, the aic78u2.ham driver and nwaspi.cdm module must be copied from your IntranetWare driver diskette to a directory on your hard-disk drive (usually the server's start-up directory [for example, c:\nwserver]). The syntax to load the aic78u2.ham driver follows: load [pathname]\aic78u2.
3502Ebk0.book Page 23 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 6HWWLQJ 8S D &' 520 'ULYH :LWK ,QWUDQHW:DUH To use a CD-ROM drive with IntranetWare, follow these steps: 1. Load aha2940.ham by entering the following command line: ORDG >pathname@?DKD KDP VORW [ 2. Load aspicd.cdm by entering the following command line: ORDG >pathname@ QZDVSL FGP NOTE: If aspicd.cdm does not work, unload it and load it again.
3502Ebk0.book Page 24 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM The xxx indicates the error code, and message is a line describing the error. The error codes are divided into three categories: 000-099 Nonhost-adapter-specific 100-299 Host-adapter-specific 300-999 Reserved Specific error codes, such as those in the following subsections, appear only if you have installed the host adapters and drivers that generate them.
3502Ebk0.book Page 25 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM You have entered an invalid slot setting on the command line. You can only enter slot numbers for valid host adapters. If you load without the slot option, you will be prompted to enter a valid value. ,QYDOLG YHUERVH® VHWWLQJ XVH \® You can only enter \ for this option (verbose=y). ,QYDOLG UHPRYDEOH® VHWWLQJ XVH RII® You can only enter RII for this option (removable=off).
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3502Ebk0.book Page 1 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM &+$37(5 8VLQJ WKH 6\VWHP 6HWXS 3URJUDP Each time you turn on or reboot your computer system, the system compares the hardware installed in the system to the hardware listed in the system configuration information stored in nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM) on the system board. If the system detects a discrepancy, it generates error messages that identify the incorrect configuration settings.
3502Ebk0.book Page 2 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM (QWHULQJ WKH 6\VWHP 6HWXS 3URJUDP Enter the System Setup program as follows: 1. Turn on your system. If your system is already on, shut it down and then turn it on again. 2. Press immediately after you see the following message: 3UHVV &WUO! $OW! (QWHU! IRU 6\VWHP 6HWXS If you wait too long and your operating system begins to load into memory, let the system complete the load operation; then shut down the system and try again.
3502Ebk0.book Page 3 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Key functions The line of boxes across the bottom of both screens lists keys and their functions within the System Setup program. 8VLQJ WKH 6\VWHP 6HWXS 3URJUDP Table 4-1 lists the keys you use to view or change information on the System Setup screens and to exit the program. 7DEOH 6\VWHP 6HWXS 1DYLJDWLRQ .H\V .H\V $FWLRQ or Moves to the next field. Moves to the previous field. or or or Cycles through the options in a field.
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3502Ebk0.book Page 5 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 6\VWHP 6HWXS 2SWLRQV The following subsections explain in detail each of the options on the System Setup screens: 7LPH Time resets the time on the computers internal clock. Time is kept in a 24-hour format (hours:minutes:seconds). To change the time, press the right-arrow key to increase the number in the highlighted field or press the leftarrow key to decrease the number. If you prefer, you can type numbers in each of the appropriate fields.
3502Ebk0.book Page 6 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 5HVHUYHG 0HPRU\ Reserved Memory allows you to designate a region of system board memory that can be supplied by an expansion card. You should not enable the reserved memory feature unless you are using an expansion card that requires special addressing. For example, you may have a memory expansion card that needs to be addressed starting at 15 megabytes (MB).
3502Ebk0.book Page 7 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 6\VWHP $OHUW System Alert has the following settings: Fault (the default) causes the system light-emitting diode (LED) to flash only when a critical error threshold has been passed. Warning causes the system LED to flash as soon as a noncritical error threshold has been passed. .
3502Ebk0.book Page 8 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 6FDQ 6HTXHQFH This option determines the order in which PCI devices are scanned by the system, and it allows you to select the built-in SCSI controller or an optional PCI expansioncard SCSI controller as the boot device.
3502Ebk0.book Page 9 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 6HWXS 3DVVZRUG Setup Password lets you restrict access to your computers System Setup program in the same way that you restrict access to your system with the system password feature.
3502Ebk0.book Page 10 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 3DUDOOHO 0RGH Parallel Mode controls whether the systems built-in parallel port acts as an AT-compatible (unidirectional) or PS/2-compatible (bidirectional) port. Set Parallel Mode according to the type of peripheral device connected to the parallel port. To determine the correct mode to use, see the documentation that came with the device. 'LVNHWWH Diskette controls the operation of the systems built-in diskette drive controller.
3502Ebk0.book Page 11 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Video Memory displays the amount of video memory detected in your system. Asset Tag displays the customer-programmable asset tag number for the system if an asset tag number has been assigned. You can use the Asset Tag utility, which is included with your software support utilities, to enter an asset tag number up to ten characters long into NVRAM. See Asset Tag Utility in Chapter 2 for information on loading the Asset Tag utility.
3502Ebk0.book Page 12 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM When a system password is assigned, System Password is Enabled. When the system password feature is disabled by a jumper setting on the system board, the status shown is Disabled by Jumper. You cannot change or enter a new system password if either of these options is displayed. When no system password is assigned and the password jumper on the system board is in the enabled position (its default), the status shown for System Password is Not Enabled.
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3502Ebk0.book Page 14 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 'HOHWLQJ RU &KDQJLQJ DQ ([LVWLQJ 6\VWHP 3DVVZRUG To delete or change an existing system password, perform the following steps: 1. Enter the System Setup program, and verify that the Password Status category is set to Unlocked. Enter the System Setup program by pressing the key combination. Press the key combination to move to Page 2 of the System Setup screens.
3502Ebk0.book Page 15 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM $VVLJQLQJ D 6HWXS 3DVVZRUG A setup password can be assigned (or changed) only when Setup Password is set to Not Enabled. To assign a setup password, highlight Setup Password and press the left- or right-arrow key. The system prompts you to enter and verify the password. If a character is illegal for password use, the system emits a beep. NOTES: The setup password can be the same as the system password.
3502Ebk0.book Page 16 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 'LVDEOLQJ D )RUJRWWHQ 3DVVZRUG If you forget your system or setup password, you cannot operate your system or change settings in the System Setup program, respectively, until a trained service technician opens the computer chassis, changes the password jumper setting to disable the passwords, and erases the existing passwords. This procedure is described in Disabling a Forgotten Password in Appendix B of the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.
3502Ebk0.book Page 1 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM &+$37(5 8VLQJ WKH 5HVRXUFH &RQILJXUDWLRQ 8WLOLW\ The Resource Configuration Utility (RCU) is used to tell the system what expansion cards are installed and which expansion slots they occupy.
3502Ebk0.book Page 2 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM +RZ WR 5XQ WKH 5&8 The RCU is included on the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD shipped with your system. You can run the RCU directly from the CD or from a diskette that you create using the CDs main menu. Dell recommends that you run the RCU from a diskette because it is not compatible with all operating systems. Also, using a diskette to run the utility allows you to copy any system configuration changes to the diskette for safekeeping.
3502Ebk0.book Page 3 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM amount of memory available to the RCU. See the documentation that accompanied these programs for instructions on removing them from memory. If you start the utility and there is not enough memory to run it, a message is displayed. If you receive such a message, run the utility from a diskette. Follow these steps the first time you use the RCU.
3502Ebk0.book Page 4 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM &RQILJXUH &RPSXWHU The Configure Computer option takes you through the configuration process step by step. Use this option the first time you configure your system and every time you change your hardware configuration through the RCU.
3502Ebk0.book Page 5 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM To select a category on the list of system board options, press the up- or down-arrow key to highlight the category and press . A pop-up menu appears, listing the options for that category. To select an option, press the up- or down-arrow key to highlight the option and press .
3502Ebk0.book Page 6 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 6WHS ([DPLQH 6ZLWFKHV RU 3ULQW 5HSRUW The Step 4: Examine Switches or Print Report option lists the required switch and jumper settings for each expansion card in your computer. To view the settings, highlight the card and press . Press to make a copy of or print the settings. If your computer is attached to a printer, you can print out the information or copy it to a file.
3502Ebk0.book Page 7 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM To see the Advanced menu, press while in the Step 3: View or Edit Details menu. The following menu appears: $GYDQFHG PHQX /RFN XQORFN ERDUGV 9LHZ DGGLWLRQDO V\VWHP LQIRUPDWLRQ PHQX 6HW YHULILFDWLRQ PRGH PHQX 0DLQWDLQ 6&, ILOHV PHQX Highlight the menu category you want, and press . Then follow the online instructions. The following subsections describe each category.
3502Ebk0.book Page 8 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 0DLQWDLQ 6&, )LOHV 0HQX Each time you use the RCU to configure your system, the system configuration information is saved in a .sci file and in system memory. You should save the system configuration information to a backup file that can be used to restore the information if the .sci file is damaged or lost. The options for the Maintain SCI Files Menu category are Open (the default) and Save As.
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3502Ebk0.book Page 1 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM $33(1',; $ 7HFKQLFDO 6SHFLILFDWLRQV 7DEOH $ 7HFKQLFDO 6SHFLILFDWLRQV 0LFURSURFHVVRU Microprocessor types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one or two Intel Pentium II processors with an internal operating frequency of 350, 400, or 450 MHz and an external bus speed of 100 MHz Internal cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-KB L1 cache; 512-KB L2 cache Math coprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3502Ebk0.book Page 2 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 7DEOH $ 7HFKQLFDO 6SHFLILFDWLRQV FRQWLQXHG 'ULYHV Diskette drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one 3.5-inch, 1.44-MB diskette drive included with standard system SCSI hard-disk drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . formatted capacities from 4 GB to 9 GB (1-inch drives only) SCSI devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3502Ebk0.book Page 3 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 7DEOH $ 7HFKQLFDO 6SHFLILFDWLRQV FRQWLQXHG 3RZHU AC power supply: Output wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 W (DC) per supply (2 or 3 supplies) Input voltage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 VAC at 60 Hz/230 VAC at 50 Hz System battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CR2032 3.0-V lithium coin cell 3K\VLFDO Height (4U rack height)). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.3 cm (6.81 inches) Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3502Ebk0.book Page 1 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM $33(1',; % , 2 3RUWV DQG &RQQHFWRUV The input/output (I/O) ports and connectors on the back panel of the system are the gateways through which the computer system communicates with external devices, such as a keyboard, mouse, printer, and monitor. Figure B-1 identifies the I/O ports and connectors for your system. 6HULDO DQG 3DUDOOHO 3RUWV The two built-in serial ports use 9-pin D-subminiature connectors on the back panel.
3502Ebk0.book Page 2 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM YLGHR FRQQHFWRU -9*$ VHULDO SRUW FRQQHFWRU 6(5,$/ SDUDOOHO SRUW FRQQHFWRU 3$5$//(/ VHULDO SRUW FRQQHFWRU 6(5,$/ server-management bus connector (XSMB_OUT) server-management bus connector (XSMB_IN) mouse connector keyboard connector )LJXUH % , 2 3RUWV DQG &RQQHFWRUV $GGLQJ DQ ([SDQVLRQ &DUG &RQWDLQLQJ 6HULDO RU 3DUDOOHO 3RUWV The system has an autoconfiguration capability for the serial ports.
3502Ebk0.book Page 3 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM To avoid autoconfiguration, you may be able to reset jumpers on the expansion card so that the cards port designation changes to the next available COM number, leaving the designation for the built-in port as is. Alternatively, you can disable the built-in ports through the System Setup program. The documentation for your expansion card should provide the cards default I/O address and allowable IRQ settings.
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3502Ebk0.book Page 6 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM .H\ERDUG &RQQHFWRU If you reconfigure your hardware, you may need pin number and signal information for the keyboard connector. Figure B-4 illustrates the pin numbers for the keyboard connector, and Table B-3 lists and defines the pin assignments and interface signals for the keyboard connector. shell )LJXUH % 3LQ 1XPEHUV IRU WKH .H\ERDUG &RQQHFWRU 7DEOH % 3LQ $VVLJQPHQWV IRU WKH .
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3502Ebk0.book Page 9 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 6HUYHU 0DQDJHPHQW %XV &RQQHFWRUV The server-management bus (SMB) connectors (XSMB_IN and XSMB_OUT) are used to daisy-chain servers together so that server management information can be shared between the servers. Figure B-7 illustrates the pin numbers for the SMB connectors, and Figure B-6 lists and defines the pin assignments and interface signals for the SMB connectors.
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3502Ebk0.book Page 1 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM $33(1',; & 0DLQWDLQLQJ WKH 6\VWHP Proper use of preventive maintenance procedures can keep the system in top operating condition and minimize the need for costly, time-consuming service procedures. This appendix contains maintenance procedures that you should perform regularly. 'DWD 3UHVHUYDWLRQ Everyone inadvertently deletes files at one time or another.
3502Ebk0.book Page 2 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM As a last resort, you can back up a hard-disk drives contents on diskettes, a method that is both time-consuming and prone to human error. Also, backing up a full 4-GB hard-disk drive requires approximately 277 diskettes (when using 1.44-MB diskettes), 334 diskettes (when using 1.2-MB diskettes), or 139 diskettes (when using 2.88-MB diskettes).
3502Ebk0.book Page 3 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 5HFRPPHQGHG 7RROV DQG $FFHVVRULHV Dell recommends that you use the following tools and accessories when you clean the system: A wrist grounding strap The proper use of a wrist grounding strap reduces the effect of electrostatic discharge (ESD), which can damage certain system components.
3502Ebk0.book Page 4 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM &OHDQLQJ 'ULYHV You can clean the heads of your diskette drives by using a commercially available diskette-drive head-cleaning kit. These kits include diskettes pretreated with a chemical solution to nonabrasively remove contaminants that accumulate on the drive heads during normal operation. If the kit does not contain instructions, insert one of the pretreated diskettes into a diskette drive and turn on the system.
3502Ebk0.book Page 5 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM If the system has been exposed to abnormally cold temperatures, allow a twohour warm-up period to bring it up to normal operating temperature before turning it on. Failure to do so may cause damage to internal components, particularly the hard-disk drive. If intermittent system failures are noticed, try reseating any socketed chips, which might have become loose due to temperature fluctuations.
3502Ebk0.book Page 6 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM &RUURVLRQ The oil from a persons fingers or prolonged exposure to high temperature or humidity can corrode the gold-plated edge connectors and pin connectors on various devices in the system. This corrosion on system connectors is a gradual process that can eventually lead to intermittent failures of electrical circuits. To prevent corrosion, you should avoid touching contacts on boards and cards.
3502Ebk0.book Page 7 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM To reduce the possibility of EMI and RFI, follow these guidelines: Operate the system only with the system cover installed. Ensure that the screws on all peripheral cable connectors are securely fastened to their corresponding connectors on the back of the system. Always use shielded cables with metal connector shells for attaching peripherals to the system.
3502Ebk0.book Page 8 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Each Dell system, when operating, is designed to withstand 0.25 G (half-sine wave) at a sweep of 3 to 200 hertz (Hz) for 15 minutes. In storage, the system can withstand 0.5 G at 3 to 200 Hz for 15 minutes. 3RZHU 6RXUFH ,QWHUUXSWLRQV Systems are especially sensitive to variations in voltage supplied by the AC power source. Over-voltage, undervoltage, and transients (or spikes) can erase data from memory or even cause components to fail.
3502Ebk0.book Page 9 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 3RZHU 3URWHFWLRQ 'HYLFHV A number of devices are available that protect against power problems, such as power surges, transients, and power failures. The following subsections describe some of these devices. 6XUJH 3URWHFWRUV Surge protectors are available in a variety of types and usually provide a level of protection commensurate with the cost of the device.
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3502Ebk0.book Page 1 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM $33(1',; ' 5HJXODWRU\ 1RWLFHV Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is any signal or emission, radiated in free space or conducted along power or signal leads, that endangers the functioning of a radio navigation or other safety service or seriously degrades, obstructs, or repeatedly interrupts a licensed radio communications service.
3502Ebk0.book Page 2 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Dell computer systems are designed, tested, and classified for their intended electromagnetic environment. These electromagnetic environment classifications generally refer to the following harmonized definitions: Class A is for business or industrial environments. Class B is for residential environments.
3502Ebk0.book Page 3 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. &ODVV $ This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
3502Ebk0.book Page 4 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM &( 1RWLFH (XURSHDQ 8QLRQ Marking by the symbol indicates compliance of this Dell system to the EMC Directive and the Low Voltage Directive of the European Union. Such marking is indicative that this Dell system meets the following technical standards: EN 55022 Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference Characteristics of Information Technology Equipment.
3502Ebk0.book Page 5 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM To determine which classification applies to your computer system, examine the regulatory labels/markings (see Figures D-1 and D-2) located on the bottom or back panel of your computer. Once you have determined your systems VCCI classification, read the appropriate VCCI notice. &ODVV $ ,7( This is a Class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) for information technology equipment.
3502Ebk0.book Page 6 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 02& 1RWLFH 6RXWK .RUHD 2QO\ To determine which classification (Class A or B) applies to your computer system (or other Dell digital device), examine the South Korean Ministry of Communications (MOC) registration labels located on your computer (or other Dell digital device). The MOC label may be located separately from the other regulatory marking applied to your product.
3502Ebk0.book Page 7 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM (0, % )LJXUH ' 02& &ODVV % 5HJXODWRU\ 0DUN 3ROLVK &HQWHU IRU 7HVWLQJ DQG &HUWLILFDWLRQ 1RWLFH The equipment should draw power from a socket with an attached protection circuit (a three-prong socket). All equipment that works together (computer, monitor, printer, and so on) should have the same power supply source.
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3502Ebk0.book Page 9 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM ,QIRUPDFLyQ SDUD 120 ~QLFDPHQWH SDUD 0p[LFR La información siguiente se proporciona en el dispositivo o en los dispositivos descritos en este documento, en cumplimiento con los requisitos de la Norma Oficial Mexicana (NOM): Exportador: Dell Computer Corporation One Dell Way Round Rock, TX 78682 Importador: Dell Computer de México, S.A. de C.V. Rio Lerma No. 302 - 4° Piso Col. Cuauhtemoc 16500 México, D.F.
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3502Ebk0.book Page 2 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Authorization Number. You must ship the products back to Dell in their original or equivalent packaging, prepay shipping charges, and insure the shipment or accept the risk of loss or damage during shipment. Dell will ship the repaired or replacement products to you freight prepaid if you use an address in the continental U.S. or Canada, where applicable. Shipments to other locations will be made freight collect.
3502Ebk0.book Page 3 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM DELLS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MALFUNCTIONS AND DEFECTS IN HARDWARE IS LIMITED TO REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT AS SET FORTH IN THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT. THESE WARRANTIES GIVE YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE (OR JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION).
3502Ebk0.book Page 4 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM during shipment. You may return software for refund or credit only if the sealed package containing the diskette(s) or CD(s) is unopened. Returned products must be in asnew condition, and all of the manuals, diskette(s), CD(s), power cables, and other items included with a product must be returned with it.
3502Ebk0.book Page 5 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 6RIWZDUH Dell specifically excludes all non-Dell-developed software from this compliance statement. All software run on Dell-branded hardware products should be independently verified by customers to be year 2000-compliant. $GGLWLRQDO ,QIRUPDWLRQ For additional information on year 2000 compliance of Dell-branded hardware products, refer to Dell's Year 2000 Web site at www.dell.
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3502Ebk0.book Page 1 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM *ORVVDU\ The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in Dell user documents. $ Abbreviation for ampere(s). $& Abbreviation for alternating current. DGDSWHU FDUG An expansion card that plugs into an expansion-card connector on the computers system board. An adapter card adds some specialized function to the computer by providing an interface between the expansion bus and a peripheral device.
3502Ebk0.book Page 2 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM back up important start-up files, such as autoexec.bat and config.sys for MS-DOS or win.ini and system.ini for Windows. EDVH PHPRU\ Synonym for conventional memory. See also conventional memory. %$6,& Acronym for Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, a programming language. MS-DOS includes a version of BASIC. EDWFK ILOH An ASCII text file containing a list of commands that run in sequence. Batch files must have a filename extension of bat.
3502Ebk0.book Page 3 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM that allows the microprocessor to communicate with controllers for all the various peripheral devices connected to the computer. Your computer also contains an address bus and a data bus for communications between the microprocessor and RAM. E\WH Eight contiguous bits of information, the basic data unit used by your computer. %=7 Abbreviation for Bundesamt fur Zulassungen in der Telekommunikation. & Abbreviation for Celsius.
3502Ebk0.book Page 4 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM handles numeric processing. A graphics coprocessor handles video rendering. The Intel® Pentium® microprocessor includes a built-in math coprocessor. ',00 FSL Abbreviation for characters per inch. ',1 Acronym for Deutsche Industrie Norm. &38 Abbreviation for central processing unit. See also microprocessor. ',3 Acronym for dual in-line package.
3502Ebk0.book Page 5 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM GLVSOD\ DGDSWHU See video adapter. '0$ Abbreviation for direct memory access. A DMA channel allows certain types of data transfer between RAM and a device to bypass the microprocessor. '2& Abbreviation for Department of Communications (in Canada). GSL Abbreviation for dots per inch. '306 Abbreviation for Display Power Management Signaling.
3502Ebk0.book Page 6 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM system resources from a corresponding EISA configuration file. devices, such as a network card or an internal modem. (0& Abbreviation for Electromagnetic Compatibility. H[SDQVLRQ FDUG FRQQHFWRU A connector on the computers system board for plugging in an expansion card. (0, Abbreviation for electromagnetic interference. H[WHQGHG PHPRU\ RAM above 1 MB.
3502Ebk0.book Page 7 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM IW Abbreviation for feet. )73 Abbreviation for File Transfer Protocol. J Abbreviation for gram(s). * Abbreviation for gravities. *% Abbreviation for gigabyte(s). A gigabyte equals 1,024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes. JUDSKLFV FRSURFHVVRU See coprocessor. JUDSKLFV PRGH See video mode. JXDUGLQJ A type of data redundancy that uses a set of physical drives to store data and a single, additional drive to store parity data.
3502Ebk0.book Page 8 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM ,' Abbreviation for identification. .% Abbreviation for kilobyte(s), 1,024 bytes. LQWHUODFLQJ A technique for increasing video resolution by only updating alternate horizontal lines on the screen. Because interlacing can result in noticeable screen flicker, most users prefer noninterlaced video adapter resolutions. .% VHF Abbreviation for kilobyte(s) per second.
3502Ebk0.book Page 9 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM /,0 Acronym for Lotus/Intel/Microsoft. LIM usually refers to version 4.0 of the EMS. /1 Abbreviation for load number. ORFDO EXV On a computer with local-bus expansion capability, certain peripheral devices (such as the video adapter circuitry) can be designed to run much faster than they would with a traditional expansion bus.
3502Ebk0.book Page 10 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM PP Abbreviation for millimeter(s). 00; The microprocessors for this system include media enhancement technology which is designed to handle complex multimedia and communications software. PRXVH A pointing device that controls the movement of the cursor on a screen. Mouse-aware software allows you to activate commands by clicking a mouse button while pointing at objects displayed on the screen. PV Abbreviation for millisecond(s).
3502Ebk0.book Page 11 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM assignments, as shown in the following table. 3DUWLWLRQLQJ WKH +DUG 'LVN 'ULYH 3K\VLFDO 3DUWLWLRQV DQG 6L]HV Partition 1 120 MB Partition 2 80 MB /RJLFDO 'ULYH $VVLJQPHQWV DQG 6L]HV Drive C 120 MB Drive D 50 MB Drive E 30 MB After partitioning the hard-disk drive, you must format each logical drive with the format command.
3502Ebk0.book Page 12 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 39& Abbreviation for polyvinyl chloride. 4,& Abbreviation for quarter-inch cartridge. 5$0 Acronym for random-access memory. The computers primary temporary storage area for program instructions and data. Each location in RAM is identified by a number called a memory address. Any information stored in RAM is lost when you turn off your computer. 5$,' Acronym for redundant array of inexpensive disks.
3502Ebk0.book Page 13 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 5$0'$& Acronym for random-access memory digital-to-analog converter. computer. Examples of code in ROM include the program that initiates your computers boot routine and the POST. 5&8 Acronym for Resource Configuration Utility USP Abbreviation for revolutions per minute. UHDG RQO\ ILOH A read-only file is one that you are prohibited from editing or deleting. A file can have read-only status if: Its read-only attribute is enabled.
3502Ebk0.book Page 14 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM substantially faster than DRAM chips. SRAM is used mostly for external cache memory. Controllers for standard peripheral devices, such as the keyboard Various ROM chips VWULSLQJ Frequently used synonyms for system board are motherboard and logic board. In composite drivers with two or more physical drives, the drive array subsystem uses a method of data storage called striping.
3502Ebk0.book Page 15 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM WH[W HGLWRU An application program for editing text files consisting exclusively of ASCII characters. MS-DOS Editor and Notepad (in Windows) are text editors, for example. Most word processors use proprietary file formats containing binary characters, although some can read and write text files. WH[W PRGH See video mode. 7)7 Abbreviation for thin film transistor.
3502Ebk0.book Page 16 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 9'6 Abbreviation for Virtual Direct Memory Access Services. simultaneously displayed. Video adapters can also include their own coprocessor chip for faster graphics rendering. 9(6$ Acronym for Video Electronics Standards Association. YLGHR GULYHU Graphics-mode application programs and operating environments, such as Windows, often require video drivers in order to display at a chosen resolution with the desired number of colors.
3502Ebk0.book Page 17 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM YLUWXDO PHPRU\ A method for increasing addressable RAM by using the hard-disk drive. (MS-DOS does not support true virtual memory, which must be implemented at the operating system level.) For example, in a computer with 8 MB of RAM and 16 MB of virtual memory set up on the hard-disk drive, the operating system would manage the system as though it had 24 MB of physical RAM. YLUXV A self-starting program designed to inconvenience you.
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3502Ebk0.book Page 3 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM IntranetWare (continued) troubleshooting, 3-23 using a CD-ROM, 3-23 using startup.ncf and autoexec.
3502Ebk0.book Page 4 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM parallel port connector about, B-4 illustrated, B-2 pin assignments, B-5 Parallel Port option, 4-9 Password Status option, 4-8 password. See setup password; system password PCI expansion cards Resource Configuration Utility, 5-1 Peripheral Component Interconnect.
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3502Ebk0.book Page 6 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM system password about, 4-11, 4-14 assigning, 4-11 changing or deleting an existing password, 4-14 disabling a forgotten password, 4-16 entering a wrong or incomplete password, 4-13 risk of not using password, 4-11 using to secure your system, 4-13 viewing current status, 4-8 troubleshooting general, 1-7 IntranetWare, 3-23 Windows NT, 3-13 System Password option, 4-8 utility partition, 2-2 8 uninterruptible power supply.
