User`s guide

PowerCenter Pro User’s Guide ix
Isolating system software issues ...........................................................43
Procedures involved in troubleshooting .............................................45
Starting up from the Power CD ........................................................46
Using Disk First Aid ..........................................................................47
Using Hard Disk Toolkit•PE to test and repair SCSI disks ...............48
Using the System Software installer .................................................51
Rebuilding the desktop file ...............................................................55
Resetting (Zapping) the PRAM .........................................................56
Technical Support Contact Information .............................................56
Chapter 5 Installing PCI Expansion Cards
What you need to know about adding expansion cards .....................59
Required tools ...................................................................................60
Removing the cover .............................................................................60
How to remove the cover .................................................................61
Installing expansion cards ...................................................................66
How to install a PCI card ..................................................................66
Chapter 6 Adding Memory
Adding memory ...................................................................................71
Required tools ...................................................................................71
Removing the cover .............................................................................71
How to remove the cover .................................................................72
Removing and Installing RAM .............................................................77
What you need to know about adding RAM ...................................77
Prepare the computer .......................................................................79
Removing a DIMM ...........................................................................80
Inserting a DIMM .............................................................................81
If the new RAM doesn’t work ...........................................................82
Chapter 7 Installing Internal Drives
What you need to know about installing internal drives ...................85
Installation steps ...............................................................................85
Preparing the drive ...............................................................................86
Set the SCSI ID ..................................................................................87
Preparing a Minitower system ..........................................................90
Inserting a drive into a Minitower system .......................................94
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