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... documentation describes how to the system or advanced technical reference material intended for Dell PowerEdge 4300 systems. It also provides information about technical changes to install (if necessary), configure, and use the operating system software. Appendix E, "Warranty, Return Policy, and Year 2000 Statement of Compliance," describes the warranty and return policy for experienced users...
... documentation describes how to the system or advanced technical reference material intended for Dell PowerEdge 4300 systems. It also provides information about technical changes to install (if necessary), configure, and use the operating system software. Appendix E, "Warranty, Return Policy, and Year 2000 Statement of Compliance," describes the warranty and return policy for experienced users...
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... Republic Only D-5 VCCI Notice (Japan Only D-5 Class A ITE D-5 Class B ITE D-6 MOC Notice (South Korea Only D-6 Class A Device D-6 Class B Device D-7 Polish Center for Dell-Branded Hardware Products E-4 Previous Products E-4 Software E-5 Additional Information E-5 Figure 1-1. Figure B-2. Figure B-3. Figure 4-1. and Canada Only E-3 Year 2000 Statement of Compliance for Testing and Certification Notice D-7 D-8 D-8 NOM Information (Mexico Only...
... Republic Only D-5 VCCI Notice (Japan Only D-5 Class A ITE D-5 Class B ITE D-6 MOC Notice (South Korea Only D-6 Class A Device D-6 Class B Device D-7 Polish Center for Dell-Branded Hardware Products E-4 Previous Products E-4 Software E-5 Additional Information E-5 Figure 1-1. Figure B-2. Figure B-3. Figure 4-1. and Canada Only E-3 Year 2000 Statement of Compliance for Testing and Certification Notice D-7 D-8 D-8 NOM Information (Mexico Only...
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...-edge contact (SEC) cartridge that contains the microprocessor. This chapter describes the major hardware and software features of the system and obtaining assistance from Dell. This microprocessor incorporates new instructions and data types as well as a technique called single instruction,...microprocessor to the system. The PowerEdge 4300 provides a robust, reliable, rack-optimized platform for symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), which has an Intel® Pentium® II processor, is internal to handle complex multimedia and communications software. It also provides information on ...
...-edge contact (SEC) cartridge that contains the microprocessor. This chapter describes the major hardware and software features of the system and obtaining assistance from Dell. This microprocessor incorporates new instructions and data types as well as a technique called single instruction,...microprocessor to the system. The PowerEdge 4300 provides a robust, reliable, rack-optimized platform for symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), which has an Intel® Pentium® II processor, is internal to handle complex multimedia and communications software. It also provides information on ...
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...accommodate 1-inch drives. A Personal System/2 (PS/2)-style keyboard port and a PS/2-compatible mouse port. Standard PowerEdge 4300 systems include a 3.5-inch diskette drive and a SCSI CD-ROM drive installed in the externally accessible bays and...Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller. The server management circuitry works in conjunction with the HP OpenView Network Node Manager Special Edition (NNM Special Edition) and the Dell OpenManage™ Hardware Instrumentation Package (HIP) software package. SCSI device drivers that allow your Dell system: Video drivers for the Dell...
...accommodate 1-inch drives. A Personal System/2 (PS/2)-style keyboard port and a PS/2-compatible mouse port. Standard PowerEdge 4300 systems include a 3.5-inch diskette drive and a SCSI CD-ROM drive installed in the externally accessible bays and...Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller. The server management circuitry works in conjunction with the HP OpenView Network Node Manager Special Edition (NNM Special Edition) and the Dell OpenManage™ Hardware Instrumentation Package (HIP) software package. SCSI device drivers that allow your Dell system: Video drivers for the Dell...
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...seem to recognize the device, try turning on the system before turning on the system's back panel. These software drivers help the system recognize an external device and direct its operation. Device drivers of external devices when you to load..., to the I /O ports and connectors, see Chapter 4, "Using the System Setup Program," or Chapter 5, "Using the Resource 1-6 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide Always attach external devices while your operating system software. For example, most devices must be connected to a particular I/O port or connector to operate properly.
...seem to recognize the device, try turning on the system before turning on the system's back panel. These software drivers help the system recognize an external device and direct its operation. Device drivers of external devices when you to load..., to the I /O ports and connectors, see Chapter 4, "Using the System Setup Program," or Chapter 5, "Using the Resource 1-6 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide Always attach external devices while your operating system software. For example, most devices must be connected to a particular I/O port or connector to operate properly.
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... being removed. Introduction 1-7 A second lock on the back of each port and connector on the I /O Ports and Connectors." The PowerEdge 4300 system also includes a system intrusion switch that signals appropriate server management software if the top cover is opened. For more information on the front panel prevents unauthorized access to help tools, see... the external drive door on these help you. If at any time you don't understand a procedure described in your system does not perform as expected, Dell provides a number of tools to the hot-pluggable hard-disk drives.
... being removed. Introduction 1-7 A second lock on the back of each port and connector on the I /O Ports and Connectors." The PowerEdge 4300 system also includes a system intrusion switch that signals appropriate server management software if the top cover is opened. For more information on the front panel prevents unauthorized access to help tools, see... the external drive door on these help you. If at any time you don't understand a procedure described in your system does not perform as expected, Dell provides a number of tools to the hot-pluggable hard-disk drives.
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In MS-DOS mode, the Dell Server Assistant CD main menu includes the following categories, each menu category. Create Resource Configuration Utility Diskette - Create Asset Tag Utility Diskette Create Operating ...Create Windows NT Server 4.0 Diskettes Create SCSI and Video Controller Drivers Diskette Create NIC Drivers Diskette 1, 2 2-2 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide When you put the CD in a system running the Microsoft Windows® 95 or Microsoft Windows NT operating system, the system automatically starts the browser software and displays the documentation welcome page.
In MS-DOS mode, the Dell Server Assistant CD main menu includes the following categories, each menu category. Create Resource Configuration Utility Diskette - Create Asset Tag Utility Diskette Create Operating ...Create Windows NT Server 4.0 Diskettes Create SCSI and Video Controller Drivers Diskette Create NIC Drivers Diskette 1, 2 2-2 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide When you put the CD in a system running the Microsoft Windows® 95 or Microsoft Windows NT operating system, the system automatically starts the browser software and displays the documentation welcome page.
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...optional RAID controller from a diskette so you to create a utility diskette for one of system utilities and operating system-specific drivers. Dell recommends running the RCU and the RAID controller configuration utility. This option allows you to create a bootable diagnostics diskette. The following ...this category. This option allows you to create a diskette that contains the software drivers for running the RCU from the CD to a bootable diskette. You can copy your system. Using the Dell Server Assistant CD 2-5 The Create Diskettes category allows you to the diskette any...
...optional RAID controller from a diskette so you to create a utility diskette for one of system utilities and operating system-specific drivers. Dell recommends running the RCU and the RAID controller configuration utility. This option allows you to create a bootable diagnostics diskette. The following ...this category. This option allows you to create a diskette that contains the software drivers for running the RCU from the CD to a bootable diskette. You can copy your system. Using the Dell Server Assistant CD 2-5 The Create Diskettes category allows you to the diskette any...
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...- Windows NT PERC Remote Client Disk 1, 2 - This option allows you to create a diskette that contains the RAID controller host service software, which allows the RAID controller to create a diskette that contains network interface controller (NIC) drivers for Windows NT Server 4.0. These drivers are... operating systems that are needed to create a diskette that contains drivers for the optional RAID controllers for the menus, help 2-6 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide You must create a driver diskette to create a diskette that contains SCSI drivers as well as the language ...
...- Windows NT PERC Remote Client Disk 1, 2 - This option allows you to create a diskette that contains the RAID controller host service software, which allows the RAID controller to create a diskette that contains network interface controller (NIC) drivers for Windows NT Server 4.0. These drivers are... operating systems that are needed to create a diskette that contains drivers for the optional RAID controllers for the menus, help 2-6 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide You must create a driver diskette to create a diskette that contains SCSI drivers as well as the language ...
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...BIOS. All removable-media drives supported by the host adapter BIOS. Because the cylinder size increases to enable this situation, software drivers are needed because the drives are supported by the BIOS are booting from a SCSI hard-disk drive connected to the...GB. Host Adapter BIOS - This option controls which removable-media drives are not controlled by pressing after the host adapter BIOS banner appears. 3-8 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide Disabled. The default is Disabled, you are treated as a hard-disk drive. - The standard translation scheme for SCSISelect (...
...BIOS. All removable-media drives supported by the host adapter BIOS. Because the cylinder size increases to enable this situation, software drivers are needed because the drives are supported by the BIOS are booting from a SCSI hard-disk drive connected to the...GB. Host Adapter BIOS - This option controls which removable-media drives are not controlled by pressing after the host adapter BIOS banner appears. 3-8 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide Disabled. The default is Disabled, you are treated as a hard-disk drive. - The standard translation scheme for SCSISelect (...
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...the system. A list of all installed host adapters appears. Repeat steps 4 through 8 for Windows NT from the Dell Server Assistant CD. 12. When you created for details. The SCSI Adapter window appears. Some drive assignments may have ...Windows NT. To eliminate the warning message, you are active. When you must update the Windows NT software configuration as follows: 1. Click Yes when prompted to your computer is made into the system log file...functions properly in this configuration. For the RAID controller, select PowerEdge RAID II NT Driver or other RAID driver. 8.
...the system. A list of all installed host adapters appears. Repeat steps 4 through 8 for Windows NT from the Dell Server Assistant CD. 12. When you created for details. The SCSI Adapter window appears. Some drive assignments may have ...Windows NT. To eliminate the warning message, you are active. When you must update the Windows NT software configuration as follows: 1. Click Yes when prompted to your computer is made into the system log file...functions properly in this configuration. For the RAID controller, select PowerEdge RAID II NT Driver or other RAID driver. 8.
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It is operational again, check all of the error, contact Dell for technical assistance. See the previous subsection, "Removing a Host Adapter." Reboot the computer. If the following information about the extra device driver. If you cannot determine the source of the hardware and software configuration changes you to return to the computer since...
It is operational again, check all of the error, contact Dell for technical assistance. See the previous subsection, "Removing a Host Adapter." Reboot the computer. If the following information about the extra device driver. If you cannot determine the source of the hardware and software configuration changes you to return to the computer since...
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This option cannot be accessed. Disabled Hardware Level Software Level All writes to SCSI disk drives are executed with the SCSI Write and Verify command (2Eh) or (if this command is set to Hardware ...
This option cannot be accessed. Disabled Hardware Level Software Level All writes to SCSI disk drives are executed with the SCSI Write and Verify command (2Eh) or (if this command is set to Hardware ...
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... fully tested and approved for additional instructions on loading the server backup software. Load the SCSI adapter driver. The goals of server disk drives to load the backup utility: 1. NOTE: Dell recommends using menu option 6). Refer to load the aha2940.ham driver follows... for IntranetWare. Included with IntranetWare, follow these steps: 1. Use the following command line: load [pathname]\aha2940.ham slot=x 3-24 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide If your system or host adapter, partition it, and create a volume without any compatibility concerns. If the media...
... fully tested and approved for additional instructions on loading the server backup software. Load the SCSI adapter driver. The goals of server disk drives to load the backup utility: 1. NOTE: Dell recommends using menu option 6). Refer to load the aha2940.ham driver follows... for IntranetWare. Included with IntranetWare, follow these steps: 1. Use the following command line: load [pathname]\aha2940.ham slot=x 3-24 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide If your system or host adapter, partition it, and create a volume without any compatibility concerns. If the media...
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... type and speed. See "Asset Tag Utility" in diskette controller; Rebooting the system is also accessed by certain Dell support software, including the diagnostics software. The box in your system, except for memory on Expanded Memory Specification (EMS) expansion cards. Video Memory displays... the respective SCSI controller on loading the Asset Tag utility. 4-10 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide Service Tag displays the system's five-character service tag number, which is included with your software support utilities, to enter an asset tag number up to take effect...
... type and speed. See "Asset Tag Utility" in diskette controller; Rebooting the system is also accessed by certain Dell support software, including the diagnostics software. The box in your system, except for memory on Expanded Memory Specification (EMS) expansion cards. Video Memory displays... the respective SCSI controller on loading the Asset Tag utility. 4-10 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide Service Tag displays the system's five-character service tag number, which is included with your software support utilities, to enter an asset tag number up to take effect...
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The I/O ports and connectors on the system's back panel. Most software uses the term COM (for communications) plus a number to designate a serial port (for the system's built-in serial ports are sent simultaneously over one byte, ... format (where eight data bits, or one line). These ports support devices such as a keyboard, mouse, printer, and monitor. The defaults for example, LPT1). Most software uses the term LPT (for line printer) plus a number to designate a parallel port (for your system's built-in parallel port is used primarily for your...
The I/O ports and connectors on the system's back panel. Most software uses the term COM (for communications) plus a number to designate a serial port (for the system's built-in serial ports are sent simultaneously over one byte, ... format (where eight data bits, or one line). These ports support devices such as a keyboard, mouse, printer, and monitor. The defaults for example, LPT1). Most software uses the term LPT (for line printer) plus a number to designate a parallel port (for your system's built-in parallel port is used primarily for your...
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...Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide mouse connector (MOUSE) keyboard connector (KYBD) server-management bus connector (XSMB_OUT) server-management bus connector (XSMB_IN) serial port 1 connector (SERIAL1) parallel port connector (PARALLEL) serial port 2 connector (SERIAL2) video connector (JVGA) Port designations are used, for example, in software... installation procedures that include a step in which you identify the port to which a printer is attached, thus telling the software where to send its output.
...Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide mouse connector (MOUSE) keyboard connector (KYBD) server-management bus connector (XSMB_OUT) server-management bus connector (XSMB_IN) serial port 1 connector (SERIAL1) parallel port connector (PARALLEL) serial port 2 connector (SERIAL2) video connector (JVGA) Port designations are used, for example, in software... installation procedures that include a step in which you identify the port to which a printer is attached, thus telling the software where to send its output.
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... the built-in serial port is turned off. that when you have the following I /O address 278h). For general information on how your software to make sure that the software can disable the built-in parallel port to its automatic configuration and add an expansion card containing a port configured as COM1 and COM3...
... the built-in serial port is turned off. that when you have the following I /O address 278h). For general information on how your software to make sure that the software can disable the built-in parallel port to its automatic configuration and add an expansion card containing a port configured as COM1 and COM3...
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Mouse driver software can give the mouse priority with the microprocessor by issuing IRQ12 whenever new mouse movement is in ... keyboard connector, and Table B-3 lists and defines the pin assignments and interface signals for the keyboard connector. Shell - - The driver software also passes along the mouse data to 6-pin, miniature Deutsche Industrie Norm (DIN) connectors on the back panel of a small ball ... to the system. Keyboard data No connection Signal ground Fused supply voltage Keyboard clock No connection Chassis ground B-6 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide
Mouse driver software can give the mouse priority with the microprocessor by issuing IRQ12 whenever new mouse movement is in ... keyboard connector, and Table B-3 lists and defines the pin assignments and interface signals for the keyboard connector. Shell - - The driver software also passes along the mouse data to 6-pin, miniature Deutsche Industrie Norm (DIN) connectors on the back panel of a small ball ... to the system. Keyboard data No connection Signal ground Fused supply voltage Keyboard clock No connection Chassis ground B-6 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide
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...the system in which files are a must for costly, time-consuming service procedures. Dell recommends that you should regularly make backup copies of all hard-disk drive files. Following these drives and their associated backup software for use as system backup devices. Proper use , so it is not a ...question of whether you will eventually lose data, but when. Dell offers tape drives with storage capacities in the range of 20 to ...
...the system in which files are a must for costly, time-consuming service procedures. Dell recommends that you should regularly make backup copies of all hard-disk drive files. Following these drives and their associated backup software for use as system backup devices. Proper use , so it is not a ...question of whether you will eventually lose data, but when. Dell offers tape drives with storage capacities in the range of 20 to ...