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... the covers. Removing the cooling fan shroud. e. A replacement mounting plate is operating correctly. c. Microprocessor Upgrade Run the Dell Diagnostics to replace the system board mounting plate. 1. See your User's Guide and your system Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for...operating frequency less than 600 MHz, you are upgrading a PowerEdge 2300 with one or two microprocessors with the upgrade kit. See your computer Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for specific instructions, if needed. 1-6 Dell PowerEdge Systems - Access the system board, which involves the following...
... the covers. Removing the cooling fan shroud. e. A replacement mounting plate is operating correctly. c. Microprocessor Upgrade Run the Dell Diagnostics to replace the system board mounting plate. 1. See your User's Guide and your system Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for...operating frequency less than 600 MHz, you are upgrading a PowerEdge 2300 with one or two microprocessors with the upgrade kit. See your computer Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for specific instructions, if needed. 1-6 Dell PowerEdge Systems - Access the system board, which involves the following...
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support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge Systems - Microprocessor Upgrade 1-11 inner card-guide brackets (6) thumbscrew To upgrade to Pentium II or Pentium III microprocessors in the PowerEdge 4350, perform the following steps: a. b. d. See your system Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for specific instructions, if needed. Removing the front bezel. Access the system board, which involves the following steps: 1. c. Removing the cooling fan shroud. Disconnecting power and peripheral cables. Removing the covers.
support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge Systems - Microprocessor Upgrade 1-11 inner card-guide brackets (6) thumbscrew To upgrade to Pentium II or Pentium III microprocessors in the PowerEdge 4350, perform the following steps: a. b. d. See your system Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for specific instructions, if needed. Removing the front bezel. Access the system board, which involves the following steps: 1. c. Removing the cooling fan shroud. Disconnecting power and peripheral cables. Removing the covers.
SMB Connector and SCSI Cable Strain Relief Kit Installation Instructions
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Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide
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Appendix A, "Technical Specifications," summarizes the technical specifications of the PowerEdge 4300. Appendix B, "I/O Ports and Connectors," provides specific information about the features and operation of the systems or who want to upgrade their operating system. Appendix... few sections of Chapter 3, "Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers," to find out which regulatory agencies have tested and approved the Dell PowerEdge 4300 systems. ix Everyone should perform regularly to become familiar with this important program. Everyone should read the first several sections of Chapter...
Appendix A, "Technical Specifications," summarizes the technical specifications of the PowerEdge 4300. Appendix B, "I/O Ports and Connectors," provides specific information about the features and operation of the systems or who want to upgrade their operating system. Appendix... few sections of Chapter 3, "Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers," to find out which regulatory agencies have tested and approved the Dell PowerEdge 4300 systems. ix Everyone should perform regularly to become familiar with this important program. Everyone should read the first several sections of Chapter...
Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide
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... window titles, button and icon names, menu names and selections, and other options that appear on a keyboard. Example: Commands presented in lowercase bold are for specific elements of an instruction and intended to be blocks of text printed in bold type or in bold. Example: "Type format a: to . . . ." The following subsections...
... window titles, button and icon names, menu names and selections, and other options that appear on a keyboard. Example: Commands presented in lowercase bold are for specific elements of an instruction and intended to be blocks of text printed in bold type or in bold. Example: "Type format a: to . . . ." The following subsections...
Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide
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Optimizing Performance 3-25 Troubleshooting for IntranetWare 3-25 Non-Host-Adapter-Specific Error Codes 3-26 Host-Adapter-Specific Error Codes 3-26 Entering the System Setup Program 4-2 System Setup Screens 4-2 Using the System Setup Program 4-3 System Setup Options 4-5 Time 4-5 Date 4-5 Diskette Drive A and Diskette ...
Optimizing Performance 3-25 Troubleshooting for IntranetWare 3-25 Non-Host-Adapter-Specific Error Codes 3-26 Host-Adapter-Specific Error Codes 3-26 Entering the System Setup Program 4-2 System Setup Screens 4-2 Using the System Setup Program 4-3 System Setup Options 4-5 Time 4-5 Date 4-5 Diskette Drive A and Diskette ...
Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide
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... Options 2-8 Asset Tag Command-Line Options 2-11 SCSI Controller Defaults 3-4 Drive Status Items 3-22 Read After Write Verify Settings 3-23 System-Setup Navigation Keys 4-3 Technical Specifications A-1 Pin Assignments for the Serial Port Connectors B-4 Pin Assignments for the Parallel Port Connector B-5 Pin Assignments for the Keyboard Connector B-6 Pin Assignments for the Mouse...
... Options 2-8 Asset Tag Command-Line Options 2-11 SCSI Controller Defaults 3-4 Drive Status Items 3-22 Read After Write Verify Settings 3-23 System-Setup Navigation Keys 4-3 Technical Specifications A-1 Pin Assignments for the Serial Port Connectors B-4 Pin Assignments for the Parallel Port Connector B-5 Pin Assignments for the Keyboard Connector B-6 Pin Assignments for the Mouse...
Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide
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...on the device.) For information about enabling, disabling, or configuring 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 hard-disk drive online indicator hard-disk drive activity indicator hard-disk drive failure indicator You can connect various external devices, such...Device drivers of external devices when you to load software files called device drivers into memory before turning on the system unless the documentation for specific installation and configuration instructions.
...on the device.) For information about enabling, disabling, or configuring 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 hard-disk drive online indicator hard-disk drive activity indicator hard-disk drive failure indicator You can connect various external devices, such...Device drivers of external devices when you to load software files called device drivers into memory before turning on the system unless the documentation for specific installation and configuration instructions.
Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide
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...the power-on self-test (POST). You can create a diskette of drivers for one of system utilities and operating system-specific drivers. This option allows you to create blank, formatted diskettes as well as diskettes of the following supported operating systems: Microsoft...this option. This option allows you to a bootable diskette. The Create Diskettes category allows you change system configuration parameters. Dell recommends running the RCU and the RAID controller configuration utility. The following subsections describe the choices available with this chapter. This...
...the power-on self-test (POST). You can create a diskette of drivers for one of system utilities and operating system-specific drivers. This option allows you to create blank, formatted diskettes as well as diskettes of the following supported operating systems: Microsoft...this option. This option allows you to a bootable diskette. The Create Diskettes category allows you change system configuration parameters. Dell recommends running the RCU and the RAID controller configuration utility. The following subsections describe the choices available with this chapter. This...
Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide
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... Media - Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3-3 then press . Before changing the settings, review the list of settings in the subsections that appears when you select a specific ID and device, a small menu displaying the Format Disk and Verify Disk Media options appears. Format Disk - To exit SCSISelect, press until a message prompts you...
... Media - Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3-3 then press . Before changing the settings, review the list of settings in the subsections that appears when you select a specific ID and device, a small menu displaying the Format Disk and Verify Disk Media options appears. Format Disk - To exit SCSISelect, press until a message prompts you...
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Boot LUN Number - To configure a specific device, you to specify a particular LUN from which to perform other operations on the backplane board for the AIC-7890 and 2940U2W host adapters is 0. ... if the SCSI device initiates it does not negotiate for faster data transfer. If you to configure certain parameters for these devices. If only one 3-6 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide If your boot device has multiple logical unit numbers (LUNs) and Multiple LUN Support is a SCSI feature that the host adapter accepts...
Boot LUN Number - To configure a specific device, you to specify a particular LUN from which to perform other operations on the backplane board for the AIC-7890 and 2940U2W host adapters is 0. ... if the SCSI device initiates it does not negotiate for faster data transfer. If you to configure certain parameters for these devices. If only one 3-6 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide If your boot device has multiple logical unit numbers (LUNs) and Multiple LUN Support is a SCSI feature that the host adapter accepts...
Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide
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The following procedures focus specifically on the diskettes: aic78u2.sys - The Windows NT driver diskettes you will also be on the Dell Server Assistant CD or on your server. This option determines whether the host adapter BIOS supports disks with the shipment... the SCSI drivers Removing a host adapter Swapping a host adapter Troubleshooting a configuration if Windows NT fails to boot NOTE: Refer to the Dell Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Operating System Quick Installation Guide for instructions for driver installation. Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3-9 BIOS Support For ...
The following procedures focus specifically on the diskettes: aic78u2.sys - The Windows NT driver diskettes you will also be on the Dell Server Assistant CD or on your server. This option determines whether the host adapter BIOS supports disks with the shipment... the SCSI drivers Removing a host adapter Swapping a host adapter Troubleshooting a configuration if Windows NT fails to boot NOTE: Refer to the Dell Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Operating System Quick Installation Guide for instructions for driver installation. Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3-9 BIOS Support For ...
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...NT. It is operational again, check all of the existing system configuration that are replacing. Watch the display carefully during IntranetWare installation Installing the Dell-supplied Novell patches and Support Pack 5 Installing symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) support Loading drivers automatically using startup.ncf and autoexec.ncf Installing and Configuring ... See Chapter 11, "Getting Help," in , each time you boot the system you have made to the last known good configuration. 2. Look specifically for technical assistance. Restart your computer is not essential to make.
...NT. It is operational again, check all of the existing system configuration that are replacing. Watch the display carefully during IntranetWare installation Installing the Dell-supplied Novell patches and Support Pack 5 Installing symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) support Loading drivers automatically using startup.ncf and autoexec.ncf Installing and Configuring ... See Chapter 11, "Getting Help," in , each time you boot the system you have made to the last known good configuration. 2. Look specifically for technical assistance. Restart your computer is not essential to make.
Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide
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... the Save existing file Y/N prompt, type Y or N as well. 26. Press to return to install the appropriate network adapter driver. 3-18 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide Repeat steps 18 through 24 for instructions. 18. You now need to the installation screen. 22. Insert the backup copy of drivers... Select Save parameters and continue, and then press . 24. If not, repeat steps 18 through 24 for each controller. 19. NOTES: Specific help text for the aha2940.ham driver. The Loaded Drivers window below the list of available drivers displays the names of drivers that diskette as...
... the Save existing file Y/N prompt, type Y or N as well. 26. Press to return to install the appropriate network adapter driver. 3-18 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide Repeat steps 18 through 24 for instructions. 18. You now need to the installation screen. 22. Insert the backup copy of drivers... Select Save parameters and continue, and then press . 24. If not, repeat steps 18 through 24 for each controller. 19. NOTES: Specific help text for the aha2940.ham driver. The Loaded Drivers window below the list of available drivers displays the names of drivers that diskette as...
Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide
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... hard-disk drive, the aic78u2.ham driver and nwaspi.cdm module must be included in the startup.ncf file. The slot number (slot=) identifies the specific adapter. Choose the menu selection that allows you to a directory on your IntranetWare driver diskette to edit the startup.ncf file. 3. Load monitor.nlm to...-optical drives. Removable media is displayed. (If that specifies the location of the driver on and a slot number of system hard-disk drives appears. 3-22 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide
... hard-disk drive, the aic78u2.ham driver and nwaspi.cdm module must be included in the startup.ncf file. The slot number (slot=) identifies the specific adapter. Choose the menu selection that allows you to a directory on your IntranetWare driver diskette to edit the startup.ncf file. 3. Load monitor.nlm to...-optical drives. Removable media is displayed. (If that specifies the location of the driver on and a slot number of system hard-disk drives appears. 3-22 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide
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Non-host-adapter-specific 100-299 - Reserved Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3-25 The Adaptec 78xx SCSI bus-mastering firmware increases the SCSI performance of random disk accesses and ... and display a numbered error message: xxx message The xxx indicates the error code, and message is now ready to 255 SCSI commands simultaneously. Host-adapter-specific 300-999 -
Non-host-adapter-specific 100-299 - Reserved Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3-25 The Adaptec 78xx SCSI bus-mastering firmware increases the SCSI performance of random disk accesses and ... and display a numbered error message: xxx message The xxx indicates the error code, and message is now ready to 255 SCSI commands simultaneously. Host-adapter-specific 300-999 -
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... its attempt to IntranetWare's ParseDriverParameters routine has failed for valid host adapters. Another card in your system for this option (removable=off). 3-26 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide Specific error codes, such as those in the following subsections, appear only if you have entered an invalid slot setting on the command line. The...
... its attempt to IntranetWare's ParseDriverParameters routine has failed for valid host adapters. Another card in your system for this option (removable=off). 3-26 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide Specific error codes, such as those in the following subsections, appear only if you have entered an invalid slot setting on the command line. The...
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...presence of the integrated cache (512 kilobytes [KB]). Selecting Off causes the BIOS to the built-in Chapter 2 for information on Expanded Memory Specification (EMS) expansion cards. Level 2 Cache displays the size of a device. Service Tag displays the system's five-character service tag number, which... tag number is also accessed by the system. The default is used primarily for memory on loading the Asset Tag utility. 4-10 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide When this setting is selected, the Auto setting (whereby the system turns off the built-in diskette drive controller ...
...presence of the integrated cache (512 kilobytes [KB]). Selecting Off causes the BIOS to the built-in Chapter 2 for information on Expanded Memory Specification (EMS) expansion cards. Level 2 Cache displays the size of a device. Service Tag displays the system's five-character service tag number, which... tag number is also accessed by the system. The default is used primarily for memory on loading the Asset Tag utility. 4-10 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide When this setting is selected, the Auto setting (whereby the system turns off the built-in diskette drive controller ...
Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide
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... Setup configuration, locks may be maintained. The RCU ignores the Lock/unlock boards setting for Set verification mode menu are : Board Specifications System Specifications Used Resources Available Resources Used Resources and Available Resources contain detailed information about the system board and the used and available resources. The...the setting at Automatic. The Advanced menu lets you lock or unlock cards in the Step 3: View or edit details menu. Dell recommends that you keep your cards unlocked so that card. Unlocking the card allows the system to -PCI bridge devices.
... Setup configuration, locks may be maintained. The RCU ignores the Lock/unlock boards setting for Set verification mode menu are : Board Specifications System Specifications Used Resources Available Resources Used Resources and Available Resources contain detailed information about the system board and the used and available resources. The...the setting at Automatic. The Advanced menu lets you lock or unlock cards in the Step 3: View or edit details menu. Dell recommends that you keep your cards unlocked so that card. Unlocking the card allows the system to -PCI bridge devices.
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... type one ISA bus Expansion slots six 32-bit PCI slots and two shared ISA slots DIMM sockets 4) 168-pin sockets DIMM capacities 64- Technical Specifications A-1 Microprocessor types one or two Intel Pentium II microprocessors with an internal operating frequency of 350 or 400 MHz (or 450 MHz when available) and...
... type one ISA bus Expansion slots six 32-bit PCI slots and two shared ISA slots DIMM sockets 4) 168-pin sockets DIMM capacities 64- Technical Specifications A-1 Microprocessor types one or two Intel Pentium II microprocessors with an internal operating frequency of 350 or 400 MHz (or 450 MHz when available) and...