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xiv SCSI Disk Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3Exiting SCSISelect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3SCSISelect Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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xvi Step 4: Examine Switches or Print Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6Step 5: Save and Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Set Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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1-4 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems Users Guide 6XSSRUWHG2SHUDWLQJ6\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 Editi...
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Using the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD 2-1 & + $ 3 7 ( 5 8VLQJWKH'HOO2SHQ0DQDJH 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 als...
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2-4 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems Users Guide NOTE: The options displayed on your system are dependent on your system configu- ration and may not include all of those listed here. 5XQQLQJ6\VWHP'LDJQRVWLFV The system diagnostics can be run from the utility partition or from a separate Dell Diagnostics...
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Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3-9 BIOS Support For Int13 Extensions This option determines whether the host adapter BIOS supports disks with more than 1024 cylinders. The default is Enabled . ,QVWDOODWLRQIRU6XSSRUWHG:LQGRZV17 6HUYHU2SHUDWLQJ6\VWHPV This section provides the following i...
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Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers3-13 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 re...
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Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers3-19 28. Press <Enter> again to display a list of installed local area network (LAN) drivers. 29. Press <Insert> to install an unlisted driver. 30. Insert the backup copy of the IntranetWare 4.11 NIC driver diskette into the dis- kette drive and pre...
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Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers3-21 3. Copy the Support Pack file to a volume on the server. 4. Expand the file by typing LZVSEH[H , and press <Enter>. 5. Follow the directions in the iwsp5b.txt file included with the Support Pack. When Support Pack 5 has been applied, you can install ...
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Using the System Setup Program 4-3 Key functionsThe line of boxes across the bottom of both screens lists keys and their functions within the System Setup program. 8VLQJWKH6\VWHP6HWXS3URJUDP Table 4-1 lists the keys you use to view or change information on the System Setup screens and to exit the ...
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4-6 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems Users Guide 5HVHUYHG0HPRU\ 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. Fo...
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4-8 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems Users Guide 6FDQ6HTXHQFH 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 expansion- card SCSI controller as the boot device. The options are: Embedded Devic...
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4-10 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems Users Guide 3DUDOOHO0RGH 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...
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4-14 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems Users Guide 'HOHWLQJRU&KDQJLQJDQ([LVWLQJ6\VWHP3DVVZRUG 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 progr...
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Using the System Setup Program4-15 $VVLJQLQJD6HWXS3DVVZRUG 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 passwo...
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Using the Resource Configuration Utility 5-1 & + $ 3 7 ( 5 8VLQJWKH5HVRXUFH&RQILJXUDWLRQ 8WLOLW\ The Resource Configuration Utility (RCU) is used to tell the system what expansion cards are installed and which expansion slots they occupy. With this information, the system automatically confi...
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5-2 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems Users Guide +RZWR5XQWKH5&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 d...
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5-8 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems Users Guide 0DLQWDLQ6&,)LOHV0HQX Each time you use the RCU to configure your system, the system configuration infor- mation 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 res...
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Technical Specifications A-1 $ 3 3 ( 1 ' , ; $ 7HFKQLFDO6SHFLILFDWLRQV 7DEOH$7HFKQLFDO6SHFLILFDWLRQV 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 ...
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I/O Ports and Connector s B-1 $ 3 3 ( 1 ' , ; % ,23RUWVDQG&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 iden...
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B-4 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems Users Guide 3DUDOOHO3RUW&RQQHFWRU If you reconfigure your hardware, you may need pin number and signal information for the parallel port connector. Figure B-3 illustrates the pin numbers for the parallel port connector, and Table B-2 lists and defines the pin ass...
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I/O Ports and Connector s B-9 6HUYHU0DQDJHPHQW%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 conne...
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Maintaining the System C-3 5HFRPPHQGHG7RROVDQG$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 sy...
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C-4 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems Users Guide &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 chemi- cal solution to nonabrasively remove contaminants that accumulate ...
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Maintaining the System C-7 To reduce the possibility of EMI and RFI, follow these guidelines: Operate the system only with the system cover installed. Ensure that all expansion slots are covered either by a card-mounting bracket or by a metal filler bracket and that all drive bays have a drive a...
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C-8 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems Users Guide 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. 3RZHU6RXUFH,QWHUUXSWLRQV Systems are especially ...
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Maintaining the System C-9 3RZHU3URWHFWLRQ'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. 6XUJH3URWHFWRUV Surge protectors are available in a variety of type...
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Warranty, Return Policy, and Year 2000 Statement of Compliance E-1 $ 3 3 ( 1 ' , ; ( :DUUDQW\5HWXUQ3ROLF\DQG<HDU 6WDWHPHQWRI&RPSOLDQFH /LPLWHG7KUHH<HDU:DUUDQW\86DQG &DQDGD2QO\ Dell Computer Corporation (Dell) manufactures its hardware products from parts and components that are new o...
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E-4 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems Users Guide during shipment. You may return software for refund or credit only if the sealed pack- age containing the diskette(s) or CD(s) is unopened. Returned products must be in as- new condition, and all of the manuals, diskette(s), CD(s), power cables, and other...
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Warranty, Return Policy, and Year 2000 Statement of Compliance E-5 6RIWZDUH Dell specifically excludes all non-Dell-developed software from this compliance state- ment. All software run on Dell-branded hardware products should be independently verified by customers to be year 2000-compliant. $GGLWLR...