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  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 1

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    _______ _________ ____ Infor mation in this document is subject to c hange without notice. © 1998 Dell Computer Cor por ation. All r ights reserv ed. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the writ ten permission of Dell Computer C orporation is stric tly forbidden. T radema rks used in this te xt: Dell , the DELL logo, and Po w e r E d g e ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 3

    v 6DIHW,QVWUXFWLRQV Use the follo w ing saf et y guidelines to help protect your computer system from poten- tial damage and to ensure your o wn personal saf et y . :$51,1*7KHSRZHUVXSSOLHV LQWKLVFRPSXWHUVVWHPSURGXFHKLJKYRO W DJHVDQGHQHUJKD]DUGV Z KLFKFDQFDXVHERGLOKDUP2QO? ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 4

    vi  Do not spill food or liquids on your computer .  Do not push any objects into the openings of your computer . Doing so can cause fire or electric shoc k by shorting out interior components.  Keep y our compu ter a wa y fro m radiators and heat sources. Also, do not bloc k cooling vents. A void placing loose papers underneath your compu ...

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    vii :KHQ: RUNLQJ:LWK< RXU&RPSXWHU &$87,21 7 RKHOSDYRLGSRVVLEOHGDPDJHWRWKHVVWHPERDUGZDLWVHF RQGVDIWHUWXUQL QJRIIWKHVVWHPEHIRUHGLVFRQQHFWLQJDSH ULSKHUDOGHYLFH IURPWKHFRPSXWHU  When you disconnect a cable from your sy stem, pull on its co ...

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    ix 3U H I D F H $ERXW7KLV*XLGH This guide is intended f or anyone who uses the Dell P ow erEdge 4350 computer sys- tem. The guide can be used by both first-time and experienced computer users who want to learn about the f eat ures and operation of the systems or who w ant to upgrade their sy stems. The c hapters and appendixes are summariz ed ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 8

    x  Appendix D , Regulator y Notices, is f or users who are interested in whic h regu- lator y agencies hav e tested and approv ed the Dell P ow erEdge 4350 systems.  Appendix E, W arranty , Ret urn P olic y , and Y ea r 200 0 St atement of Complian ce, describes the w arranty and return policy f or Dell P ow erEdge 4350 systems . ...

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    xi 1RWDWLRQDO&RQYHQWLRQV The f ollowing subsections list not ational conventions used in this document. 1RWHV&DXWLRQVDQG: DUQLQJV Throughout this guide, bloc ks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printe d in bold ty pe or in italic t ype. These bloc ks are notes, cautions, and w arnings, and they are used as follo w ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 10

    xii  Filenames and director y names are presented in low ercase bold. Example: aut oexec.bat and c: windows  Syntax lines consist of a command and all its possible parameters. Commands are presented in lo wercase bold; variable parameters (those for whic h y ou sub- stit ute a value) are presented in low ercase italics; co nstant para meters ...

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    xiv SCSI Disk Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Exiting SCSI Se lect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 SCSISelect Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 ...

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    xv Fan Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 System Alert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 Keyboard Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    xvi Step 4: Examine Switches or Print Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Step 5: Save and Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Set Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Set Time. . . . . . . . . ...

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    xvii ESD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6 Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C -6 Magnetism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7 Shock and V ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 16

    xviii *ORVVDU ,QGH[ )LJXUHV Figure 1-1. Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Figure 1-2. Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Figure 1-3. Hot-Pluggable Hard-Disk Drive Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 17

    Introduction 1-1 &+$37(5 ,QWURGXFWLRQ The Dell ® Po w e r E d g e ® 4350, whic h f eatures Intel ® P e ntium ® II processors, is a f eature-ric h, enterprise-class ser ver that of f ers the highest performance, a vailabilit y , scalabilit y , manageabilit y , and inv estment protection feat ures in an industr y-leading, rac k-dense fo ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 18

    1-2 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 Sy stems User  s Guide microprocessor . The up grade kit from Dell cont ains the correct version of the microprocessor for use as an additional microprocessor , as well as instr u ctions for perf orming the upgrade. The second microprocessor must have the same internal operating frequenc y as the first.  A minimu m o ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 19

    Introduction 1-3 configures SCSI ID numbers and SCSI termination on individual hard-disk drives, greatly simplifying drive installatio n. A 1 x 3 SCSI bac kplane board sup ports hot-pluggable SCSI hard-disk drive instal- lation and removal when used in conjunct ion with the P owerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 2 or the P ow erEdge Expandable RAID ...

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    1-4 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 Sy stems User  s Guide 6XSSRUWHG2SHUD WLQJ6VWH PV Dell supports the follo wing network operating systems for use on P owerEdge 4350 systems:  Microsof t Windows NT Ser ver 4.0  Microsof t Win dows NT Ser ver , Enterprise Edition  Microsof t Win dows NT Server 4.0, T erminal Ser ver Editio n  Nov el ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 21

    Introduction 1-5 Figure 1 -2 shows the following controls and indicators located behind the external drive door on the system s front panel:  The po wer bu t ton controls the outpu t pow er delivered to the sy stem board from the pow er supply .  The green pow er indicator in the center of the po wer bu t ton lights up when the po wer supp ...

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    1-6 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 Sy stems User  s Guide Figure 1 -3 shows the three indicator lights on e ac h of the SCSI hard-disk drive car riers. These indicator lights pro v ide the follo wing information:  The green h a r d - d i s k drive online indicator lights up when the hard-disk driv e is receiving pow er .  The green ha rd-disk drive ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 23

    Introduction 1-7 &RQQHFWLQJ([WHUQDO'HYLFHV Y ou can connect various external devices, suc h as a mouse and printer , to the I/O ports and connectors on the system s bac k panel. T he system BIOS detects the pres- ence of external de vices when you boot or reboot y o ur system. When connecting external de vices to y our system, f o ...

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    Using the Dell O p enManage S er ver Assist ant CD 2-1 &+$37(5 8VLQJWKH'HOO2SHQ0DQDJH 6HUYHU$VVLVWDQW&' Thi s c hapter describes the boot able Dell OpenMana ge Ser ver A ssistant CD and the sys t em management tasks yo u can perf orm with the CD to configure and maintain your sy stem. T his c hapter also de ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 26

    2-2 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 Sy stems User  s Guide 8VLQJWKH&' The Dell Open Manage Ser ver Assistant CD provides import ant system utilities and document ation that you need to configure and maintain your system. T h e CD has an easy-to-use graphical user interface that enables you to quic kly navigate to any data on the CD that ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 27

    Using the Dell O p enManage S er ver Assist ant CD 2-3 using either a ke yboard or a mouse. Menu options and the associated help are dis- play ed in the currently selected language (specified via a menu option). As y ou move y our cursor over an option in a menu, inf o rmation about that option is display ed at the bot to m of the screen. Clic k Ba ...

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    2-4 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 Sy stems User  s Guide NO TE: The options displa yed on y o ur system are dependent on y our system configu- ration and may not include all of those li sted here. 5 XQQLQJ6VWHP'LDJQRVWLFV The sy stem diag nostics can be run from the utility partition or f rom a separate Dell Diagnostics Disk et te provided w ...

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    Using the Dell O p enManage S er ver Assist ant CD 2-5 ,QVWDOOLQJ9LGHR'ULYHUVIRU6XSSRUWHG :LQGRZV 17 6HUYHU2SHUDWLQJ6VWHPV This subsection pro vides information about installing video drivers f or supported oper- ating systems. F or a list of the operating systems supported, see Supported Operating Sy stems ...

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    2-6 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 Sy stems User  s Guide 1 2. Open the Pr ogram Manager , acc ess the C ontrol P anel , and select the Display icon. The Display Set tings window appears. 1 3. Select the desired resolution, number of colors, and refresh rate. $VVHW7 DJ8WLOLW The A sset T ag utility allows you to enter an asset tag number for ...

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    Using the Dell O p enManage S er ver Assist ant CD 2-7 . 7 DEOH$VVHW7 D J&RPPDQG/LQH2SWLRQV $VVHW7 DJ2S WLRQ 'HVFULSWLRQ /d Deletes the asset t ag number /? Display s the Asset T ag utilit y help screen 3502Ebk0.book Pa ge 7 Friday, November 13, 1998 1 0:00 AM ...

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    Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3 -1 &+$37(5 ,QVWDOOLQJDQG&RQILJXULQJ6&6, 'ULYHUV This c hapter describes how to install and configure th e Dell small computer system interface (SCSI) device driv ers included with your Dell P ow erEdge 4350 computer sy s- tem. These device drivers are designed to w ork wit ...

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    3 -2 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide Ref er to the Dell OpenManage Ser ver A ssis tant CD to create a disket te of driv ers for your operating sy ste m. F or instructions on configuring the SCSI device driv ers, see the appropriate sections in this c hapter . The AIC-7890 host adapter supports up to three 1 -inc h internal SCSI hard- ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 35

    Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3 -3 In some cases, selecting an option displays another menu. Y ou can return to the previ- ous menu at an y time by pressing <Esc>. T o restore the original SCSI Select defaults, press <F6>. &RQILJXUH9LHZ+RVW$GDSWHU6HWWLQJV Select Configure/View Host A dapter Sett ings to disp la ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 36

    3 -4 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide T o c hange any of the default s, see Configure/Vie w Host Adapter Set tings f ound ear- lier in this c hapter . T o f ormat or verify a disk, see  SCSI Disk Utilities f ound earlier in this c hapter . 7 DEOH6&6,&RQWUROOHU'HIDXOWV 2SWLRQ 'HI ...

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    Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3 -5 6&6,%XV,QWHUIDFH'HILQLWLRQV The basic host adapter set tings are the SCSI Select set tings most likely to require modification:  Host A dapter SCSI ID  This option sets the host adapter  s SCSI ID . The default set ting is 7 , whic h allows the host adapter to support narro w S ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 38

    3 -6 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide %RRW'HYLFH2SWLRQV Boot Device Options allows you to specify the device from whic h to boot y our system:  Boot T arget ID  This option specifies the SCSI I D of the device from whic h you boot your sy stem. SCSI IDs are set for the hard-disk driv e according to the drive  s loc ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 39

    Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3 -7  Enable Disconnection  This option (sometimes called disconnect/reconnect ) determines whether the host adapter allows the SCSI de vice to disconnect fro m the SCSI bus. Enabling disconnection allows the host adapter to perform other operations on th e SCSI bus while the SCSI device is temporarily ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 40

    3 -8 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide  Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization  This option enables the SCSI bus to be reset when the controller (integrate d circuit [IC]) is initialized. The default f or AIC- 7860, AIC-7890, and 2940U2W host adapters i s Enabled .  Extended BIOS T ranslation Fo r DOS Dr ives > 1 GB  This o ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 41

    Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3 -9  BIOS Support F or Int 13 Extensions  This option determines whether the host adapter BIOS supports disks wi th more than 1 024 cy linders. The default i s Enabled . ,QVWDOODWLRQIRU6XSSRUWHG:LQGRZV17 6HUYHU2SHUDWLQJ6VWHPV This section pro vides the following inf ormation about ...

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    3 -1 0 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide ,QVWDOOLQJ6&6,'ULYHUV'XULQJ:LQGRZV17,QVWDOODWLRQ T o install the SCSI drivers at the same time you are installing W indows NT , use th e follo wing procedure : 1 . If you ha ve not already done so, use th e Dell OpenManage Ser v er Assistant CD to create the W ind ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 43

    Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers3 -1 1 9. Repeat steps 4 through 8 for eac h 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. 1 0. Press <Enter> to co ntinue with W indows NT Set up. 1 1 . When you are prompted to install the Adaptec 7800 Famil ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 44

    3 -1 2 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide 4. When you are sure you are remo ving the correct host adapter , clic k Remove . Because SCSI device driv ers are loaded during system start-up and because they may be needed to load Windows NT itself , a message may appear warning y ou that Wind ows NT ma y not st art if you remo ve the SCSI a ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 45

    Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3 -1 3 2. Shut down Wind ows NT and replace the existing host adapter . 3. Restart your computer and Windows NT . Some drive assignments may hav e c hang ed from the previous configuration. It is not essential to remove the de vice driver for the host adapter you are replacing. Win dows NT dynamically detects ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 46

    3 -1 4 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide  Optimizing perf ormance  T roub leshooting error messages generated during initializatio n ,QVWDOODWLRQ2YHUYLHZ The Dell SCSI driv ers for IntranetW are support the optional A daptec AHA-294 0U2W and all Adaptec 78 xx series SCSI controllers, are fully tested and appro ved f or Intrane ...

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    Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3 -1 5 &UHDWLQJWKH,QWUDQHW: DUH'ULYHU'LVNHWWHV If y ou hav e not already done so, use the Dell OpenManage Ser v er Assistant CD to cre- ate the In tranetW are SCSI and RAI D drivers dis ket te. R efe r to the Dell OpenManage Ser ver A ssist ant CD to create this diske ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 48

    3 -1 6 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide f. A t t h e Exit Confir mation dialog box, remo ve the Dell OpenManage Ser ver Assistant CD , insert the Dell Intran etW are Support CD , sele ct OK , and press <Enter> to reboot the ser ver . 2. F rom the Dell IntranetW are Suppor t Me nu , type  to select Cr eate a pr imary DOS parti ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 49

    Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3- 1 7 F ollow these steps only if y ou are upgrading to IntranetW are or installing it for the first time: 1 . Make bac kup co pies of all IntranetW are disket tes and use those bac kup copies as your w orking disket tes. 2. St art the ser ver . 3. Insert the NetW are Operating Sy stem CD into the CD-ROM dri ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 50

    3 -1 8 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide 1 7 . Insert the bac kup copy of the IntranetW are 4.1 1 SCSI and RAID driver d isk et te into the disket te drive and press <Enter> to continue. A list of drivers on the dis- ket te appears. NO TE: If y ou hav e not already created this disk et te, refe r to the Dell OpenManage Ser ver A ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 51

    Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3 -1 9 28. Press <Enter> again to display a list of installed local area network (LAN) driver s. 29. Press <Insert> to inst all an unlisted drive r . 30. Insert the bac kup copy of the IntranetW are 4.1 1 NIC driver disk et te into the dis- ket te drive and press <Enter> to continue. A list ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 52

    3 -20 De ll P ow erEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide 'HOO3URYLGHG,QWU DQHW: DUH  If you purc hased IntranetWare f rom Dell, the require d Nov ell patc hes (includin g the lat- est revision of the IntranetW a re Support Pac k recommended by Dell) a re provided on the Dell IntranetW are Support CD . T o inst all the patc h ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 53

    Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3 -21 3. Copy the Support P ac k file to a volume on the ser ver . 4. Expand the file by typing LZVSEH[H , and press <Enter>. 5. F ollow the directions in the iwsp5b. txt file included with the Support P ac k. When Support Pac k 5 has been applied, you can install SMP on your system. ,QVWDOOLQJ ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 54

    3 -22 De ll P ow erEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide slot numbers separated b y commas is displa yed . Press <Esc> to clear the command line. NO TE: T o lo ad the driver from y our hard-disk drive, the aic78u2.ham driv er and n waspi.cdm module must be copied from your IntranetW are driv er disket te to a director y on your hard-disk driv e ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 55

    Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3 -23 6HWWLQJ8SD&' 520'ULYH:LWK ,QWUDQHW: DUH  T o use a CD-ROM drive with IntranetW are, f ollow these steps: 1. L o a d aha2940. ham by entering the f ollowing command line: ORDG> pathname @?DKDKDPVORW [ 2. Load aspic d.cdm by entering t ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 56

    3 -24 De ll P ow erEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide The xxx indicates the error code, and message is a line describing the error . The error codes are divided into three categories:  0 00-099  Nonhost-adapter -specific  1 0 0-299  Host-adapter -specific  30 0-999  Reser ved Specific error codes, suc h as those in the follo w ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 57

    Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3 -25 Y ou hav e entered an invalid slot set ting on the command line. Y ou can only enter slot numbers for v alid host adapters. If you load without the slot option, you will be prompted to enter a valid v alue. ,QYDOLGYHUERVH®V HWWLQJXVH® Y ou can only enter for this op ...

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  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 59

    Using the Sy stem Setup Program 4-1 &+$37(5 8VLQJWKH6VWHP6HWXS3 URJUDP Eac h time you t urn on or reboot your computer sy stem, the system compares the hardware installed in the system to the hardware listed in the system configuration information stored in non volatile random-access memor y (NVRAM) on the system board. If th ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 60

    4-2 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 Sy stems User  s Guide (QWHULQJWKH6VWHP6HWXS3 URJUDP Enter the Sy stem Setup program as follo ws: 1 . T urn on your system. If your sy stem is already on, shut it down and then t urn it on again. 2. Press <Ctrl><Alt><Enter> i mmediately af ter you see the f ollowing message: 3UHVV ...

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    Using the Sy stem Setup Program 4-3  Ke y functions The line of box es across the bot tom of both screens lists key s and the ir functions within the Sy stem Setup program . 8VLQJWKH6VWHP6HWXS3 URJUDP T able 4-1 lists the ke ys you use to vie w or c hange information on the Sy stem Setup screens and to exit the program. 7 DEOH ...

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    Using the Sy stem Setup Program 4-5 6VWHP6HWXS2SWLRQV The f ollowing subsections explain in detail e ac h of the options on the S ystem Set up screens: 7LPH Time resets the time on the computer  s internal cloc k. Time is kept in a 24-hour f ormat ( hours : minutes : seconds ). T o c hange the time, press the right-arrow k ey to increa ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 64

    4-6 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 Sy stems User  s Guide 5 HVHUYHG0HPRU Reserved Mem ory allows y ou to designate a region of system board memor y that can be supplied by an expansion card. Y ou should not enable the reser ved memor y f eature unless y ou are using an expansion card that requires special addressing. F or example, you m ay ha ve a me ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 65

    Using the Sy stem Setup Program 4-7 6VWHP$OHUW Syst em Alert has the follo wing set tings:  Fa u l t (the default) causes the system light-e mit ting diode ( LED) to flash on ly when a critical error threshold has been passed.  Wa rn i n g causes the system LED to flash as soon as a noncritical error threshold has been passed. . HERDUG? ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 66

    4-8 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 Sy stems User  s Guide 6FDQ6HTXHQFH This option d etermines the order in whic h PCI d evices are scanned b y the system, and it allows y ou to select the built-in SCSI controller or an optio nal PCI expansion- card SCSI controller as the boot device. T he o ptions are:  Embedded Devices First  Slots First (H/L) ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 67

    Using the Sy stem Setup Program 4-9 6HWXS3DVVZRUG Setup P assw ord lets you restrict access to your computer s Sy stem Setup program in the same wa y that you restrict access to your system with the sy s tem password f eature. T he set tings are:  Not Enabled (the default)  Enabled  Disabled by Jumper (jumper remov ed) ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 68

    4-1 0 Dell P ow erEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide 3 DUDOOHO0RGH P arallel Mode contro ls whether the system s built-in parallel port acts as an A T -compatible (unidirectional) or PS/2-compatible (bidirectional) port. Set P arallel Mode acco rding to the type of perip heral device connected to the parallel port. T o determine the corre ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 69

    Using the Sy stem Setup Program 4-1 1  Video Memory display s the amount of video memor y detected in y our system.  Service T a g display s the system s fiv e -c haracter ser vice tag number , whic h was programmed into NVRAM by Dell during the manufact uring process. Ref er to this number during tec hnica l assistanc e or ser vice calls. ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 70

    4-1 2 De ll P ow erEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide When a system passw ord is assigned, System P asswor d is Enabled . When the sys- tem password f eat ure is disabled by a jumper set ting on the system board, the status shown is Disabled by Jumper . Y ou cannot c hange or enter a new system pass- word if either of these options is display ed . ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 71

    Using the Sy stem Setup Program 4-1 3 8VLQJ< RXU6VWHP3DVVZRUGWR6HFXUH< RXU6VWHP Whenev er you turn on y our system or reboot by pressing the <Ctrl><Alt><Del> ke y combination, the follo wing prompt appears wh en P a sswor d Status is set to Unlock ed : 7SHLQWKHSDVVZRUGDQG ªSUH ...

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    4-1 4 De ll P ow erEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide 'HOHWLQJRU&KDQJLQJDQ([LVWLQJ6VWHP3 DVVZRUG T o dele te or c hange an existing system passw ord, perform the follo wing steps: 1 . Enter the Sy stem Setup program, and v erify that the P asswor d Status categor y is set to Unloc k ed . Enter the Sy stem ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 73

    Using the Sy stem Setup Program 4-1 5 $VVLJQLQJD6HWXS3DVVZRUG A setup passw ord can be assigned (or c hanged) only when Setup P assword is set to Not Enabled . T o assign a setup password, highlight Setup P assw ord and press the lef t- or right-arrow k ey . The system prompts y ou to enter and verify the password. If a c haracter is il ...

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    4-1 6 De ll P ow erEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide 'LVDEOLQJD)RUJRWWHQ3 DVVZRUG If you f orget your sy stem or setup passw ord , you cannot operate y our system or c hange set tings in the System Set up program, respectively , until a trained ser vice tec hnician opens the computer c hassis, c hanges the pas sword jumper set ti ...

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    Using the Resource Configuration Utility 5-1 &+$37(5 8VLQJWKH5 HVRXUFH&RQILJXUDWLRQ 8WLOLW T he R esource Con figuration Utility (RCU) is used to tell the system what expansion cards are inst alled and whic h expansion slots the y occupy . With this inf ormation, the system automatically configures Plug and Play expansion ...

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    5-2 Dell P owerEdge 4350 S ystems User  s Guide +RZWR5 XQWKH5&8 The R CU is included on the Dell OpenManage Ser v er Assistant CD shipped with your system. Y ou can r u n the RC U directly from the CD or from a disket te that you create using the CD s main menu. Dell recommends that you r un the RCU from a disk et te because i ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 77

    Using the Resource Configuration Utility 5-3 amount of memor y av ailable to the RCU. See the documentation that accompanied these programs for instr uctions on removing them from memor y . If you start the utilit y and there is not enough memor y to run it, a message is display ed. If you receive suc h a message, run the utility from a disket te. ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 78

    5-4 Dell P owerEdge 4350 S ystems User  s Guide &RQILJXUH&RPSXWHU The Configur e Comput er option t akes you through the configuration process step by step. Use this option the first time you configure your sy stem and every time you c hange your hardw are con figuration through the RCU . When you select Configure C omputer , th ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 79

    Using the Resource Configuration Utility 5-5 T o select a categor y on the list of sy stem board op tions, press the up- or down-ar row ke y to highlight the c ategor y and press <Enter>. A pop-up menu appears , listing the options for that category . T o select an option, press the up- or down-ar row ke y to highlight the option and press &l ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 80

    5-6 Dell P owerEdge 4350 S ystems User  s Guide 6WHS([DPLQH6ZLWFKHVRU3 ULQW5HSRUW The St ep 4: Examine Switc hes or Print Repor t option lists the required switc h and jumper set tings for eac h e xpansion card in your computer . T o view the set tings, high- light the card and press <Enter>. Press <F7> to mak ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 81

    Using the Resource Configuration Utility 5-7 T o see the Ad van ce d menu, press <F7> w hile in the St ep 3: View or Edit Details menu. The f ollowing menu appear s : $GYDQFHGPHQX /RFNXQORFNERDUGV 9LHZDGGLWLRQDOVVWHPLQIRUPDW LRQPHQX 6HWYHULILFDWLRQPRGHPHQX 0DLQWDLQ6&,ILOHVPHQX Highlight the menu cat ...

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    5-8 Dell P owerEdge 4350 S ystems User  s Guide 0DLQWDLQ6&,)LOHV0HQX Eac h time you use the RC U to configure your sy stem, the system configuration infor- mation is sav ed in a .sci file and in system memor y . Y ou should sav e the system configuration information to a bac k up file that can be used to restore the inf ormation if ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 83

    Using the Resource Configuration Utility 5-9 5 HPRYLQJD&DUGWKDW&RQIOLFWV:LWKWKH&DUG< RX-XVW ,QVWDOOHG If there is a resource c onflict bet w e en two ISA e xpansion cards a nd you w ant to remove the card that conflicts with the one you just insta lled, use the follo w ing procedure: 1 . F rom the Steps ...

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    T ec hnical Specifications A-1 $33(1',;$ 7 HFKQLFDO6SHFLILFDWLRQV 7 DEOH$ 7 HFKQLFDO6 SHFLILFDWLRQV  0LFURSURFHVVRU Microprocessor t ypes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one or t wo Intel P entium II pr ocessors with an internal operating fr equency of 350, 400, or 450 MHz and an e xternal bus speed of 1 0 0 M ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 86

    A-2 De ll P ow erEdge 43 50 S ystems User  s Guide 'ULYHV Disket te drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one 3.5-inc h, 1 .44-MB disket te drive included with st andard sy stem SCSI hard-disk drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . format ted cap acities from 4 GB to 9 GB (1 -inc h drives only) SCSI devices . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 87

    T ec hnical Specifications A-3 3RZHU A C pow er supply: Output w at t age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 W (DC) per supply (2 or 3 supplies) Input vo lt age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 5 V A C at 60 Hz/230 V A C at 50 Hz S ystem bat ter y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CR203 2 3.0-V lithium coin cell 3KVLFDO Height ...

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    I/O P orts and Connector sB - 1 $33(1',;%  ,23 RUWVDQG&RQQHFWRUV The input/output (I /O) p orts and connectors on the bac k panel of the system a re the gatew ays through whic h the computer s ystem communicates with e xternal devices, suc h as a ke yboard, mouse, printer , and monitor . Figure B-1 identifies th e I/O por ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 90

    B-2 De ll P ow erEdge 43 50 Sy stems User  s Guide )LJXUH%,23RUWVDQG&RQQHFWRUV $ GGLQJDQ([SDQVLRQ&DUG&RQWDLQLQJ6HULDORU3 DUDOOHO 3 R UWV The sy stem has an autoconfiguration capabilit y for the serial ports. This f eature lets you add an e xpansion ca ...

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    I/O P orts and Connector sB - 3 T o avoid autoconfiguration, you m ay be able to reset jumpers on the expansion card so that the card s port designation c hanges to the next a vailable COM number , leav ing the designation for the built-in port as is. Alternatively , you can disable the built-in ports through the S ystem Setup program. T he docu ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 92

    B-4 De ll P ow erEdge 43 50 Sy stems User  s Guide 3 DUDOOHO3RUW&RQQHFWRU If you reconfigure y our hardware, you ma y need pin number and signal information for the parallel port connector . Figure B-3 illustrates the pin numbers for the parallel port connector , and T able B-2 lists and defines the pin ass ignments and interface signa ...

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    I/O P orts and Connector sB - 5 . HERDUGDQG0RXVH&RQQHFWRUV The sy stem uses a P ersonal System/2 (PS/2)-style keyboard and supports a PS/2- compatible mouse. Cables from both devices at tach to 6-pin, miniat ure Deutsc he Industrie Norm (DIN) conne ctors on the bac k panel of your system. T he keyboard con- nector is on the bot tom; t ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 94

    B-6 De ll P ow erEdge 43 50 Sy stems User  s Guide . HERDUG&RQQHFWRU If you reconfigure y our hardware, you ma y need pin number and signal information for the ke yboard con nector . Figure B-4 illustra tes the pin numbers for the k eyboard con- nector , and T able B-3 lists and defines the pin assignments and interface signals f or the ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 95

    I/O P orts and Connector sB - 7 9LGHR&RQQHFWRU The sy stem uses a 1 5-pin high -density D-subminiature connector on the bac k panel for at t ac hing a vid eo graphics array (V GA)-compatible monitor to your system. T he video circuitr y on the system board sync hronizes the signals that drive the red, green, and blue electron guns in the mon ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 96

    B-8 De ll P ow erEdge 43 50 Sy stems User  s Guide  7 DEOH% 3LQ$VVLJQPHQWVIRUWKH9LGHR&RQQHFWRU 3LQ 6LJQDO ,2 'HILQLWLRQ 1 RED O R ed video 2 G REEN O Green video 3 B LUE O Blue video 4 N C N/A No connection 58, 1 0 GND N/A Signal ground 9V C C N / A V c c 1 1 NC N/A No connection ...

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    I/O P orts and Connector sB - 9 6HUYHU0DQDJHPHQW%XV&RQQHFWRUV The ser ver -management bus (SMB) connectors (XSMB_IN and XSMB_O UT) are used to daisy-c hain ser vers together so that ser ver management information can be shared between the ser vers. Figure B-7 illustrates the pin numbers for the SMB connectors, and Figure ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 98

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    Maint aining the Sy stem C -1 $33(1',;& 0DLQWDLQLQJWKH6VWHP Proper u se of prev entive maintenance procedures can keep the sy ste m in top operat- ing condition and minimize the need f or costly , time-co nsuming ser vice procedures. This appendix contains maintenance procedures that you should perf orm regularly . 'DWD3 ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 100

    C-2 De ll P ow erEdge 43 50 Sy stems User  s Guide As a last resort, y ou can bac k up a hard-disk drive  s contents on disket tes, a meth od that is both time-consuming and prone to human e rror . Also, bac king up a full 4-GB hard-disk drive requires appro ximately 277 disket tes (when using 1 .44-MB disket tes), 334 disket tes (w hen using ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 101

    Maint aining the Sy stem C -3 5 HFRPPHQGHG7 RROVDQG$ FFHVVRULHV Dell recommends that you use the f ollowing tools and accessories when you clean the system:  A wrist grounding strap  The proper use of a wrist grounding strap reduces the ef f e ct of electrostatic disc harge (ESD), whic h can damage cert ain sy stem compo- nents. T o ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 102

    C-4 De ll P ow erEdge 43 50 Sy stems User  s Guide &OHDQLQJ'ULYHV Y ou can clean the heads of y our disket te driv es by using a commercially av ailable disket te-drive head-cleaning kit. T hese kits include disket tes pretre ated with a c hemi- cal solution to nonabrasively remo ve cont aminants that accumula ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 103

    Maint aining the Sy stem C -5  If the system has been e x posed to abnormally cold temperatures, allo w a t wo- hour warm-up period to bring it up to normal operating temperature bef ore turning it on. F ailure to do s o may cause damage to internal components, partic u- larly the hard- disk drive.  If intermit tent system f a ilures are noti ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 104

    C-6 De ll P ow erEdge 43 50 Sy stems User  s Guide &RUURVLRQ The oil from a person  s fingers or prolonged exposure to high temperature or humidit y can corrode the gold-plated edge connectors and pin connectors on various de vices in the system. This corrosion on system c onn ectors is a gradual process that can ev en- tually lead to int ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 105

    Maint aining the Sy stem C -7 T o reduce the possibility of EMI and RFI, follo w the se guidelines:  Operate the system only with the system c over installed.  Ensure that all expansion slots are covered either b y a card-mounting brac ket or by a metal filler brac ket and that all driv e b ay s hav e a drive and/or a metal insert inst alled. ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 106

    C-8 De ll P ow erEdge 43 50 Sy stems User  s Guide Eac h Dell system, when operating, is designed to withst and 0.25 G (half-sine w av e) at a sweep of 3 to 200 hertz (Hz) for 1 5 minutes. In storage, the system can withstand 0.5 G at 3 to 20 0 Hz f o r 1 5 minutes. 3 RZHU6RXUFH,QWHUUXSWL RQV Sy stems are especially sensitive to variations ...

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    Maint aining the Sy stem C -9 3 RZHU3URWHFWLRQ'HYLFHV A number of devices are av ailable that protect against pow er problems, such as pow er surges, tran sients, and pow er failures. The f ollowing subsections describe some of these devices. 6XUJ H3U RWHFWRUV Surge protectors are available in a v ariet y of t ypes and usually provide ...

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    Regulator y Notices D-1 $33(1',;' 5 HJXODWRU1RWLFHV Electromagnetic interf erence (EMI) is any signal or emission, radiated in free space or conducted along pow er or signal leads, that endan gers the functioning of a radio navi- gation or other safety ser vice or seriously degrades, ob str ucts, or repeatedly interr upts a lice ns ...

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    D-2 'HOO3RZHU(GJH6VWHPV8VHU ©V*XLGH Dell computer systems are designed, tested, and classified for their intended electro- magnetic environment. These electromagnetic environment classifications generally ref er to the follo wing harmonized definitions:  Class A is for business or industrial en vironments.  C ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 111

    Regulator y Notices D-3 This de vice complies with Part 1 5 of the FCC R ules. Operation is subject to the f ollow- ing two conditions:  This de vice may not cause harmful interf erence.  This de vice must accept any interf erence received, including interf erence that may cause undesired operation . &ODVV$ This equipment has been test ...

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    D-4 'HOO3RZHU(GJH6VWHPV8VHU ©V*XLGH &(1RWLFH(XURSHDQ8QLRQ Marking by the symbol indicates complianc e of this Dell system to the EMC Directive and the Lo w V olt age Directiv e of the European Union. Suc h marking is indic- ative that this Dell sy s tem meets the follo wing tec h nical st anda ...

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    Regulator y Notices D-5 T o determine whic h classification applies to your computer sy stem, examine the regu- lator y labels/markings (see Figures D-1 and D-2) located on the bot tom or bac k panel of your computer . Once y ou hav e determined your system s V CCI classification, read the appropriate V CCI notice. &ODVV$,7( This is a ...

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    D-6 'HOO3RZHU(GJH6VWHPV8VHU ©V*XLGH 02&1RWLFH6RXWK. RUHD2QO T o determine whic h classification (Class A or B) applies to your computer sy stem ( or other Dell digit al de vice), examine the South Korean Ministry of Communications (MOC) registration labels located on your computer (or other D ...

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    Regulator y Notices D-7 )LJXUH'02&&ODVV%5HJXODWRU0DUN 3 ROLVK&HQWHUIRU7 HVWLQJDQG&HUWLILFDWLRQ 1RWLFH The equipment should draw po wer from a soc ket with an at t ac hed protecti on circuit (a three-prong soc ket). All equipment that works together (computer , monitor , printer , ...

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    D-8 'HOO3RZHU(GJH6VWHPV8VHU ©V*XLGH  4ZTUFNLPNQVUFSPXZOBMFZ[BC F[QJFD[ZÀQS[FEOBHZNJDIXJMPX ZNJ X[SPTUBNJMVCTQBELB NJOBQJÄDJBVZXBKDFMJNJO BUPSBQS[FQJÄÀVS[E[FOJB EPQBTPXVKDFHPMVCCF[[BLÍDFOJPXFHPySÍEB[BTJMBOJB  /BM ...

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    Regulator y Notices D-9 ,QIRUPDFLyQSDUD120~QLFDPHQWHSDUD 0p[LFR La información siguiente se proporciona en el dispositiv o o en los dispositivos descri- tos en este documento, en cu mplimiento con los requisitos de la Norma Oficial Mexicana (NOM ): %&,41RWLFH7 DLZDQ2QO Exportador: Dell Computer Corporation ...

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    W arran t y , R eturn P olic y , and Y ear 200 0 Statement of Compliance E -1 $33(1',;( : DUUDQW 5 HWXUQ3 ROLF DQG< HDU 6WDWHPHQWRI&RPSOLDQFH /LPLWHG7KUHH  < HDU: DUUDQW8 6 DQG &DQDGD2QO Dell Computer Corporation (Dell) manufactures its hardw ...

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    E -2 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide Authorization Number . Y ou must ship the products bac k to De ll in their original or equivalent pac kaging, prepay shipping c harges, and insure the shipment or accept the risk of loss or damage during shipment. Dell wil l ship the repaired or replacement products to you freight prepaid if y o u ...

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    W arran t y , R eturn P olic y , and Y ear 200 0 Statement of Compliance E -3 DELL S RESPONSIBILITY FOR MALFUNCTIONS AND DEFECTS IN HARDW ARE IS LIMITED T O REP AIR AND REPLA CEMENT AS SET FOR TH IN THIS W ARRANTY S T A TEMENT . THESE W ARRANTIES GIVE Y OU SPECIFIC LEG AL RIGH TS, AND Y OU MA Y AL SO HA VE O THER RIGH TS , WHICH V AR Y FROM S T ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 122

    E -4 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide during shipment. Y ou may return sof tware for refund or credit only if the sealed pack- age containing the disk et te(s) or CD(s) is unopened. Ret urned products must be in as- new condition, and all of the manuals, disket te(s), CD(s), pow er cable s, and other items included with a product must ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 123

    W arran t y , R eturn P olic y , and Y ear 200 0 Statement of Compliance E -5 6RIWZDUH Dell specifically excludes all non-Dell-dev eloped sof tware from this compliance st ate- ment. All sof tware run on Dell-branded hardw are products should be inde pendently verified b y customers to b e y ear 20 00-complian t. $GGLWLRQDO,QIRUPD WLRQ F or addi ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 124

    E -6 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide 3502Ebk0.book Pa ge 6 Friday, November 13, 1998 1 0:00 AM ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 125

    Glossar y 1 *ORVVDU The following list defines or identifies tec hnical terms, abbreviations, and acro- nyms used in Dell user documents . $ Abbreviation for ampere(s). $& Abbreviation for alternating current. DGDSWHUFD UG An expansion card that plugs into an expansion-card connector on the comput- ers system board. An adapter card adds ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 126

    2 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide 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 mem ory . %$6,& Acronym for Beginners All-Purpose Sym- bolic Instruction Code, a programming language. MS ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 127

    Glossar y 3 that allows the micropro cessor to com- municate with controllers for all the various peripheral devices connected to the computer. Your computer also con- tains an address bus and a data bus for communications between the micro- processor and RAM. EWH Eight contiguous bits of information, the basic data unit used by your computer. %=7 ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 128

    4 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide handles numeric processing. A graphics coprocessor handles video rendering. The Intel ® Pentium ® microprocessor includes a built-in math coproce ssor. FSL Abbreviation for characters per inch. &38 Abbreviation for central processing unit. See also microprocessor . FXUVRU In character-based MS- ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 129

    Glossar y 5 GLVSOD DGD SWHU 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 Commu- nications (in Canada) . GSL Abbreviation for dots per inch. '306 Abbreviation for D isp ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 130

    6 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide system resources from a corresponding EISA configuration file. (0& Abbreviation for Electromagnetic Compatibility. (0, Abbreviation for electromagnetic interference. (00 Abbreviation for expanded memory manager. A software utility that uses ex- tended memory to emulate expanded memory on computer ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 131

    Glossar y 7 IW Abbreviation fo r feet. )73 Abbreviation for File Transfer Protocol. J Abbreviation fo r gram(s). * Abbreviation fo r gravities. *% Abbreviation for gigabyte(s). A gigabyte equals 1,024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes. JUDSKLFVFRSURFHVVRU See coprocessor . JUDSKLFVP RGH See video mode . JXDUG LQJ A type of data redundancy that ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 132

    8 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide ,' Abbreviation for identification. LQWHUODFLQJ A technique for increasing video resolu- tion by only updating alternate horizontal lines on the screen. Because interlacing can result in noticeab le screen flicker, most users prefer noninterlaced video adapter resolutions . LQWHUQDOPLFURSURFH ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 133

    Glossar y 9 /,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 expansi on capability, certain peri pheral devices (such as the video adapter circuitry) can be designed to run much faster than th ey would with a traditional expansion bus. Some ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 134

    1 0 Dell P ow erEdge 43 50 Sy stems User  s Guide PP Abbreviation for millimeter(s). 00; The microprocessors for this system in- clude media enhancement technology which is designed to handle complex mul- timedia and communications software. PRXVH A pointing device that controls the movement of the cursor on a screen. Mouse-aware software allows ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 135

    Glossar y 1 1 assignments, as shown in the following table. After partitioning the hard-disk drive, you must format each logical drive with the format command. 3&&DUG Slightly larger than a credit ca rd, a PC Card is a removable I/O cardsuch as a mo- dem, LAN, SRAM, or flash memory cardthat adheres to the PCMCIA stan- dards. See al ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 136

    1 2 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide 39& Abbreviation for polyvinyl chlorid e. 4,& Abbreviation for quarter-inch cartridge. 5$0 Acronym for random-access memory. The computers primary temporary stor- age area for program instructions and data. Each location in RAM is identified by a number called a memory address . Any info ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 137

    Glossar y 1 3 5$0'$& Acronym for random-access memory digital-to-analog converter. 5&8 Acronym for Resource Configuration Utility UHDGRQOILOH A read-only file is one that you are prohib- ited from editing or deleting. A file can have read-only status if:  Its read-only at tribute is enabled.  It resides on a phy sically wr ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 138

    1 4 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide substantially faster than DRAM chips. SRAM is used mostly for external cache memory. VWULSLQJ In composite drivers with two or more phy sical drives, the drive arra y sub- system uses a method of data storage called striping . With this method, data is divided into a series of pieces called bloc ks ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 139

    Glossar y 1 5 WH[WHGLWRU An application program for editing text files consisting exc lusively of ASCII characters. MS-DOS Editor and Notepad (in Windows) are text editors, for exam- ple. 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 A ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 140

    1 6 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide 9'6 Abbreviation for Virtual Direct Memory Access Services. 9(6$  Acronym for Video Electronics Standards Association. 9*$ Abbreviation for v ideo graphics array. VGA and SVGA are video standards for video adapters wi th greater reso lution and color display capabilities th an EGA and CGA, ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 141

    Glossar y 1 7 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 syst ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 142

    1 8 Dell P owerEdge 43 50 S ystems User s Guide 3502Ebk0.book Pa ge 18 Friday, Nov ember 13, 1998 10: 00 AM ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 143

    Index 1 ,QGH [ $ asset tag number assigning, 2-6 deleting, 2-6 Asset Tag option, 4-11 Asset Tag utility, 2-6 asset tag utility, 2-6 assistance, technic al, 1-7 autoconfiguration parallel port, B-3 serial ports, 4-9, B-2 % backup devices, C-1 Boot Sequence options, 4-7 booting the computer system, 4-7 built-in SCSI controller, 1-2, 1-3 & c ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 144

    2 Dell P owerEdge 4350 S ystems User  s Guide diagnostics diskette-based, 1-3 DIMMs about, 1-2 Diskette Drive options, 4-5 diskette drives cleaning, C-4 head-cleaning kit, C-3 turning off built-in controller, 4-10 types, sizes, and capacities , 4-5 Diskette First option, 4-7 Diskette option, 4-10 diskette-based diagnostics, 1-3 drive activity in ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 145

    Index 3 IntranetWare (continued) troubleshooting, 3-23 using a CD-ROM, 3-23 using startup.ncf and autoexec.ncf, 3-19, 3-21 IRQ line, B-2 . key combinations System Setup program, 4-3 keyboard cleaning, C-3 keyboard connector about, B-6 illustrated, B-2 pin assignments, B-6 Keyboard Errors option, 4-7 keylock illustrated, 1-6 keys <Ctrl><Alt ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 146

    4 Dell P owerEdge 4350 S ystems User  s Guide 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. See PCI physical specifications, A-3 ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 147

    Index 5 SCSISelect utility advanced host adapter settings, 3-7 boot device settings, 3-6 default settings, 3-3 exiting, 3-3 installing for IntranetWare, 3- 13 SCSI device/configuration settings, 3-6 starting, 3-2 using menus, 3-2 using the SCSI disk u tilities, 3-3 security See also setup password; system password system, 1-7 security, System Setup ...

  • Dell PowerEdge 4350 - page 148

    6 Dell P owerEdge 4350 S ystems User  s Guide 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 System Password option, 4 ...

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