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Dell 4350 Server User Manual

1. Index A 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 technical 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 cache secondary 1 1 cautions xi CD ROM drive 1 3 cleaning accessories C 3 drives C 4 internal components C 2 solutions C 3 system exterior C 3 tools C 3 COM port designations 4 9 B 1 computer booting 4 7 cleaning C 3 features 1 1 front panel indicators 1 4 physical specifications A 3 connectors back panel B 2 controls and indicators front panel 1 4 D data backups C 1 loss and recovery C 2 recovery tools C 2 Date category 4 5 Dell Remote Assistant Card 1 3 Dell Server Assistant using 2 1 diagnosing problems 1 7 Index 1 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 indicator 1 6 drive online indicator 1 6 drives specifications A 2 dual in line memory modules See DIMMs E electromagnetic interference See EMI electrostatic discharge See ES
2. Logical Drive Assignments and Sizes Drive C 120 MB Drive D 50 MB Drive E 30 MB After partitioning the hard disk drive you must format each logical drive with the format command PC Card Slightly larger than a credit card 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 also PCMCIA PCI Abbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect A standard for local bus implementation developed by Intel Corporation PCMCIA Abbreviation for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association See also PC Card peripheral device An internal or external device such as a printer a disk drive or a keyboard con nected to a computer PGA Abbreviation for pin grid array a type of microprocessor socket that allows you to remove the microprocessor chip pixel Arranged in rows and columns a pixel is a single point on a video display Video resolution 640 x 480 for example is expressed as the number of pixels across by the number of pixels up and down POST Acronym for power on self test Before the operating system loads when you turn on your computer the POST tests various system components such as RAM the disk drives and the keyboard ppm Abbreviation for pages per minute PQFP Abbreviation for plastic quad flat pack a type of microprocessor socket in which the microprocessor chip is permanently
3. Example Use the format command to In contrast commands presented in the Courier New font are a part of an instruc tion and intended to be typed Example Type format a to format the diskette in drive A xi xii Filenames and directory names are presented in lowercase bold Example autoexec bat and c windows Syntax lines consist of a command and all its possible parameters Commands are presented in lowercase bold variable parameters those for which you sub stitute a value are presented in lowercase italics constant parameters are presented in lowercase bold The brackets indicate items that are optional Example del drive path filename p Command lines consist of a command and may include one or more of the com mand s possible parameters Command lines are presented in the Courier New font Example del c myfile doc Screen textis a message or text that you are instructed to type as part of a com mand referred to as a command line Screen text is presented in the Courier New font Example The following message appears on your screen No boot device available Example Type md c Ndos and then press lt Enter gt Variables are symbols for which you substitute a value They are presented in italics Example DIMM x where x represents the DIMM socket designation Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Contents Introduction a as JE oystemiF atUreS tado E ata 1 1
4. File required by the IntranetWare bus interface If you have an optional RAID controller you will also be using the pedge4x ham file the IntranetWare driver for the RAID controller Depending on the RAID controller you have the driver may be on the Dell OpenManage Server AssistantCD or on a sepa rate diskette included with the shipment In addition the IntranetWare driver diskettes contain the driver definition information files for both the 78xx Ultra2 SCSI series host adapters and the AHA 2940U2W host adapter These files provide setup information to IntranetWare during installation so that IntranetWare can prompt you with parameters to be configured for these device drivers NOTE Your system must have a bootable version of MS DOS or Digital Research s Z DR DOS installed before you can complete the IntranetWare installation After creating the driver diskettes you will need to prepare the hard disk drive and then install IntranetWare 4 11 Once IntranetWare is installed you can then install Dell supplied Novell patches and Support Pack 5 as well as SMP support The follow ing subsections describe these procedures in detail NOTE If the server has a RAID controller installed you must set up the RAID control XK ler and drives in a valid configuration before you perform the procedures in the following subsections Refer to the RAID controller documentation to configure the controller and drives and then return to this section
5. If you are booting from a SCSI hard disk drive connected to the host adapter the BIOS must be enabled You should disable the host adapter BIOS if the peripher als on the SCSI bus for example CD ROM drives are all controlled by device drivers and do not need the BIOS Support Removable Disks Under BIOS As Fixed Disks This option controls which removable media drives are supported by the host adapter BIOS The default is Boot Only The following choices are available CAUTION If a removable media SCSI device is controlled by the host J adapter BIOS do not remove the media while the drive is on or you may lose data If you want to be able to remove media while the drive is on install your removable media device driver and set this option to Disabled Boot Only Only the removable media drive designated as the boot device is treated as a hard disk drive All Disks All removable media drives supported by the BIOS are treated as hard disk drives Disabled No removable media drives are treated as hard disk drives In this situation software drivers are needed because the drives are not controlled by the BIOS e Display lt Ctrl gt lt a gt Message During BIOS Initialization This option deter mines whether the Press lt CTRL gt lt A gt for SCSISelect TM Utility message appears on your screen during system start up The default is Enabled If this setting is Disabled you can still run the SCSISelect ut
6. Serial Port Connectors If you reconfigure your hardware you may need pin number and signal information for the serial port connectors Figure B 2 illustrates the pin numbers for the serial port connectors and Table B 1 lists and defines the pin assignments and interface signals for the serial port connectors shell 1 5 Figure B 2 Pin Numbers for the Serial Port Connectors I O Ports and Connecter B 3 Table B 1 Pin Assignments for the Serial Port Connectors Pin Signal 1 0 Definition 1 DCD Data carrier detect 2 SIN Serial input 3 SOUT O Serial output 4 DTR O Data terminal ready 5 GND N A Signal ground 6 DSR Data set ready 7 RTS O Request to send 8 CTS l Clear to send 9 RI Ring indicator Shell N A N A Chassis ground Parallel Port Connector 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 assignments and interface signals for the parallel port connector shell 13 1 O ereere ereere elele ele O CCCOCCCCCCCO 25 14 Figure B 3 Pin Numbers for the Parallel Port Connector B 4 Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide Table B 2 Pin Assignments for the Parallel Port Connector Pin Signal 1 0 Definition 1 STB 0 Strobe 2 PDO 0 Printer data bit O 3 PD1 O Printer data bit 1 4 PD2 O Printer data bit 2 5
7. The Network LAN Driver box is highlighted 3 18 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems Users Guide 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Press lt Enter gt again to display a list of installed local area network LAN drivers Press lt Insert gt to install an unlisted driver Insert the backup copy of the IntranetWare 4 11 NIC driver diskette into the dis kette drive and press lt Enter gt to continue A list of LAN drivers on the diskette appears Note and select the name of the driver you need to install and press lt Enter gt The driver is copied to the hard disk drive At the Save existing file Y N prompt type y or n as necessary and press lt Enter gt A LAN driver configuration screen appears Press lt Alt gt lt Esc gt to switch to the console prompt type load driver filename and press lt Enter gt A list of slot numbers separated by commas is displayed Write down all slot numbers that are listed and press lt Esc gt to clear the com mand line Press lt Alt gt lt Esc gt to return to the installation screen Enter the appropriate values for the configuration parameters including the slot number for the network adapter pressing lt Enter gt after each entry Select Save parameters and continue and then press lt Enter gt Repeat steps 27 through 36 for each network adapter in your system Select Continue Installation and press lt Enter gt to create disk partition
8. bit The smallest unit of information interpret ed by your computer block A typical unit of disk storage consisting of a small number of sectors This term usu ally refers to the fundamental unit of storage provided by an operating system See also block size and striping block size The size of a block See also block and striping boot routine When you start your computer it clears all memory initializes devices and loads the operating system Unless the operat ing system fails to respond you can reboot also called warm boot your com puter by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt otherwise you must perform a cold boot by pressing the reset button if your com puter has one or by turning the computer off then back on bootable diskette You can start your computer from a dis kette in drive A To make a bootable diskette insert a diskette in drive A type sys a atthe command line prompt then press lt Enter gt Use this bootable diskette if your computer will not boot from the hard disk drive bpi Abbreviation for bits per inch bps Abbreviation for bits per second BTU Abbreviation for British thermal unit bus A bus forms an information pathway between the components of a computer Your computer contains an expansion bus that allows the microprocessor to com municate with controllers for all the various peripheral devices connected to the computer Your computer also con tains
9. 3 14 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide Creating the IntranetWare 4 11 Driver Diskettes If you have not already done so use the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD to cre ate the IntranetWare SCSI and RAID drivers diskette Refer to the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD to create this diskette If you have a RAID controller installed you may have a RAID driver diskette included with your shipment lf so use that diskette as the source of your RAID driver rather than the SCSI and RAID drivers diskette created from the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD NOTE Label all driver diskettes For example use the label IntranetWare 4 11 Driver Updates Once the diskettes are created continue to the next subsection Preparing the Hard Disk Drive for IntranetWare Installation Preparing the Hard Disk Drive for IntranetWare Installation To prepare the hard disk drive for IntranetWare installation you must create a utility partition on the drive create the primary MS DOS partition format the MS DOS parti tion create the c Wos and c iscsi subdirectories and install certain system files You do not need to create a utility partition if you are installing IntranetWare on your system for the first time Dell shipped your system with the utility partition already created on the hard disk drive you can proceed to create the primary MS DOS parti tion on the drive If you are reinstalling IntranetWare you will need to delete
10. Supported Operating Systems o o o oo o oooooo eee 1 4 Front Panel ermita rr tl tali nese te A ad a waded ea 1 4 Connecting External Devices pre coi laa dns 1 7 Preventing Unauthorized Access Inside the System n anaana annara 1 7 Getting Ali ds do a 1 7 Using the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD 2 1 Booting From the CD aie ot a city ibe eee we lee ave th tt bles 2 1 Navigating the CD Menus 0 2000 eee 2 1 Usinge CDa tas Gut ol Ga aR illa 2 2 Utility Partitions E aipa a nae Masada idac ar Ady it elke phat dea 2 2 Running System DiagnosticS 0 0 00000 eaaa 2 4 Video DIVE Saen A A YZ 2 4 Installing Video Drivers for Supported Windows NT Server 4 0 Operating SYSTEMS crest tee Sos or ee es eee ee a 2 5 Asset Tag Witty si ot eee O A A AC 2 6 Using the Asset Tag Utility 2 2 2 ee 2 6 Assigning and Deleting an Asset Tag Number 2 6 Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3 1 Dell Installed Windows NT Server 4 0 or IntranetWare 4 11 3 1 Customer Installed Windows NT Server 4 0 or IntranetWare 4 11 3 1 ThEe SESISEl ct Utility a does hans eae Ss 3 2 Starting the SCSISelect Utility mieie neti es dhe pete oraaa EA 3 2 Using SESlSelect Menus train ra does FESS 3 2 Configure View Host Adapter Settings ooooooooooooooooo o 3 3 xiii Chapter 4 xiv SESIDIS UI rusia is AA aches shoes Ble G 3 3 ExitingiSESISEIEGE
11. Class B Device aasa nene O 0 HAE 7134222 A TE AYSLL AREA FAR ME BE ZE AMI ASE AGUA Please note that this device has been approved for nonbusiness purposes and may be used in any environment including residential areas D 6 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems User s Guide EMI B Figure D 4 MOC Class B Regulatory Mark Polish Center for Testing and Certification Notice The equipment should draw power from a socket with an attached protection circuit a three prong socket All equipment that works together computer monitor printer and so on should have the same power supply source The phasing conductor of the room s electrical installation should have a reserve short circuit protection device in the form of a fuse with a nominal value no larger than 16 amperes A To completely switch off the equipment the power supply cable must be removed from the power supply socket which should be located near the equipment and easily accessible A protection mark B confirms that the equipment is in compliance with the protec tion usage requirements of standards PN 93 T 42107 and PN 89 E 06251 Wymagania Polskiego Centrum Bada i Certyfikacji Urz dzenie powinno by zasilane z gniazda z przy czonym obwodem ochronnym gniazdo z ko kiem Wsp pracuj ce ze sob urz dzenia komputer monitor drukarka powinny by zasilane z tego samego r d a Instalacja elektryczna pomieszczenia powinna zawiera
12. System Setup Program for more information e In the SCSISelect utility the BIOS Support For Bootable CD ROM option must be set to Enabled See Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers for more information Navigating the CD Menus Selections can be made from the CD menus using either a keyboard or a mouse Associated help information is displayed in the help box at the bottom of the screen in the currently selected language specified via a menu option Click Back to return to the previous menu Click Exit or press lt Alt gt lt x gt to exit the program Exiting the program causes the system to reboot to the standard operating system boot partition Using the DelOpenManageServer Assistant CD 2 1 Using the CD The Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD provides important system utilities and documentation that you need to configure and maintain your system The CD has an easy to use graphical user interface that enables you to quickly navigate to any data on the CD that you need In addition you are given a choice of several languages in which to view and use the CD interface The Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD makes system setup and configuration as convenient as possible with clear on screen instructions and a number of automated configuration utilities In addition to the setup utilities the CD allows you to create blank formatted diskettes as well as diskettes of system utilities and operating sys te
13. base memory Synonym for conventional memory See also conventional memory BASIC Acronym for Beginner s All Purpose Sym bolic Instruction Code a programming language MS DOS includes a version of BASIC batch file An ASCII text file containing a list of com mands that run in sequence Batch files must have a filename extension of bat baud rate Data transmission speed For example modems are designed to transmit data at one or more specified baud rate s through the COM serial port of a computer BBS Abbreviation for bulletin board service A computer system that serves as a central location for accessing data or relaying messages by modem Forexample Dell s TechConnect BBS contains the latest ver sion of software such as video drivers and the Dell Directory If your system has a modem you can access the BBS and download the most recent version of this software beep code A diagnostic system message in the form of a series of beeps from your computer s speaker Refer to your Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guidefor a complete dis cussion of system beep codes BIOS Acronym for basic input output system Your computer s BIOS contains programs stored on a ROM chip The BIOS controls the following Communications between the microprocessor and peripheral Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide devices such as the keyboard and the video adapter e Miscellaneous functions such as system messages
14. to a network When the NIC is not connected to a network your system is considered to be a Class B digital device Most Dell computer systems are classified for Class B environments To determine the electromagnetic classification for your system or device refer to the following sections specific for each regulatory agency Each section provides country specific EMC EMI or product safety information FCC Notices U S Only Most Dell computer systems are classified by the Federal Communications Commis sion FCC as Class B digital devices However the inclusion of certain options can change the rating of some configurations to Class A To determine which classification applies to your computer system examine all FCC registration labels located on the bottom or back panel of your computer on card mounting brackets and on the cards themselves If any one of the labels carries a Class A rating your entire system is con sidered to be a Class A digital device If all labels carry either the Class B rating distinguished by either an FCC ID number or the FCC logo KE your system is con sidered to be a Class B digital device Once you have determined your system s FCC classification read the appropriate FCC notice Note that FCC regulations provide that changes or modifications not expressly approved by Dell Computer Corporation could void your authority to operate this equipment D 2 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems User s Guide This de
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16. 3 Press lt F6 gt immediately when the following message is displayed Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration This disables automatic detection of SCSI devices by Windows NT The following message appears Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass stor age devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter A menu offers options for using a driver diskette or not specifying a device 4 Press lt s gt for the Specify Additional Device option A list of supported SCSI host adapters appears 5 Select Other and press lt Enter gt 6 Insert the Windows NT driver diskette or the RAID controller driver diskette into the diskette drive and press lt Enter gt NOTE Do not install video drivers at this time They must be installed after VVin Z dows NT Service Pack 3 0 is installed 7 Select the host adapter from the list For the AIC 7890 and AHA 2940U2W host adapters select Adaptec AHA 294xU2 295xU2 AIC 789x PCI Ultra 2 SCSI Controller NT 4 0 For the AIC 7860 host adapter select Adaptec AHA 290x 291x 294x 394x 494x AIC 78xx PCI SCSI Controller NT 4 0 For the RAID controller select PowerEdge RAID II NT Driver or other RAID driver 8 Press lt Enter gt The driver is copied from the diskette to your system 3 10 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems Users Guide 9 Repeat steps 4 through 8 for each SCSI host adapter installed on the system If a d
17. ID This option sets the host adapter s SCSI ID The default setting is 7 which allows the host adapter to support narrow SCSI devices in addi tion to wide SCSI devices Dell recommends that you leave the host adapter set to SCSI ID 7 SCSI Parity Checking This option determines whether the host adapter veri fies the accuracy of data transfer on the SCSI bus Most SCSI devices support SCSI parity so the default is Enabled You should disable SCSI Parity Checking if any SCSI device connected to the host adapter does not support SCSI parity If you are unsure if a device supports SCSI parity consult the documentation for the device Host Adapter SCSI Termination This option sets termination on the host adapter The default for the Adaptec AlC 7860 host adapter is Enabled the default for the AIC 7890 and 2940U2W host adapters is Enabled Dell recom mends that you leave this option set to the default Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3 5 Boot Device Options Boot Device Options allows you to specify the device from which to boot your system e Boot Target ID This option specifies the SCSI ID of the device from which you boot your system SCSI IDs are set for the hard disk drive according to the drive s location on the backplane board for the SCSI ID of each drive location The default for Boot Target ID is 0 e Boot LUN Number If your boot device has multiple logical unit numbers LUNs and BIOS Multiple LUN Sup
18. JVGA PARALLEL XSMB_OUT connector ONessccccocecos o COCCOCCCCOCO serial port connector SERIAL1 serial port connector SERIAL2 keyboard servermanagement connector bus connector XSMB_IN Figure B 1 I O Ports and Connectors Adding an Expansion Card Containing Serial or Parallel Ports The system has an autoconfiguration capability for the serial ports This feature lets you add an expansion card containing a serial port that has the same designation as one of the built in ports without having to reconfigure the card When the system detects the duplicate serial port on the expansion card it remaps reassigns the built in port to the next available port designation Both the new and the remapped COM ports share the same interrupt request IRQ setting as follows COMT COM3 IRO4 shared setting COM2 COM IRQ3 shared setting These COM ports have the following I O address settings COM1 3F8h COM2 2F8h COMBS 3E8h COM4 2E8h For example if you add an internal modem card with a port configured as COM1 the system then sees logical COM1 as the address on the modem card It automatically remaps the built in serial port that was designated as COM1 to COMB which shares the COM1 IRQ setting Note that when you have two COM ports sharing an IRQ set ting you can use either port as necessary but you may not be able to use them both at the same time If you install one or more expansion cards with
19. NetWare User s Guide for information about partitioning creating a server name and checking the Internetwork Packet Exchange IPX net work number 3 16 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide Follow these steps only if you are upgrading to IntranetWare or installing it for the first time 1 Make backup copies of all IntranetWare diskettes and use those backup copies as your working diskettes Start the server Insert the NetWare Operating System CD into the CD ROM drive Change to the CD ROM drive prompt The installation files are located in the root directory on the CD ROM drive Type install and press lt Enter gt Select a language at the language selection screen and press lt Enter gt Read and accept the license agreement to continue installation Select NetWare Server Installation as the type of installation and press lt Enter gt Select NetWare 4 11 as the product to install and press lt Enter gt Press lt F1 gt to view detailed explanations of the installation and upgrade options select between a simple or custom installation and press lt Enter gt When prompted type a name for the server and press lt Enter gt When prompted to install IntranetWare SMP select No and press lt Enter gt NOTE Even if you plan to install IntranetWare SMP select No at this screen The IntranetWare Support Pack 4 or later must be applied before IntranetWare SMP can be installed To apply IntranetWare Support P
20. PD3 0 Printer data bit 3 6 PD4 0 Printer data bit 4 7 PD5 O Printer data bit 5 8 PD6 0 Printer data bit 6 9 PD7 0 Printer data bit 7 10 ACK Acknowledge 11 BUSY Busy 12 PE Paper end 13 SLCT l Select 14 AFD O Automatic feed 15 ERR l Error 16 INIT O Initialize printer 17 SLIN O Select in 18 25 GND N A Signal ground Keyboard and Mouse Connectors The system uses a Personal System 2 PS 2 style keyboard and supports a PS 2 compatible mouse Cables from both devices attach to 6 pin miniature Deutsche Industrie Norm DIN connectors on the back panel of your system The keyboard con nector is on the bottom the mouse connector is on the top A PS 2 compatible mouse works identically to an industry standard serial mouse or bus mouse except that it has its own dedicated connector which frees up both serial ports and does not require an expansion card Circuitry inside the mouse detects the movement of a small ball and relays the direction to the system Mouse driver software can give the mouse priority with the microprocessor by issu ing IRQ12 whenever new mouse movement is detected The driver software also passes along the mouse data to the application that is in control I O Ports and Connecter B 5 Keyboard Connector If you reconfigure your hardware you may need pin number and signal information for the keyboard connector Figure B 4 illustrates the pin numbers for the keyboard con nector and Table B 3 lists an
21. Resource Configuration Utility 5 9 5 10 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems User s Guide APPENDIX A Technical Specifications Table A 1 Technical Specifications Microprocessor Microprocessor types one or two Intel Pentium ll processors with an internal operating frequency of 350 400 or 450 MHz and an external bus speed of 100 MHz Internal Cache io cece ae e ee cate 32 KB L1 cache 512 KB L2 cache Math coprocessor internal to microprocessor Expansion Bus BUSTYBE s ua a od OWA ated one primary PCI 32 bit bus one secondary PCI bus and one ISA bus Expansion Slots 1 six 32 bit PCI slots and two shared ISA slots Memory DIMM SOCKETS fv 1a wasi na four 168 pin sockets DIMM capacities 64 and 128 MB unbuffered SDRAM DIMMs or 256 or 512 MB registered ECC SDRAM DIMMS rated for 100 MHz operation Standard RAM minimum 64 MB Maximum RAM ooo 2GB Ext mal GaChE cias ld none NOTE For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table see the Glossary Technical Specifications A 1 Table A 1 Technical Specifications continued Drives Diskette drive o o o oooooo oo one 3 5 inch 1 44 MB diskette drive included with standard system SCSI hard disk drives formatted capacities from 4 GB to 9 GB 1 inch drives only SUSIASVICES ss praia da ada built in Ultra2 LVD SC
22. a message is displayed If you receive such a message run the utility from a diskette Follow these steps the first time you use the RCU To run the program from a diskette insert into drive A the RCU diskette that you cre ated from the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD Then either turn on your computer or reboot it by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt 11 To run the program from your hard disk drive switch to the e reu subdirectory type sd at the operating system prompt and press lt Enter gt To run the program from the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD restart the system from the CD and refer to the options on the CD s main menu to run the RCU 2 When the Welcome screen appears read the information on the screen and press lt Enter gt The Main Menu appears as follows Main Menu Learn about configuring your computer Configure computer Set date Set time Maintain resource configuration diskette Exit from this utility The first option in the menu is already highlighted 3 Press lt Enter gt to read the online overview of the RCU After reading the online overview you are ready to use the program to configure your computer for any PCI expansion cards currently installed in your computer s expansion slots Main Menu The following four sections describe each of the menu options in the Main Menu and the submenus for those options Learn About Configuring Your Computer The Learn About Co
23. a system intrusion switch that signals appropriate server management software if the top cover is opened Getting Help If at any time you don t understand a procedure described in this guide or if your sys tem does not perform as expected Dell provides a number of tools to help you For more information on these help tools see Chapter 12 Getting Help in your nstalla tion and Troubleshooting Guide Introduction 1 7 1 8 Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide CHAPTER 2 Using the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD 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 also describes the bootable utility partition installed on your sys tem that provides many of the same functions and utilities as the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD Booting From the CD The system must be running to insert the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD To boot from the CD insert it into the PowerEdge 4350 system s CD ROM drive and press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt When the system boots the CD main menu appears If the CD does not boot check the following settings e Inthe System Setup program the Secondary SCSI option must be set to On and the Boot Sequence option must be set to Diskette First both of these set tings are the defaults for their respective categories See Chapter 4 Using the
24. about the system board and the used and available resources The options for the View Additional System Information Menu category are e Board Specifications e System Specifications Used Resources e Available Resources The Used Resources and Available Resources options contain detailed information about resources such as IRQs DMA channels and I O ports which may be useful if you need to resolve a resource conflict Set Verification Mode Menu The settings for the Set Verification Mode Menu category are Automatic the default and Manual When this category is set to Automatic the RCU automatically checks for resource conflicts and tries to resolve them Unless you are technically knowledgeable leave this category set to Automatic Using the Resource Configuration Utility 5 7 Maintain SCI Files Menu 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 restore the information if the sci file is damaged or lost The options for the Maintain SCI Files Menu category are Open the default and Save As The Open option creates a backup file that overwrites the existing configuration The Save As option allows you to select the filename under which you want the sci file saved Resolving Resource Conflicts The RCU automatically resolves resource conflicts be
25. an address bus and a data bus for communications between the micro processor and RAM byte Eight contiguous bits of information the basic data unit used by your computer BZT Abbreviation for Bundesamt fur Zulassun gen in der Telekommunikation c Abbreviation for Celsius cache To facilitate quicker data retrieval a stor age area for keeping a copy of data or instructions For example your comput er s BIOS may cache ROM code in faster RAM Or a disk cache utility may reserve RAM in which to store frequently access ed information from your computer s disk drives when a program makes a request to a disk drive for data that is in the cache the disk cache utility can retrieve the data from RAM faster than from the disk drive card edge connector On the bottom of an expansion card the metal contact section that plugs into an expansion card connector CCFT Abbreviation for cold cathode fluorescent tube CD ROM Abbreviation for compact disc read only memory CD ROM drives use optical technology to read data from compact discs Compact discs are read only stor age devices you cannot write new data to a compact disc with standard CD ROM drives CGA Abbreviation for color graphics adapter cm Abbreviation for centimeter s CMOS Acronym for complementary metal oxide semiconductor In computers CMOS memory chips are often used for NVRAM storage COMn The MS DOS device names for the first through
26. an unused device driver remains on the system a warning message is generated and an entry is made into the system log file every time you boot Win dows NT To eliminate the warning message you must update the Windows NT software configuration as follows 1 Click the Start button point to Settings and click Control Panel 2 Double click the SCSI Adapter icon The SCSI Adapter window appears Select the Drivers tab A list of all installed host adapters appears 3 Highlight the driver to be removed Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers3 11 4 When you are sure you are removing the correct host adapter click Remove Because SCSI device drivers are loaded during system start up and because they may be needed to load Windows NT itself a message may appear warning you that Windows NT may not start if you remove the SCSI adapter 5 Confirm the removal by clicking Yes 6 Return to step 3 if you want to remove driver support for other types of host adapters or click OK to continue 7 When the following message appears click OK to exit the Control Panel The changes you have made will not take effect until the computer is restarted If this message does not appear no changes have been made to the Win dows NT system configuration 8 Restart your computer Swapping a Host Adapter The procedure for swapping a host adapter depends on whether the new host adapter uses the same device driver as the previous one
27. data and in structions faster from external cache memory than from RAM F Abbreviation for Fahrenheit FAT Acronym for file allocation table The file system structure used by MS DOS to or ganize and keep track of file storage The Microsoft Windows NT operating sys tem can optionally use a FAT file system structure FCC Abbreviation for Federal Communications Commission flash memory A type of EEPROM chip that can be re programmed from a utility on diskette while still installed in a computer most EEPROM chips can only be rewritten with special programming equipment format To prepare a hard disk drive or diskette for storing files An unconditional format de letes all data stored on the disk The format command in MS DOS 5 0 or higher includes an option that allows you to unfor mata disk if you have not yet used the disk for file storage ft Abbreviation for feet FTP Abbreviation for File Transfer Protocol g Abbreviation for gram s G Abbreviation for gravities GB Abbreviation for gigabyte s A gigabyte equals 1 024 megabytes or 1 073 741 824 bytes graphics coprocessor See coprocessor graphics mode See video mode guarding Atype of data redundancy that uses a set of physical drives to store data and a sin gle additional drive to store parity data Using guarding the user s data is protect ed from the loss of a single drive Guarding is sometimes preferred over mir
28. data block is stored on a different physical drive When each drive contains a block of data the process starts over with the first physical drive By carefully selecting the size of the data block the chance that the information needed can be read from or written to multiple physical drives at once is increased greatly increasing the perfor mance of the composite drive See also block block size and RAID SVGA Abbreviation for super video graphics array See also VGA switch See parameter sync negotiation Sync negotiation is a SCSI feature that allows the host adapter and its attached SCSI devices to transfer data in synchro nous mode Synchronous data transfer is faster than asynchronous data transfer syntax The rules that dictate how you must type a command or instruction so that the com puter will understand it system board As the main circuit board the system board usually contains most of your com puter s integral components such as the following e Microprocessor e RAM e Expansion card connectors Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide e Controllers for standard peripheral devices such as the keyboard e Various ROM chips Frequently used synonyms for system board are motherboard and logic board system diskette System diskette is a synonym for bootable diskette system memory System memory is a synonym for RAM System Setup program System Setup program options allow you to co
29. devices To determine which classification Class A or B applies to your computer system or other Dell digital apparatus examine all registration labels located on the bottom or the back panel of your computer or other digital apparatus A statement in the form of IC Class A ICES 3 or IC Class B ICES 3 will be located on one of these labels Note that Industry Canada regulations provide that changes or modifications not expressly approved by Dell Computer Corporation could void your authority to operate this equipment This Class B or Class A if so indicated on the registration label digital apparatus meets the requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la Classe B ou Classe A si ainsi indiqu sur l tiquette d enregistration respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le Materiel Brouilleur du Canada Regulatory Notices D 3 CE Notice European Union Marking by the symbol c indicates compliance of this Dell system to the EMC Directive and the Low Voltage Directive of the European Union Such marking is indic ative that this Dell system meets the following technical standards e EN 55022 Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference Char acteristics of Information Technology Equipment e EN 50082 1 1992 Electromagnetic compatibility Generic immunity stan dard Part 1 Residential commercial and light industry
30. e EN 60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment A NOTE EN 55022 emissions requirements provide for two classifications e Class A is for typical commercial areas e Class Bis for typical domestic areas WARNING This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this prod uct may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures gt A Declaration of Conformity in accordance with the preceding directives and stan dards has been made and is on file at Dell Products Europe BV Limerick Ireland EN 55022 Compliance Czech Republic Only This device belongs to Class B devices as described in EN 55022 unless it is spe cifically stated that it is a Class A device on the specification label The following applies to devices in Class A of EN 55022 radius of protection up to 30 meters The user of the device is obliged to take all steps necessary to remove sources of interference to telecommunication or other devices Pokud neni na typov m titku po ta e uvedeno e spad do t dy A podle EN 55022 spad automaticky do t dy B podle EN 55022 Pro za zen za azen do t dy A ochrann pasmo 30m podle EN 55022 plat n sleduj c Dojde li k ru en telekomunika nich nebo jinych za zen je u ivatel povinen prov st takov opat en aby ru en odstranil VCCI Notice Japan Only Most Dell computer systems are classified by the Vo
31. from drive A first If the system finds a diskette that is not bootable in the drive or finds a problem with the drive itself it displays an error message If it does not find a diskette in the drive the system tries to boot from the CD ROM then from the hard disk drive drive 0 and finally from the Plug and Play network adapters Hard Disk Only Selecting Hard Disk Only causes the system to attempt to boot first from the hard disk drive and then from the Plug and Play network adapters in the order found Using the System Setup Program 4 7 Scan Sequence 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 e Embedded Devices First e Slots First H L the default e Slots First L H When the internal SCSI drives are connected to a SCSI controller on the system board select Embedded Devices First to boot from these drives When the internal SCSI drives are connected to a PCI RAID controller select Slots First to boot from these drives If the PCI RAID controller is in slot 6 select High Low If the controller is in slot 1 select Low High System Password System Password displays the current status of your system s password security feature and allows you to assign and verify a new password No one can assign a new password unless the current status is N
32. internetwork packet exchange IRQ Abbreviation for interrupt request A sig nal that data is about to be sent to or received by a peripheral travels by an IRQ line to the microprocessor Each peripher al connection must be assigned an IRQ number For example the first serial port in your computer COM1 is assigned to IRQ4 by default Two devices can share the same IRQ assignment butyou cannot operate both devices simultaneously ISA Acronym for Industry Standard Architec ture A 16 bit expansion bus design The expansion card connectors in an ISA com puter are also compatible with 8 bit ISA expansion cards ITE Abbreviation for information technology equipment JEIDA Acronym for Japanese Electronic Industry Development Association K Abbreviation for kilo indicating 1 000 Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide KB Abbreviation for kilobyte s 1 024 bytes KB sec Abbreviation for kilobyte s per second Kb s Abbreviation for kilobit s 1 024 bits Kbps Abbreviation for kilobit s per second key combination A command requiring that you press mul tiple keys at the same time For example you can reboot your computer by pressing the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt key combination kg Abbreviation for kilogram s 1 000 grams kHz Abbreviation for kilohertz 1 000 hertz LAN Acronym for local area network A LAN system is usually confined to the same building or
33. is able to send to the host adapter To set this feature enter the following command max tags n In general a low number for the max_tags option gives better sequential perfor mance This value varies with the level of random disk accesses and drive characteristics NOTE A large value for max_tags can cause starvation problems with some drives Troubleshooting for IntranetWare Any error that occurs while the driver is initializing prevents the driver from loading If an error does occur the driver causes the system to beep and display a numbered error message xxx message Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers3 23 The xxx indicates the error code and message is a line describing the error The error codes are divided into three categories e 000 099 Non host adapterspecific e 100 299 Host adapterspecific e 300 999 Reserved Specific error codes such as those in the following subsections appear only if you have installed the host adapters and drivers that generate them Non Host Adapter Specific Error Codes The following error codes alert you to error conditions caused by factors not related to the host adapter 000 Failed ParseDriverParameters call A call to IntranetWare s ParseDriverParameters routine has failed for some unknown reason he command line contains errors or you pressed lt Esc gt at the port or slot prompt 001 Unable to reserve hardware possible conflict The driver fa
34. is set to Unlocked For instructions on changing the setting for Password Status see Password Status found earlier in this chapter 2 Highlight System Password and then press the left or right arrow key The heading changes to Enter Password followed by an empty seven character field in square brackets 3 Type your new system password You can use up to seven characters in your password As you press each character key or the spacebar key for a blank space a place holder appears in the field The password assignment operation recognizes keys by their location on the key board without distinguishing between lowercase and uppercase characters For example if you have an Min your password the system recognizes either Mor m as correct Certain key combinations are not valid If you enter one of these combinations the speaker emits a beep To erase a character when entering your password press the lt Backspace gt key or the left arrow key NOTE To escape from the field without assigning a system password press the lt A lt Tab gt key or the lt Shift gt lt Tab gt key combination to move to another field or press the lt Esc gt key at any time prior to completing step 5 4 Press lt Enter gt If the new system password is less than seven characters the whole field fills with placeholders Then the category heading changes to Verify Password fol lowed by another empty seven character field in square
35. later in this chapter for details NOTE If your system detects a card configuration problem during operation you XK receive a warning message directing you to run the RCU to correct the problem Making Selections in the RCU The RCU uses menus to guide you through the configuration process The menus and their options are accessed through keyboard commands To make a menu selection use the up or down arrow key to highlight the desired option and then press lt Enter gt In the Help menu or Advanced menu you can also select an option by pressing the key that corresponds to the highlighted letter in the selection list To scroll up or down a screen press the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key respectively Using Online Instructions The RCU has online instructions for each of its procedures If you need help at any time press lt F1 gt to see a help screen that offers more details about the task you are doing Starting the RCU If you are running the RCU from your hard disk drive remove any terminate and stay resident TSR programs from memory before starting the utility These programs take up space in system memory even when they are not running thus reducing the 5 2 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems User s Guide amount of memory available to the RCU See the documentation that accompanied these programs for instructions on removing them from memory If you start the utility and there is not enough memory to run it
36. manager and XMM EMS Abbreviation for Expanded Memory Spec ification See also expanded memory memory manager and XMS EPROM Acronym for erasable programmable read only memory ESD Abbreviation for electrostatic discharge Refer to Safety Instructions at the front of your User s Guide for a complete discus sion of ESD ESDI Acronym for enhanced small device interface expanded memory A technique for accessing RAM above 1 MB To enable expanded memory on your computer you must use an EMM You should configure your system to sup port expanded memory only if you run application programs that can use or require expanded memory See also conventional memory EMM extended memory and memory manager expansion bus Your computer contains an expansion bus that allows the microprocessor to com municate with controllers for peripheral Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide devices such as a network card or an in ternal modem expansion card connector A connector on the computer s system board for plugging in an expansion card extended memory RAM above 1 MB Most software that can use it such as Windows requires that ex tended memory be under the control of an XMM See also conventional memory expanded memory memory manager and XMM external cache memory A RAM cache using SRAM chips Be cause SRAM chips operate at several times the speed of DRAM chips the microprocessor can retrieve
37. mounted PRN A synonym for the MS DOS device name LPT1 program diskette set The set of diskettes from which you can perform a complete installation of an ap plication program When you reconfigure a program you often need its program dis kette set protected mode An operating mode supported by 80286 or higher microprocessors protected mode allows operating systems to implement e A memory address space of 16 MB 80286 microprocessor to 4 GB Intel386 or higher microprocessor e Multitasking e Virtual memory a method for increasing addressable memory by using the hard disk drive The Windows NT 32 bit operating system runs in protected mode MS DOS cannot run in protected mode however some programs that you can start from MS DOS such as Windows are able to put the computer into protected mode PS 2 Abbreviation for Personal System 2 PSPB Abbreviation for power supply paralleling board Glossary 11 12 PVC Abbreviation for polyvinyl chloride QIC Abbreviation for quarter inch cartridge RAM Acronym for random access memory The computer s primary temporary stor age area for program instructions and data Each location in RAM is identifiedby a number called a memory address Any information stored in RAM is lost when you turn off your computer RAID Acronym for redundant array of inexpen sive disks This phrase was introduced by David Patterson Garth Gibson and Randy Katz at t
38. na aS AM A a dar 3 3 S SISEIECEDEaUS a Ba R dra dos 3 3 SCSI Bus Interface Definitions Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa eee 3 5 Boot Device OptidAS taria a o FI oe PA oe aA 3 6 SCSI Device Configuration Settings uaaaaaaaaa aaa aaa aaa ia 3 6 Advanced Host Adapter Settings 20 0 0 aaa aaa ee 3 7 Installation for Supported Windows NT Server Operating Systems 3 9 Installation Overview aaa ia 3 9 Installing SCSI Drivers During Windows NT Installation 3 10 Removing a Host Adapter accionaria nro tb GA 3 11 Swapping a Host Adapter 0 00 aaa ai 3 12 Troubleshooting for Windows NT se reedet rs neea tAE EE E i 3 13 Installation for Novell IntranetWare 4 11 0 0 20 00 0000 ee 3 13 Installation OVERVIEW e rn Od A da e BM do 3 14 Creating the IntranetWare 4 11 Driver DisketteS 3 15 Preparing the Hard Disk Drive for IntranetWare Installation 3 15 Installing SCSI Drivers During IntranetWare 4 11 Installation 3 16 Installing the Dell Supplied Novell Patches and Support Pack5 3 19 Dell Provided IntranetWare 4 1l oooooooooooooooo oo 3 20 IntranetWare 4 11 From Sources Other Than Dell 3 20 I stalli g SMP SUP POM cuac daa Ripe poe 3 21 Using startup ncf and autoexec ncf o 3 21 Using Drives Tested and Approved for IntranetWare 3 22 Setting Up a CD ROM Drive With IntranetWare 4 11 3
39. of Dell s warranty see the product s documenta tion Dell branded hardware products will also recognize the year 2000 as a leap year The YMARK2000 standard tests the ability of system hardware and firmware to support the transition to the year 2000 and to recognize leap years when appropriate for years 2000 through 2009 inclusive and not that of options operating systems or applications software Dell branded hardware products that pass the YMARK2000 test conform to BSI DISC PD 2000 1 Except for this clarification of Dell s warranty for NSTL logo hardware all other warranties conditions and remedies express or implied relating to year 2000 readiness or compliance are disclaimed To make a claim under this warranty for NSTL logo hardware customers must con tact Dell prior to January 1 2001 Despite a system s ability to pass the YMARK2000 test actual rollover results in specific operating environments may vary depending on other factors includ ing but not limited to other hardware operating systems and applications software Previous Products For Dell branded hardware products shipped prior to January 1 1997 that have an upgradable basic input output system BIOS Dell makes available a BIOS upgrade Although these products may not have been tested under the YMARK2000 test Dell believes that the hardware would pass the YMARK2000 test provided the appropri ate BIOS upgrade is properly loaded For Dell branded hardwa
40. of system options through the sci file Through this file you can notify the system of changes to your hardware and memory configura tion manage input output I O ports and set other system operating parameters Some of the categories do not offer options but reflect installed hardware detected by the system These items are displayed for your information only you cannot change them through the utility Display the list of system board options as follows 1 Start the RCU as described in Starting the RCU found earlier in this chapter 2 At the Main Menu select Configure Computer 3 Atthe Steps in Configuring Your Computer menu select Step 3 View or Edit Details A list of system board options appears on the screen Figure 5 1 shows settings typical for your system NOTE Whenever you add an expansion card to the computer its presence is reflected by changes to the System Board Options screen Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems User s Guide To select a category on the list of system board options press the up or down arrow key to highlight the category and press lt Enter gt A pop up menu appears listing the options for that category To select an option press the up or down arrow key to highlight the option and press lt Enter gt NOTES Several system board categories allow you to edit such resources as memory address I O ports interrupt requests IRQ and direct memory access DMA chan nels lt may be necessar
41. serial ports designated as COM1 and COM8 the corresponding built in serial port is disabled Before adding a card that remaps the COM ports check the documentation that accompanied your software to make sure that the software can be mapped to the new COM port designation B 2 Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide To avoid autoconfiguration you may be able to reset jumpers on the expansion card so that the card s port designation changes to the next available COM number leaving the designation for the built in port as is Alternatively you can disable the built in ports through the System Setup program The documentation for your expansion card should provide the card s default I O address and allowable IRQ settings It should also provide instructions for readdressing the port and changing the IRQ setting if necessary The built in parallel port has autoconfiguration capability through the System Setup program that is if you set the parallel port to its automatic configuration and add an expansion card containing a port configured as LPT1 IRQ7 I O address 378h the system automatically remaps the built in parallel port to its secondary address IRQ5 I O address 278h If the secondary port address is already being used the built in parallel port is turned off For general information on how your operating system handles serial and parallel ports and for more detailed command procedures see your operating system documentation
42. shipment or accept the risk of loss or damage Warranty Return Policy and Year 2000 Statement of Compliance E 3 E4 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 items included with a product must be returned with it For customers who want to return for refund or credit only either applications software or an operating system that has been installed by Dell the whole system must be returned along with any media and documentation that may have been included in the original shipment This Total Satisfaction Return Policy does not apply to DellWare products which may be returned under DellWare s then current return policy In addition reconditioned parts purchased through Dell Spare Parts Sales in Canada are nonreturnable Year 2000 Statement of Compliance for Dell Branded Hardware Products Dell branded hardware products shipped on or after January 1 1997 are eligible to carry the NSTL Hardware Tested Year 2000 Compliant logo by virtue of formal test ing with and successful completion of the National Software Testing Laboratories NSTL YMARK2000 test Dell will treat a failure to pass the YMARK2000 test as a covered event under Dell s warranty for the product subject to the normal warranty limitations For a complete copy
43. the Video Electronics Standards Associa tion that defines the hardware signals sent by a video controller to activate power management states in a video display or monitor A monitor is said to be DPMS compliant when it is designed to enter a power management state after receiving the appropriate signal from a computer s video controller DRAC Abbreviation for Dell Remote Assistant Card DRAM Abbreviation for dynamic random access memory A computer s RAM s usually made up entirely of DRAM chips Be cause DRAM chips cannot store an electrical charge indefinitely your com puter continually refreshes each DRAM chip in the computer drive type number Your computer can recognize a number of specific hard disk drives Each is assigned a drive type number that is stored in NVRAM The hard disk drive s specified in your computer s System Setup pro gram must match the actual drive s installed in the computer The System Setup program also allows you to specify physical parameters cylinders heads write precomp landing zone and capaci ty for drives not included in the table of drive types stored in NVRAM DS DD Abbreviation for double sided double density DS HD Abbreviation for double sided high density DTE Abbreviation for data terminal equipment Any device such as a computer system that can send data in digital form by means of a cable or communications line The DTE is connected to the cable or c
44. the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference VCCI for information technology equipment If this equipment is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment it may cause radio inter ference Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual Figure D 2 VCCI Class B ITE Regulatory Mark Regulatory Notices D 5 MOC Notice South Korea Only To determine which classification Class A or B applies to your computer system or other Dell digital device examine the South Korean Ministry of Communications MOC registration labels located on your computer or other Dell digital device The MOC label may be located separately from the other regulatory marking applied to your product The English text EMI A for Class A products or EMI B for Class B products appears in the center of the MOC label see Figures D 3 and D 4 A NOTE MOC emissions requirements provide for two classifications e Class A devices are for business purposes e Class B devices are for nonbusiness purposes Class A Device ALBA OHS 2 HAE 47222 TZ IL A WA RH oha EEA eA 0 BS F981A7 h yop TZ wo ER PART dA FAGOR MASA U Please note that this device has been approved for business purposes with regard to electromagnetic interference If you find that this device is not suitable for your use you may exchange it for a nonbusiness device EMI A Figure D 3 MOC Class A Regulatory Mark
45. them both at the same time If the second port COM3 or COMA is also in use the built in port is turned off Parallel Port Parallel Port configures the system s built in parallel port Parallel Port can be set to 378h the default to alternate addresses 278h or 3BCh or to Off to disable the port NOTE Do not set Parallel Port to 278h if you have an Extended Capabilities Port ECP device connected to the port Using the System Setup Program 4 9 Parallel Mode Parallel Mode controls whether the system s built in parallel port acts as an ATcompatible unidirectional or PS 2 compatible bidirectional port Set Parallel Mode according to the type of peripheral device connected to the parallel port To determine the correct mode to use see the documentation that came with the device Diskette Diskette controls the operation of the system s built in diskette drive controller With Auto the default selected the system turns off the built in diskette drive con troller when necessary to accommodate a controller card installed in an expansion slot With Write Protect selected nothing can be written to diskette drives using the system s built in diskette drive controller The system can still read from the drives When this option is selected the Auto option whereby the system turns off the built in diskette drive controller as necessary is also in effect Selecting Off turns off the built in diskette controller this option
46. to specify a different size for the primary MS DOS partition Running the fdisk utility in automated mode creates a 25 MB partition 4 Atthe Warning screen read the information and type y to continue The program partitions and then reboots the system 5 From the Dell IntranetWare Support Menu type 2 to select Format primary DOS partition 6 When prompted type y and press lt Enter gt to proceed with the format 7 From the Dell IntranetWare Support Menu type 3 to select Copy DOS system files to hard drive 8 Read the message that appears and type y to continue The message FILE TRANSFER COMPLETE appears and you are returned to the a N prompt 9 Remove the Dell IntranetVVare Support CD from the drive and press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt to reboot the system Your hard disk drive has been prepared for IntranetWare installation Continue to the next subsection Installing SCSI Drivers During IntranetWare 4 11 Installation Installing SCSI Drivers During IntranetWare 4 11 Installation This section describes how to install the aic78u2 ham and aha2940 ham drivers at the same time you install IntranetWare If you have a RAID controller you should also install the pedge4x ham driver during this process If IntranetWare is already installed and you want to install or update the aic78u2 ham and aha2940 ham drivers refer to the NetWare User s Guide for installation instruc tions Also refer to the
47. trained service technicians are authorized to remove the computer covers and access any of the components inside the computer There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly installed Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions WARNING This system may have more than one power supply cable To reduce the risk of electrical shock a trained service technician must discon nect all power supply cables before servicing the system When Using Your Computer System As you use your computer system observe the following safety guidelines e Be sure your monitor and attached peripherals are electrically rated to operate with the AC power available in your location e To help prevent electric shock plug the computer and peripheral power cables into properly grounded power sources These cables are equipped with three prong plugs to help ensure proper grounding Do not use adapter plugs or remove the grounding prong from a cable If you must use an extension cable use a three wire cable with properly grounded plugs e To help protect your computer system from sudden transient increases and decreases in electrical power use a surge suppressor line conditioner or un interruptible power supply UPS e Be sure nothing rests on your computer system s cables and that the cables are not located where the
48. using the keyboard or mouse Always leave space to rest your hands while using the keyboard or mouse Let your upper arms hang naturally at your sides Sit erect with your feet resting on the floor and your thighs level When sitting make sure the weight of your legs is on your feet and not on the front of your chair seat Adjust your chair s height or use a footrest if necessary to maintain proper posture Vary your work activities Try to organize your work so that you do not have to type for extended periods of time When you stop typing try to do things that use both hands A When Working With Your Computer CAUTION To help avoid possible damage to the system board wait 5 sec onds after turning off the system before disconnecting a peripheral device from the computer When you disconnect a cable from your system pull on its connector or on its strain relief loop not on the cable itself Some cables have a connector with locking tabs if you are disconnecting this type of cable press in on the locking tabs before discon necting the cable As you pull connectors apart keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins Also before you connect a cable make sure both con nectors are correctly oriented and aligned Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Static electricity can harm delicate components inside your computer To prevent static damage discharge static electricity from your body before you touc
49. you can find these drivers on a separate diskette with your computer or video adapter video memory Most VGA and SVGA video adapters in clude VRAM or DRAM memory chips in addition to your computer s RAM The amount of video memory installed prima rily influences the number of colors that a program can display with the appropriate video drivers and monitor capability video mode Video adapters normally support multiple text and graphics display modes Charac ter based software such as MS DOS displays in text modes that can be defined as x columns by y rows of characters Graphics based software such as Win dows displays in graphics modes that can be defined as X horizontal by y vertical pixels by z colors video resolution Video resolution 640 x 480 for exam ple is expressed as the number of pixels across by the number of pixels up and down To display a program at a specific graphics resolution you must install the appropriate video drivers and your moni tor must support the resolution virtual 8086 mode An operating mode supported by Intel386 or higher microprocessors virtual 8086 mode allows operating environments such as Windows to run multiple pro grams in separate 1 MB sections of memory Each 1 MB section is called a virtual machine virtual memory A method for increasing addressable RAM by using the hard disk drive MS DOS does not support true virtual memory which must be implemented a
50. 13 risk of not using password 4 11 using to secure your system 4 13 viewing current status 4 8 System Password option 4 8 system security 1 7 System Setup program about 4 1 BIOS version 4 2 copying or printing screen information 4 1 disabling a forgotten password 4 16 entering 4 2 error messages 4 16 help messages 4 2 key functions 4 3 navigation keys 4 3 options 4 5 Resource Configuration Utility 4 1 5 1 screens 4 4 setup password feature 4 14 system configuration information 4 1 system password feature 4 11 using the program 4 3 system specifications A 1 T tape drives backing up data C 1 cleaning C 4 technical assistance 1 7 Time category 4 5 tools cleaning C 3 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems User s Guide troubleshooting general 1 7 IntranetWare 3 23 Windows NT 3 13 U uninterruptible power supply See UPS UPS C 9 utility partition 2 2 vV video connector pin assignments B 8 drivers for Windows NT 2 4 specifications A 2 subsystem 1 2 video connector about B 7 illustrated B 2 pin assignments B 8 Video Memory option 4 11 WwW warnings xi warranty information x E 1 Windows NT installing video drivers 2 5 removing a host adapter 3 11 swapping a host adapter 3 12 troubleshooting 3 13 updating drivers 3 10 Y year 2000 statement of compliance E 4
51. 2 4 Piso Col Cuauhtemoc 16500 M xico D F Dell Computer de M xico S A de C V al Cuidado de Kuehne amp Nagel de M xico S de R I Avenida Soles No 55 Col Pe on de los Ba os 15520 M xico D F 115 230 VAC 60 50 Hz 6 0 3 0 A BCIQ Notice Taiwan Only ESPRE RPRIADES gt ARENA PAE gt TERA UP gt IMITA gt WWE OW ERI ARA gt Regulatory Notices D 9 D 10 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems User s Guide APPENDIX E Warranty Return Policy and Year 2000 Statement of Compliance Limited Three Year Warranty U S and Canada Only Dell Computer Corporation Dell manufactures its hardware products from parts and components that are new or equivalent to new in accordance with industry standard practices Dell warrants that the hardware products it manufactures will be ree from defects in materials and workmanship The warranty term is three years beginning on the date of invoice as described in the following text Damage due to shipping the products to you is covered under this warranty Other wise this warranty does not cover damage due to external causes including accident abuse misuse problems with electrical power servicing not authorized by Dell usage not in accordance with product instructions failure to perform required preventive maintenance and problems caused by use of parts and components not supplied by Dell This warranty does not cover any items th gories software ex
52. 23 Optimizing Perfomance sti di Shed hehe LE 4 3 23 Troubleshooting for IntranetWare 0 eee 3 23 Non Host Adapter Specific Error Codes 2 0 0 0 000 cece 3 24 Host Adapter Specific Error Codes 02 ee 3 24 Using the System Setup Program 4 1 Entering the System Setup Program LL Lala aaa 4 2 System Setup Screens 4 2 Using the System Setup Program LLL aaa aaa aaa 4 3 System Setup OPON S sse cuss away Past paraa ba ale o taa ed 4 5 TIME oe a i aaraa BA A Sac cette 4 5 Date Teri da ac a e O A od A WOW SR 4 5 Diskette Drive A and Diskette Drive B o o oooooooooooo ooo 4 5 Reserved MEMO Yi cee des Soh PA ee i Pe A Eo 4 6 GPU SPCC ise avers assess maca dada dala Meow nied welche be angen pt a4 deals 4 6 NA dee Rv hie et Gee es GE Sd Sete ee gad Sele drace a E 4 6 Processor 1 and Processor 2 00 00 cece ee 4 6 Chapter 5 ls AA O As 4 6 System Aler e e A io cies Sa 4 7 KeyDOard EMOS acorta ata oe 4 7 Boot Sequente is dd a A A p 4 7 DISKETTE Sii tos A Se toh ead 4 7 Hlard BISKONIY tradi at oH edad 4 7 Scan Sequence tit ta A OW OP PSA WA ek SEO Ai ad 4 8 System Password 4 dis oY bo idee et a 4 8 Password Status into sae oa p oa ele td sa eres ee es 4 8 Setup Password 9 2 M5 a oh eet eae 4 9 MOUS Orio torso ovas aca da palm dale nan da daa pt dow 4 4 9 Serial Port 1 and Serial PortZ o o oo oooooooooo ooo 4 9 Parallel Port aia a a A eden ele yall 4 9 Par
53. 40U2W Option Host Adapter Host Adapters SCSI Bus Interface Definitions Host Adapter SCSI ID 7 7 SCSI Parity Checking Enabled Enabled Host Adapter SCSI Termination Enabled Enabled Boot Device Options Boot Target ID 0 0 Boot LUN Number 0 0 SCSI Device Configuration Settings Initiate Sync Negotiation Yes Yes Maximum Sync Transfer Rate MB sec 20 80 Enable Disconnection Yes Yes Initiate Wide Negotiation N A Yes Send Start Unit Yes Yes BIOS Multiple LUN Support No No Include in BIOS Scan Yes Yes NOTE For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table see the Glossary 34 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide Table 3 1 SCSI Controller Defaults continued Default for Default for AIC 7890 and AIC 7860 2940U2W Option Host Adapter Host Adapters Advanced Host Adapter Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization Enabled Enabled Extended BIOS Translation For DOS Enabled Enabled Drives gt 1 GB Host Adapter BIOS Enabled Enabled Support Removable Disks Under BIOS Boot Only Boot Only As Fixed Disks Display lt Ctrl gt lt a gt Message During Enabled Enabled BIOS Initialization BIOS Support For Bootable CD ROM Enabled Enabled BIOS Support For Int13 Extensions Enabled Enabled NOTE For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table see the Glossary SCSI Bus Interface Definitions The basic host adapter settings are the SCSISelect settings most likely to require modification e Host Adapter SCSI
54. Approved is included in the drive description string that appears when you run monitor nlm disk options 3 22 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide Setting Up a CD ROM Drive With IntranetWare 4 11 To use a CD ROM drive with IntranetWare follow these steps 1 Load aha2940 ham by entering the following command line load pathname Naha2940 ham slot x 2 Load aspicd cdm by entering the following command line load pathname nwaspi cdm NOTE If aspicd cdm does not work unload it and load it again The first load ini tializes the host adapter unloading and reloading allows the initialization to be completed 3 Load edrom nlm by entering the following command line load pathname cdrom nlm 4 Enter the following line at the prompt and then note the number and name of the CD that appears cd device list 5 Enter the number and volume name of the CD at the command line cd mount number name The CD ROM drive is now ready to be accessed as a volume Optimizing Performance The Adaptec 78xx SCSI bus mastering firmware increases the SCSI performance of the Adaptec 78xx series host adapters under multitasking environments The firm ware uses a paging mechanism to handle up to 255 SCSI commands simultaneously The sequencer can simultaneously manage up to 32 tagged or 2 nontagged SCSI commands for each SCSI device up to a limit of 255 SCSI commands The firmware can queue as many commands as the operating system
55. D EMI C 6 environmental specifications A 3 error messages 4 16 ESD vii C 6 expansion bus specifications A 1 expansion cards configuring 5 1 conflict resolution 5 8 locking and unlocking 5 7 with diskette drive controller 4 10 with ports 4 9 B 2 exterior cleaning of system C 3 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems User s Guide F features system 1 1 front panel controls and indicators 1 4 G getting help 1 7 grounding strap C 3 H hard disk See drives SCSI devices Hard Disk Only option 4 7 hard disk drives access indicator 1 6 cleaning C 4 data recovery C 1 SCSI backplane indicator lights 1 6 help tools 1 7 I indicators front panel 1 6 SCSI backplane board 1 6 Industry Standard Architecture See ISA interrupt request See IRQ IntranetWare approved drives 3 22 error codes 3 23 3 24 installing 3 16 installing IntranetWare Support Pack 5 3 19 installing SCSI drivers 3 13 optimizing performance 3 23 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 K 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 lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Enter gt 4 2 lt F1 gt 416 lt F2 gt 4 16 System Setup program 4 3 L Level 2 Cache optio
56. Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems USER S GUIDE Information in this document is subject to change without notice O 1998 Dell Computer Corporation All rights reserved Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden Trademarks used in this text Dell the DELL logo and PowerEdge are registered trademarks Dell OpenManage is a trademark and DellWare is a registered service mark of Dell Computer Corporation Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks and MMX and Intel386 are trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft Windows MS DOS and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell Inc ASPI is a registered trademark of Adaptec Inc VESA is a registered trademark and V Bus is a trademark of Video Electronics Standards Association Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or th eir products Dell Computer Corporation disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own October 1998 P N 3502E Safety Instructions Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer system from poten tial damage and to ensure your own personal safety WARNING The power supplies in this computer system produce high volt ages and energy hazards which can cause bodily harm Only
57. If the same device driver is used shut down the computer physically swap out the host adapter and restart the computer The device driver for the previous host adapter will function correctly for the new host adapter For example because both the AlC 7890 host adapter and the AHA 2940U2W host adapter use the Adaptec aic78u2 sys driver you can physically swap out those host adapters with no change in the device driver If the new host adapter does not use the same device driver as the previous one add the device driver for the new host adapter while Windows NT is running and then make the hardware changes Follow these steps to swap host adapters 1 Install the device driver for the new host adapter a Click the Start button point to Settings and click Control Panel b Double click the SCSI Adapter icon c The SCSI Adapter window appears d Click the Drivers tab A list of all installed host adapters appears e Highlight the driver to be added or insert the diskette containing the driver f Click Add 3 12 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide 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 replacing Windows NT dynamically detects the absence or presence of host adapter hardware and no problems should arise if you leave the
58. S 485 A RS 485 B 0 O O O O 0 1 0 1 0 0 Definition oninverting receiver input and noninverting driver output nverting receiver input and inverting driver output o connection o connection o connection o connection o connection o connection I O Ports and Connectar B 9 B 10 Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide APPENDIX C Maintaining the System Proper use of preventive maintenance procedures can keep the system in top operat ing condition and minimize the need for costly time consuming service procedures This appendix contains maintenance procedures that you should perform regularly Data Preservation Everyone inadvertently deletes files at one time or another Also hard disk drives can fail after extended use so it is not a question of whether you will eventually lose data but when To avoid such loss of data you should regularly make backup copies of all hard disk drive files Frequent regular backups are a must for anyone using a hard disk drive Scheduling Backups The frequency with which backups should be made depends on the amount of stor age space on a hard disk drive and the volatility of the data contained on the drive Heavily used systems require more frequent backups than systems in which files are seldom changed Dell recommends that you back up the hard disk drive at least once a week with a daily backup of those files known to have been chang
59. SI 3 host adapter sup porting up to three 1 inch SCSI hard disk drives in internal bays built in Ultra Narrow SCSI 3 host adapter supporting the internal CD ROM drive CD ROM drive 0 0 2 0 20 e eee one SCSI CD ROM drive included with stan dard system Ports Externally accessible Sal o gee SO ss LB two 9 pin connectors Parallel bidirectional one 25 pin connector MIGCO 2 A Aka one 15 pin connector PS 2 style keyboard 6 pin mini DIN PS 2 compatible mouse 6 pin mini DIN Server management bus daisy chain connectors two modular 8 pin connectors Internally accessible Ultra2 LVD SCSI 3 controller 68 pin connector Ultra Narrow SCSI 3 G REFOIEM w o wy a os 50 pin connector Diskette drive 34 pin connector Storage system server management bus connector 6 pin header connector Video Video tyDe suw ocios taa ia e ee ee ATI Rage Pro AGP video controller VGA connector Video memory standard 2 MB NOTE For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table see the Glossary A 2 Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide Table A 1 Technical Specifications continued Power AC power supply Output wattage Input voltage System battery a a 275 W DC per supply 2 or 3 supplies pat wh Au ca 115 VAC at 60 Hz 230 VAC at 50 Hz tis alae AGH CR2032 3 0 V lithium
60. Satisfaction Return Policy U S and Canada Only E 3 Year 2000 Statement of Compliance for Dell Branded Hardware Products E 4 PREVIOUS POGUCIS rr da te adas a E 4 ONANI IEEE E EARE RR NS E EN E 5 Additional INfOrmation 222 a a bd A E 5 xvii Glossary Index Figures Tables xviii Figure 1 1 Figure 1 2 Figure 1 3 Figure 4 1 Figure 5 1 Figure B 1 Figure B 2 Figure B 3 Figure B 4 Figure B 5 Figure B 6 Figure B 7 Figure D 1 Figure D 2 Figure D 3 Figure D 4 Table 2 1 Table 2 2 Table 3 1 Table 4 1 Table A 1 Table B 1 Table B 2 Table B 3 Table B 4 Table B 5 Table B 6 RONAN A RANO Paz e AE cate e E E E E tak 1 4 Status Indicators anan OS RAA of a a 1 5 Hot Pluggable Hard Disk Drive IndicatorS 1 6 System Setup Screens ii e coh a etek tt iia 4 4 View or Edit Details Screen Example oo o oo o o oo 5 5 I O Ports and Connectors 0 00000 eee B 2 Pin Numbers for the Serial Port Connectors B 3 Pin Numbers for the Parallel Port Connector B 4 Pin Numbers for the Keyboard Connector 1 B 6 Pin Numbers for the Mouse Connector 1 11 B 6 Pin Numbers for the Video Connector aaaaaa1111 B 7 Pin Numbers for the Server Management Bus Connectors B 9 VCCI Class A ITE Regulatory Mark uaaa aaa aaa oo D 5 VCCI Class B ITE Re
61. TY FOR MALFUNCTIONS AND DEFECTS IN HARDWARE IS LIMITED TO REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT AS SET FORTH IN THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT THESE WARRANTIES GIVE YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE OR JURIS DICTION TO JURISDICTION DELL DOES NOT ACCEPT LIABILITY BEYOND THE REMEDIES SET FORTH IN THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT OR LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LIABILITY FOR PRODUCTS OT BEING AVAILABLE FOR USE OR FOR LOST DATA OR SOFTWARE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITA TION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE PRECEDING EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU These provisions apply to Dell s limited three year warranty only For provisions of any service contract covering your system refer to your invoice or the separate service contract that you will receive If Dell elects to exchange a system or component the exchange will be made in accordance with Dell s Exchange Policy in effect on the date of the exchange In any instance in which Dell issues a Return Materials Authorization Number Dell must receive the product s for repair prior to the expiration of the warranty period in order for the repair s to be covered by the warranty NOTE If you chose one of the available warranty and service options in place of the standard limited three year warranty described in the preceding text
62. U2W host adapters is Yes NOTE Some 8 bit SCSI devices may have trouble handling wide negotiation which may result in erratic behavior or a hang condition For these devices set Initiate Wide Negotiation to No When this option is set to Yes the host adapter attempts 16 bit transfer When this option is set to No 8 bit data transfer is used unless the SCSI device itself requests wide negotiation The effective transfer rate is doubled when 16 bit data transfer is used because the data path for wide SCSI is twice the size of normal 8 bit SCSI Send Start Unit This option determines whether the start unit command is sent to the SCSI device during the boot routine The default for AlC 7860 AIC 7890 and 2940U2W host adapters is Yes Setting this option to Yes reduces the load on your computer s power supply by allowing the host adapter to start SCSI devices one at a time when you boot your system When this option is set to No the devices are allowed to start at the same time Most devices require you to set a jumper before they can respond to this command NOTE For many devices if Send Start Unit is set to Yes the boot routine time will vary depending on how long it takes each drive to start BIOS Multiple LUN Support This option provides support for peripherals that contain multiple SCSI devices such as redundant arrays of independent disks RAID subsystems and CD ROM changers The default for AIC 7860 AIC 7890 and 2940U2
63. W host adapters is No Include in BIOS Scan This option enables you to set whether the system BIOS scans this device during system start up The default for AIC 7860 AIC 7890 and 2940U2W host adapters is Yes Advanced Host Adapter Settings Advanced Host Adapter settings should not be changed unless absolutely neces sary These values are set by Dell and changing them may cause conflicts with the SCSI devices Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3 7 e Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization This option enables the SCSI bus to be reset when the controller integrated circuit IC is initialized The default for AIC 7860 AIC 7890 and 2940U2W host adapters is Enabled Extended BIOS Translation For DOS Drives gt 1 GB This option determines whether extended translation is available for SCSI hard disk drives with capacities greater than 1 gigabyte GB The default is Enabled When you partition a hard disk drive larger than 1 GB use the MS DOS fdisk util ity as you normally would Because the cylinder size increases to 8 megabytes MB under extended translation the partition size you choose must be a multiple of 8 MB If you request a size that is not a multiple of 8 MB fdisk rounds up to the nearest whole multiple of 8 MB e Host Adapter BIOS This option enables or disables the host adapter BIOS The default is Enabled A NOTE Several SCSiSelect options are not valid unless the host adapter BIOS is enabled
64. a ono sw epide gadane wali yin id lada ae td oli wee anced A B 7 Server Management Bus Connectors s assau aana aaan aaraa B 9 Appendix C Maintaining the System ooooooo C Data Preservation aviat pa ai at aca da C 1 Scheduling Backups ss a woo o Kw C 1 Backup DeviceS 0 0000 cece eee C 1 R covering Datars oy asa cee cere SES RANGA SA dae ee KA Ae C 2 Cleaning Syst m COMPONENtSiai5 4 22 2 atch adwewlee aa GARY Aas hak dat C 2 Recommended Tools and AccessorieS 00 002000 C 3 Cleaning the System Monitor and Keyboard Exteriors C 3 GlGaning Drive See dd wil tens vel C 4 Environmental FactorS 43500 sda R S eta RPE Aa GEAR ae ee Bah C 4 Temperatures adas bee bale a ii nA ow a de eee C 4 FIUMIANYCE Z pee cst teste dna EEEE AE GA AA ZOO AA Laren Gita ZNAL C 5 ARUdE sedesie ai aed ee ee C 5 Dustand RarticiSSy zaw atv WA ao dl dl dari C 5 COMO Mar MOD a al Paka BO N OE e A PA E tk C 6 xvi Appendix D Appendix E ED LI ESA A A C 6 Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency Interference C 6 Magnetis Mesy toy doe at ee ee Atlan bl dl ete a dE la eS C 7 Shock and Vibrations sv A Geese a Vee ed C 7 PowerSource IMterruptions 2 0 4 5 tA a a ad a 4 C 8 Power Protection DEVICES tores arar Reena ee C 9 Surge Prove Ctors morri a SG eels eae ehh a Bek Bite kai C 9 Line CO dItoReTsS zi 2 ele eee cate a ee bs dai C 9 Uninterruptible Power Supplies 2
65. a few nearby buildings with all equipment linked by wiring dedicated specifically to the LAN Ib Abbreviation for pound s LCD Abbreviation for liquid crystal display A low power display often used for note book computers An LCD consists of a liquid crystal solution between two sheets of polarizing material An electric current causes each crystal to act like a shutter that can open to allow light past or close to block the light LED Abbreviation for light emitting diode An electronic device that lights up when a current is passed through it LIF Acronym for low insertion force Some computers use LIF sockets and connec tors to allow devices such as the microprocessor chip to be installed or re moved with minimal stress to the device LIM Acronym for Lotus Intel Microsoft LIM usually refers to version 4 0 of the EMS LN Abbreviation for load number local bus On a computer with local bus expansion capability certain peripheral devices such as the video adapter circuitry can be designed to run much faster than they would with a traditional expansion bus Some local bus designs allow peripherals to run at the same speed and with the same width data path as the computer s microprocessor LPTn The MS DOS device names for the first through third parallel printer ports on your computer are LPT1 LPT2 and LPT3 LUN Acronym for logical unit number LVD Acronym for low voltage differential m Abbr
66. ack 5 see Installing the Dell Supplied Novell Patches and Support Pack 5 found later in this section The system searches for existing device drivers and hardware Press lt F3 gt to continue through the next few screens until the Choose the Server Drivers screen appears Select Select Edit Disk or LAN drivers and press lt Enter gt Select Disk and CD ROM Drivers as the type of driver to install and press lt Enter gt A list of installed drivers appears NOTE Do not use the SCSI driver for the AIC 7860 host adapter that appears in the list of installed drivers Press lt Insert gt to install an unlisted driver Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers3 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Insert the backup copy of the IntranetWare 4 11 SCSI and RAID driver diskette into the diskette drive and press lt Enter gt to continue A list of drivers on the dis kette appears NOTE If you have not already created this diskette refer to the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD Select the aic78u2 ham driver and press lt Enter gt The driver is copied to the hard disk drive NOTES Specific help text for each driver appears in the middle of the screen as you scroll down the list The Loaded Drivers window below the list of available drivers displays the names of drivers that are loaded and operational For a new installation this list is initially empty For a selective inst
67. allation the list shows the drivers already running If you have two controllers that use the same driver such as two Adaptec AIC 7890 host adapters you must load the same driver twice once for each controller At the Save existing file Y N prompt type y or n as necessary and press lt Enter gt Press lt Alt gt lt Esc gt to switch to the console prompt type load a Naic78u2 ham and press lt Enter gt A list of slot numbers separated by commas is displayed Write down all supported slot numbers listed and press lt Esc gt to clear the com mand line Press lt Alt gt lt Esc gt to return to the installation screen Select the field for the slot number type the slot number for the driver and press lt Enter gt Select Save parameters and continue and then press lt Enter gt When prompted to select an additional disk driver select Yes and press lt Enter gt Repeat steps 18 through 24 for the aha2940 ham driver NOTE If you have a RAID controller installed you may have a RAID driver dis kette included with your shipment If so return to step 17 and use that diskette as the source of your RAID driver If not repeat steps 18 through 24 for the pedge4x ham driver as well When prompted to select an additional disk driver select No and press lt Enter gt You now need to install the appropriate network adapter driver From the Additional Driver Actions menu select Gontinue Installation and press lt Enter gt
68. allel Modest Ate adit AA ott JA ital Ste W eb tt 4 10 Disketten a a RAD Bare aso wah o dee oe RE a ee 4 10 Speak6l spatu asme acted beeen eal AA BA oleae alien La ten acted toc 4 10 Primary SCSI and Secondary SCS i x sadesa a aa aag ea eee 4 10 System Dates ances E Na EAN AA A ENESA 4 10 Using the System Password Feature anaana auaa eee 4 11 Assigning a System Password 0 0 0 cee eee 4 11 Using Your System Password to Secure Your SysteM 4 13 Deleting or Changing an Existing System Password 4 14 Using the Setup Password Feature 0 ue ia eee 4 14 Assigning a Setup Password ae nare see koe dk Vea cad Mae E 4 15 Operating With a Setup Password Enabled 00000 000s 4 15 Deleting or Changing an Existing Setup Password 0000 4 15 Disabling a Forgotten Password rosi eea eia hiia ee 4 16 R sponding to Error Messages ii a eS 4 16 Using the Resource Configuration Utility 5 1 Configuring ISA and PCI Expansion Cards 0 0 0 0 00 cece eee eee 5 1 Howto Run thet ROU uti RE A Athena eect il tdo 5 2 WhenitoRunsthe ROU s a O Lee Babee A EA 5 2 Making Selections in the RCU 2 2 ee 5 2 Using Online INSTFUCTIONS Swe was dale parra packs Polak Law Min pub o ego 5 2 Starting the RGU ia tie Gack oe dade Gb a ee has ee er 5 2 Maim Menders neia ien A A oa ee aid tot ZEE 5 3 Learn About Configuring Your Computer 00 2000s 5 3 Configure Compute
69. also draws dust and other parti cles into the system causing contaminant buildup which results in an increase in the system s internal temperature and interferes with the operation of various system components To avoid these conditions Dell recommends keeping your work environment clean to reduce the amount of dust and dirt around the system thereby reducing the amount of contaminants drawn into the system by the power supply fan In particular you should keep the exterior of your system and monitor clean and you should use a commercially available diskette drive head cleaning kit to remove contaminants inside your diskette drives C 2 Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide Recommended Tools and Accessories Dell recommends that you use the following tools and accessories when you clean the system e A wrist grounding strap The proper use of a wrist grounding strap reduces the effect of electrostatic discharge ESD which can damage certain system compo nents To use a wrist grounding strap place the strap around your wrist and attach the other end of the strap to an unpainted metal surface in the chassis such as the power supply bracket that is connected to chassis ground e A liquid dishwashing detergent Use a mixture of one part liquid dishwashing detergent and three parts water to clean the exterior of the system monitor and keyboard You can also add fabric softener to produce an antistatic solution that prevents d
70. ated to parity to protect data Data is striped such that a single transaction requires ac cess to all drives See also striping RAID 4 RAID 4 is commonly called guarding It uses data striping like RAID 3 but adds a single dedicated parity drive The parity data stored on this drive can be used to recover data lost froma single failed drive RAID 4 configurations write data slowly because parity data has to be generated and written to the parity drive and the generation of the parity data frequently re quires reading data from multiple physical drives See also guarding and striping RAID 5 RAID 5 like RAID 4 is commonly called guarding RAID 5 is identical to RAID 4 except that the parity data is distributed evenly across all physical drives instead of a parity drive In configurations using a large number of physical drives in which a large number of simultaneous small write operations are being performed RAID 5 offers potentially higher perfor mance than RAID 4 RAID 4 and RAID 5 configurations are appropriate in high availability applications where performance is less critical or where high data capacity is required See also guarding RAID 10 RAID 10 is a mirroring technique in which data is duplicated across two identical RAID 0 arrays or hard disk drives All data on a physical drive in one array is duplicat ed or mirrored on a drive in the second array Mirroring offers complete redun dancy of data f
71. ater in this section If you assign and later forget a system password you need to be able to remove the computer cover to change a jumper setting that disables the system password feature see Disabling a Forgotten Password found later in this chapter Note that when you erase the system password you erase the setup password at the same time CAUTION If you leave your system running and unattended without having a system password assigned or if you leave your computer unlocked so that someone can disable the password by changing a jumper setting any one can access the data stored on your hard disk drive NOTE The system password is overridden by the setup password Assigning a System Password Before you can assign a system password you must enter the System Setup program and check System Password Using the System Setup Program4 11 When a system password is assigned System Password is Enabled When the sys tem password feature is disabled by a jumper setting on the system board the status shown is Disabled by Jumper You cannot change or enter a new system pass word if either of these options is displayed When no system password is assigned and the password jumper on the system board is in the enabled position its default the status shown for System Password is Not Enabled Only when System Password is set to Not Enabled can you assign a system password using the following procedure 1 Verify that Password Status
72. brackets 5 To confirm your password type it a second time and press lt Enter gt The password setting changes to Enabled Your system password is now set you can exit the System Setup program and begin using your system Note how ever that password protection does not take effect until you reboot the system by turning the system off and then on again 4 12 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide Using Your System Password to Secure Your System Whenever you turn on your system or reboot by pressing the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt key combination the following prompt appears when Password Status s set to Unlocked Type in the password and press lt ENTER gt to leave password security enabled press lt CTRL gt lt ENTER gt to disable password security Enter password If Password Status is set to Locked the following prompt appears Type the password and press lt Enter gt After you type the correct system password and press lt Enter gt your system boots and you can use the keyboard and or mouse to operate your system as usual NOTE If you have assigned a setup password see Using the Setup Password Fea ture found later in this chapter the system accepts your setup password as an alternate system password If a wrong or incomplete system password is entered the following message appears on the screen Incorrect password Enter password If an in
73. ches including the IntranetWare Support Pack 5 a backup option for the files being replaced by the IntranetWare Support Pack 5 and a reboot option Dell recommends that you accept the defaults as displayed 6 Read the list of options and press lt F10 gt to accept them The program copies files to your hard disk drive 7 Atthe message IntranetWare Support Package installation is complete press lt Enter gt 8 Atthe console prompt type down and press lt Enter gt to return to downed server mode 9 Atthe console prompt type exit to return to the MS DOS prompt 10 Remove the Dell IntranetWare Support CD 11 Reboot the server IntranetWare 4 11 From Sources Other Than Dell If you purchased IntranetWare 4 11 from a source other than Dell you must apply the IntranetWare Support Pack version 4 or later before IntranetWare SMP can be installed The current IntranetWare Support Pack is version 5 and is an MS DOS executable patch file iwsp5b exe available for download from Novell s World Wide Web site at www novell com For complete instructions on applying IntranetWare Support Pack 5 refer to the Novell documentation To install the IntranetWare Support Pack 5 follow these steps 1 Start IntranetWare 2 Load the Support Pack file onto a workstation that is attached to the PowerEdge server 3 20 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems Users Guide 3 Copy the Support Pack file to a volume on the server 4 Expand the fil
74. ck Control Panel 4 Double click the Display icon The Display Settings window appears 5 Select the Settings tab 6 Click Display Type and then click Change in the Adapter box A list of available video drivers is displayed 7 Click Have Disk 8 Insert the AT Installation Disk into the diskette drive then click OK in the Install From Disk window 9 Make sure that ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage Pro the default is selected in the video driver list and click Install The Installing Drivers dialog box appears 10 Click Yes to proceed After the files are copied from the diskette Windows NT prompts you to restart your system Click OK and close all open windows 11 Remove the ATI Installation Disk from the diskette drive and restart Windows NT When you restart Windows NT you can change the display resolution and color depth Using the DellOpenManageServer Assistant CD 2 5 12 Open the Program Manager access the Control Panel and select the Display icon The Display Settings window appears 13 Select the desired resolution number of colors and refresh rate Asset Tag Utility The Asset Tag utility allows you to enter an asset tag number for your system The default System Setup screen see Figure 4 1 does not show the asset tag number unless you enter one using this utility A NOTE The Asset Tag utility works only on systems running MS DOS Using the Asset Tag Utility Use the following procedure to cr
75. coin cell Physical a gaan amp MSS 17 3 cm 6 81 inches bade tea 43 4 cm 17 07 inches eee eee 74 5 cm 29 32 inches SZA 34 kg 75 Ib Environmental Temperature Operating Storage Relative humidity Operating Storage Maximum vibration Operating Storage Maximum shock Operating Storage Altitude Operating Storage EAC 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F PSOE 40 to 65 C 40 to 149 F kia cid 8 to 80 noncondensing pad pazo 5 to 95 noncondensing suk dne Ric 0 25 Gat3 to 200 Hz for 15 min RIA 0 5 G at 3 to 200 Hz for 15 min ORZESZE 6 shock pulses in the positive and negative x y and z axes at 50 G for 2 ms A 6 shock pulses in the positive and negative x y and z axes at 92 G for 2 ms ctf iad ais 16 to 3048 m 50 to 10 000 ft O 16 to 10 600 m 50 to 35 000 ft NOTE For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table see the Glossary Technical Specifications A 3 A 4 Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide APPENDIX B I O Ports and Connectors 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 identifies the l O ports and connectors for you
76. configuration NOTE Although most options are available from both the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD and the utility partition some options such as accessing online docu mentation are available only from the CD The Run System Diagnostics option is only available from the utility partition Table 2 1 Utility Partition Menu Options Option Description Choose a Language Deutsch English Allows the user to select the language in which to Espa ol Francais display menus and messages Configure the System Run Resource Con Runs the Reource Configuration Utility RCU figuration Utility Configure RAID Runs the Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Control Subsystem ler configuration utility if the controller card is present on your system Run System Utilities Run System Runs the system hardware diagnostics Diagnostics Upgrade Utility Allows the user to upgrade the utility partition for Partition example adding removing or changing features installed on the partition Create Diskettes Create Blank Creates a blank formatted diskette Formatted Diskette NOTE For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table see the Glossary Using the DellOpenManageServer Assistant CD 2 3 2 4 Table 2 1 Utility Partition Menu Options continued Option Description Create Utility Diskettes Create RAID Configu Creates a bootable diskette for running the Dell ration Utility Disk
77. correct or incomplete system password is entered again the same message appears on the screen The third and subsequent times an incorrect or incomplete system password is entered the system displays the following message Incorrect password Number of unsuccessful password attempts 3 System halted Must power down The number of unsuccessful attempts made to enter the correct system password can alert you to an unauthorized person attempting to use your system Even after your system is turned off and on the previous message is displayed each time an incorrect or incomplete system password is entered NOTE You can use Password Status in conjunction with System Password and Setup Password to further protect your system from unauthorized changes For more information see Password Status found earlier in this chapter Using the System Setup Program4 13 Deleting or Changing an Existing System Password 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 program by pressing the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Enter gt key com bination Press the lt Alt gt lt p gt key combination to move to Page 2 of the System Setup screens For instructions on changing the setting for Password Status see Password Status found earlier in this chapter 2 Reboot your system to force it t
78. d components with internal pres sure such as electrolytic capacitors to fail or perform at reduced efficiency Each Dell system is rated to operate at altitudes from 16 to 3048 meters m 50 to 10 000 feet ft and can be stored at altitudes of 16 to 10 600 m 50 to 35 000 ft Dust and Particles A clean operating environment can greatly reduce the negative effects of dust and other particles which act as insulators and interfere with the operation of a system s mechanical components Also in addition to regular cleaning you should follow these guidelines to deter contamination of the system equipment e Do not permit smoking anywhere near the system Do not permit food or drink near the system e Use dust covers when the system is not in use e Keep all diskettes in a closed diskette box when not in use e Close windows and outside doors to keep out airborne particles Maintaining the System C 5 Corrosion The oil from a person s fingers or prolonged exposure to high temperature or humidity can corrode the gold plated edge connectors and pin connectors on various devices in the system This corrosion on system connectors is a gradual process that can even tually lead to intermittent failures of electrical circuits To prevent corrosion you should avoid touching contacts on boards and cards Pro tecting the system from corrosive elements is especially important in moist and salty environments which tend to promot
79. d defines the pin assignments and interface signals for the keyboard connector shell lt 2 1 Figure B 4 Pin Numbers for the Keyboard Connector Table B 3 Pin Assignments for the Keyboard Connector Pin Signal 1 0 Definition 1 KBDATA O Keyboard data 2 NC N A No connection 3 GND N A Signal ground 4 FVcc N A Fused supply voltage 5 KBCLK O Keyboard clock 6 NC N A No connection Shell N A N A Chassis ground Mouse Connector If you reconfigure your hardware you may need pin number and signal information for the mouse connector Figure B 5 illustrates the pin numbers for the mouse connector and Table B 4 lists and defines the pin assignments and interface signals for the mouse connector Figure B 5 Pin Numbers for the Mouse Connector B 6 Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide Table B 4 Pin Assignments for the Mouse Connector Pin Signal 1 0 Definition 1 MFDATA 1 0 Mouse data 2 NC N A No connection 3 GND A Signal ground 4 FVcc N A Fused supply voltage 5 MFCLK 1 0 Mouse clock 6 NC N A No connection Shell N A N A Chassis ground Video Connector The system uses a 15 pin high density D subminiature connector on the back panel for attaching a video graphics array VGA compatible monitor to your system The video circuitry on the system board synchronizes the signals that drive the red green and blue electron guns in the monitor NOTE Installing a video card automatically disables
80. d has been passed Warning causes the system LED to flash as soon as a noncritical error threshold has been passed Keyboard Errors Keyboard Errors enables or disables reporting of keyboard errors during the power on self test POST which is a series of tests that the system performs on the hardware each time you turn on the system or press the reset button This option is useful when applied to self starting servers or host systems that have no permanently attached keyboard In these situations selecting Do Not Report sup presses all error messages relating to the keyboard or to the keyboard controller during POST This option does not affect the operation of the keyboard itself if a keyboard is attached to the computer Boot Sequence Boot Sequence can be set to Diskette First the default or to Hard Disk Only The term boot refers to the system s start up procedure When turned on the system bootstraps itself into an operational state by loading into memory a small program which in turn loads the necessary operating system Boot Sequence tells the system where to look for the files that it needs to load NOTE If a bootable CD ROM is in the CD ROM drive the system will boot from the CD ROM ignoring any value in Boot Sequence If there is no bootable CD ROM Boot Sequence will control whether the system boots from a diskette or a hard disk drive Diskette First Selecting Diskette First causes the system to try booting
81. d required system resources and then uses his information to create a conflict free configuration The RCU is PCl aware and can be used to configure PCI expansion cards Configura tion information for PCI expansion cards is contained within the card so no additional cfg file is required You should run the RCU after installing or moving a PCI expansion card to keep the system s database of available resources accurate Using the Resource Configuration Utility 5 1 How to Run the RCU 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 CD s main menu Dell recommends that you run the RCU from a diskette because it is not compatible with all operating systems Also using a diskette to run the utility allows you to copy any system configuration changes to the diskette for safekeeping Refer to the Dell OpenManage Server AssistantCD to create the RCU diskette PCI expansion cards do not require a configuration file The PCI configuration utility in read only memory ROM automatically uses the information maintained by the RCU to assign resources for PCI expansion cards When to Run the RCU After the RCU has configured all of your PCI expansion cards you can use the utility to lock the configuration of your PCI expansion cards so that they are always assigned the same resources See Locking and Unlocking Cards found
82. dows NT Server 4 0 operating system must be set up with a resolution of 640 x 480 at installation Windows NT Server 4 0 Service Pack 3 must be installed to use the updated drivers for ATI video You need to install the video drivers for the operating system you install on your PowerEdge 4350 system unless they were installed by Dell Use the following proce dure to install the video drivers for Windows NT Server 4 0 The Novell NetWare operating system provides a textual interface and does not require video drivers Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide Installing Video Drivers for Supported Windows NT Server 4 0 Operating Systems This subsection provides information about installing video drivers for supported oper ating systems For a list of the operating systems supported see Supported Operating Systems in Chapter 1 NOTE Video drivers must be reinstalled after every installation of Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 3 Select the Create Diskettes option from the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant main menu and create a diskette of software drivers for Windows NT 4 0to keep as a backup After you make the diskette of the drivers use the following procedure to install the video drivers 1 Start Windows NT 2 Log in as the administrator or as a user with administrative privileges For information on system administration see the reference documentation for Windows NT 3 Click the Start button point to Settings and cli
83. ds and can tell you how to configure non Plug and Play Industry Standard Architecture ISA expansion cards manually by setting jump ers or switches Before your system was shipped from Dell a technician used the RCU to enter the correct information for the expansion cards initially installed in your computer The RCU also monitors the resources required by any installed PCI expansion card After installing or moving a PCI expansion card you should run the RCU to update the system s database of available system resources stored in nonvolatile random access memory NVRAM CAUTION Whenever you make changes to the System Setup program or add reposition or remove ISA expansion cards add or remove memory or change settings for built in devices you must run the RCU make any nec essary changes and save the system configuration information Failure to do so may cause resource conflicts between PCI devices such as PCI expan sion cards the built in video controller or the built in small computer system interface SCSI host adapter See Configuring ISA and PCI Expan sion Cards in this chapter for more information about how PCI devices are configured based on settings in the RCU Configuring ISA and PCI Expansion Cards Whenever you add remove or reposition an ISA expansion card use the RCU to reconfigure your system The utility reads the card s corresponding configuration cfg file which describes the card s characteristics an
84. ducts back to Dell in their original or equivalent packaging prepay shipping charges and insure the shipment or accept the risk of loss or damage during shipment Dell will ship the repaired or replacement products to you freight prepaid if you use an address in the continental U S or Can ada where applicable Shipments to other locations will be made freight collect NOTE Before you ship the product s to Dell back up the data on the hard disk Z drive s and any other storage device s in the product s Remove any removable media such as diskettes CDs or PC Cards Dell does not accept liability for lost data or software Dell owns all parts removed from repaired products Dell uses new and reconditioned parts made by various manufacturers in performing warranty repairs and building replacement products If Dell repairs or replaces a product its warranty term is not extended Coverage During Years Two and Three During the second and third years of this limited warranty Dell will provide on an exchange basis and subject to Dell s Exchange Policy in effect on the date of the exchange replacement parts for the Dell hardware product s covered under this lim ited warranty when a part requires replacement You must report each instance of hardware failure to Dell s Customer Technical Support in advance to obtain Dell s con currence that a part should be replaced and to have Dell ship the replacement part Dell will ship parts freight
85. e Not Enabled the default e Enabled e Disabled by Jumper jumper removed NOTE Read Using the Setup Password Feature found later in this chapter for instructions on assigning a setup password and using or changing an existing setup password See Disabling a Forgotten Password found later in this chapter for instructions on disabling a forgotten setup password Mouse Mouse enables or disables the system s built in Personal System 2 PS 2 compatible mouse port Disabling the mouse allows an expansion card to use IRQ12 Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 configure the system s built in serial ports These options can be set to Auto the default to automatically configure a port to a particu lar designation COM1 or COM3 for Serial Port 1 COM2 or COM4 for Serial Port 2 or to Off to disable the port If you set a serial port to Auto and add an expansion card containing a port configured to the same designation the system automatically remaps the built in port to the next available port designation that shares the same interrupt request IRQ settingas follows e COM1 input output I O address 3F8h which shares IRQ4 with COMA is remapped to COMS I O address 3E8h e Likewise COM2 I O address 2F8h which shares IRO3 with COM4 is remapped to COMA I O address 2E8h NOTE When two COM ports share an IRO setting you can use either port as neces sary but you may not be able to use
86. e Switches or Print Report option lists the required switch and jumper settings for each expansion card in your computer To view the settings high light the card and press lt Enter gt Press lt F7 gt to make a copy of or print the settings If your computer is attached to a printer you can print out the information or copy it to a file Step 5 Save and Exit The Step 5 Save and Exit option allows you to save or cancel the configuration changes you have made When you select this option follow the directions on the menu that appears If you save your changes the utility saves the new configuration in your system s NVRAM and in a file on your RCU diskette Then the utility automatically reboots your system Ifyou cancel your changes you can remain in the utility to make other changes or exit the utility without saving any changes Set Date Set date allows you to set or change the computer date Type the new date and press lt Enter gt to store it or lt Esc gt to cancel the change The format is mm dd yyyy Set Time Set time allows you to set or change the computer time Type the new time and press lt Enter gt to store it or lt Esc gt to cancel the change The format ishh mm ss Maintain Resource Configuration Diskette Using the Maintain Resource Configuration Diskette option you can create a backup copy of the system configuration information sci file or use a previously saved sci file to reconfigure your syste
87. e by typing iwsp5b exe and press lt Enter gt 5 Follow the directions in the iwsp5b txt file included with the Support Pack When Support Pack 5 has been applied you can install SMP on your system Installing SMP Support NOTE Before SMP can be installed on your system you must apply the IntranetVVare Support Pack 4 or later to the IntranetVVare operating system See Installing the Dell Supplied Novell Patches and Support Pack 5 found earlier in this chapter To add SMP support to your IntranetWare installation follow these steps 1 Start IntranetWare 2 Atthe IntranetWare console prompt type Load install and press lt Enter gt 3 From the installation screen that appears select Multi CPU Options and press lt Enter gt 4 From the SMP Installation Options screen select Select a Platform Support Module and press lt Enter gt 5 From the Select a Driver screen select MPS14 PSM and press lt Enter gt A confirmation screen asks if you want to load the selected module 6 Select Yes and press lt Enter gt A message screen appears 7 Press lt Enter gt to continue and then lt Alt gt lt Esc gt to exit to the console prompt 8 Type down to down the server and then exit to exit to MS DOS 9 Reboot the system to enable SMP support Using startup ncf and autoexec ncf The startup ncf and autoexec nef files contain a set of commands that are executed during the boot routine The startup nef file contains c
88. e corrosion Also as a further deterrent to corro sion the system should not be used in extreme temperatures as explained in Temperature found earlier in this appendix ESD ESD results from the buildup of static electricity on the human body and certain other objects This static electricity is often produced by simple movements such as walk ing across a carpet ESD is a discharge of a static electrical charge that occurs when a person whose body contains such a charge touches a component in the system This static discharge can cause components especially chips to fail ESD is a prob lem particularly in dry environments where the relative humidity is below 50 percent To reduce the effects of ESD you should observe the following guidelines e When working inside the system wear a wrist grounding strap If a wrist ground ing strap is unavailable touch an unpainted metal surface on the chassis periodically to neutralize any static charge e fat all possible stand on a concrete floor while working inside the system e Use an antistatic floor mat when working inside the system e If itis necessary to work in a carpeted area spray the carpet with an antistatic spray and allow it to dry before beginning to work inside the system e Keep components in their antistatic packaging until they are installed e Avoid wearing clothing made of wool or synthetic materials Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency Interference Electr
89. e loss of power Uninterruptible Power Supplies Uninterruptible power supply UPS systems offer the most complete protection against variations in power because they use battery power to keep the system run ning when AC power is lost The battery is charged by the AC power while it is available so once AC power is lost the battery can provide power to the system for a limited amount of time from 15 minutes to an hour or so depending on the UPS system UPS systems range in price from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars with the more expensive units allowing you to run larger systems for a longer period of time when AC power is lost UPS systems that provide only 5 minutes of battery power let you conduct an orderly shutdown of the system but are not intended to provide continued operation Surge protectors should be used with all UPS systems and the UPS system should be Underwriters Laboratories UL safety approved Maintaining the System C 9 C 10 Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide APPENDIX D Regulatory Notices Electromagnetic interference EMI is any signal or emission radiated in free space or conducted along power or signal leads that endangers the functioning of a radio navi gation or other safety service or seriously degrades obstructs or repeatedly interrupts a licensed radio communications service Radio communications services include but are not limited to AM FM commercial broadcast televisio
90. e tag number is also accessed by certain Dell support software including the diagnostics software e Asset Tag displays the customerprogrammable asset tag number for the system if an asset tag number has been assigned You can use the Asset Tag utility which is included with your software support utilities to enter an asset tag num ber up to ten characters long into NVRAM See Asset Tag Utility in Chapter 2 for information on loading the Asset Tag utility Using the System Password Feature CAUTION The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your system However they are not foolproof If your data requires more security it is your responsibility to obtain and use additional forms of protection such as data encryption programs Your Dell system is shipped to you without the system password feature enabled If system security is a concern you should operate your system only with system password protection You can assign a system password as described in the next subsection Assigning a System Password whenever you use the System Setup program After a system password is assigned only those who know the password have full use of the system When System Password is set to Enabled the computer system prompts you for the system password just after the system boots To change an existing system password you must know the password see Deleting or Changing an Existing System Password found l
91. eate a system utility diskette and boot the system 1 If you have not already done so create a bootable system utility diskette from the CD 2 Insert the diskette into drive A and reboot the system NOTE The system utility diskette contains CD ROM drivers that provide access Z to the CD ROM drive when you boot from the diskette After you boot the system with the system utility diskette you can use the Asset Tag utility to enter an asset tag number that you or your organization assign to the system You can also use the Asset Tag utility to reenter the system s service tag number if that becomes necessary You can view the asset tag number using the System Setup program as described in Chapter 4 Using the System Setup Program Assigning and Deleting an Asset Tag Number An asset tag number can have up to ten characters any combination of characters excluding spaces is valid To assign or change an asset tag number typeasset and a space followed by the new number then press lt Enter gt For example type the fol lowing command line and press lt Enter gt asset 1234567890 When prompted to verify the asset tag number type y and press lt Enter gt The sys tem then displays the new or modified asset tag number and the service tag number To delete the asset tag number without assigning a new one type asset d and press lt Enter gt Table 2 2 lists the command line options you can use with the Asset Tag uti
92. econdary SCSI option 4 10 problem solving 1 7 Processors land 2 4 6 R radio frequency interference See RFI recovering data tools C 2 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems User s Guide regulatory notices D 2 Resource Configuration Utility about 5 1 Advanced menu 5 6 exiting 5 6 Main menu 5 3 making selections 5 2 online instructions 5 2 program diskettes 5 2 resolving resource conflicts 5 8 starting 5 2 Steps in Configuring Your Computer menu 5 4 system board options 5 4 System Board Options screen 5 5 when to run 5 2 resource conflicts resolving 5 8 return policy E 3 RFI C 6 S safety instructions for preventing ESD vii general v health considerations vi Scan Sequence option 4 8 SCSI 3 1 SCSI backplane board about 1 3 indicators 1 6 SCSI devices CD ROM drive 1 3 SCSI disk utilities 3 3 SCSI drivers included with system 3 1 installing for IntranetWare 3 13 SCSI host adapters integrated Adaptec AIC 7860 1 3 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 utilities 3 3 security See also setup password system password system 1 7 security System Setup program 4 9 Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 options 4 9 serial port 1 connector about B 3 illustrated B 2 pin assignm
93. ed Following these guidelines ensures the loss of no more than a day s work in the event of a hard disk drive failure or if you inadvertently delete one or more important files As further insurance against data losses you should keep duplicate copies of the weekly and monthly backups at an off site location Doing this ensures that you lose no more than a week s work even if one of the on site backups becomes corrupted Backup Devices Tape drives are fast convenient and reliable devices that can back up data at rates of up to 1 5 megabytes per second MB sec sustained without data compression and can often run unattended Dell offers tape drives with storage capacities in the range of 20 to 70 gigabytes GB when available per tape cartridge and recommends these drives and their associated backup software for use as system backup devices Maintaining the System C 1 As a last resort you can back up a hard disk drive s contents on diskettes a method that is both time consuming and prone to human error Also backing up a full 4 GB hard disk drive requires approximately 277 diskettes when using 1 44 MB diskettes 334 diskettes when using 1 2 MB diskettes or 139 diskettes when using 2 88 MB diskettes Therefore if it is absolutely necessary to use diskettes as backup devices any unwanted hard disk drive files should be deleted before a backup procedure is started Recovering Data Some hard disk drive failures are recoverab
94. ems User s Guide In some cases selecting an option displays another menu You can return to the previ ous menu at any time by pressing lt Esc gt To restore the original SCSISelect defaults press lt F6 gt Configure View Host Adapter Settings Select Configure View Host Adapter Settings to display the current settings for the SCSI bus interface boot device options SCSI device configuration and advanced host adapter Before changing the settings review the list of settings in Table 3 1 and the descriptions of the settings in the subsections that follow Table 3 1 SCSI Disk Utilities To access the SCSI disk utilities select SCSI Disk Utilities from the menu that appears when you start SCSISelect When the option is selected SCSISelect immedi ately scans the SCSI bus to determine what devices are installed and displays a list of all SCSI IDs and the device assigned to each ID When you select a specific ID and device a small menu displaying the Format Disk and Verify Disk Media options appears CAUTION The Format Disk option destroys all data on the hard disk drive e Format Disk This option runs a utility that allows you to perform a low level format on a hard disk drive Most SCSI disk drives are formatted at the factory and do not need to be formatted again The Adaptec Format Disk utility is com patible with the vast majority of SCSI hard disk drives e Verify Disk Media This option runs a utility that allows y
95. ents B 3 serial port 2 connector about B 3 illustrated B 2 pin assignments B 3 serial ports about B 1 autoconfiguration 4 9 configuring B 2 designations B 1 disabling and enabling 4 9 IRQ lines B 2 pin assignments B 4 Server Assistant CD about 2 1 booting system from 2 1 installing video drivers from 2 4 main menu 2 2 utility partition 2 2 server management features 1 3 service 1 7 Service Tag option 4 11 setup password assigning 4 15 changing or deleting an existing password 4 15 disabling a forgotten password 4 16 using 4 15 viewing current status 4 9 Setup Password option 4 9 small computer system interface See SCSI SMB connector about B 9 illustrated B 2 pin assignments B 9 Speaker option 4 10 specifications system A 1 support 1 7 surge protector preventing power source interruptions C 9 system board features 1 2 options in Resource Configuration Utility 5 4 system configuration information 4 1 5 1 system data option 4 10 system environment altitude C 5 corrosion C 6 dust C 5 EMI and RFI C 6 ESD C 6 humidity C 5 magnetism C 7 power source C 8 shock and vibration C 7 temperature C 4 system features 1 1 System Memory option 4 10 Index 5 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
96. equent loss of valuable data lock access panel bezel and hard disk drive keylock diskette drive access indicator CD ROM drive power button diskette drive Figure 1 2 Status Indicators Introduction 1 5 Figure 1 3 shows the three indicator lights on each of the SCSI hard disk drive carriers These indicator lights provide the following information e The green hard disk drive online indicatorlights up when the hard disk drive is receiving power e The green hard disk drive activity indicator lights up when data is being trans ferred to or from the hard disk drive e The amber hard disk drive failure indicator blinks if a hard disk drive failure is detected See the Dell PowerEdge 4350 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide tor more information hard disk drive failure indicator hard disk drive activity indicator hard disk drive online indicator Figure 1 3 Hot Pluggable Hard Disk Drive Indicators 1 6 Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide Connecting External Devices You can connect various external devices such as a mouse and printer to the I O ports and connectors on the system s back panel The system BIOS detects the pres ence of external devices when you boot or reboot your system When connecting external devices to your system follow these guidelines e Check the documentation that accompanied the device for specific installation and configuration instructions For example
97. er To modify the startup ncf file follow these steps 1 Atthe IntranetWare prompt type install and press lt Enter gt 2 Choose the menu selection that allows you to edit the startup ncf file 3 Make the necessary changes When you are finished press lt F10 gt Using Drives Tested and Approved for IntranetWare To be fully certified as IntranetWare Yes Tested and Approved a drive and host adapter must both pass a qualification process that takes place before you see the product The goals of IntranetWare testing are to simplify installation and provide the highest quality disk subsystem Adaptec 78xx series host adapters and their drivers are fully tested and approved for IntranetWare This means that you can purchase a IntranetWare drive certified as Yes Tested and Approved from a vendor connect it to your system or host adapter partition it and create a volume without any compatibility concerns A NOTE Dell recommends using only Dell tested drives Adaptec s aic78u2 ham driver module is flexible enough to allow you to connect SCSI drives that are tested and approved for IntranetWare as well as standard SCSI drives to a single host adapter The driver registers each hard disk drive accordingly Drive registration is a usertransparent process no user interaction is required You can tell that the drive has been detected as IntranetWare tested and IntranetWare approved if the message NetWare Yes Tested and
98. er sources during thunderstorms If a blackout occurs even a temporary one while the system is turned on turn off the system immediately and disconnect it from its power source Leaving the system on may cause problems when the power is restored all other appliances left on in the area can create large voltage spikes that can damage the system C 8 Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide Power Protection Devices 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 Surge Protectors Surge protectors are available in a variety of types and usually provide a level of pro tection commensurate with the cost of the device Surge protectors prevent voltage spikes such as those caused during an electrical storm from entering a system through the AC power source Surge protectors however do not offer protection against brownouts which occur when the voltage drops more than 20 percent below the normal AC line voltage level Line Conditioners Line conditioners go beyond the overvoltage protection of surge protectors Line con ditioners keep a system s AC power source voltage at a fairly constant level and therefore can handle brownouts Because of this added protection line conditioners cost more than surge protectors up to several hundred dollars However these devices cannot protect against a complet
99. erating system to communicate with devices attached to the built in SCSI subsystem For more information on these drivers see Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers HP OpenView software including OpenView NNM SE with Dell OpenManage HIP a standards based management solution that provides concise and in depth views of networked systems devices and connections through an intuitive graphical interface The System Setup program for quickly viewing and changing the system configu ration information for your system For more information on this program see Chapter 4 Using the System Setup Program The Resource Configuration Utility RCU which automatically configures installed ISA and PCI expansion cards For more information see Chapter 5 Using the Resource Configuration Utility Enhanced security features available through the System Setup program or the RCU including a user password and a supervisor password Diagnostics for evaluating your system s components and devices For information on using the system diagnostics see Chapter 2 Using the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD in this User s Guide or see Chapter 5 Running the Dell Diagnostics in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide Introduction 1 3 1 4 Supported Operating Systems Dell supports the following network operating systems for use on PowerEdge 4350 systems e Microsoft Windows NT Server 4 0 e Microsof
100. es are included on the diskettes e aic78u2 sys Adaptec s driver for the 7890 SCSI controller and the AHA 2940U2W host adapter for Windows NT e aic78xx sys Adaptec s driver for the 7860 SCSI controller for Windows NT e oemsetup inf A file used by Windows NT Setup for driver installation e readme txt A text file describing the Adaptec 78xx driver for Windows NT If you have an optional RAID controller you will also be using the pedge sys file the Windows NT driver for the RAID controller Depending on the RAID controller you have the driver may be on the Dell OpenManage Server AssistantCD or on a sepa rate diskette included with the shipment Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3 9 Installing SCSI Drivers During Windows NT Installation To install the SCSI drivers at the same time you are installing Windows NT use the following procedure 1 If you have not already done so use the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD to create the Windows NT SCSI and video controller drivers diskette NOTE If you have a RAID controller installed you may have a RAID driver dis XK kette included with your shipment If so use that diskette as noted during this procedure If not use the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD to create the RAID driver diskette 2 Boot from the Microsoft Windows NT Server CD NOTE In the following step there is no prompt to press lt F6 gt Watch the XK messages on the screen carefully
101. essor you must order the microprocessor upgrade kit from Dell Not all versions of the Pentium Il microprocessor will work properly as an additional Introduction 1 1 microprocessor The upgrade kit from Dell contains the correct version of the microprocessor for use as an additional microprocessor as well as instructions for performing the upgrade The second microprocessor must have the same internal operating frequency as the first A minimum of 64 MB of system memory upgradable to a maximum of 2 gigabytes GB by installing combinations of 64 or 128 MB unbuffered synchro nous dynamic random access memory SDRAM in dual in line memory modules DIMMs or 256 or 512 MB registered SDRAM DIMMs in the 4 DIMM sockets on the system board You cannot mix unbuffered SDRAM and registered SDRAM in the system e A basic input output system BIOS that resides in flash memory on the Industry Standard Architecture ISA bus and can be upgraded if required e Up to three hot pluggable 1 inch small computer system interface SCSI hard disk drives e Two or three 275 watt W power supplies Multiple power supplies require a powersupply paralleling board PSPB and are hot pluggable from the PSPB NOTE A minimum configuration of two power supplies is nonredundant To XK ensure redundancy you must use three power supplies e Four redundant system cooling fans housed in a single hot swappable module The system board includes the fol
102. ette PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller configura tion utility if the controller card is present on your system The RAID configuration utility provides an alternative method for configuring the card Create Diagnostics Creates a bootable diskette from which the hard Diskette ware diagnostics can be run Create System utility Creates a bootable diskette from which utilities Diskette such as the Asset Tag utility can be run NOTE For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table see the Glossary NOTE The options displayed on your system are dependent on your system configu ration and may not include all of those listed here Running System Diagnostics The system diagnostics can be run from the utility partition or from a separate Dell Diagnostics Diskette provided with your system the Dell Diagnostics Diskette has the latest diagnostics tests From the Utility Partition menu select Run System Utili ties and then select Run System Diagnostics Before running the diagnostics you should make a blank diskette and insert it in the diskette drive so the diagnostics programs can record critical messages and informa tion as necessary Use the Create Blank Formatted Diskette option to create a formatted diskette The system hardware diagnostics are described in Chapter 5 Running the Dell Diagnostics of the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide Video Drivers NOTES The ATI video for the Microsoft Win
103. eviation for meter s mA Abbreviation for milliampere s mAh Abbreviation for milliampere hour s math coprocessor See coprocessor MB Abbreviation for megabyte s The term megabyte means 1 048 576 bytes how ever when referring to hard disk drive storage the term is often rounded to mean 1 000 000 bytes MBR Abbreviation for master boot record MDA Abbreviation for monochrome display adapter memory A computer can contain several different forms of memory such as RAM ROM and video memory Frequently the word memory is used as a synonym for RAM for example an unqualified statement such as a computer with 8 MB of memory re fers to a computer with 8 MB of RAM memory address A specific location usually expressed as a hexadecimal number inthe computer s RAM memory manager A utility that controls the implementation of memory in addition to conventional memory such as extended or expanded memory See also conventional memory EMM expanded memory extended memory HMA upper memory area and XMM MGA Abbreviation for monochrome graphics adapter MHz Abbreviation for megahertz microprocessor Because It is the primary computational chip inside the computer It is customary to refer to the microprocessor as the computer s brain The microprocessor contains an arithmetic processing unit and a control unit Software written for one microprocessor must usually be revised to run
104. existing device driver installed You can remove the device driver later after you have successfully rebooted Windows NT However if you leave the driver in each time you boot the system you may receive an error message about the extra device driver See the previous subsection Removing a Host Adapter Troubleshooting for Windows NT The boot manager for Windows NT contains recovery logic to allow you to return to the last known good configuration If you have changed your host adapter configura tion and Windows NT no longer boots follow these steps to recover 11 Undo any hardware changes you have made to the computer since it was last operational 2 Reboot the computer Watch the display carefully during start up If the following message appears press the spacebar press lt l gt at the next screen and then follow the instructions on the screen to continue booting with the last known good configuration Press spacebar NOW to invoke the Last Known Good menu 3 When your computer is operational again check all of the hardware and software configuration changes you want to make Look specifically for conflicts with parts of the existing system configuration that are not being changed If you cannot determine the source of the error contact Dell for assistance See Chap ter 12 Getting Help in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for instructions on contacting Dell for technical assistance Installation for No
105. fications summarizes the technical specifications of the PowerEdge 4350 e Appendix B I O Ports and Connectors provides specific information about the ports and connectors on the back panel of the PowerEdge 4350 e Appendix C Maintaining the System describes preventive maintenance pro cedures that you should perform regularly to keep the system in top operating condition e Appendix D Regulatory Notices is for users who are interested in which regu latory agencies have tested and approved the Dell PowerEdge 4350 systems e Appendix E Warranty Return Policy and Year 2000 Statement of Compliance describes the warranty and return policy for Dell PowerEdge 4350 systems lt also provides information about year 2000 compliance of Dell branded hardware products e The Glossary provides definitions of terms acronyms and abbreviations used in this guide Warranty and Return Policy Information Dell Computer Corporation Dell manufactures its hardware products from parts and components that are new or equivalent to new in accordance with industry standard practices For information about the Dell warranty for your system see Appendix E Warranty Return Policy and Year 2000 Statement of Compliance Other Documents You May Need In addition to this User s Guide the following documentation is included with your system e The Installation and Troubleshooting Guide provides instructions for instal
106. fourth serial ports on your com puter are COM1 COM2 COMB and COM4 MS DOS supports up to four serial ports However the default interrupt for COM1 and COM3is IRO4 and the default interrupt for COM2 and COM4 is IRO3 Therefore you must be careful when con figuring software that runs a serial device so that you don t create an interrupt conflict CON The MS DOS device name for the con sole which includes your computer s keyboard and text displayed on the screen config sys file When you boot your computer MS DOS runs any commands contained in the text file config sys before running any com mands in the autoexec bat file A config sys file is not required to boot MS DOS but provides a convenient place to run commands that are essential for setting up a consistent computing environ ment such as loading device drivers with a device statement controller A chip or expansion card that controls the transfer of data between the micro processor and a peripheral such as a disk drive or the keyboard conventional memory The first 640 KB of RAM Unless they are specially designed MS DOS programs are limited to running in conventional memory See also EMM expanded mem ory extended memory HMA memory manager upper memory area and XMM coprocessor A coprocessor relieves the computer s microprocessor of specific processing tasks A math coprocessor for example Glossary 3 handles numeric processing A g
107. ft cleaning cloth with a solution of three parts water and one part liquid dishwashing detergent Do not soak the cloth in the solution you must not let the solution drip inside the system or keyboard 4 Use the moistened cloth to wipe the system cover the keyboard and the exte rior of the monitor including the screen Maintaining the System C 3 Cleaning Drives 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 on the drive heads during normal operation If the kit does not contain instructions insert one of the pretreated diskettes into a diskette drive and turn on the system After 20 or 30 seconds remove the diskette from the drive Repeat this procedure for each diskette drive in the system CAUTION Do not attempt to clean drive heads with a swab You may acci M dentally misalign the heads rendering the drive inoperable Environmental Factors This section discusses various environmental factors that can adversely affect system performance and longevity Temperature Temperature extremes can cause a variety of problems including premature aging and failure of chips or mechanical failure of devices Extreme temperature fluctuations can cause chips to become loose in their sockets and can cause expansion and con traction of disk drive p
108. gs for built in devices you must run the Resource Configuration Utility RCU make any necessary changes and save the system configuration information Failure to do so may cause resource conflicts between Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI devices such as PCI expansion cards the built in video controller or the built in small computer system interface SCSI host adapter See Configuring ISA and PCI Expansion Cards in Chapter 5 for more informa tion about how PCI devices are configured based on settings in the RCU You can view the current settings any time you run the System Setup program When you change a setting the system reboots automatically so that the change can take effect After you set up your system run the System Setup program to familiarize yourself with your system configuration information and optional settings Dell recommends that you print the System Setup screens by pressing the lt Print Screen gt key or write down the information for future reference Before you use the System Setup program you need to know the kind of diskette drive s and hard disk drive s installed in your computer If you are unsure of any of this information see the Manufacturing Test Report that was shipped with your sys tem You can access the Manufacturing Test Report in the Dell Accessories folder Using the System Setup Program 4 1 Entering the System Setup Program Enter the System Setup program as follows 1 Turn on
109. gulatory Mark uaaaa aaa aaa aa D 5 MOC Class A Regulatory Mark Luuaaa aaa anawa eee D 6 MOC Class B Regulatory Mark Luuuaa aaa anawa eee D 7 Utility Partition Menu Options 0 000002 2 3 Asset Tag Command Line Options 00200005 2 7 SCSI Controller Defaults uaaaaaaaa aaa aaa aaa 3 4 System Setup Navigation Keys L uaaua aaa 4 3 Technical Specifications auaaaaaa aaa aaa aaa iA 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 Connector B 7 Pin Assignments for the Video Connector 111 B 8 Pin Assignments for the Server Management Bus Connectors B 9 CHAPTER 1 Introduction The Dell 9 PowerEdge 4350 which features Intel Pentium II processors is a feature rich enterprise class server that offers the highest performance availability scalability manageability and investment protection features in an industry leading rack dense form factor The PowerEdge 4350 provides a robust reliable rack optimized platform on which large corporate customers can deploy their mission critical applications This chapter describes the major hardware and software features of the computer system provides information about the indicators and controls on the system s f
110. h any of your computer s electronic components such as the microprocessor You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer chassis As you continue to work inside the computer periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to remove any static charge your body may have accumulated You can also take the following steps to prevent damage from electrostatic discharge ESD e When unpacking a static sensitive component from its shipping carton do not remove the component from the antistatic packing material until you are ready to install the component in your computer Just before unwrapping the antistatic packaging be sure to discharge static electricity from your body e When transporting a sensitive component first place it in an antistatic container or packaging e Handle all sensitive components in a static safe area If possible use antistatic floor pads and workbench pads The following caution may appear throughout this document to remind you of these precautions CAUTION See Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge in the safety instructions at the front of this guide vii viii Preface About This Guide This guide is intended for anyone who uses the Dell PowerEdge 4350 computer sys tem The guide can be used by both first time and experienced computer users who want to learn about the features and operation of the systems or who want to upgrade their systems The chapters and append
111. hapter 1 Customer Installed Windows NT Server 4 0 or IntranetWare 4 11 SCSI drivers are provided for the following operating systems e Microsoft Windows NT Server 4 0 and Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4 0 e Novell IntranetWare also called NetWare 4 11 Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3 1 Refer to the Dell OpenManage Server AssistantCD to create a diskette of drivers for your operating system For instructions on configuring the SCSI device drivers see the appropriate sections in this chapter The AIC 7890 host adapter supports up to three 1 inch internal SCSI hard disk drives via a standard SCSI backplane board The AIC 7860 host adapter supports the CD ROM drive The AIC 7890 and AlC 7860 host adapters and the optional AHA 2940U2W host adapter are all part of the Adaptec 78xx series of SCSI controllers and all use the 78xx series of SCSI device drivers provided by Dell The Adaptec SCSI basic input output system BIOS which is stored in your computer system s flash memory or on the AHA 2940U2W SCSI controller card links these SCSI device drivers to the AIC 7890 and AIC 7860 SCSI controller chips or the optional AHA 2940U2W SCSI controller card If you are using an optional Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller the corre sponding SCSI device drivers are installed at the same time as the SCSI device drivers for the AIC 7890 AIC 7860 and AHA 2940U2W host adapters You can also refer to your RAID controller d
112. he University of California at Berkeley in 1987 The goal of RAID is to use multiple small inexpensive disk drives to provide high storage capacity and performance while maintaining or improving the reliability of the disk subsystem Patterson Gibson and Katz described five different methods which are known as RAID levels 1 through 5 Each level uses one or more extra drives to provide a means of recovering data lost when a disk fails so that the effective failure rate of the whole disk subsystem be comes very low Recently Katz has defined a sixth meth od RAID 6 which improves reliability even further and a configuration that pro vides no data recovery has popularly become known as RAID 0 RAID 0 RAID 0 is commonly called striping This was not originally defined as a RAID level but has since come into popular use In this array configuration data is written sequentially across the available disksand no redundancy is provided RAID O config urations provide very high performance but relatively low reliability RAID O is the best choice when DSA controller cards are duplexed See also striping Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide RAID 1 RAID 1 is commonly called mirroring RAID 1 is the best choice in high availability applications that require high performance or relatively low data capacity See also mirroring RAID 10 RAID 3 RAID 3 is commonly called striping RAID 3 uses striping with one drive dedic
113. iled in its attempt to reserve the host adapter s hardware settings that is direct memory access DMA and interrupt request IRQ settings Another card in your system may be causing a conflict with the host adapter 002 NetWare rejected card Failed AddDiskSystem call The driver failed in its attempt to register the host adapter with IntranetWare The file server may not have enough memory 003 Invalid command line option entered gt option An invalid option was entered on the command line The invalid option that was entered is displayed 004 Invalid command line pleas nter correctly The driver was unable to understand the command line options you entered Be sure you have entered these options correctly Host Adapter Specific Error Codes The following error codes alert you to error conditions caused by factors related to the host adapter 200 No host adapter found for this driver to register No Adaptec 78xx host adapter was found in your system for the driver to register Be sure the host adapter is properly configured and properly seated in the slot 203 Invalid device setting 3 24 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide You have entered an invalid slot setting on the command line You can only enter slot numbers for valid host adapters If you load without the slot option you will be prompted to enter a valid value 204 Invalid verbose setting use y You can only enter y for this option ve
114. ility by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt a gt after the host adapter BIOS banner appears BIOS Support For Bootable CD ROM This option determines whether the host adapter BIOS provides support for booting from a CD ROM drive The default is Enabled 38 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide BIOS Support For Int13 Extensions This option determines whether the host adapter BIOS supports disks with more than 1024 cylinders The default is Enabled Installation for Supported Windows NT Server Operating Systems This section provides the following information about installing the Dell SCSI drivers for the supported Windows NT Server operating systems for a list of the operating systems supported see Supported Operating Systems in Chapter 1 e Installing the SCSI drivers e Removing a host adapter e Swapping a host adapter e Troubleshooting a configuration if Windows NT fails to boot NOTE Refer to Dell s Microsoft Windows NT Server 4 0 Operating System Quick Installation Guide or Microsoft Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4 0 Installation Information for instructions for installing or reinstalling the Windows NT operating system on your server The following procedures focus specifically on the installation of SCSI drivers Installation Overview The Windows NT driver diskettes you create for the Microsoft Windows NT Server operating system contain a number of files needed for driver installation The follow ing fil
115. ional memory memory manager upper memory area and XMM host adapter A host adapter implements communica tion between the computer s bus and the controller for a peripheral Hard disk drive controller subsystems include integrated host adapter circuitry To add a SCSI ex pansion bus to your system you must install the appropriate host adapter HPFS Abbreviation for the High Performance File System option in the Windows NT op erating system Hz Abbreviation for hertz I O Abbreviation for input output The key board and a printer for example are I O devices In general I O activity can be dif ferentiated from computational activity For example when a program sends a document to the printer it is engaging in I O activity when the program sorts a list of terms it is engaging in computational activity Glossary 7 8 ID Abbreviation for identification interlacing A technique for increasing video resolu tion by only updating alternate horizontal lines on the screen Because interlacing can result in noticeable screen flicker most users prefer noninterlaced video adapter resolutions internal microprocessor cache An instruction and data cache built in to the microprocessor The Pentium micro processor for example includes a 16 KB internal cache which is set up as an 8 KB read only instruction cache and an 8 KB read write data cache IP Abbreviation for Internet Protocol IPX Acronym for
116. is used primarily for troubleshooting purposes Speaker Speaker controls the built in speaker The default is On Rebooting the system is required for a change to take effect Primary SCSI and Secondary SCSI Primary SCSI and Secondary SCSI turn the respective SCSI controller on or off Selecting On the default option enables the built in PCI SCSI controller and scans the associated read only memory ROM For the system to boot from a drive attached to the built in SCSI controller the drive must be enabled Selecting Off causes the BIOS to mask the presence of a device System Data The following fields which are not selectable display information about the system e he processor line displays the microprocessor type and speed e Level 2 Cache displays the size of the integrated cache 512 kilobytes KB e System Memory indicates the entire amount of installed memory detected in your system except for memory on Expanded Memory Specification EMS expansion cards After adding memory check System Memory to confirm that the new memory is installed correctly and is recognized by the system 4 10 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide e Video Memory displays the amount of video memory detected in your system e Service Tag displays the system s five character service tag number which was programmed into NVRAM by Dell during the manufacturing process Refer to this number during technical assistance or service calls The servic
117. ixes are summarized as follows e Everyone should read Chapter 1 Introduction for an overview of the system features a description of the controls and indicators on the front panel and a general discussion of connecting external devices to the back panel of the system e Users who want to use the utilities the diagnostics orthe online documentation or who want to install drivers for their operating system should read Chapter 2 Using the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD e Everyone should read the first few sections of Chapter 3 Installing and Config uring SCSI Drivers to find out which small computer system interface SCSI device drivers if any are required for a particular system configuration Users who need to install and configure particular SCSI device drivers should then read the appropriate section for their operating system e Everyone should read the first several sections of Chapter 4 Using the System Setup Program to become familiar with this important program Only users who want to make configuration changes to their system or who want to use the password features need to read the rest of Chapter 4 e Everyone should read Chapter 5 Using the Resource Configuration Utility whenever a Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI expansion card is added removed or repositioned in the computer or when the settings for one of the built in devices is changed e Appendix A Technical Speci
118. kette Drive A and Diskette Drive B Diskette Drive A and Diskette Drive B identify the type of diskette drive installed in your computer NOTE To ensure commonality across the Dell PowerEdge family of servers the BIOS used in the PowerEdge 4350 system is the same as that used in other PowerEdge servers Thus the PowerEdge 4350 system BIOS provides support for dual diskette drive configurations as in other PowerEdge servers even though there is no avail able slot in the PowerEdge 4350 chassis to install a second diskette drive Diskette Drive A is the 3 5 inch diskette drive installed in the vertical drive slot to the left of the hard disk drives Slot space for a second diskette drive is not provided so Diskette Drive B s set to Not Installed The available settings for these options are 3 5 Inch 720 KB e 3 5 Inch 1 44 MB 5 25 Inch 360 KB e 5 25 Inch 1 2 MB e Not Installed Using the System Setup Program 4 5 Reserved Memory 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 For example you may have a memory expansion card that needs to be addressed starting at 15 megabytes MB Selecting the 15M 16M setting for Reserved Mem ory specifies that the base memory from 15 to 16 MB comes from the memory expansion card the base mem
119. latters resulting in read or write data errors When you perform a low level format operation on a hard disk drive it is important to ensure that the drive s surrounding temperature is at or near the temperature at which the drive will be operated Failure to do so can result in relocation of the tracks on the disk platters To minimize the negative effects of temperature on system performance follow these guidelines e Ensure that the system is operated in an environment no colder than 10 Celsius C 50 Fahrenheit F or hotter than 35 C 95 F e Ensure that the system has adequate ventilation Do not place it within a closed in wall unit or on top of cloth material which can act as insulation Do not place it where it will receive direct sunlight particularly in the afternoon Do not place it next to a heat source of any kind including heating vents during winter Adequate ventilation is particularly important at high altitudes System perfor mance may not be optimum when the system is operating at high temperatures as well as high altitudes e Make sure that all slots and openings on the system remain unobstructed espe cially the fan vent on the back of the system e Clean the system at regular intervals to avoid any buildup of dust and debris which can cause a system to overheat C 4 Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide e If the system has been exposed to abnormally cold temperatures allow a two hour warm up pe
120. le In these cases you may be able to recover all lost data if the proper utility software is available Even losses such as acci dentally deleted files or accidental reformatting of a hard disk drive can be reversed with these utilities If the system is running MS DOS many apparent data loss problems are due to cor ruption or erasure of the hard disk drive s master boot record MBR MS DOS boot sector or file allocation table FAT That is accidental deletion of files or accidental reformatting of the hard disk drive alters the MS DOS boot sector the FAT and the root directory However such accidents do not actually erase the contents of the hard disk drive files until new data is written to the sectors containing these files With software such as the Norton Utilities Mace Utilities or PC Tools Deluxe the data stored in these areas can often be restored meaning that you can recover most if not all of the data Unlike using the format command on a hard disk drive using format on a diskette completely erases all the data on the diskette unless you use the diskette format program included in the Mace Utilities For a complete description of data recovery procedures and the software needed to perform them see The Paul Mace Guide to Data Recovery published by Brady Cleaning System Components The fan assembly cools the system by drawing air in through various openings in the system and blowing it out the back However the fan
121. ling sys tem hardware and includes troubleshooting and diagnostic procedures for testing your computer system e The HP OpenView Network Node Manager Special Edition x x With Dell OpenManage HIPx x User s Guide describes the alert messages issued by the server management software You may also have one or more of the following documents e Operating system documentation is included with the system if you ordered the operating system software from Dell This documentation describes how to install if necessary configure and use the operating system software e Documentation is included with any options you purchase separately from the system This documentation includes information that you need to configure and install these options in your Dell computer e Technical information files sometimes called readme files may be installed on the hard disk drive to provide last minute updates about technical changes to the system or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or technicians NOTE Documentation updates are sometimes included with your system to describe changes to your system or software Always read these updates before consulting any other documentation because the updates often contain the latest information gt gt Notational Conventions The following subsections list notational conventions used in this document Notes Cautions and Warnings Throughout this guide blocks of text ma
122. lity To use one of these options type asset and a space followed by the option 2 6 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide Table 2 2 Asset Tag Command Line Options Asset Tag Option Description d Deletes the asset tag number I Displays the Asset Tag utility help screen Using the DelOpenManageServer Assistant CD 2 7 2 8 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide CHAPTER 3 Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers This chapter describes how to install and configure the Dell small computer system interface SCSI device drivers included with your Dell PowerEdge 4350 computer sys tem These device drivers are designed to work with the following host adapters e Embedded Adaptec AIC 7890 Ultra2 low voltage differential LVD SCSI 3 host adapter e Embedded Adaptec AIC 7860 Ultra Narrow SCSI 3 host adapter e Optional AHA 2940U2W SCSI host adapter NOTE The term host adapter is used throughout this chapter to refer to the embedded AIC 7890 and AIC 7860 SCSI controllers or the optional AHA 2940U2W SCSI controller card Dell Installed Windows NT Server 4 0 or IntranetWare 4 11 If Windows NT or IntranetWare was factory installed by Dell all of the SCSI drivers required by the PowerEdge 4350 system are preinstalled You do not need to use the procedures in this chapter unless you need to reinstall the drivers at a later date For a list of the operating systems supported see Supported Operating Systems in C
123. lowing built in features e Six Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI and two ISA expansion card con nectors PCI slots 1 through 4 are unshared slots PCI slot 5 is shared with ISA slot 5 and PCI slot 6 is shared with ISA slot 6 e An advanced graphics port AGP video subsystem based on the ATI 3D Rage Pro super video graphics array SVGA video controller This video subsystem con tains 2 MB of synchronous graphics random access memory SGRAM video memory nonupgradeable Maximum resolutions are 1280 x 1024 with 256 col ors noninterlaced The 1024 x 768 resolution provides 65 536 colors noninterlaced and the 800 x 600 and 640 x 480 resolutions provide 16 7 million colors for true color graphics e A National Semiconductor PC87309 super input output I O controller that con trols the bidirectional parallel port two serial ports and the diskette drive in the externally accessible front bay The parallel port can be set to operate in the following modes via the Parallel Mode option in the System Setup program output only Al compatible or bidirectional Personal System 2 PS 2 compatible e One Adaptec AIC 7890 Ultra2 low voltage differential LVD SCSI host adapter that supports up to three 1 inch internal SCSI hard disk drives via a SCSI back plane board and SCSI hard disk drive carriers The SCSI backplane automatically 1 2 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide configures SCSI ID numbers and SCSI termination
124. lt F7 gt in the Step 3 View or Edit Details menu from the Steps in Configuring Your Computer menu 2 Select Lock Unlock Boards and press lt Enter gt 3 Select the card s you want to unlock and press lt Enter gt 4 Press lt F10 gt to exit the Advanced menu 5 8 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems User s Guide Removing a Card that Conflicts With the Card You Just Installed If there is a resource conflict between two ISA expansion cards and you want to remove the card that conflicts with the one you just installed use the following procedure 1 From the Steps in Configuring Your Computer menu select Step 2 Add or Remove Boards and press lt Enter gt From the list of expansion slots and cards select the card in conflict with the one installed and press lt Del gt When the utility asks you to confirm your command press lt Enter gt Then press lt Esc gt to return to the Steps in Configuring Your Computer menu 2 Select Step 5 Save and Exit and press lt Enter gt 3 Select Save the Configuration and Restart the Computer and press lt Enter gt The system reboots with the new system configuration information 4 If you deleted an expansion card configuration file from the previously saved sys tem configuration information remove the card from your computer For information on removing the expansion card see Removing an Expansion Card in Chapter 8 of the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide Using the
125. luntary Control Council for Inter ference VCCI as Class B information technology equipment ITE However the inclusion of certain options can change the rating of some configurations to Class A ITE including peripherals expansion cards printers input output I O devices moni tors and so on integrated into or connected to the system should match the electromagnetic environment classification Class A or B of the computer system D 4 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems User s Guide To determine which classification applies to your computer system examine the regu latory labels markings see Figures D 1 and D 2 located on the bottom or back panel of your computer Once you have determined your system s VCCI classification read the appropriate VCCI notice Class A ITE WARE M A A I EMMA VCCI MALA i A Aci S cr DEM R CHATS EL Ja de Y Et nae ic KET AE fr a JE ET HAF This is a Class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference VCCI for information technology equipment If this equipment is used in a domestic environment radio disturbance may arise When such trouble occurs the user may be required to take corrective actions VCCI A Figure D 1 VCCI Class A ITE Regulatory Mark Class B ITE DAM E ES R r A ie AA EAS Moc HM I N FAB METETE E DAR EEE REKE GEJA E ALEF L A ET Oh hy Sa VAIA ITTE L i TA z This is a Class B product based on
126. m or to identically configure many other sys tems You can also copy update or delete sci or cfg files from your RCU diskette or the configuration diskette s for any hardware option Exit From This Utility The Exit From This Utility option allows you to exit from the RCU and reboot your computer system Advanced Menu The Advanced menu lets you lock or unlock cards in a configuration view detailed information about the system and maintain sci files 5 6 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems User s Guide To see the Advanced menu press lt F7 gt while in the Step 3 View or Edit Details menu The following menu appears Advanced menu Lock unlock boards View additional system information menu Set verification mode menu Maintain SCI files menu Highlight the menu category you want and press lt Enter gt Then follow the online instructions The following subsections describe each category Lock Unlock Boards When you lock an expansion card the RCU cannot change the resources allocated to that card Unlockingthe card allows the system to change the resources automatically as new cards are added The default for the Lock Unlock Boards category is Unlocked Dell recommends that you keep your cards unlocked so that the RCU can do its job properly NOTE If changes are made to the hardware or System Setup configuration locks may not be maintained View Additional System Information Menu The RCU contains detailed information
127. m specific drivers You can also use the CD to re create the utility partition on the hard disk drive of your system if the existing utility partition ever becomes unusable or gets deleted from your system You can access the online system documents as well as other information on any desktop or server system that has a browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator When you put the CD in a system running the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system or Microsoft Windows NT the system automatically starts the browser software and displays the documentation welcome page The documents can either be viewed online or printed on a printer for hardcopy viewing Also if you have access to the Internet the CD contains several useful and informa tive links to external Internet Web sites to provide you with up to date information and downloadable system files Utility Partition The utility partition is a bootable partition on the hard disk drive that provides some of the functions available on the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD Most of the applications found on the CD are contained in the utility partition occupying approxi mately 10 megabytes MB of space on the system s hard disk drive When implemented the partition boots and provides an executable environment for the par tition s utilities When the partition is not implemented it is designated as a non MS DOS partition NOTE The utility partition provides only limi
128. memory manager UPS Abbreviation for uninterruptible power supply A battery powered unit that automatically supplies power to your computer in the event of an electrical failure USOC Abbreviation for Universal Service Order ing Code utility A program used to manage system re sources memory disk drives or printers for example The diskcopy com mand for duplicating diskettes and the himem sys device driver for managing ex tended memory are utilities included in MS DOS v Abbreviation for volt s VAC Abbreviation for volt s alternating current VCCI Abbreviation for Voluntary Control Council for Interference VDC Abbreviation for volt s direct current VDE Abbreviation for Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker Glossary 15 16 VDS Abbreviation for Virtual Direct Memory Access Services VESA Acronym for Video Electronics Standards Association VGA Abbreviation for video graphics array VGA and SVGA are video standards for video adapters with greater resolution and color display capabilities than EGA and CGA the previous standards To display a program at a specific resolu tion you must install the appropriate video drivers and your monitor must sup port the resolution Similarly the number of colors that a program can display de pends on the capabilities of the monitor the video driver and the amount of mem ory installed for the video adapter VGA feature connector On s
129. most devices must be connected to a particular I O port or connec tor to operate properly Also external devices like a mouse or printer usually require you to load software files called device drivers into memory before they will work These software drivers help the system recognize an external device and direct its operation Device drivers of this type are normally included with your operating sys tem software e Always attach external devices while your system is turned off Then turn on any external devices before turning on the system unless the documentation for the device specifies otherwise If the system does not seem to recognize the device try turning on the system before turning 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 Configuration Utility For detailed descriptions and illustrations of each port and con nector on the l O panel see Appendix B I O Ports and Connectors Preventing Unauthorized Access Inside the System A keylock behind the lock access panel on the front bezel prevents unauthorized access to the hot pluggable hard disk drives CD ROM drive diskette drive and the power switch all of which are behind the bezel A second lock on top of the unit pre vents the top cover from being opened and the fans from being removed The PowerEdge 4350 system also includes
130. n 4 10 LPT port designations B 1 M Manufacturing Test Report 4 1 memory about 1 2 error messages after installing 4 16 specifications A 1 messages help messages on System Setup screens 4 2 invalid configuration information 4 1 prompt to enter the System Setup program 4 1 microprocessor features 1 1 specifications A 1 speeds 1 1 4 6 types supported 1 1 A 1 upgrade kit 1 2 monitor cleaning C 3 mouse connector about B 5 illustrated B 2 pin assignments B 7 Mouse option 4 9 N notational conventions xi Num Lock option 4 6 O operating systems 1 4 P Parallel Mode option 4 10 parallel port about B 1 compatibility 4 9 configuring B 3 designations B 1 IRQ line B 2 pin assignments B 4 Index 3 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 Plug and Play expansion cards Resource Configuration Utility 5 1 ports adding expansion cards with 4 9 B 2 autoconfiguration 4 9 designations 4 9 B 1 illustrated B 2 specifications A 2 power button 1 5 indicator 1 5 protection devices C 9 specifications A 3 surges and spikes C 8 power source interruptions preventing C 8 Primary SCSI and S
131. n cellular ser vices radar air traffic control pager and Personal Communication Services PCS These licensed services along with unintentional radiators such as digital devices including computer systems contribute to the electromagnetic environment Electromagnetic compatibility EMC is the ability of items of electronic equipment to function properly together in the electronic environment While this computer system has been designed and determined to be compliant with regulatory agency limits for EMI there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference with radio communications services which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient the receiving antenna e Relocate the computer with respect to the receiver e Move the computer away from the receiver Plug the computer into a different outlet so that the computer and the receiver are on different branch circuits If necessary consult a Regulatory EMC representative of Dell Computer Corporation or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions You may find the FCC Interference Handbook 1986 to be helpful It is available from the U S Govern ment Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Stock No 004 000 00450 7 or on the World Wide Web at www fcc gov Bureau
132. nfigure your computer s hardware Some options in the System Setup program require that you reboot the computer in order to make a hardware configuration change Because the System Setup program is stored in NVRAM any options that you set remain in effect until you change them again system ini file When you start Windows it consults the system ini file to determine a variety of options for the Windows operating environment Among other things the system ini file records which video mouse and keyboard drivers are installed for Windows Running the Control Panel or Windows Setup program may change options in the system ini file On other occasions you may need to change or add options to the system ini file manually with a text editor such as Notepad terminator Some devices especially disk drives con tain a terminator to absorb and dissipate excess current When more than one such device is connected in a series you may need to remove the terminator or change a jumper setting to disable it unless it is the last device in the series However some devices have terminators that should never be removed or disabled text editor An application program for editing text files consisting exclusively 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
133. nfiguring Your Computer option presents an overview of the configuration process As you finish reading a screen press lt Enter gt to view the next screen Press lt F10 gt to return to the Main Menu Using the Resource Configuration Utility 5 3 5 4 X Configure Computer The Configure Computer option takes you through the configuration process step by step Use this option the first time you configure your system and every time you change your hardware configuration through the RCU When you select Configure Computer the following menu appears on the screen Steps in configuring your computer Step 1 Important Resource Configuration Information Step 2 Add or remove boards Step 3 View or edit details Step 4 Examine switches or print report Step 5 Save and exit Step 1 Important Resource Configuration Information The Step 1 Important Resource Configuration Information option uses seven information screens to explain the configuration process After reading the first screen press lt Enter gt to see the next one When you have finished reading all seven screens press lt Esc gt to return to the Steps in Configuring Your Computer menu To review the information screens at any time while you are in the RCU press lt F1 gt and select Resource Configuration from the Help menu Step 2 Add or Remove Boards This step is not used on PCl only systems Step 3 View or Edit Details The RCU lets you set a variety
134. o prompt you for a system password 3 When prompted type the system password 4 Press the lt Ctrl gt lt Enter gt key combination to disable the existing system pass word instead of pressing lt Enter gt to continue with the normal operation of your system 5 Confirm that Not Enabled is displayed for the System Password category of the System Setup program If Not Enabled appears in the System Password category the system pass word has been deleted If you want to assign a new password continue to step 6 If Not Enabled is not displayed for the System Password category press the lt Alt gt lt b gt key combination to reboot the system and then repeat steps 3 through 5 6 To assign a new password follow the procedure in Assigning a System Pass word found earlier in this section Using the Setup Password Feature Your Dell system is shipped to you without the setup password feature enabled If system security is a concern you should operate your system with setup password protection You can assign a setup password as described in the next subsection Assigning a Setup Password whenever you use the System Setup program After a setup password is assigned only those who know the password have full use of the System Setup program To change an existing setup password you must know the setup password see Deleting or Changing an Existing Setup Password found later in this section If you assign and la
135. ocumentation for information on installing your SCSI device drivers For instructions on installing SCSI hardware devices such as hard disk drives external tape drives or CD ROM drives trained service technicians should see Chapter 9 Installing the Diskette and CD ROM Drives and Chapter 10 Installing Hard Disk Drives in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide After the SCSI devices are installed you need to install and configure one or more SCSI device drivers so that your SCSI devices can communicate with your operating system The SCSISelect Utility The BIOS for the built in AIC 7890 and AIC 7860 SCSI controllers includes the menu driven SCSISelect configuration utility which allows you to change SCSI controller settings without opening the computer SCSISelect also contains SCSI disk utilities that let you low level format or verify the disk media of your SCSI hard disk drives Starting the SCSISelect Utility You can start the SCSISelect utility by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt a gt when the following prompt appears briefly during start up Press lt CTRL gt lt A gt for SCSISelect TM Utility The first menu displays two options e Configure View Host Adapter Settings e SCSI Disk Utilities Using SCSISelect Menus SCSI Select uses menus to list options you can select To select an option use the up and down arrow keys to move the cursor to the option then press lt Enter gt 32 Dell PowerEdge1350 Syst
136. omagnetic interference EMI and radio frequency interference RFI from a sys tem can adversely affect devices such as radio and television TV receivers operating near the system Radio frequencies emanating from asystem can also interfere with cordless and low power telephones Conversely RFI from high power telephones can cause spurious characters to appear on the system s monitor screen RFI is defined as any EMI with a frequency above 10 kilohertz kHz This type of inter ference can travel from the system to other devices through the alternating current AC power cable and power source or through the air like transmitted radio waves The Federal Communications Commission FCC publishes specific regulations to limit the amount of EMI and RFI emitted by computing equipment Each Dell system meets these FCC regulations C 6 Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide To reduce the possibility of EMI and RFI follow these guidelines e Operate the system only with the system cover installed e 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 and or a metal insert installed These brackets and metal inserts are available from Dell e Ensure that the screws on all peripheral cable connectors are securely fastened to their corresponding connectors on the back of the system e Always use shielded cables with metal connector shells for attaching pe
137. ome systems with a built in VGA video adapter a VGA feature connector allows you to add an enhancement adapt er such as a video accelerator to your computer A VGA feature connector can also be called a VGA pass through connector video adapter The logical circuitry that provides in combination with the monitor or display your computer s video capabilities A video adapter may support more or fewer features than a specific monitor offers Typically a video adapter comes with video drivers for displaying popular application programs and operating envi ronments in a variety of video modes On most current Dell computers a video adapter is integrated into the system board Also available are many video adapter cards that plug into an expansion card connector Video adapters can include memory sep arate from RAM on the system board The amount of video memory along with the adapter s video drivers may affect the number of colors that can be Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide simultaneously displayed Video adapters can also include their own coprocessor chip for faster graphics rendering video driver Graphics mode application programs and operating environments such as Win dows often require video drivers in order to display at a chosen resolution with the desired number of colors A program may include some generic video drivers Any additional video drivers may need to match the video adapter
138. ommands to load the disk driv ers Once startup ncf loads disk drivers control is passed to the autoexec ncf file to complete the boot routine For additional information on the startup ncf and autoexec ncf files refer to your IntranetWare documentation To automatically load the aic78u2 ham driver during the boot routine the startup ncf file must contain a load command line that specifies the location of the driver on the hard disk drive and any available options To find the slot number type load a nwserver aic78u2 ham at the console prompt and press lt Enter gt A list of Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers3 21 slot numbers separated by commas is displayed Press lt Esc gt to clear the command line NOTE To load the driver from your hard disk drive the aic78u2 ham driver and Z nwaspi cdm module must be copied from your IntranetWare driver diskette to a directory on your hard disk drive usually the server s start up directory for example c nwserver The syntax to load the aic78u2 ham driver follows load pathname aic78u2 ham options slot x For example the command line to load the driver from the c nwserver directory with the verbose option on and a slot number of 10002 follows load c nwserver aic78u2 ham verbose y slot 10002 must be included in the startup ncf file The slot number slot identifies the specific A NOTE For each Adaptec 78xx host adapter installed a separate load command line adapt
139. ommunications line through a data com munications equipment DCE device such as a modem ECC Abbreviation for error checking and correction ECP Abbreviation for Extended Capabilities Port EDO Abbreviation for extended data output A type of RAM chip that holds data on the chip s output data lines for a longer period of time than fast page mode RAM chips The EDO RAM chips are also faster than fast page mode RAM chips EEPROM Acronym for electrically erasable pro grammable read only memory EGA Abbreviation for enhanced graphics adapter EISA Acronym for Extended Industry Standard Architecture a 32 bit expansion bus de sign The expansion card connectors in an EISA computer are also compatible with 8 or 16 bit ISA expansion cards To avoid a configuration conflict when in stalling an EISA expansion card you must use the EISA Configuration Utility This utility allows you to specify which expan sion slot contains the card and obtains information about the card s required Glossary 5 system resources from a corresponding EISA configuration file EMC Abbreviation for Electromagnetic Compatibility EMI Abbreviation for electromagnetic interference EMM Abbreviation for expanded memory manager A software utility that uses ex tended memory to emulate expanded memory on computers with an Intel386 or higher microprocessor See also conven tional memory expanded memory extended memory memory
140. on is set to Yes Set Initiate Sync Negotiation to No for these devices e Maximum Sync Transfer Rate MB sec This option sets the maximum syn chronous data transfer rate that the host adapter supports The host adapter supports rates up to 80 megabytes per second MB sec The default for the Adaptec AlC 7860 host adapter is 20 the default for the AIC 7890 and 2940U2W host adapters is 80 If the host adapter is set so that it does not negotiate for synchronous data trans fer the maximum synchronous transfer rate is the maximum rate that the host adapter accepts from the device during negotiation This is standard SCSI protocol 3 6 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide Enable Disconnection This option sometimes called disconnect reconnect determines whether the host adapter allows the SCSI device to disconnect from the SCSI bus Enabling disconnection allows the host adapter to perform other operations on the SCSI bus while the SCSI device is temporarily disconnected The default is Yes Leave Enable Disconnection set to Yes if two or more SCSI devices are con nected to the host adapter This optimizes SCSI bus performance If only one SCSI device is connected to the host adapter set Enable Disconnection to No to achieve slightly better performance Initiate Wide Negotiation This option determines whether the host adapter attempts 16 bit data transfer instead of 8 bit data transfer The default for AIC 7890 and 2940
141. on another microprocessor CPU is a synonym for microprocessor min Abbreviation for minute s mirroring A type of data redundancy that uses a set of physical drives to store data and one or more sets of additional drives to store du plicate copies of the data Mirroring is the preferred data redundancy technique in lower capacity systems and in systems where performance is extremely impor tant See also guarding RAID 1 and RAID 10 Glossary 9 mm Abbreviation for millimeter s MMX The microprocessors for this system in clude media enhancement technology which is designed to handle complex mul timedia and communications software mouse A pointing device that controls the movement of the cursor on a screen Mouse aware software allows you to ac tivate commands by clicking a mouse button while pointing at objects displayed on the screen ms Abbreviation for millisecond s MS DOS Abbreviation for Microsoft Disk Operating System MTBF Abbreviation for mean time between failures multifrequency monitor A monitor that supports several video standards A multifrequency monitor can adjust to the frequency range of the signal from a variety of video adapters mV Abbreviation for millivolt s NiCad Acronym for nickel cadmium NiMH Abbreviation for nickel metal hydride NLM Acronym for NetWare Loadable Module NNM SE Acronym for Network Node Manager Special Edition Dell PowerEdge4350 Sys
142. on individual hard disk drives greatly simplifying drive installation A 1x3 SCSI backplane board supports hot pluggable SCSI hard disk drive instal lation and removal when used in conjunction with the PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 2 or the PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 2 SC product An Adaptec AlC 7860 Ultra Narrow SCSI 3 host adapter that supports the CD ROM drive Server management circuitry that monitors operation of the system fans as well as critical system voltages and temperatures The server management circuitry works in conjunction with the HP OpenView Network Node Manager Special Edition NNM SE and the Dell OpenManage Hardware Instrumentation Pack age HIP software package System board support for the Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant when the optional Dell Remote Assistant Card version 2 0 DRAC 2 is installed which pro vides additional local and remote server management A PS 2 style keyboard port and a PS 2 compatible mouse port Standard PowerEdge 4350 systems include a 3 5 inch diskette drive in an externally accessible bay a SCSI CD ROM drive in an externally accessible bay and a SCSI hard disk drive in slot O The following software is included with your Dell system Video drivers for displaying many popular applications in high resolution modes For more information on these drivers see Chapter 2 Using the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD SCSI device drivers that allow your op
143. or greater data security See also mirroring RAID 1 and striping RAMDAC Acronym for random access memory digital to analog converter RCU Acronym for Resource Configuration Utility read only file A read only file is one that you are prohib ited from editing or deleting A file can have read only status if e ts read only attribute is enabled e It resides on a physically write protected diskette e tis located on a network in a directory to which the system administrator has assigned read only rights to you real mode An operating mode supported by 80286 or higher microprocessors real mode imitates the architecture of an 8086 microprocessor Designed to run in real mode MS DOS unassisted by additional software techniques can address only 640 KB of conventional memory refresh rate The frequency measured in Hz at which the screen s horizontal lines are re charged A monitor s refresh rate is also referred to as its vertical frequency REN Abbreviation for ringer equivalence number RFI Abbreviation for radio frequency interference RGB Abbreviation for red green blue ROM Acronym for read only memory Your computer contains some programs es sential to its operation in ROM code Unlike RAM a ROM chip retains its contents even after you turn off your computer Examples of code in ROM in clude the program that initiates your computer s boot routine and the POST rpm Abbreviation fo
144. ory below the 15 MB address comes from the dual in line memory modules DIMMs on the system board Reserved Memory has the following settings None the default e 15M 146M CPU Speed CPU Speed indicates the processor speed at which your system boots Press the left or right arrow key to toggle CPU Speed between the resident micro processor s rated speed the default and a lower speed This feature should not be used under normal operations Num Lock Num Lock determines whether your system boots with the Num Lock mode acti vated on 101 or 102 key keyboards it does not apply to 84 key keyboards When Num Lock mode is activated the rightmost bank of keys on your keyboard pro vides the mathematical and numeric functions shown at the tops of the keys When Num Lock mode is turned off these keys provide cursorcontrol functions according to the label on the bottom of each key Processor 1 and Processor 2 Processor 1 and Processor 2 display the version or stepping number of each proces sor slot in the system These options have no userselectable settings Fan Speed Fan Speed has the following settings e Full Speed the default provides maximum cooling e Noise Reduced enables quiet mode operation 4 6 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide System Alert System Alert has the following settings e Fault the default causes the system light emitting diode LED to flash only when a critical error threshol
145. ot Enabled which is displayed in bright characters The settings for the System Password are e Not Enabled the default e Enabled e Disabled by Jumper jumper removed NOTE Read Using the System Password Feature found later in this chapter for Z instructions on assigning a system password and using or changing an existing system password See Disabling a Forgotten Password found later in this chapter for instructions on disabling a forgotten system password Password Status When Setup Password is set to Enabled Password Status allows you to prevent the system password from being changed or disabled at system start up To lock the system password you must first assign a password in Setup Password and then change Password Status to Locked In this state the system password cannot be changed through System Password and cannot be disabled at system start up by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Enter gt To unlock the system password you must enter the setup password in Setup Pass word and then change Password Status to Unlocked In this state the system password can be disabled at system start up by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Enter gt and then changed through System Password 4 8 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide Setup Password Setup Password lets you restrict access to your computer s System Setup program in the same way that you restrict access to your system with the system password feature The settings are
146. ou to scan the hard disk drive for defects If the utility finds bad blocks it prompts you to reassign them if you select Yes those blocks are no longer used You can press lt Esc gt at any time to exit the utility Exiting SCSISelect To exit SCSISelect press lt Esc gt until a message prompts you to exit If you changed any 78xx series host adapter settings you are prompted to save the changes before you exit At the prompt select Yes to exit and then press any key to reboot the com puter Any changes you made in SCSISelect take effect after the computer boots You can select No at the prompt if you are not ready to exit SCSISelect SCSISelect Defaults The defaults for the optional Adaptec AHA 2940U2W SCSI controller and the built in AIC 7890 and AIC 7860 SCSI controllers are shown in Table 3 1 These defaults are appropriate for most Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI systems Run SCSISelect only if you need to change any of the defaults NOTE The SCSISelect Utility must be run for both the AIC 7890 and the AIC 7860 SCSI controllers if you need to change the configuration settings Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3 3 To change any of the defaults see Configure View Host Adapter Settings found ear lier in this chapter To format or verify a disk see SCSI Disk Utilities found earlier in this chapter Table 3 1 SCSI Controller Defaults Default for Default for AIC 7890 and AIC 7860 29
147. port is Yes the default is No see Advanced Host Adapter Settings found later in this section This option allows you to specify a particular LUN from which to boot on your boot device The default is 0 SCSI Device Configuration Settings SCSI Device Configuration Settings allows you to configure certain parameters for each device on the SCSI bus To configure a specific device you must know the SCSI ID assigned to that device If you are not sure of the SCSI ID see SCSI Disk Utilities found earlier in this section e Initiate Sync Negotiation This option determines whether the host adapter initiates synchronous data transfer negotiation sync negotiation between itself and the device The default is Yes Synch negotiation is a SCSI feature that allows the host adapter and its attached SCSI devices to transfer data in synchronous mode Synchronous data transfer is faster than asynchronous data transfer The host adapter always responds to sync negotiation if the SCSI device initiates it If neither the host adapter nor the SCSI device initiates sync negotiation data is transferred asynchronously Normally you should leave Initiate Sync Negotiation enabled a setting of Yes because most SCSI devices support sync negotiation and because it allows for faster data transfer NOTE Some older SCSI 1 devices do not support sync negotiation This may XK cause your computer to operate erratically or hang if Initiate Sync Negotiati
148. prepaid if you use an address in the continental U S or Canada where applicable Shipments to other locations will be made freight collect Dell will include a prepaid shipping container with each replacement part for your use in returning the replaced part to Dell Replacement parts are new or reconditioned Dell may provide replacement parts made by various manufacturers when supplying parts to you The warranty term for a replacement part is the remainder of the limited warranty term You will pay Dell for replacement parts if the replaced part is not returned to Dell The process for returning replaced parts and your obligation to pay for replacement parts if you do not return the replaced parts to Dell will be in accordance with Dell s Exchange Policy in effect on the date of the exchange You accept full responsibility for your software and data Dell is not required to advise or remind you of appropriate backup and other procedures General Provisions DELL MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS BEYOND THOSE STATED IN THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT DELL DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRAN TIES AND CONDITIONS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU E 2 Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide DELLS RESPONSIBILI
149. procedure is described in Disabling a Forgotten Password in Appendix B of the Installation and Trouble shooting Guide Responding to Error Messages If an error message appears on your monitor screen while the system is booting make a note of the message Then before entering the System Setup program refer to System Beep Codes and System Messages in Chapter 3 of the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for an explanation of the message and suggestions for cor recting any errors An exception to this routine It is normal to receive an error message the first time you boot your system after installing a memory upgrade In that situation do not refer to System Beep Codes and System Messages Instead follow the instructions in Performing a Memory Upgrade in Chapter 8 of the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide Some error conditions give the user the following options e Press lt F1 gt if you wish to continue or e Press lt F2 gt if you wish to run the System Setup program and update the config uration data 4 16 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide CHAPTER 5 Using the Resource Configuration Utility 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 configures Plug and Play expansion cards and Peripheral Com ponent Interface PCI expansion car
150. pting you to type the password If you do not enter the correct password in three attempts the system lets you view but not modify the System Setup screens with the following exceptions e You can still modify Date Time CPU Speed Num Lock and Speaker e If System Password is not enabled and is not locked via Password Status you can assign a system password however you cannot disable or change an exist ing system password NOTE You can use Password Status in conjunction with Setup Password to protect the system password from unauthorized changes For more information see Password Status found earlier in this chapter Deleting or Changing an Existing Setup Password To delete or change an existing setup password perform the following steps 1 Enter the System Setup program 2 Highlight Setup Password and press the left or right arrow key to delete the existing setup password The setting changes to Not Enabled 3 If you want to assign a new setup password follow the procedure in Assigning a Setup Password found earlier in this section Using the System Setup Program4 15 Disabling a Forgotten Password If you forget your system or setup password you cannot operate your system or change settings in the System Setup program respectively until a trained service technician opens the computer chassis changes the password jumper setting to dis able the passwords and erases the existing passwords This
151. r ic won Pale ca astas A pee 5 4 Step 1 Important Resource Configuration Information 5 4 Step 2 Add or Remove Boards 0 00000 0c ec een ee 5 4 Step 3 View r Edit Details ii o Saat ed 5 4 XV Step 4 Examine Switches or Print Report 0050 5 6 Step Save ad Exit casas it A dee ae 5 6 SD 4430 A A OLO A e 5 6 Sek TIME ea wci REA 5 6 Maintain Resource Configuration Diskette oo o ooo oooo oo o 5 6 EXLEr m his Ut nt aden tose tds M A See Raid 5 6 Advanced Mena a e de ia WEGA k w Si 5 6 Lock Unlock BOS iii a OA pal Ace hele eh 5 7 View Additional System Information Menu 00 0002s 5 7 Set Verification Mode Menu 5 7 Maintain SCI Files M nUts 24 2 2 crea card adas zaw PORA Na dd 5 8 Resolving Resource ConfliCtS 3 adasia cn as BE 5 8 Removing a Card that Conflicts With the Card You Just Installed 5 9 Appendix A Technical Specifications oooooooooo A 1 Appendix B I O Ports and Connectors ooooooooo o B 1 Serial and Parallel POrtS LL aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaia aaa nae B 1 Adding an Expansion Card Containing Serial or Parallel Ports B 2 Serial Port GOnneCtOns s mean AA A PA B 3 ParalleliPORiCONNECiIO cutis ede wn oe Sevan ples BRE Be ie ey es B 4 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors cis tiern eaa E eee B 5 Keyboard COMMECtO a Teran ee a a a eE eee B 6 Mo se Connectors a Ant os he etd ls tn N B 6 VId66 SGO NECIOB sw
152. r revolutions per minute RTC Abbreviation for real time clock Battery powered clock circuitry inside the computer that keeps the date and time after you turn off the computer SCSI Acronym for small computer system interface An I O bus interface with faster data transmission rates than standard ports You can connect up to seven devic es to one SCSI interface SDMS Abbreviation for SCSI device management system SDRAM Abbreviation for synchronous dynamic random access memory SEC Abbreviation for single edge connector cartridge sec Abbreviation for second s serial port An I O port used most often to connect a modem ora mouse to your computer You can usually identify a serial port on your computer by its 9 pin connector shadowing A computer s system and video BIOS code is usually stored on ROM chips Shadowing refers to the performance enhancement technique that copies BIOS code to faster RAM chips in the upper memory area above 640 KB during the boot routine SRAM Abbreviation for static random access memory Because SRAM chips do not require continual refreshing they are Glossary 13 substantially faster than DRAM chips SRAM is used mostly for external cache memory striping In composite drivers with two or more physical drives the drive array sub system uses a method of data storage called striping With this method data is divided into a series of pieces called blocks and each
153. r system Serial and Parallel Ports The two built in serial ports use 9 pin D subminiature connectors on the back panel These ports support devices such as external modems printers plotters and mice that require serial data transmission the transmission of data one bit at a time over one line Most software uses the term COM for communications plus a number to designate a serial port for example COM1 or COM2 The default designations of your system s built in serial ports are COM1 and COM2 COM is the right connector COM2 is the left connector The built in parallel port uses a 25 pin D subminiature connector on the system s back panel This I O port sends data in parallel format where eight data bits or one byte are sent simultaneously over eight separate lines in a single cable The parallel port is used primarily for printers Most software uses the term LPT for line printer plus a number to designate a parallel port for example LPT1 The default designation of the system s built in parallel port is LPT1 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 An incorrect designation prevents the printer from printing or causes scrambled print I O Ports and Connecter B 1 parallel port i servermanagement video connector connector bus connector mouse
154. raphics coprocessor handles video rendering The Intel Pentium microprocessor includes a built in math coprocessor cpi Abbreviation for characters per inch CPU Abbreviation for central processing unit See also microprocessor cursor In character based MS DOS programs the cursor is usually a block or an under score possibly blinking that represents the position at which the next character typed will appear Windows programs can design their own cursors common cur sor symbols include the pointer arrow and the text insertion beam DAC Acronym for digital to analog converter DAT Acronym for digital audio tape dB Abbreviation for decibel s dBA Abbreviation for adjusted decibel s DC Abbreviation for direct current device driver A device driver allows the operating sys tem or a program to interface correctly with a peripheral such as a printer or net work card Some device drivers such as network drivers must be loaded from the config sys file with a device state ment or as memory resident programs usually from the autoexec bat file Oth ers such as video drivers must load when you start the program for which they were designed diagnostics See diskette based diagnostics Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide DIMM Acronym for dual in line memory module DIN Acronym for Deutsche Industrie Norm DIP Acronym for dual in line package A circuit board such as a s
155. rbose y 205 Invalid removable setting use off You can only enter off for this option removable off 206 Invalid fixed disk setting use off You can only enter off for this option fixed_disk off 208 SCSI present but not enabled configured for PCI A host adapter is present but its bus or device entry has not been enabled Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers3 25 3 26 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide A CHAPTER 4 Using the System Setup Program Each time you turn on or reboot your computer system the system compares the hardware installed in the system to the hardware listed in the system configuration information stored in nonvolatile random access memory NVRAM on the system board If the system detects a discrepancy it generates error messages that identify the incorrect configuration settings The system then prompts you to enter the System Setup program to correct the setting You can use the System Setup program as follows e To change the system configuration information after you add change or remove any hardware in your system e oset or change userselectable options for example the time or date on your system e o enable or disable all integrated devices in your system CAUTION Whenever you make changes to the System Setup program or add reposition or remove Industry Standard Architecture ISA expansion cards add or remove memory or change settin
156. re products that do not have an upgradable BIOS Dell has made available as a convenience to customers the Dell Program Patch a software utility designed to assist customers in managing the year 2000 rollover Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide Software 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 Additional Information For additional information on year 2000 compliance of Dell branded hardware prod ucts refer to Dell s Year 2000 Web site at www dell com year2000 or contact a Dell customer service representative in your area Warranty Return Policy and Year 2000 Statement of Compliance E 5 E 6 Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide Glossary The following list defines or identifies technical terms abbreviations and acro nyms used in Dell user documents A Abbreviation for ampere s AC Abbreviation for alternating current adapter card An expansion card that plugs into an expansion card connector on the comput er s system board An adapter card adds some specialized function to the comput er by providing an interface between the expansion bus anda peripheral device Ex amples of adapter cards include network cards sound boards and SCSI adapters ADC Abbreviation for analog to digital converter ADI Abbreviation for Autode
157. riod to bring it up to normal operating temperature before turning it on Failure to do so may cause damage to internal components particu larly the hard disk drive e If intermittent system failures are noticed try reseating any socketed chips which might have become loose due to temperature fluctuations Humidity High humidity conditions can cause moisture migration and penetration into the sys tem This moisture can cause corrosion of internal components and degradation of properties such as electrical resistance thermal conductivity physical strength and size Extreme moisture buildup inside the system can result in electrical shorts which can cause serious damage to the system Each Dell system is rated to operate at 8 to 80 percent relative humidity with a humidity gradation of 10 percent per hour In storage a Dell system can withstand from 5 to 95 percent relative humidity Buildings in which climate is controlled by airconditioning in the warmer months and by heat during the colder months usually maintain an acceptable level of humidity for system equipment However if a system is located in an unusually humid location a dehumidifier can be used to maintain the humidity within an acceptable range Altitude Operating a system at high altitude low pressure reduces the efficiency of forced and convection cooling and can result in electrical problems related to arcing and corona effects This condition can also cause seale
158. ripherals to the system To prevent the possibility of RFI from a system affecting TV reception follow these guidelines e Keep any TV set at least 6 ft away from the system e Use cable TV when possible e Use a directional outdoor TV antenna e Attach line filters to the TV set e Use 75 ohm coaxial cable for the TV set rather than twin lead antenna wire e If interference occurs rotate the system or the TV set 90 degrees Magnetism Because they store data magnetically diskettes and hard disk drives are extremely susceptible to the effects of magnetism Diskettes should never be stored near mag netic sources such as the following e Monitors e TV sets e Printers e Telephones with real bells e Fluorescent lights Shock and Vibration Excessive shock can damage the function external appearance and physical struc ture of a system Each Dell system has been designed to operate properly even after withstanding a minimum of six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and negative x y and z axes one pulse on each side of the system Each shock pulse can measure up to 50 gravities G for up to 2 milliseconds ms In storage the sys tem can withstand shock pulses of 92 G for 2 ms Excessive vibration can cause the same problems as mentioned earlier for shock as well as cause components to become loose in their sockets or connectors Systems can be subject to significant vibration when being transported b
159. river supports more than one host adapter the driver only needs to be installed one time 10 Press lt Enter gt to continue with Windows NT Setup 11 When you are prompted to install the Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set for Win dows NT 4 0 use the SCSI and video controller driver diskette you created for Windows NT from the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD 12 When you are prompted to install the RAID controllers use the RAID driver dis kette you created for Windows NT from the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD 13 Click Yes when prompted to restart the system and remove the diskette from the diskette drive After the system reboots the new drivers are active Some drive assignments may have changed from the previous configuration Be sure to complete the Windows NT installation by performing the following tasks e Install Windows NT Service Pack 3 0 e Install the video drivers e Install network interface controller NIC drivers Refer to the Windows NT installation documentation for details Removing a Host Adapter CAUTION If you have removed a host adapter but still have other host adapters of the same type installed in your computer do not remove the device driver The other host adapters still need the driver to function properly To remove a PCI SCSI controller remove the expansion card from its slot when your computer is shut down Windows NT boots and functions properly in this configura tion However if
160. ront panel and discusses connecting external devices to the system System Features The PowerEdge 4350 systems offer the following major features e One or two Intel Pentium ll microprocessors with an internal operating frequency of 350 400 or 450 megahertz MHz and an external bus speed of 100 MHz The Pentium Il microprocessor includes MMX technology designed to handle complex multimedia and communications software This microprocessor incorpo rates new instructions and data types as well as a technique called single instruction multiple data SIMD that allows the microprocessor to process multi ple data elements in parallel thereby improving overall system performance e A secondary L2 cache of 512 kilobytes KB of static random access memory SRAM is included within the single edge contact SEC cartridge that contains the microprocessor Math coprocessor functionality is internal to the microprocessor e Support for symmetric multiprocessing SMP is available by installing a second Pentium II microprocessor SMP greatly improves overall system performance by dividing microprocessor operations among the independent microprocessors To take advantage of this feature you must use an operating system that supports multiprocessing such as Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 or Novell NetWare also known as IntranetWare 4 11 and later versions NOTE If you decide to upgrade your system by installing an additional micro proc
161. roring because itis more costeffective in systems with a very high storage capac ity However guarded configurations are significantly slower for applications that frequently write to the array because each attempt to write to the array requires multiple read and write commands to maintain the parity information If this is a problem mirroring or duplexing is a better choice See also mirroring RAID 4 and RAID 5 GUI Acronym for graphical user interface h Abbreviation for hexadecimal A base 16 numbering system often used in pro gramming to identify addresses in the computer s RAM and I O memory ad dresses for devices The sequence of decimal numbers from O through 16 for example is expressed in hexadecimal no tation as 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 10 In text hexadecimal num bers are often followed by h or preceded by Ox MS DOS conventional memory the first 640 KB of memory addresses is from 00000h to 9FFFFh the MS DOS upper memory area memory addresses be tween 640 KB and 1 MB is from A0000h to FFFFFh heat sink A metal plate with metal pegs or ribs that help dissipate heat Some micro processors include a heat sink HIP Acronym for Hardware Instrumentation Package HIP HMA Abbreviation for high memory area The first 64 KB of extended memory above 1 MB Amemory manager that conforms to the XMS can make the HMA a direct extension of conventional memory See also convent
162. s system volumes and NetWare Directory Services according to the instructions provided in the IntranetWare user s guide If prompted to edit the startup nef file find the entry load sgscsi cdm and replace it with load scsihd cdm Verify that the load command line and slot number for your host adapter are listed correctly in the startup nef file For further information about editing the startup nef file see Using startup ncf and autoexec ncf found later in this document Your SCSI drivers have been installed Continue to the next subsection Installing the Dell Supplied Novell Patches and Support Pack 5 Installing the Dell Supplied Novell Patches and Support Pack 5 The following paragraphs provide instructions for installing IntranetWare patches and Support Pack 5 Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers3 19 Dell Provided IntranetWare 4 11 If you purchased IntranetWare from Dell the required Novell patches including the lat est revision of the IntranetWare Support Pack recommended by Dell are provided on the Dell IntranetWare Support CD To install the patches supplied on the Dell IntranetWare Support CD follow these steps 1 Start IntranetWare Insert the Dell IntranetWare Support CD into the server s CD ROM drive 2 3 Atthe console prompt type load cdrom and press lt Enter gt 4 Typecd mount nwscd and press lt Enter gt 5 Type nwscd dpatch and press lt Enter gt A menu lists several pat
163. s Compliance WWW tvibook html Regulatory Notices D 1 Dell computer systems are designed tested and classified for their intended electro magnetic environment These electromagnetic environment classifications generally refer to the following harmonized definitions e Class A is for business or industrial environments e Class B is for residential environments Information Technology Equipment ITE including peripherals expansion cards print ers input output I O devices monitors and so on that are integrated into or connected to the system should match the electromagnetic environment classifica tion of the computer system A Notice About Shielded Signal Cables Use only shielded cables for con necting peripherals to any Dell device to reduce the possibility of interference with radio communications services Using shielded cables ensures that you maintain the appropriate EMC classification for the intended environment For parallel printers a cable is available from Dell Computer Corporation If you prefer you can order a cable from Dell Com puter Corporation on the World Wide Web at http www dell com products dellware index htm A Notice About Networked Computer Systems Some Dell computer systems that are classified for Class B environments may include an onboard net work interface controller NIC If your Class B system contains a NIC it may be considered to be a Class A system at the time that the NIC is connected
164. sk Device Interface AGP Abbreviation for advanced graphics port Al Abbreviation for artificial intelligence ANSI Acronym for American National Standards Institute application Software designed to help you performa specific task such as a spreadsheet or word processor Applications are distinct from operating system and utility software ASCII Acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange A text file con taining only characters from the ASCII character set usually created with a text editor such as MS DOS Editor or Note pad in Windows is called an ASCII file ASIC Acronym for application specific integrat ed circuit ASPI Advanced SCSI programming interface autoexec bat file When you boot your computer MS DOS runs any commands contained in the text file autoexec bat after running any com mands in the config sys file An autoexec bat file is not required to boot MS DOS but provides a convenient place to run commands that are essential for setting up a consistent computing envi ronment such as loading mouse or network software backup A copy of a program or data file As a precaution you should back up your computer s hard disk drive on a regular basis Before making a change to the con figuration of your computer you should Glossary 1 2 back up important start up files such as autoexec bat and config sys for MS DOS or win ini and system ini for Windows
165. system appear less bright Some categories have multiple fields which may show options or values as bright or less bright depending upon what options or values you entered in other fields e Help The box on the upper right half of both screens displays help information for the category with a currently highlighted field e System data The box in the lowerright corner of both screens displays information about your system 4 2 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide e Key functions The line of boxes across the bottom of both screens lists keys and their functions within the System Setup program Using the System Setup Program Table 4 1 lists the keys you use to view or change information on the System Setup screens and to exit the program Table 4 1 System Setup Navigation Keys Keys Action E Moves to the next field o Moves to the previous field o Cycles through the options in a field In many or fields you can also type the appropriate value Scrolls through help information Down OT Up a Switches between Pages 1 and 2 t Exits the System Setup program and reboots the system if any changes were made For most of the categories any changes you make are recorded but do not take effect until the next time you boot the system For a few catego ries as noted in the help area the changes take effect immediately Exits the System Setup program and reboots the At system implementing any changes
166. t 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 system as though it had 24 MB of physical RAM virus A self starting program designed to incon venience you Virus programs have been known to corrupt the files stored on a hard disk drive or to replicate themselves until a system or network runs out of memory The most common way that virus pro grams move from one system to another is via infected diskettes from which they copy themselves to the hard disk drive To guard against virus programs you should do the following e Periodically run a virus checking util ity on your computer s hard disk drive e Always run a virus checking utility on any diskettes including commer cially sold software before using them VL Bus An abbreviation for VESA local bus A standard for local bus implementation de veloped by the Video Electronics Standards Association VLSI Abbreviation for very large scale integration Vpp Abbreviation for peak point voltage VRAM Abbreviation for video random access memory Some video adapters use VRAM chips or a combination of VRAM and DRAM to improve video performance VRAM is dual ported allowing the video adapter to update the screen and receive new image data at the same time Ww Abbreviation for watt s win ini file When you start Windo
167. t Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition e Microsoft Windows NT Server 4 0 Terminal Server Edition e Novell NetWare also known as IntranetWare 4 11 Front Panel Figure 1 1 shows the following indicators on the system s front panel e The hard disk drive status indicator is a steady green when the hard disk drive is functioning properly but blinks amber when a hard disk drive failure is detected e The fan temperature status indicatoris a steady green when the fan status and system temperature are within bounds but blinks amber when a fan failure is detected or temperature is out of bounds e The power supply output status indicatoris a steady green when the electrical current output of the power supply is normal but blinks amber if the power supply output ceases hard disk drive status indicator fan temperature status indicato power supply output status indicator Figure 1 1 Front Panel Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide Figure 1 2 shows the following controls and indicators located behind the external drive door on the system s front panel e The power button controls the output power delivered to the system board from the power supply The green power indicator in the center of the power button lights up when the power supply is turned on and the system is receiving direct current DC power NOTE The power button is recessed into the system s front panel to prevent accidental turnoff and subs
168. ted MS DOS functionality and cannot be XK used as a general purpose MS DOS partition Dell has installed the utility partition on your hard disk drive however reinstalling the utility partition and or its contents may be necessary if the version installed by Dell becomes damaged or is removed from the hard disk drive You can reinstall the utility partition and or its contents using the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD To start the utility partition press the lt F10 gt key during power on self test POST Like the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD the utility partition provides a menu driven interface from which you invoke the partition s utilities Selections can be made 2 2 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide using either a keyboard or a mouse Menu options and the associated help are dis played in the currently selected language specified via a menu option As you move your cursor over an option in a menu information about that option is displayed at the bottom of the screen Click Back to return to the previous menu Click Exit or press lt Alt gt lt x gt to exit the utility partition Exiting the utility causes the system to reboot to the standard operating system boot partition Table 2 1 provides a sample list and explanation of the options on the utility partition menu even when the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD is not in the CD ROM drive The options displayed on your system may vary depending on the
169. ted at system startup sets whether Integrated Devices Mouse On Serial Port 1 Auto Serial Port 2 Auto Parallel Port 378h Parallel Mode PS 2 Diskette Auto Pentium II Processor 400 MHz Speaker On Level 2 Cache 512 KB Integrated System Memory 64 MB ECC SDRAM Primary SCSI On Video Memory 2 MB SGRAM Secondary SCSI On Service Tag XXXXX Asset Tag XXXXXXXXXX Tab Shift Tab change fields change values Alt P next Esc exit Alt B reboot Figure 4 1 System Setup Screens Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide System Setup Options The following subsections explain in detail each of the options on the System Setup screens Time Time resets the time on the computer s internal clock Time is kept in a 24 hour format hours minutes seconds To change the time press the right arrow key to increase the number in the highlighted field or press the left arrow key to decrease the number If you prefer you can type numbers in each of the appropriate fields Date Date resets the date on the computer s internal calendar Your system automatically displays the day of the week corresponding to the settings in the three fields that follow month day ofmonth and year To change the date press the right arrow key to increase the number in the high lighted field or press the left arrow key to decrease the number If you prefer you can type numbers in the month and day of month fields Dis
170. tems User s Guide NMI Abbreviation for nonmaskable interrupt A device sends an NMI to signal the micro processor about hardware errors such as a parity error noninterlaced A technique for decreasing screen flicker by sequentially refreshing each horizontal line on the screen ns Abbreviation for nanosecond s one bil lionth of a second NTFS Abbreviation for the NT File System op tion in the Windows NT operating system NVRAM Abbreviation for nonvolatile random access memory Memory that does not lose its contents when you turn off your computer NVRAM is used for maintain ing the date time and system setup options OTP Abbreviation for one time programmable parallel port An I O port used most often to connect a parallel printer to your computer You can usually identify a parallel port on your com puter by its 25 hole connector parameter A value or option that you specify to a pro gram A parameter is sometimes called a switch or an argument partition You can divide a hard disk drive into mul tiple physical sections called partitions with the fdisk command Each partition can contain multiple logical drives For example you could partition a 200 MB hard disk drive into two physically sepa rate partitions with three logical drive assignments as shown in the following table Partitioning the Hard Disk Drive Physical Partitions and Sizes Partition 1 120 MB Partition 2 80 MB
171. ter forget a setup password you need to remove the computer cover to change a jumper setting that disables the setup password feature see Disabling a Forgotten Password found later in this chapter Note that you erase the system password at the same time 4 14 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide Assigning a Setup Password A setup password can be assigned or changed only when Setup Password s 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 password If a character is illegal for password use the system emits a beep NOTES The setup password can be the same as the system password If the two passwords are different the setup password can be used as an alternate system password However the system password cannot be used in place of the setup password After you verify the password Setup Password changes to Enabled The next time you enter the System Setup program the system prompts you for the setup password A change to Setup Password becomes effective immediately rebooting the system is not required Operating With a Setup Password Enabled If Setup Password is set to Enabled you must enter the correct setup password before you can modify the majority of the System Setup options When you start the System Setup program Page 2 of the System Setup screens appears with Setup Password highlighted prom
172. ternal devices except at are in one or more of the following cate as specifically noted accessories or parts added to a Dell system after the system is shipped from Dell accessories or parts added to a Dell system through Dell s sys em integration department accessories or parts that are not installed in the Dell factory or DellWare products Monitors key boards and mice that are Dell branded or are covered under this warranty all other hat are included on Dell s standard price list monitors keyboards and mice including those sold through the DellWare program are not covered Batteries for portable computers are covered only during the ini Coverage During Year One During the one year period beginning on t products covered under this limited warra ial one year period of this warranty he invoice date Dell will repair or replace nty that are returned to Dell s facility To request warranty service you must call Dell s Customer Technical Support within the warranty period Refer to the chapter titled Getting Help in your system s trouble shooting documentation or for some systems the section titled Contacting Dell in your system s online guide to find the appropriate telephone number for obtaining customer assistance If warranty service is required Dell will issue a Return Material Warranty Return Policy and Year 2000 Statement of Compliance E 1 Authorization Number You must ship the pro
173. text mode See video mode TFT Abbreviation for thin film transistor A flat panel display for notebook computers where each pixel is controlled by one to four transistors tpi Abbreviation for tracks per inch TSR Abbreviation for terminate and stay resident A TSR program runs in the background Most TSR programs imple ment a predefined key combination sometimes referred to as a hot key that allows you to activate the TSR pro gram s interface while running another MS DOS program When you finish using the TSR program you can return to the other application program and leave the TSR program resident in memory for later use Because MS DOS is not designed to support multiple programs running simul taneously TSR programs can sometimes cause memory conflicts When trouble shooting rule out the possibility of such a conflict by rebooting your computer with out starting any TSR programs TV Abbreviation for television UL Abbreviation for Underwriters Laboratories UMB Abbreviation for upper memory blocks See also conventional memory HMA memory manager and upper memory area upper memory area The 384 KB of RAM located between 640 KB and 1 MB If the computer has an Intel386 or higher microprocessor a soft ware utility called a memory managercan create UMBs in the upper memory area in which you can load device drivers and memory resident programs See also conventional memory HMA and
174. the option you chose will be listed on your invoice Total Satisfaction Return Policy U S and Canada Only If you are an end user customer who bought new products directly from a Dell com pany you may return them to Dell within 30 days of the date of invoice for a refund or credit of the product purchase price If you are an end user customer who bought reconditioned or refurbished products from a Dell company you may return them to Dell within 14 days of the date of invoice for a refund or credit of the product purchase price In either case the refund or credit will not include any shipping and handling charges shown on your invoice If you are an organization that bought the products under a written agreement with Dell the agreement may contain different terms for the return of products than specified by this policy To return products you must call Dell Customer Service to receive a Credit Return Authorization Number Refer to the chapter titled Getting Help in your system s trou bleshooting documentation or for some systems the section titled Contacting Dell in your system s online guide to find the appropriate telephone number for obtaining customer assistance To expedite the processing of your refund or credit Dell expects you to return the products to Dell in their original packaging within five days of the date that Dell issues the Credit Return Authorization Number You must also prepay shipping charges and insure the
175. the system s built in video subsystem If you reconfigure your hardware you may need pin number and signal information for the video connector Figure B 6 illustrates the pin numbers for the video connector and Table B 5 lists and defines the pin assignments and interface signals for the video connector shell Figure B 6 Pin Numbers for the Video Connector I O Ports and Connecter B 7 Table B 5 Pin Assignments for the Video Connector Pin Signal 1 0 Definition 1 RED O Red video 2 GREEN O Green video 3 BLUE O Blue video 4 NC N A No connection 5 8 10 GND N A Signal ground 9 VCC N A Vcc 1 NC N A No connection 2 DDC data out O Monitor detect data 13 HSYNC O Horizontal synchronization 4 VSYNC O Vertical synchronization 5 DDC clock out O Monitor detect clock Shell N A N A Chassis ground B 8 Dell PowerEdge4350 Systems User s Guide Server Management Bus Connectors The servermanagement 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 connectors and Figure B 6 lists and defines the pin assignments and interface signals for the SMB connectors 7531 0900 0000 8642 Figure B 7 Pin Numbers for the Server Management Bus Connectors Table B 6 Pin Assignments for the Server Management Bus Connectors Pin 1 N o 4 O RB w Signal R
176. the utility partition and re create it CAUTION Do not perform these procedures if Dell installed Intranet Ware 4 11 on your system The Dell installed version of IntranetWare already contains the SCSI drivers you need If you partition and format drives that already contain data the data will be overwritten and cannot be retrieved Follow these steps to prepare the hard disk drive using the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant and Dell IntranetWare Support CDs 1 Perform the following steps to create a utility partition a Insert the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD into the server s CD ROM drive and turn on or reboot the system b From the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD main menu select Create utility partition and press lt Enter gt c Atthe Welcome screen select OK and press lt Enter gt d Atthe message Installation completed successfully select OK and press lt Enter gt e Select Exit and press lt Enter gt Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers3 15 f At the Exit Confirmation dialog box remove the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD insert the Dell IntranetVVare Support CD select OK and press lt Enter gt to reboot the server 2 From the Dell IntranetWare Support Menu type 1 to select Create a primary DOS partition 3 From the Hard Drive Preparation Menu type 2 to select Run FDISK in auto mated mode NOTE Dell recommends running the fdisk utility in automated mode unless you XK need
177. tween two PCI expansion cards It is extremely unusual for the RCU to fail in resolving a resource conflict between two PCI expansion cards If the RCU fails to resolve the conflict see Chapter 12 Getting Help in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for information on obtaining technical assistance If the Set Verification Mode menu category is set to Automatic the RCU tries to resolve the conflict If the utility cannot resolve the con flict some devices installed in the system are deactivated and the following message is displayed Caution The last board added caused an un resolvable conflict in your computer s configuration This board has a De activated sta tus You must remove this board or the one s it is in conflict with in order to save a correct configuration If the caution message appears press lt Enter gt to display a list of all cards installed in your computer The deactivated card is enclosed by lt gt symbols You can remove the card s with which it is in conflict or change the resources on one or more cards See Removing an Expansion Card in Chapter 8 of the nstallation and Troubleshooting Guide If you remove the card s with which the new card is in conflict or if you want to change the resources of one or more cards use the procedure described in the next subsection A NOTE Locked cards may cause resource conflicts To unlock a card use the following procedure 1 Press
178. ust from being attracted to the monitor screen e Asoft lint free cleaning cloth Moisten the cleaning cloth with the dishwashing detergent solution to clean the exterior of the system e Anonabrasive diskette drive head cleaning kit Dell recommends that you use a kit that contains pretreated diskettes in individually sealed packages These kits ensure that the cleaning solution is applied evenly over the entire diskette drive head surface and they prevent contamination of the heads by exposure to foreign substances e A small vacuum cleaner with a brush attachment Use the vacuum cleaner to remove dust and dirt from the exterior of the system and keyboard Cleaning the System Monitor and Keyboard Exteriors A conventional monitor or keyboard cover minimizes the accumulation of dust and other debris inside the monitor and keyboard when they are not in use Also commer cially available keyboard membrane covers make it possible to use the keyboard while providing protection against foreign particles However regardless of any protective covers the monitor and keyboard must be cleaned occasionally To clean the exterior of the system monitor and keyboard follow these steps 1 Turn off the system monitor and any other attached peripherals and disconnect them from their power sources 2 Use a vacuum cleaner to remove any dust from the slots and holes on the sys tem and between the keys on the keyboard 3 Moisten a so
179. vell IntranetWare 4 11 This section provides the following information about installing the Dell SCSI drivers for IntranetWare e Creating the IntranetWare drivers diskettes e Preparing the hard disk drive e Installing SCSI drivers during IntranetWare installation e Installing the Dell supplied Novell patches and Support Pack 5 e Installing symmetric multiprocessing SMP support e Loading drivers automatically using startup ncf and autoexec ncf Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers3 13 e Optimizing performance e Troubleshooting error messages generated during initialization Installation Overview The Dell SCSI drivers for IntranetWare support the optional Adaptec AHA 2940U2W and all Adaptec 78xx series SCSI controllers are fully tested and approved for IntranetWare and are available on the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD You will need to create IntranetWare 4 11 diskettes containing these drivers if you have not already done so Refer to the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD to create these diskettes The IntranetWare driver diskettes you create contain a number of files used by IntranetWare During the IntranetWare installation process you will be asked to select or use the following files e aic78u2 ham IntranetWare driver for the AIC 7890 and AHA 2940U2W host adapters e aha2940 ham IntranetWare driver for the AIC 7860 host adapter e nwaspi cdm Adaptec s device driver for a CD ROM drive e cdrom nlm
180. vice complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the follow ing two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference e This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Class A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A dig ital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Oper ation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense The following information is provided on the device or devices covered in this docu ment in compliance with FCC regulations e Product name Dell PowerEdge 4350 e Model number STL e Company name Dell Computer Corporation EMC Engineering Department One Dell Way Round Rock Texas 78682 USA 512 338 4400 IC Notice Canada Only Most Dell computer systems and other Dell digital apparatus are classified by the Industry Canada IC Interference Causing Equipment Standard 3 ICES 003 as Class B digital
181. w przewodzie fazowym rezerwow ochron przed zwarciami w postaci bezpiecznika o warto ci znamionowej nie wi kszej ni 16A amper w W celu ca kowitego wy czenia urz dzenia z sieci zasilania nale y wyj wtyczk kabla zasilaj cego z gniazdka kt re powinno znajdowa si w pobli u urz dzenia i by atwo dost pne Znak bezpiecze stwa B potwierdza zgodno urz dzenia z wymaganiami bezpiecze stwa u ytkowania zawartymi w PN 93 T 42107 i PN 89 E 06251 Pozosta e instrukcje bezpiecze stwa e Nie nale y u ywa wtyczek adapterowych lub usuwa ko ka obwodu ochronnego z wtyczki Je eli konieczne jest u ycie przed u acza to nale y u y przed u acza 3 y owego z prawid owo po czonym przewodem ochronnym Regulatory Notices D 7 e System komputerowy nale y zabezpieczy przed nag ymi chwilowymi wzrostami lub spadkami napi cia u ywaj c eliminatora przepi urz dzenia dopasowuj cego lub bezzak ceniowego r d a zasilania e Nale y upewni sie aby nic nie le a o na kablach systemu komputerowego oraz aby kable nie by y umieszczone w miejscu gdzie mo na by oby na nie nadeptywa lub potyka si o nie e Nie nale y rozlewa napoj w ani innych p yn w na system komputerowy e Nie nale y wpycha adnych przedmiot w do otwor w systemu komputerowego gdy mo e to spowodowa po ar lub pora enie pr dem poprzez zwarcie element w wewn trznych e System komputerow
182. ws it consults the win ini file to determine a variety of options for the Windows operating environment Among other things the win ini file records what printer s and fonts are installed for Windows The win ini file also usually includes sections that contain optional set tings for Windows application programs that are installed on the hard disk drive Running the Control Panel or Windows Setup program may change options in the win ini file On other occasions you may need to change or add options to thewin ini file manually with a text editor such as Notepad write protected Read only files are said to be write protected You can write protect a 3 5 inch diskette by sliding its write protect tab to the open position and a 5 25 inch diskette by placing an adhesive label over its write protect notch XMM Abbreviation for extended memory man ager a utility that allows application programs and operating environments to use extended memory in accordance with the XMS See also conventional memory EMM expanded memory extended memory and memory manager XMS Abbreviation for eXtended Memory Spec ification See also EMS extended memory and memory manager ZIF Acronym for zero insertion force Some computers use ZIF sockets and connec tors to allow devices such as the microprocessor chip to be installed or removed with no stress applied to the device Glossary 17 18 Dell PowerEdge1350 Systems User s Guide
183. y be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic type These blocks are notes cautions and warnings and they are used as follows NOTE A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your system CAUTION A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem WARNING A WARNING indicates the potential for bodily harm and tells you how to avoid the problem Some warnings may appear in alternate formats and may be unaccompanied by an icon In such cases the specific presentation of the warning is mandated by regula tory authority Typographical Conventions The following list defines where appropriate and illustrates typographical conven tions used as visual cues for specific elements of text throughout this document e Interface components are window titles button and icon names menu names and selections and other options that appear on the monitor screen or display They are presented in bold Example Click OK e Keycaps are labels that appear on the keys on a keyboard They are enclosed in angle brackets Example lt Enter gt e Key combinations are series of keys to be pressed simultaneously unless other wise indicated to perform a single function Example lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt e Commands presented in lowercase bold are for reference purposes only and are not intended to be typed when referenced
184. y can be stepped on or tripped over 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 shock by shorting out interior components Keep your computer away from radiators and heat sources Also do not block cooling vents Avoid placing loose papers underneath your computer do not place your computer in a closed in wall unit or on a rug Ergonomic Computing Habits WARNING Improper or prolonged keyboard use may result in injury For comfort and efficiency observe the following ergonomic guidelines when setting up and using your computer system Position your system so that the monitor and keyboard are directly in front of you as you work Special shelves are available from Dell and other sources to help you correctly position your keyboard Set the monitor at a comfortable viewing distance usually 510 to 610 millimeters 20 to 24 inches from your eyes Make sure the monitor screen is at eye level or slightly lower when you are sitting in front of the monitor Adjust the tilt of the monitor its contrast and brightness settings and the lighting around you such as overhead lights desk lamps and the curtains or blinds on nearby windows to minimize reflections and glare on the monitor screen Use a chair that provides good lower back support Keep your forearms horizontal with your wrists in a neutral comfortable position while
185. y powinien znajdowa si z dala od grzejnik w i r de ciep a Ponadto nie nale y blokowa otwor w wentylacyjnych Nale y unika k adzenia lu nych papier w pod komputer oraz umieszczania komputera w ciasnym miejscu bez mo liwo ci cyrkulacji powietrza wok niego NOM Information Mexico Only The following information is provided on the device s described in this document in compliance with the requirements of the official Mexican standards NOM Exporter Importer Ship to Supply voltage Frequency Current consumption Dell Computer Corporation One Dell Way Round Rock TX 78682 Dell Computer de M xico S A de C V Rio Lerma No 302 4 Piso Col Cuauhtemoc 16500 M xico D F Dell Computer de M xico S A de C V al Cuidado de Kuehne 8 Nagel de M xico S de R I Avenida Soles No 55 Col Pe on de los Ba os 15520 M xico D F 115 230 VAC 60 50 Hz 6 0 3 0 A D 8 Dell PowerEdge 4350 Systems User s Guide Informaci n para NOM nicamente para M xico La informaci n siguiente se proporciona en el dispositivo o en los dispositivos descri tos en este documento en cumplimiento con los requisitos de la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM Exportador Importador Embarcar a Tensi n alimentaci n Frecuencia Consumo de corriente Dell Computer Corporation One Dell Way Round Rock TX 78682 Dell Computer de M xico S A de C V Rio Lerma No 30
186. y to edit these resources to resolve a configuration conflict To view the resource screen for any device highlight the option and press lt F6 gt The edit resources feature is intended for users who are technically knowledgeable Do not change resource settings from their defaults if you do not understand how such a change will affect system performance While in the Step 3 View or Edit Details menu you can press lt F7 gt to enter the Advanced menu See Advanced Menu found later in this chapter for more information When you have finished making changes save the new system configuration informa tion and exit the utility as follows 1 Press lt F10 gt and select Step 5 Save and Exit from the Steps in Configuring Your Computer menu 2 Select Save the Configuration and Restart the Computer from the menu that appears r System Dell System PowerEdge 4350 RS 232 COM Port 1 IRQ 4 PORT 3F8h 3FFh RS 232 COM Port 2 IRQ 3 PORT 2F8h 2FFh Parallel Port IRQ 7 PORT 378h 37Fh Floppy Controller Enabled ouse Controller Enabled Embedded Adaptec AIC 7890 SCSI Ctrlr PCT Function 1 Enabled Embedded Adaptec AIC 7860 SCSI Ctrlr PCT Function 1 Enabled Embedded PCI VGA Controller PCT Function 1 Enabled Standard VGA Resources Enabled Figure 5 1 View or Edit Details Screen Example Using the Resource Configuration Utility 5 5 Step 4 Examine Switches or Print Report The Step 4 Examin
187. y vehicle or when operated in an environment with machinery that causes vibration Maintaining the System C 7 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 Power Source Interruptions Systems are especially sensitive to variations in voltage supplied by the AC power source Over voltage undervoltage and transients or spikes can erase data from memory or even cause components to fail To protect against these types of prob lems power cables should always be properly grounded and one or both of the following methods should be used e Use one of the power protection devices described in the following section Power Protection Devices e Place the system on a dedicated power circuit rather than sharing a circuit with other heavy electrical equipment In general do not allow the system to share a circuit with any of the following Copier machines Air conditioners Vacuum cleaners Space heaters Power tools Teletype machines Adding machines Laser printers Facsimile machines Any other motorized equipment Besides these appliances the greatest threat to a system s supply of power are surges or blackouts caused by electrical storms Whenever possible turn off the sys tem and any peripherals and unplug them from their pow
188. you have made Using the System Setup Program 4 3 4 4 configuration options title box help Page 1 of 2 Dejll Computer Corporation System PowerEdge 4350 400 Setup www dell com BIOS Version XXX Time 13 17 02 Diskette Drive A Processor 1 Processor 2 Fan Speed System Alert Date Wed Sep 23 3 5 inch 1 44 MB Diskette Drive B Not Installed seconds for the internal clock calendar Reserved Memory None CPU Speed 400 MHz To change the value in a field Num Lock On enter a number or use the left Revision BO Not Installed Full Speed Fault 1998 This category sets the time in 24 hour format hours minutes or right arrow key Changes take effect immediately Pentium II Processor 400 MHz Level 2 Cache System Memory Video Memory Service Tag gt XXXXX Asset Tag 512 KB Integrated 64 MB ECC SDRAM 2 MB SGRAM XXXXXXXXXX Tab Shift Tab change fields lt gt change valued Alt P next Esc exit Alt B reboot key functions system data Page 2 of 2 Dell Computer Corporation System PowerEdge 4350 400 Setup www dell com BIOS Version XXX Keyboard Errors Boot Sequence Scan Sequence System Password Password Status Setup Password Report First H L Diskette Slots First Not Enabled Unlocked Not Enabled This category keyboard related error messages are repor
189. your system If your system is already on shut it down and then turn it on again 2 Press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Enter gt immediately after you see the following message Press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Enter gt for System Setup If you wait too long and your operating system begins to load into memory let the system complete the load operation then shut down the system and try again NOTE To ensure an orderly system shutdown consult the documentation that XK accompanied your operating system You can also enter the System Setup program by responding to certain error mes sages See Responding to Error Messages at the end of this chapter System Setup Screens The two System Setup screens Page 1 and Page 2 display the current setup and con figuration information and optional settings for your system Typical examples are illustrated in Figure 4 1 Information on the two System Setup screens is organized in five boxed areas e Title box The box at the top of both screens lists the system name page number Page 1 or Page 2 and the revision number of the basic input output system BIOS e Configuration options The box on the left half of both screens lists the categories that define the installed hardware in your computer Fields beside the categories contain options or values those that appear bright on the screen can be changed Options or values that you cannot change because they are determined by the
190. ystem board or expan sion card may contain DIP switches for configuring the circuit board DIP switch es are always toggle switches with an ON position and an OFF position DIP switches gl directory Directories help keep related files orga nized on a disk in a hierarchical inverted tree structure Each disk has a root directory for example ac gt prompt nor mally indicates that you are at the root directory of hard disk drive C Additional di rectories that branch off of the root directory are called subdirectories Subdirectories may contain additional directories branching off of them c lt root directory windows dos Ndell Q Q subdirectorie Q c windows system diskette based diagnostics A comprehensive set of diagnostic tests for your Dell computer To use the diskette based diagnostics you must boot your computer from the Dell Diagnos tics Diskette Refer to your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for a complete discussion about how to use the diskette based diagnostics display adapter See video adapter DMA Abbreviation for direct memory access A DMA channel allows certain types of data transfer between RAM and a device to bypass the microprocessor DOC Abbreviation for Department of Commu nications in Canada dpi Abbreviation for dots per inch DPMS Abbreviation for Display Power Manage ment Signaling A standard developed by

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