Dell Dimension 2200, User Manual

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Using the Dell Server Assistant CD 2-1
Chapter 2
Using the Dell Server Assistant CD
T
his chapter describes the bootable Dell Server Assis-
tant CD and tells you how to use the utilities, diagnostics,
documentation, drivers, and other items included on the
CD. This chapter also describes how to install the video
drivers for supported operating systems and how to use
the asset tag utility provided on the CD.
B
ooting the CD
Start the system before inserting the CD. To boot the CD,
insert it into the PowerEdge 2200 system’s CD-ROM
drive and press the reset button, after ensuring that any
operating system has been shut down. When the system
boots, the CD main menu appears.
If the CD does not boot, check the following:
•
In the System Setup program, the Onboard SCSI cat-
egory must be set to Enabled, the Diskette Controller
category must be set to Enabled, and the Boot
Sequence category must be set to A: then C: (see
Chapter 4, “Using the System Setup Program”).
•
In the SCSISelect Utility, the BIOS Support for Boot-
able CD-ROM category must be set to Enabled (see
Chapter 3, “Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers”).
CD
Main Menu
The main menu of the CD can include various options,
depending on your system configuration. The following
list shows some of the possible categories; the main
menu on your CD may contain additional options. The
subsections that follow describe possible choices within
each menu item:
•
Choose Language
•
Configure the System
•
Run System Utilities
•
Use Online Manuals
•
Create Diskettes
Choose Language
When the system boots, you are given the option of
choosing a language for the menus, help screens, mes-
sages, and online documentation. After you choose a
language, the main menu appears in the chosen language.
Configure the System
You can use the options within the Configure the System
category for such tasks as running the EISA Configura-
tion Utility from the CD or a diskette, or for configuring
a redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID) sub-
system (if applicable).
Run System Utilities
The options within the Run System Utilities category
allow you to run the system diagnostics and any other
utilities available on your CD.
Use Online Manuals
The Use Online Manuals category includes all available
online manuals. Selecting one of the online manuals
launches the Adobe
™
Acrobat viewer (included on the
CD) and allows you to view or print the online manual in
the language that you selected earlier.
NOTE: You can also copy the portable document format
(PDF) files from the CD and use them under your native
operating system.