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Dell

PowerEdge

2100/180 and 2100/200 Systems

USER’S GUIDE

Summary of Contents for Inspiron 2100

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Page 2: ...osoft MS DOS and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Novell and NetWare are registered trademarksofNovell Inc IBM and OS 2areregisteredtrademarksofInternationalBusinessMachinesCorporation ASPIisaregisteredtrademark of Adaptec Inc UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories Inc a wholly owned subsidiary of Novell Inc VESA is a registered trademark and VL Bus...

Page 3: ...re they can be stepped on or tripped over Do not spill food or liquids on your computer If the computer gets wet consult your Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide 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 placi...

Page 4: ...ake 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 neces sary to maintain proper posture Vary your work activities Try to organize your work so that you do not have to type for more than a minute or so at a time without stopping When you stop typing try to do things that use both hands arms at desk level feet fla...

Page 5: ...make sure both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned Handle components and cards with care Don t touch the components or contacts on a card Hold a card by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket Hold a component such as a microprocessor chip by its edges not by its pins Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Static electricity can harm delicate components inside your computer To pre...

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Page 7: ...tility whenever an Extended Indus try Standard Architecture EISA or Industry Standard Architecture ISA expansion card is added removed or repositioned in the computer Also when you change the memory size or change settings for one of the built in devices you must run this utility Chapter 6 Working Inside Your Computer Chap ter 7 Installing System Board Options Chapter 8 Installing Drives in the Ex...

Page 8: ...lways read these updates before consulting any other documentation because the updates often contain the latest information Operating system documentation is included if you ordered your operating system software from Dell This documentation describes how to install if nec essary configure and use your operating system software Documentation is included with any options you purchase separately fro...

Page 9: ...d Example autoexec bat and c windows Syntax lines consist of a command and all its possi ble parameters Commands are displayed in lowercase bold variable parameters those for which you substitute a value are displayed in lowercase italics constant parameters are displayed in lower case bold The brackets indicate items that are optional Example del drive path filename p Command lines consist of a c...

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Page 11: ...croprocessor module includes separate processor and cache memory chips 256 kilobytes KB in a single module The Pentium Pro microprocessor features Dynamic Execution which combines three processing techniques Multiple branch prediction the processor anticipates jumps in the instruction flow and where the next instruction can be found in memory Data flow analysis the processor determines which instr...

Page 12: ...nd temperatures The integrated server man agement circuitry works in conjunction with the Intel LANDesk Server Manager suite See the Preface earlier in this guide for a list of documents that describe installation and use of the LANDesk Server Manager suite Integrated system board support for the Upgrade Server Management Card which provides improved local and remote server management A PS 2 style...

Page 13: ...to reboot restart the computer without turning the power off and then on again For more information about using the reset button see Reset Button in Chapter 4 NOTE The power button and the reset button are recessed into the computer s front panel to prevent accidentally turning off or resetting the computer and losing valuable data Figure 1 1 Front Panel Connecting External Devices You can connect...

Page 14: ...nel see I O Ports and Connectors in Appendix B Preventing Unauthorized Access Inside the Computer To prevent unauthorized access to the inside of the com puter you can replace one of the screws that secure the cover to the chassis with a special keylock screw that is included with the system A key provided with the sys tem is required to install or remove the special keylock screw thus preventing ...

Page 15: ...tup 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 includes the following catego ries each of which has one or more options The subsections that follow describe the options within each main menu category The main menu on your CD may contain additional ...

Page 16: ...CD Before running the diagnostics from the CD you should make a blank for matted diskette and insert it in the diskette drive so the diagnostics programs can record critical messages and information as they execute See Create Blank Format ted Diskette found later in this chapter for instructions on creating the necessary diskette The system hardware diagnostics are described in the Diagnostics and...

Page 17: ...ou to create a driver diskette for use with Windows NT Server 3 51 Create Driver Diskette This option allows you to create a diskette that contains video SCSI and NIC drivers for the Windows NT Ser ver 3 51 operating system NOTE Be sure to use the SCSI Driver diskettes created from the Dell Server Assistant CD rather than the SCSI drivers provided with the operating system Create NetWare 4 x Diske...

Page 18: ...ette of drivers into the diskette drive on your system 2 Run the Windows NT Display program located in the Control Panel in the Main group 3 Select Change Display Type 4 Select Change from the display options then select Other 5 When prompted for the correct path type a ATI and press Enter If the diskette is not in drive A change the drive let ter designation as appropriate After the system reads ...

Page 19: ... 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 type asset and a space followed by the new number then press Enter For example type the following command line and press Enter asset 1234567890 When prompted to verify the asset tag number type y ...

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Page 21: ...crosoft Windows NT Server 3 51 Novell NetWare 3 12 and 4 x See Chapter 2 Using the Dell Server Assistant CD for instructions on creating a diskette of drivers for your operating system For instructions on configuring the SCSI device drivers see the appropriate sections in this chapter The readme txt File The readme txt file that is included with your SCSI device drivers in the scsi directory on th...

Page 22: ...Target ID This option specifies the SCSI ID of the device from which you wish to boot your system The default setting is SCSI ID 0 The SCSI ID selected here must correspond to the ID configured on the boot device Boot LUN Number If your boot device has multiple logical unit numbers LUNs and Multiple LUN Support is enabled see Advanced Host Adapter Settings found later in this section this option a...

Page 23: ...rily dis connected The default setting is Yes Leave Enable Disconnection set to Yes if two or more SCSI devices are connected 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 bet ter performance Initiate Wide Negotiation This option determines whether the host adapter attempts 16 bit ...

Page 24: ...ended 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 Display Ctrl a Message During BIOS Initializa tion This option determines whether the Press Ctrl a for SCSISelect TM Util ity message appears on your screen during system start up The default setting is Enabled If this...

Page 25: ...y Exiting SCSISelect To exit SCSISelect press Esc 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 computer 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 e...

Page 26: ...s NT Setup Disk 3 diskette when prompted to do so 6 After a period of time Windows NT Setup displays all recognized SCSI controllers If no SCSI controllers are found Windows NT Setup displays none Type to configure additional SCSI controllers 7 Expand the list of additional SCSI controllers select Other and press Enter The Other option is at the end of a long list of SCSI controllers and is highli...

Page 27: ...n displays the adapter drivers sup ported on the diskette The Adaptec AHA 2940UW AIC 78xx PCI NT 3 51 driver is highlighted by default click OK The driver is added to the list of SCSI adapters 9 Select Adaptec AHA 2940UW AIC 78xx PCI NT 3 51 from the list of SCSI adapters and click Install At this point Windows NT Setup checks to see if the specified driver aic78xx sys has already been cop ied to ...

Page 28: ...T Setup 6 Close the Windows NT Setup program When the following message appears click OK to exit 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 Windows NT system configuration 7 Restart your computer NOTE The Windows NT Setup program does not delete the device driver from your hard disk drive it only u...

Page 29: ...nstallation Overview This section provides the information needed to install and use the Dell SCSI drivers for NetWare 3 12 and 4 x The Dell SCSI drivers for NetWare support the optional Adaptec AHA 2940UW and all Adaptec 78xx series SCSI controllers Before you begin installation of the SCSI drivers for Novell NetWare you must create a diskette of drivers for the version of NetWare you are using 3...

Page 30: ...en for additional help Press Esc to exit a Help screen 5 Press Enter to continue with the installation 6 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen Press Enter at every screen to accept the EZ SCSI default values If you accept all the default values the EZ SCSI util ity copies the files from the diskette to the c scsi directory The EZ SCSI utility creates this directory if the directory doe...

Page 31: ...ver see Using Net Ware to Install or Update the Driver found later in this section Performing a NetWare 4 x Installation Follow these steps only if you are installing or upgrading NetWare 4 x for the first time 1 Make backup copies of all Novell diskettes and use those backup copies as your working diskettes 2 Boot MS DOS on your computer 3 Change to the directory where the installation files are ...

Page 32: ...ing Net Ware 3 12 for the first time 1 Make backup copies of all Novell diskettes and use those backup copies as your working diskettes 2 Boot MS DOS on your computer 3 Change to the directory where the installation files are found For a CD ROM the subdirectory is similar to d netware 312 english 4 Type install and press Enter Follow the procedures in your NetWare documenta tion for installing a n...

Page 33: ...load the Adaptec 78xx driver follows load pathname aic7870 dsk options slot x Command line options are not case sensitive Placing commas between command line options is optional See the next section Using the load Command Line Options for optional values To calculate the slot number for each host adapter see Calculating the Slot Number found earlier in this section 4 Load the driver for the first ...

Page 34: ...e 0 255 16 Specifies the maximum number of segments in a scatter gather list max_sectors 0 255 64 Specifies the maximum number of sectors in a single scatter gather segment max_tags 0 255 8 Specifies the maximum number of tagged commands max_nontags 0 255 2 Specifies the maximum number of nontagged commands read_after_write 0 1 2 2 Specifies the default verify mode 0 No verify on writes 1 Software...

Page 35: ...st contain a load command line that specifies the location of the driver on the hard disk drive any available options see Using the load Command Line Options found earlier in this section and the slot number see Calculating the Slot Number found earlier in this section NOTE To load the driver from your hard disk drive the aic7870 dsk driver and aspitran dsk module must be copied from your NetWare ...

Page 36: ... same as using fdisk or format under MS DOS NOTE When you select a hard disk drive to format the Install program prompts you to enter an interleave value from 1 to 9 You may also enter an interleave value of 0 zero When formatting SCSI hard disk drives or remov able drives on the Adaptec 78xx host adapter SCSI bus Dell recommends that you use an interleave value of 0 This 0 interleave value instru...

Page 37: ... startup ncf or autoexec ncf files How ever the default can be set on the command line See Using the load Command Line Options found earlier in this section The available options are defined as shown in Table 3 5 Table 3 5 Read After Write Verify Options Using NetWare Tested and Approved Drives In order for a drive and host adapter to be fully certified as NetWare Yes Tested and Approved they must...

Page 38: ...e Server Backup User s Guide to load the tsa and sbackup modules Setting Up a CD ROM Drive With Net Ware 3 12 or 4 x To use a CD ROM drive with NetWare 3 12 or 4 x fol low these instructions 1 Load aic7870 dsk by entering the following com mand line load pathname aic7870 dsk slot x 2 Load aspicd dsk by entering the following com mand line load pathname aspicd dsk NOTE If aspicd dsk does not work u...

Page 39: ... Failed AddDisk System call The driver failed in its attempt to register the host adapter with NetWare The file server may not have enough memory 003 Invalid command line option entered option An invalid option was entered on the command line The invalid option that was entered is also displayed 004 Invalid command line please enter correctly The driver was unable to understand the command line op...

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Page 41: ...uter The standard diskette drive is a 1 44 megabyte MB 3 5 inch drive System Setup Screens The System Setup screens display the current setup and configuration information and optional settings for your system Information on the System Setup screens is orga nized in five boxed areas Title Box The box at the top of each screen lists the system name and the revision number of the basic input output ...

Page 42: ...s you are in a submenu If you are in a submenu pressing the Esc key displays the parent menu Moves the cursor to the next menu in each direction Moves the cursor up or down Moves to the next field Moves to the previous field Moves the cursor to the top or bottom of the window Decrements the value of the field or or or or or Keys Action Increments the value of the field Sets default configuration v...

Page 43: ...hen restart the system and try again NOTE To ensure an orderly system shutdown consult the documentation that accompanied your operating system You can also enter the System Setup program by responding to certain error messages See Responding to Error Messages at the end of this chapter The following sections describe the System Setup cate gories in the Main Advanced Security and Exit menus Figure...

Page 44: ...BIOS Fast Video BIOS offers the options of shadowing and or caching the video BIOS for improved performance For the built in video controller chip the Fast Video BIOS category offers the following options On and Cached The Default On Off If you choose the On option your system boots and immediately copies the video BIOS code from the flash memory chip into write protected memory locations in faste...

Page 45: ...ht select the C Only option to prevent an unautho rized person from accessing the system by booting from a diskette Boot Options Submenu Categories To access the Boot Options submenu see Figure 4 2 highlight the Boot Sequence category in the Main menu and press Enter Figure 4 2 Boot Options Submenu configuration options and system data title box help key functions ...

Page 46: ...ase Memory Base Memory displays the amount of memory available to MS DOS programs that do not use extended or expanded memory This category has no user selectable options The default value for the Base Memory category is 640 KB which includes 1 kilobyte KB reserved for system use The value given in the Base Memory category is in kilo bytes rather than megabytes To convert kilobytes to megabytes di...

Page 47: ...d LPT addresses set the LPT mode enable or disable the on board diskette controller enable the PS 2 mouse and enable or disable the built in SCSI controller The Advanced menu also lets you control the PCI scan sequence The PCI scan sequence determines which type of PCI device is scanned first built in PCI drives or PCI devices installed in PCI expansion slots Figure 4 3 Advanced Menu of the System...

Page 48: ...ing options Output Only AT compatible the default Bidi rectional Personal System 2 PS 2 compatible and ECP extended capabilities port Diskette Controller Selecting Enabled the default enables the on board dis kette drive controller Onboard SCSI Selecting the Enabled the default option enables the on board PCI SCSI controller and scans the associated ROM In order for the system to boot from a drive...

Page 49: ...ecurity menu see Figure 4 4 use the arrow keys to highlight Security This section explains in detail each of the System Setup categories in the Security menu Figure 4 4 Security Menu of the System Setup Program configuration options and system data title box help key functions ...

Page 50: ...sting supervisor password See Disabling a For gotten Password found later in this chapter for information on disabling a forgotten supervisor password Set User Password NOTE You cannot set the user password until a supervi sor password is set The Set User Password category lets you restrict access to your system by setting a user password that is required when the Password On Boot category is set ...

Page 51: ... viruses The options are as follows Disabled default Daily Weekly Monthly Exit Menu Categories To access the Exit menu see Figure 4 5 use the arrow keys to highlight Exit The following section explains in detail each of the System Setup categories in the Exit Figure 4 5 Exit Menu of the System Setup Program configuration options and system data title box help key functions ...

Page 52: ...Changing an Existing Supervisor Password found later in this section NOTE You can also assign delete or change a supervisor password through the EISA Configuration Utility See Assigning a Supervisor Password and Deleting or Changing an Existing Supervisor Password in Chapter 5 If you assign and then forget a supervisor password you need your computer key to get inside the computer where you can ch...

Page 53: ... before you can attempt to enter a password again Operating With a Supervisor Password Enabled If Supervisor Password Is is set to Enabled you must enter the correct supervisor password before you can modify any System Setup categories other than the Time Date Num Lock and Speaker categories Deleting or Changing an Existing Super visor Password To disable the supervisor password press Enter to dis...

Page 54: ...ocation on the keyboard without distin guishing between lowercase and uppercase characters For example if you have an M in your password the system recognizes either M or m as correct Certain key combinations are not valid If you enter one of these combinations a beep sounds To exit the field without assigning a user password press the up arrow or down arrow key to move the highlight to another fi...

Page 55: ...ssword perform the following steps 1 Remove the computer cover according to the instructions in Removing the Computer Cover in Chapter 6 2 Refer to Jumpers and Table B 1 in Appendix B for jumper information and to Figure B 1 for the location of the password jumper labeled PASSWD on the system board 3 Remove the jumper plug from the PASSWD jumper the disabled setting 4 Replace the computer cover ac...

Page 56: ... setup prompt for full use3 of System Setup Enabled Enabled N A Yes Yes You are prompted for a password at boot and for access to System Setup If supervisor password is entered you have full use of System Setup and access to the diskette drive If user password is entered you have partial2 use of System Setup and can access the diskette drive only if the Diskette Access category is set to User Disa...

Page 57: ...e for an explanation of the message and suggestions for correcting any errors An exception to this routine It is normal to receive an error message the first time you boot your system after install ing a memory upgrade In that situation you do not need to refer to the Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide just follow the instructions in Performing a Memory Upgrade in Chapter 7 of this guide If you...

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Page 59: ...uration Utility is PCI aware and can also be used to configure PCI expansion cards Configu ration information for PCI expansion cards is contained within the card so no additional cfg file is required You should run the EISA Configuration Utility after installing or moving a PCI expansion card to keep the system s database of available resources accurate If the EISA Configuration Utility is not aw...

Page 60: ...the EISA to assign resources for PCI expansion cards When to Run the EISA Configu ration Utility Whenever you add remove or reposition an ISA or EISA expansion card you must run the EISA Configuration Utility to specify which expansion slot the card is installed in and to ensure that no two cards attempt to use the same resources such as IRQ lines When you use the utility with ISA expansion cards ...

Page 61: ...hen they are not run ning thus reducing the amount of memory available to the EISA Configuration Utility 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 a message is displayed If you receive such a mes sage run the utility from a diskette Follow these steps the first time you use t...

Page 62: ... in configuring your computer Step 1 Important EISA 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 NOTES If you enabled the supervisor password through the System Setup program or through the EISA Configu ration Utility the EISA utility prompts you for the supervisor password when you select Configure C...

Page 63: ...installed but after an EISA expansion card is installed See When to Run the EISA Configuration Utility found earlier in this chapter for more detailed information 1 Start the EISA Configuration Utility as described in Starting the EISA Configuration Utility found earlier in this chapter 2 At the Main Menu select Configure Computer If the EISA Configuration Utility prompts you for a supervisor pass...

Page 64: ...s removed but after an EISA or PCI expansion card is removed See When to Run the EISA Configuration Utility found earlier in this chapter for more detailed information 1 Start the EISA Configuration Utility as described in Starting the EISA Configuration Utility found earlier in this chapter 2 At the Main Menu select Configure Computer If the EISA Configuration Utility prompts you for a supervisor...

Page 65: ...Whenever you add an expansion card to the com puter its presence is reflected by changes to the EISA System Board Options screen To select a category on the list of system board options press the up or down arrow key to highlight the category and press Enter 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 pr...

Page 66: ...Setup program The Drive Access category allows access to the diskette drive to be controlled by the supervisor or user password to prevent unauthorized access Integrated Serial Interface Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Integrated Parallel Interface Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode same as Parallel Mode in the System Setup program Embedded PCI SCSI Controller PCI Function 1 Embedded PCI VGA Controller ...

Page 67: ...Using the EISA Configuration Utility 5 67 Figure 5 1 EISA System Board Options Screen Example System Dell PowerEdge 4100 180 ...

Page 68: ...server depending upon how the network is configured In this case changing the Date and Time categories on your system has no effect Unless the EISA Configuration Utility is installed on your hard disk drive it is quicker to reset the date and time through the System Setup program Maintain System Configuration Diskette Using the Maintain System Configuration Diskette option you can create a backup ...

Page 69: ...wo EISA expansion cards It is extremely unusual for the EISA Configuration Utility to fail in resolving a resource conflict between two EISA expansion cards If the EISA Configuration Utility fails to resolve the conflict see Chapter 8 Getting Help in the Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide for informa tion on obtaining technical assistance However resource conflicts between ISA expansion cards a...

Page 70: ...chnically knowledgeable Do not change these options from their defaults if you do not understand how such a change will affect system performance Some of these categories may not apply to your system NOTE To access the advanced options in modeling mode type at the operating system prompt and press Enter To use modeling mode you must run the EISA Configuration Utility from your hard disk drive ISA ...

Page 71: ...rd or through the System Setup program as described in Chapter 4 Using the System Setup Program Once you assign a supervisor and or user password only those who know the password s have full use of the system NOTE You can also use the System Setup program to assign change or delete a user or supervisor password See the appropriate sections in Chapter 4 Using the System Setup Program for more infor...

Page 72: ...ecognizes keys without distinguishing between shifted and unshifted characters or uppercase and lowercase let ters For example if you have an M in your password the system recognizes either M or m as correct Certain key combinations are not valid If you enter one of these combinations the computer s speaker beeps 6 Press Enter A new dialog box with a prompt and an empty seven character field appea...

Page 73: ...d You can use up to seven characters character keys or blank spaces are acceptable To erase a character in your password press the Backspace key NOTES The user password feature recognizes keys without distinguishing between shifted and unshifted characters or uppercase and lowercase letters For example if you have an M in your password the sys tem recognizes either M or m as correct Certain key co...

Page 74: ...d jumper labeled PASSWD on the system board 3 Remove the jumper plug from the PASSWD jumper 4 Replace the computer cover according to the instructions in Replacing the Computer Cover in Chapter 6 Then reconnect the computer and peripherals to their power sources and turn them on Booting your system with the PASSWD jumper removed erases the existing password s NOTE Before you assign a new user and ...

Page 75: ...s safe if you observe the following precautions In addition Dell recommends that you periodically review the safety instructions at the front of this guide WARNING FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF YOUR EQUIPMENT Before starting to work on your computer per form the following steps in the sequence indicated 1 Turn off your computer and all peripherals 2 Disconnect your computer and periph...

Page 76: ...rew if it is installed in one of the cover mounting screw locations See Figure 1 2 for an illustration of the keylock screw and key 3 Slide the cover backward about one inch Then grasp the front of the cover and the handle at the back of the cover and lift it straight up off the chassis Figure 6 1 Figure 6 1 Removing the Computer Cover Replacing the Computer Cover Use the following procedure to re...

Page 77: ... of the computer 1 Observe the Warning for Your Personal Safety and Protection of Your Equipment in the previous sec tion Also observe the safety instructions at the front of this guide 2 Gently pry the bezel loose with your finger tips and remove it from the chassis see Figure 6 2 While prying the bezel loose pry at different points around the bezel to keep the opening between the bezel and the c...

Page 78: ...r is removed to provide interior views These illustrations also identify features on the front and back of the computer Refer to them to locate interior features and components dis cussed later in this guide When you look inside your computer note the direct cur rent DC power cables coming from the power supply These cables supply power to the system board the exter nally accessible drives and the...

Page 79: ...dustry Standard Architecture EISA expan sion card connectors The external drive bays provide space for up to three half height drives typically a dis kette drive is installed in the top bay a CD ROM drive in the middle bay and the bottom bay is reserved for an optional drive often a tape drive for backing up data from the hard disk drives The internal drive bays pro vide space for up to three 3 5 ...

Page 80: ...6 3 Inside the Chassis Front Right Side View system power supply diskette drive interface cable system board mounting plate diskette drive power cables cooling fan control panel cable SCSI cable CD ROM drive internal hard disk drive cage bay for third drive control panel ...

Page 81: ...6 81 Figure 6 4 Inside the Chassis Back Left Side View external drive bays hard disk drive cage SCSI cable hard disk drive power cables system board AC power input connector I O panel connectors power supply voltage selector switch ...

Page 82: ...he computer cover as described in Removing the Computer Cover earlier in this chapter 2 If there are no expansion cards installed go to step 4 Otherwise lay the computer on its right side so you can access the expansion cards 3 Disconnect the cables from the expansion cards and then remove the expansion cards See Removing an Expansion Card in Chapter 7 Be sure to label the cables that you disconne...

Page 83: ... the cable con nections before continuing 2 Install the system board assembly in the chassis Facing the right side of the computer hold the sys tem board mounting plate assembly in position Align the input output I O connectors on the back of the system board with the openings in the back of the chassis insert the system board mounting plate under the two tabs on the chassis Figure 6 6 and then sl...

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Page 85: ...tem Board Features video connector JVGA battery socket BATTERY parallel port connector PARALLEL serial port 1 bottom and serial port 2 top connectors SERIAL keyboard bottom and mouse top connectors KYBD MOUSE diskette controller connector FLOPPY front panel connector PANEL hard disk drive access indicator connector HDLED microprocessor socket PROCESSOR EISA connectors EISA1 bottom EISA2 and EISA3 ...

Page 86: ...d Expansion Cards Your computer can hold up to six expansion cards The three EISA expansion card connectors will accept a mix of 8 and 16 bit ISA cards 32 bit EISA master or slave cards The three PCI expansion card connectors accept 32 bit PCI cards Figure 7 2 shows examples of the different types of expansion cards Figure 7 2 Expansion Card Examples 8 bit ISA expansion card 16 bit ISA expansion c...

Page 87: ...a PCI expansion card your sys tem automatically performs any required PCI configuration tasks during the boot routine 2 Prepare the expansion card for installation and remove the computer cover according to the instructions in Removing the Computer Cover in Chapter 6 See the documentation that came with the expansion card for information on configuring the card making internal connections or other...

Page 88: ...EISA Configuration Util ity for instructions 2 Remove the computer cover according to the instructions in Removing the Computer Cover in Chapter 6 3 With the cover removed lay the computer left side up on a flat work surface so that you have access to the expansion card slots 4 If necessary disconnect any cables connected to the expansion card 5 Unscrew the card mounting bracket Figure 7 3 6 Grasp...

Page 89: ...ration tasks during the boot routine Adding Memory The four DIMM sockets shown in Figure 7 5 on the system board can accommodate 16 to 512 megabytes MB of dynamic random access memory DRAM The PowerEdge 2100 systems use 72 bit buffered extended data output EDO DIMMs in these 168 pin sockets Error check ing and correction ECC is performed by the memory controller in the system board chip set Figure...

Page 90: ...PCI expansion card connectors and working toward the cen ter of the system board the sockets are labeled DIMM_A through DIMM_D Figure 7 5 When installing DIMMs in sockets follow these guidelines Install a DIMM in socket DIMM_A before socket DIMM_B socket DIMM_B before socket DIMM_C and so on If you install different sizes of DIMMs start with the largest highest capacity DIMM in socket DIMM_A and w...

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Page 92: ...e the previous subsection DIMM Installation Guidelines Table 7 1 Sample DIMM Configurations Total Memory DIMM Socket DIMM_A DIMM_B DIMM_C DIMM_D 16 MB 16 MB None None None 32 MB 16 MB 16 MB None None 48 MB 32 MB 16 MB None None 64 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB None None 80 MB 32 MB 32 MB 16 MB None 96 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB None 128 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 128 MB 128 MB None None N...

Page 93: ...the configuration and exit the utility Running the EISA Configuration Utility and saving the configuration is required for the system to recog nize the newly installed DIMMs See Chapter 5 Using the EISA Configuration Utility for instruc tions on running the utility and saving the configuration 9 When the Extended Memory total is correct run the diskette based diagnostics to test all installed DIMM...

Page 94: ...k clip A new snap in badge NOTE Dell recommends that only a technically knowl edgeable person perform this procedure 1 Remove the computer cover according to the instructions in Removing the Computer Cover in Chapter 6 2 Remove the system board assembly according to the instructions in Removing the System Board Assembly in Chapter 6 Lay the system board assembly on a flat work sur face so you can ...

Page 95: ...ting Guidefor instruc tions on obtaining technical assistance 7 Align the pin 1 corner of the microprocessor chip Figure 7 10 with the pin 1 corner of the micro processor socket NOTE Identifying the pin 1 corners is critical to positioning the chip correctly Identify the pin 1 corner of the microprocessor by turning the chip over and locating the tiny gold fin ger that extends from one corner of t...

Page 96: ...ch could bend the pins if the chip is misaligned When the chip is positioned correctly it should drop down into the socket with minimal pressure When the chip is fully seated in the socket rotate the socket release lever back down until it snaps into place securing the chip Figure 7 11 Installing the Microprocessor Chip 9 Place the new heat sink with its bonded thermal interface pad on top of the ...

Page 97: ...ront Bezel in Chapter 6 15 Remove the old badge from the front of the com puter and install the new one The badge is secured to the front bezel with three metal tabs Press on all three tabs at once to release the detent that holds them in place and then push them out of the front bezel To install the new badge insert the three metal tabs through the slots in the front bezel and press on the badge ...

Page 98: ...your system disconnected from AC power for long periods of time for weeks or months the NVRAM may lose its system configuration information This situa tion is not caused by a defective battery You can operate your system without a battery however the system configuration information is erased each time you turn off the computer and disconnect it from AC power In this case you must enter the System...

Page 99: ...e the computer cover according to the instructions in Replacing the Computer Cover in Chapter 6 reconnect your computer and peripherals to their power sources and turn them on 9 Enter the System Setup program and confirm that the battery is operating properly See Chap ter 4 Using the System Setup Program Enter the correct time and date through the System Setup program s Time and Date categories Al...

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Page 101: ...e system board s built in SCSI controller NOTE Dell PowerEdge 2100 systems support only SCSI hard disk drives in the internal drive bays For more information see Chapter 9 Installing Drives in the Internal Bays Configuring a Drive Because you may need to tailor a drive to work with your system certain installation instructions in this chapter refer you to the documentation that came with the drive...

Page 102: ...ee Figure 8 1 for an internal view that shows the drives control cables and power cables in the external bays Figure 8 1 External Drive Bay Hardware CD ROM drive diskette drive SCSI interface cable DC power cables diskette drive interface cable power input connectors ...

Page 103: ...nserts To remove the plastic insert for a drive bay you intend to use first remove the front bezel as instructed in Remov ing the Front Bezel in Chapter 6 Then facing the inside of the front bezel grasp the front bezel with both hands and place your fingers on the outside of the front bezel insert indicated by the two arrows in Figure 8 2 Push on the outside of the front bezel insert while twistin...

Page 104: ...ure 8 4 Power Connectors A ribbon cable Figure 8 5 functions as the interface cable for most types of drives Figure 8 5 Header Connector Most interface connectors are keyed for correct insertion that is a notch or a missing pin on one connector matches a tab or a filled in hole on the other connector Keying ensures that the pin 1 wire in the cable indicated by the colored strip along one edge of t...

Page 105: ...rnal drive bays Figure 8 7 can hold up to three half height devices A diskette drive is standard in the top bay and a CD ROM drive is standard in the middle bay The lower bay can be used for a SCSI drive or a drive that requires its own controller card and interface cable such as some kinds of tape drives Figure 8 7 Drives in the External Bays CAUTION When connecting an interface cable match the c...

Page 106: ...rient the drive rails as shown in Figure 8 9 Secure each drive rail to the drive with a screw in the first from the front and third slotted screw holes on the drive rail as shown in Figure 8 9 Figure 8 9 Attaching Drive Rails 2 Remove the computer cover and front bezel according to the instructions in Removing the Computer Cover and Removing the Front Bezel in Chapter 6 3 Slide the new drive into ...

Page 107: ...e Test Group of the diskette based diagnostics Installing SCSI Drives in the External Bays 1 Prepare the drive for installation Ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal sur face on the back of the computer unpack the drive and compare the jumper and switch settings with those in the drive documentation See SCSI Con figuration Guidelines in Chapter 9 for information on setting the drive s SCS...

Page 108: ...ification test with the tape drive as instructed in the documentation for the tape drive software that came with the drive Installing an Optional SCSI Controller for the External Bay SCSI Drives Performance of the SCSI hard disk drives in the internal bays can be increased by adding an optional SCSI con troller card to control the CD ROM drive and any other SCSI device installed in the external ba...

Page 109: ...Guidelines in Chapter 9 for instructions on enabling termination 6 Replace the computer cover according to the instructions in Replacing the Computer Cover in Chapter 6 7 Reconnect your computer and peripherals to their power sources and turn them on 8 Verify correct operation of your system Refer to the chapter titled Running the Diskette Based Diagnostics in your Diagnostics and Troubleshooting ...

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Page 111: ...accom panied your SCSI controller card and or your SCSI devices for any additional configuration requirements SCSI Configuration Guidelines Although SCSI devices are installed essentially the same way as other devices their configuration requirements are different To configure your SCSI subsystem follow the general guidelines offered in the following subsections SCSI ID Numbers Each device attache...

Page 112: ...ny other drives installed in the internal bays Figure 9 1 shows where the termi nation jumper should be located on the Dell supplied 2 gigabyte GB and 4 GB SCSI hard disk drives for the PowerEdge 2100 system If you install an optional SCSI controller card to con trol the CD ROM drive and any other SCSI device in the external bays you must enable termination for the SCSI controller card and the SCS...

Page 113: ... cable shown in Figure 9 2 has six 68 pin connectors The connector at one end of the cable farthest from the other connectors attaches to the SCSI controller connector SCSI on the system board The two connectors in the middle of the cable attach to SCSI devices in the external drive bays via 68 pin to 50 pin adapters The three connectors at the other end of the cable attach to the drives in the in...

Page 114: ...9 114 Dell PowerEdge 2100 180 and 2100 200 Systems User s Guide Figure 9 3 SCSI Cable for a PowerEdge 2100 System power input connectors SCSI cable connectors SCSI hard disk drives ...

Page 115: ...ss to the internal hard disk drive cage and the expansion card slots 5 Disconnect the interface cables and power cables from any hard disk drives already installed in the hard disk drive cage 6 Remove the four mounting screws that secure the hard disk drive cage to the chassis Figure 9 4 7 Remove the hard disk drive cage from the chassis Slide the hard disk drive cage toward the back of the chassi...

Page 116: ...pin 1 side of the connector on the drive The con nectors are shaped so that they cannot be inserted the wrong way 13 Attach the SCSI cable to the appropriate connec tor on the SCSI controller card or the built in SCSI controller port SCSI If you are using the built in SCSI controller its con nector SCSI is near the top of the system board For any other SCSI controller card see the docu mentation t...

Page 117: ...cache 8 KB instructions and 8 KB data L1 cache internal to the microprocessor module Math coprocessor internal to microprocessor Expansion Bus Bus type EISA PCI local bus Expansion slots three full length 8 or 16 bit ISA or 32 bit EISA three full length 32 bit PCI Memory DIMM sockets four 168 pin sockets DIMM capacities 16 32 and 128 MB DIMMs are 60 ns or faster EDO Standard RAM minimum 16 MB Maxi...

Page 118: ...devices in externally accessible front bays CD ROM drive one CD ROM drive included with standard system Ports Externally accessible Serial two 9 pin connectors Parallel bidirectional one 25 pin connector Video one 15 pin connector PS 2 style keyboard 6 pin mini DIN PS 2 compatible mouse 6 pin mini DIN Internally accessible SCSI controller 68 pin connector Diskette drive 34 pin connector Video Vide...

Page 119: ...45 cm 17 50 inches Width 24 13 cm 9 50 inches Depth 41 91 cm 16 50 inches Weight minimum configuration 17 68 kg 39 0 lb Environmental Temperature Operating 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Storage 40 to 65 C 40 to 149 F Relative humidity 8 to 80 noncondensing Table A 1 Technical Specifications continued NOTE For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table see the Glossary ...

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Page 121: ...o the pin s indicated A jumper is referred to as open or unjumpered when the plug is pushed down over only one pin or if there is no plug at all When the plug is pushed down over two pins the jumper is referred to as jumpered The jumper setting is often shown in text as two numbers such as 1 2 The number 1 is printed on the circuit board so that you can identify each pin number based on the locati...

Page 122: ...B 122 Dell PowerEdge 2100 180 and 2100 200 Systems User s Guide Figure B 1 System Board Jumpers 180 MHZ 200 MHZ jumpered unjumpered PASSWD EISA VGA CARDBIOS ...

Page 123: ...ty becomes corrupted to the point where the system will not boot install the jumper and boot the system Remove the jumper before restoring the EISA configuration information PASSWD Default Boot password features are enabled Boot password features are disabled 180MHZ Jumpered when the microprocessor s internal operating frequency is 180 MHz Unjumpered when the microprocessor s internal operating fr...

Page 124: ...fan FLOPPY Diskette controller connector HDLED Hard disk drive access indicator connector JVGA Monitor connector KYBD MOUSE Keyboard and mouse connectors PANEL Front panel connector PARALLEL Parallel port connector sometimes referred to as LPT1 PCIn PCI expansion card connector POWER Power input connector POWER3V Three volt power input connector PROCESSOR Microprocessor socket SCSI Built in SCSI c...

Page 125: ...ilt in serial ports are COM1 and COM2 COM1 is the bottom connector COM2 is on the top The built in parallel port uses a 25 pin D subminiature con nector on the computer 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 ...

Page 126: ...tion that accompanied your software to make sure that the software can be mapped to the new COM port designation To avoid autoconfiguration you may be able to reset jumpers on the expansion card so that its port designation changes to the next available COM number leaving the desig nation for the built in port as is Alternatively you can disable the built in ports through the System Setup program ...

Page 127: ...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 Table B 3 Pin Assignments for the Serial Port Connectors Pin Signal I O Definition 1 DCD I Data carrier detect 2 SIN I Serial input 3 SOUT O Serial output 4 DTR O Data terminal ready 5 GND N A Signal ground 6 DSR I Data set ready 7 RTS O Request t...

Page 128: ...bers for the mouse connector and Table B 6 lists and defines the pin assign ments and interface signals for the mouse connector Figure B 6 Pin Numbers for the Mouse Connector The system uses a 15 pin high density D subminiature connector on the back panel for attaching a video graph ics array VGA compatible monitor to your computer The video circuitry on the system board synchronizes the signals t...

Page 129: ...e video connector Figure B 7 Pin Numbers for the Video Connector 1 5 6 10 11 15 Table B 7 Pin Assignments for the Video Connector Pin Signal I O 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 DDC N A Vcc 11 NC N A No connection 12 DDC data out O Monitor detect data 13 HSYNC O Horizontal synchro nization 14 VSYNC O Vertic...

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Page 131: ...o more than a week s work even if one of the on site backups becomes corrupted Backup Devices Tape drives are fast convenient and affordable devices that can back up data at rates of up to 1 6 megabytes per second MB sec sustained with data compression and can often run unattended Dell offers tape drives with storage capacities in the range of 4 gigabytes GB to 24 GB per tape cartridge and recomme...

Page 132: ...g attracted to the monitor screen A soft lint free cleaning cloth Moisten the clean ing cloth with the dishwashing detergent solution to clean the exterior of the computer system A nonabrasive diskette drive head cleaning kit Dell recommends that you use a kit that contains pre treated diskettes in individually sealed packages These kits ensure that the cleaning solution is applied evenly over the...

Page 133: ...id any buildup of dust and debris which can cause a system to overheat If the system is exposed to abnormally cold tempera tures allow a 15 minute warm up period after it is turned on before attempting to read from or write to the hard disk drive If intermittent system failures are noticed try reseat ing any socketed chips which might have become loose due to temperature fluctuations Humidity High...

Page 134: ...e computer This static discharge can cause components especially chips to fail ESD is a problem particularly in dry environments where the relative humidity is below 50 percent To reduce the effects of ESD you should observe the following guidelines When working inside the computer wear a wrist grounding strap If a wrist grounding strap is unavailable touch an unpainted metal surface on the chassi...

Page 135: ...he positive and negative x y and z axes Each shock pulse can measure up to 5 gravities G for up to 11 milliseconds ms In storage the system can withstand shock pulses of 20 G with a velocity change of 1397 millimeters mm per second 55 inches per second Excessive vibration can cause the same problems as men tioned earlier for shock as well as cause components to become loose in their sockets or con...

Page 136: ...ich 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 conditioners keep a computer 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 protec tors up to se...

Page 137: ...mful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interfer ence at your own expense Class B NOTE 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 interference with radio and television recep tion This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits fo...

Page 138: ... expressly approved by Dell Computer Corporation could void your authority to oper ate this equipment EN 55022 Compliance Czech Republic Only CE Notice Marking by the symbol indicates compliance of this Dell system to the EMC Electromagnetic Compati bility directive of the European Community Such marking is indicative that this Dell system meets or exceeds the following technical standards EN 5502...

Page 139: ...red to be VCCI Class 1 ITE If all labels carry either an FCC Class B identification number or the FCC logo your system is considered to be VCCI Class 2 ITE Once you have determined your system s VCCI classifi cation read the appropriate VCCI notice Note that VCCI regulations provide that changes or modifications not expressly approved by Dell Computer Corporation could void your authority to opera...

Page 140: ...0 amperes A All the equipment that works together must switch off when the power supply cable plug is 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 protection usage requirements of standards PN 93 T 42107 and PN 89 E 06251 Wymagania Polskiego Centrum Badañ i Certyfikacj...

Page 141: ...pora enie pr dem poprzez zwarcie elementów wewnêtrznych System komputerowy powinien znajdowaæ siê z dala od grzejników i Ÿróde ciep a Ponadto nie nale y blokowaæ otworów wentylacyjnych Nale y unikaæ k adzenia luŸnych papierów pod komputer oraz umieszczania komputera w ciasnym miejscu bez mo liwoœci cyrkulacji powietrza wokó niego ...

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Page 143: ...r this warranty all other monitors keyboards and mice including those sold through the DellWare program are not covered Batteries for portable computers are covered only during the initial one year period of this warranty Coverage During Year One During the one year period beginning on the invoice date Dell will repair or replace products covered under this limited warranty that are returned to De...

Page 144: ...POSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRAN TIES SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU DELL S RESPONSIBILITY FOR MALFUNCTIONS AND DEFECTS IN HARDWARE IS LIMITED TO REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT AS SET FORTH IN THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT THESE WARRAN TIES GIVE YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE DELL DOES NOT ACCEPT LIABILITY BEYOND TH...

Page 145: ...products Dell uses new and reconditioned parts made by various manu facturers in performing warranty repairs and building replacement products If Dell repairs or replaces a prod uct its warranty term is not extended except as may be required by law Coverage During Years Two and Three During the second and third years of this limited war ranty Dell will provide on an exchange basis replacement part...

Page 146: ...oice Total Satisfaction Return Policy U S and Canada Only If you are an end user customer who bought products directly from a Dell company you may return them to Dell up to 30 days from the date of invoice for a refund of the product purchase price if already paid This refund will not include any shipping and handling charges shown on your invoice If your organization bought the products from Dell...

Page 147: ...cache 8 KB instructions and 8 KB data L1 cache internal to the microprocessor module Math coprocessor internal to microprocessor Expansion Bus Bus type EISA PCI local bus Expansion slots three full length 8 or 16 bit ISA or 32 bit EISA three full length 32 bit PCI Memory DIMM sockets four 168 pin sockets DIMM capacities 16 32 and 128 MB DIMMs are 60 ns or faster EDO Standard RAM minimum 16 MB Maxi...

Page 148: ...devices in externally accessible front bays CD ROM drive one CD ROM drive included with standard system Ports Externally accessible Serial two 9 pin connectors Parallel bidirectional one 25 pin connector Video one 15 pin connector PS 2 style keyboard 6 pin mini DIN PS 2 compatible mouse 6 pin mini DIN Internally accessible SCSI controller 68 pin connector Diskette drive 34 pin connector Video Vide...

Page 149: ...45 cm 17 50 inches Width 24 13 cm 9 50 inches Depth 41 91 cm 16 50 inches Weight minimum configuration 17 68 kg 39 0 lb Environmental Temperature Operating 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Storage 40 to 65 C 40 to 149 F Relative humidity 8 to 80 noncondensing Table F 1 Technical Specifications continued NOTE For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table see the Glossary ...

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Page 151: ...tware ASCII Acronym for American Standard Code for Information In terchange A text file containing only characters from the ASCIIcharacterset usuallycreatedwithatexteditor such as MS DOS Editor or Notepad in Windows is called an ASCII file ASIC Acronym for application specific integrated circuit ASPI Advanced SCSI programming interface autoexec bat file When you boot your computer MS DOS runs any ...

Page 152: ...m boot your computer by pressing Ctrl Alt Del otherwise you must perform a cold bootbypressingtheresetbutton ifyourcomputerhasone or by turning the computer off then back on bootable diskette You can start your computer from a diskette in drive A To make a bootable diskette insert a diskette in drive A type at the command line prompt then press Enter Use this bootable diskette if your computer wil...

Page 153: ...evicedriverswith a device statement controller A chip or expansion card that controls the transfer of data between the microprocessor and a peripheral such as a disk drive or the keyboard conventional memory The first 640 KB of RAM Unless they are specially de signed MS DOS programs are limited to running in conventionalmemory SeealsoEMM expandedmemory extended memory HMA memory manager upper mem ...

Page 154: ...lay 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 Communications in Canada dpi Abbreviation for dots per inch DPMS Abbreviation for Display Power Management Signaling A standard developed by the Video Electronics Standards As sociation t...

Page 155: ...ur Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide for a complete dis cussion about how to use the embedded diagnostics EMC Abbreviation for Electromagnetic Compatibility EMI Abbreviation for electromagnetic interference EMM Abbreviation for expanded memory manager A software utility that uses extended memory to emulate expanded memory on computers with an Intel386 or higher micro processor See also convent...

Page 156: ...n programming to identify addresses in the computer s RAM and I O memory addresses for de vices The sequence of decimal numbers from 0 through 16 for example is expressed in hexadecimal notation as 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 10 In text hexadecimal numbers are often followed by h or preceded by 0x MS DOS conventional memory the first 640 KB of memoryaddresses isfrom00000hto9FFFFh theMS DOS upp...

Page 157: ...quipment JEIDA Acronym for Japanese Electronic Industry Development Association K Abbreviation for kilo indicating 1 000 KB Abbreviation for kilobyte s 1 024 bytes KB sec Abbreviation for kilobyte s per second Kbit s Abbreviation for kilobit s 1 024 bits Kbit s sec Abbreviation for kilobit s per second key combination A command requiring that you press multiple keys at the same time For example yo...

Page 158: ...sedasasynonymforRAM forexample anunqualifiedstatementsuchas acomputerwith8MBof memory refers to a computer with 8 MB of RAM memory address A specific location usually expressed as a hexadecimal number in the computer s RAM memory manager A utility that controls the implementation of memory in addition to conventional memory such as extended or ex panded memory See also conventional memory EMM expa...

Page 159: ... hole connector parameter A value or option that you specify to a program A param eter is sometimes called a switch or an argument partition You can divide a hard disk drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with thefdisk command Each par tition can contain multiple logical drives For example you could partition a 200 MB hard disk drive into two physically separate partitions with ...

Page 160: ...uninprotected 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 PVC Abbreviation for polyvinyl chloride QIC Abbreviation for quarter inch cartridge RAM Acronym for random access memory The computer s pri mary temporary storage area for program instructions and data Each location in RAM ...

Page 161: ...stantially faster than DRAM chips SRAM is used mostly for external cache memory 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 synchronous mode Synchronous data transfer is faster than asynchronous data transfer syntax The rules that...

Page 162: ...nterface while running another MS DOS pro gram 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 pro grams running simultaneously TSR programs can sometimes cause memory conflicts When troubleshoot ing rule out the possibility of such a conflict by reboo...

Page 163: ... operating envi ronments such as Windows 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 you can find these drivers on a separate diskette with your computer or video adapter video memory Most VGA and SVGA video adapters include ...

Page 164: ...it consults the win ini file to de termine 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 inifilealsousuallyincludessectionsthatcontainoptional settings for Windows application programs that are installed on the hard disk drive Running the Control Panel or Windows Setup program may ch...

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