Dell Precision WorkStation 210, User Manual

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2-2 Dell Precision WorkStation 210 Mini Tower Systems User’s Guide
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The system utilities, services, and bus-mastering EIDE drivers are already installed on
your hard-disk drive in two different forms: as working utilities, operative immediately,
and as diskette images.
In case you later need to reinstall the files for any reason, you need to copy the
diskette images to a backup diskette (see the next section, “Backing Up the Software
Support Utilities”). From the backup diskette, you can install the desired file(s) to a
directory on your hard-disk drive. Further instructions for installing the utilities,
services, and drivers are provided later in this chapter.
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Dell recommends that you create original diskette copies, or
program diskette sets
,
of your Dell-installed software. You will need these diskettes if you ever want to
reconfigure or reinstall your Dell-installed software. To create program diskettes, use
the Program Diskette Maker (available through the Dell Accessories program folder).
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If you received Dell software support diskettes, the Dell system utilities, services, and
bus-mastering EIDE drivers are provided on these diskettes. To use a utility, service,
or bus-mastering EIDE driver, you must install the utility, service, or driver as
described later in this chapter.
NOTE: On each software support diskette set you receive, a
release.txt
file may be
included (on diskette 1 of the set). If included, the
release.txt
fil
e
contains the latest
updates to the information in this guide. Use the editor included with your operating
system to view and/or print the contents of the
release.txt
file.
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The following utilities and services are included on your Dell system utilities diskette :
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The
Asset Tag
utility lets you enter a system asset tag number and an owner tag
into nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM). Thereafter, you can display
this number using the Asset Tag utility or the System Setup program.
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The
Dell AutoShutdown
service provides Windows 95, Windows 98, and
Windows NT 4.0 the ability to perform an orderly system shutdown when the
power button is pressed.
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The
Dell ThermalShutdown
service provides Windows 95, Windows 98, and
Windows NT 4.0 the ability to perform an orderly system shutdown in the event
of a thermal failure. This feature prevents permanent damage to your system
caused by a component overheating.