Supported Operating Systems; Front Panel; Connecting External Devices; Figure 1-1. Front Panel - Dell PowerEdge 4200 Series User Manual

Utility to set or change the user and supervisor pass-
words. For more information, see Chapter 5, "Using
the EISA Configuration Utility."
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The Intel LANDesk Server Manager suite and the
Dell HIP server management application program.
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Dell system diagnostics for evaluating your com-
puter's components and devices. For information on
using the diagnostics, see Chapter 5, "Running the
System Diagnostics," in the Installation and Trouble-
shooting Guide.

Supported Operating Systems

Dell supports the following network operating systems
for use on PowerEdge 4200 systems with one or two
microprocessors:
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Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51 and 4.0
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Novell NetWare 3.12 and 4.11 SMP
Operating system software is not included with Power-
Edge 4200 systems. If you purchase the operating system
software from Dell, installation instructions are included
on the CD-ROM with the operating system software.
NOTE: Installation services and support for other oper-
ating systems are available through Dell Plus. Contact
Dell for more information.
F
ront Panel
The following controls and indicators are easily acces-
sible on the computer's front panel (see Figure 1-1):
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The power button controls the PS_ON signal, which
enables and disables the main power supply output
voltages. The green power indicator in the center of the
power button lights up when the computer is turned on.
You can also remotely shut down the PowerEdge
4200 system using software such as the Dell HIP
server management program.
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The reset button saves wear and tear on system compo-
nents by allowing you to reboot (restart) your
computer without turning the power off and then on
again.
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The diskette-drive access indicator lights up when
data is being transferred to or from the diskette drive.
Three indicator lights adjacent to each of the six SCSI
hard-disk drive bays provide the following information
on the drive in that bay:
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The green drive online indicator (identified by a round
icon) lights up when the hard-disk drive is receiving
power.
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The green drive activity indicator (identified by a
cylinder-shaped icon) lights up when data is being
transferred to or from the hard-disk drive.
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If an optional Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID
Controller host adapter card is installed in the sys-
tem, the amber drive failure indicator (identified by
a triangular icon) blinks if a disk failure is detected.
power indicator
power button
reset button
hard-disk drive
online indicator
hard-disk drive
failure indicator

Figure 1-1. Front Panel

C
onnecting External Devices
You can connect various external devices, such as a
mouse and printer, to the I/O ports and connectors on the
computer's back panel. The system BIOS detects the
presence of external devices when you boot or reboot
diskette-drive access
indicator (typical)
hard-disk drive
activity indicator
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