Using The Dell Server Assistant Cd; Booting The Cd; Cd Main Menu; Choose Language - Dell PowerEdge 4200 Series User Manual

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
The system must be running to insert the CD. To boot
the CD, insert it into the PowerEdge 4200 system's
CD-ROM drive and press the reset button. When the sys-
tem boots, the CD main menu appears.
If the CD does not boot, check the following:
•
In the System Setup program, the On-Board SCSI B
category must be set to Enabled, the Diskette Con-
troller category must be set to Enabled, the Diskette
Drive A category should be set to any setting except
Not Installed, and the Boot Sequence category must
be set to A: Then C: (see Chapter 4, "Using the Sys-
tem Setup Program").
•
In the SCSISelect Utility, the BIOS Support for
Bootable 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
subsections describe some of the possible categories; the
main menu on your CD may contain additional options.

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.

Create Diskettes

The Create Diskettes category allows you to create dis-
kettes of system utilities and operating system-specific
drivers as well as blank formatted diskettes.
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