Introduction; Notational Conventions - Siemens D992 Technical Manual

Introduction

This description applies for the system board D992 with PCI bus (Peripheral Component
Interconnect).
System board D992 is available in two variants: as a monoprocessor system (D992-
Mono) and as a dual-processor system (D992-Dual). This manual applies for both
variants. Explicit reference is made to any differences.
You may find further information in the description "BIOS Setup".
Further information to drivers is provided in the readme files on hard disk or on the
supplied drivers diskettes or on the "Drivers & Utility" or "ServerStart" CD.

Notational conventions

The meanings of the symbols and fonts used in this manual are as follows:
Pay particular attention to texts marked with this symbol. Failure to observe
!
this warning endangers your life, destroys the system, or may lead to loss of
data.
This symbol is followed by supplementary information, remarks and tips.
i
Texts which follow this symbol describe activities that must be performed in the
Ê
order shown.
Ë This symbol means that you must enter a blank space at this point.
This symbol means that you must press the Enter key.
Ú Ú
Ú Ú
Texts in this typeface
Texts in this bold typeface
indicate commands or menu item.
Texts in italics
"Quotation marks" indicate names of chapters and terms that are being emphasized.
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are screen outputs from the PC.
are the entries you make via the keyboard.
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