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Installing Drives in the Internal Bays 9-113

Configuring the Boot Device

If you plan to boot your system from a hard-disk drive,

the drive must be attached to the primary (or boot) con-

troller or built-in SCSI controller. You can select as the

primary controller either the built-in SCSI controller or

an optional controller installed in an expansion slot

through the Advanced menu in System Setup. Within the

Advanced menu, the PCI Scan Sequence option allows

you to select either the built-in SCSI controller or a con-

troller in an expansion slot as the primary controller.

SCSI Cable

Figure 9-2 shows the SCSI cable provided with the Dell

PowerEdge 2100 system.

Figure 9-2. SCSI Interface Cable

The 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 internal hard-disk drive

cage. The connector on the end of the cable should

be attached to the leftmost drive in the internal hard-

disk drive cage since the termination jumpers on this

drive can be accessed without removing the drive

cage.

CAUTION: Dell recommends that you use only

SCSI cables purchased from Dell. SCSI cables pur-

chased elsewhere are not guaranteed to work

reliably with PowerEdge 2100 systems.

built-in SCSI

controller

connector

internal bay

connectors (3)

external bay

connectors (2)

Contents

Main Page Safety Instructions When Using Your Computer System Ergonomic Computing Habits Page When Working Inside Your Computer Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Page Preface A W Information O N Warnings, Cautions, and Notes T Page Chapter 1 Introduction D S Page Supported Operating Systems F C P Inside the Computer G Chapter 2 Using the Dell Server Assistant CD T B CD Choose Language Configure the System Run EISA Configuration Utility Run System Utilities Create Operating System Support Diskettes Create Windows NT Server 3.51 Diskettes Create NetWare 4.x Diskettes Create NetWare 3.12 Diskettes V Installing Video Drivers for Windows NT 3.51 A Using the Asset Tag Utility Assigning and Deleting an Asset Tag Number Page Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers T T SCSISelect Default Settings Basic Host Adapter Settings Boot Device Settings SCSI Device Settings Advanced Host Adapter Settings Starting the SCSISelect Utility Using SCSISelect Menus Using the SCSI Disk Utilities I dows NT Installation Overview Installing Windows NT 3.51 and the Driver Performing a Windows NT 3.51 Installation Performing a Windows NT 4.0 Installation Using Windows NT to Install or Update the Driver Installing or Updating the Driver With Win- dows NT 3.51 Removing a Host Adapter Swapping a Host Adapter Troubleshooting for Windows NT I Installation Overview Installing EZ-SCSI Calculating the Slot Number Installing NetWare and the Driver Performing a NetWare 4.x Installation Performing a NetWare 3.12 Installation Using NetWare to Install or Update the Driver Using the load Command Line Options Page Bit Mask Options Sample load Command Using startup.ncf and autoexec.ncf Using SCSI Devices Booting From a SCSI Device Formatting Media Using Removable Media Using NetWare-Tested and -Approved Drives Using the NetWare Tape Backup Utility Setting Up a CD-ROM Drive With Net- Ware 3.12 or 4.x Optimizing Performance Troubleshooting for NetWare NonHost-Adapter Specific Host-Adapter Specific Page Chapter 4 Using the System Setup Program E S Page E Program M Time Date Diskette Drive A and Diskette Drive B Boot Options Submenu Categories Num Lock Speaker Microprocessor Base Memory Extended Memory A Page S Page E Save Changes & Exit Exit Without Saving Changes Get Default Values Load Previous Values U Using the Supervisor Password Feature Assigning a Supervisor Password Using Your Supervisor Password to Secure Your System Operating With a Supervisor Password Enabled Assigning a User Password Using Your User Password to Secure Your System Deleting or Changing an Existing User Password Disabling a Forgotten Password Password Options R Page Chapter 5 Using the EISA Configuration Utility T C Expansion Cards S H tion Utility W ration Utility Making Selections in the EISA Configu- ration Utility S Utility M Learn About Configuring Your Computer Configure Computer Step 1: Important EISA Configuration Information Step 2: Add or Remove Boards Step 3: View or Edit Details Page Page Step 4: Examine Switches or Print Report Step 5: Save and Exit Set Date and Set Time Maintain System Configuration Diskette A Lock/Unlock Boards View Additional System Information Menu Set Verification Mode Menu R Removing a Card That Conflicts With the Card You Just Installed S ISA Cycle Wait Control Fail-Safe Timer NMI Bus-Master Timeout NMI U How Password Security Works Assigning or Changing a Supervisor Password Deleting an Existing Supervisor Password Assigning or Changing a User Password Deleting an Existing User Password Disabling a Forgotten Password Chapter 6 Working Inside Your Computer Y B Safety FirstFor You and Your Computer S R U Option I Page 6-80 Dell PowerEdge 2100/180 and 2100/200 Systems Users Guide Figure 6-3. Inside the ChassisFront/Right Side View Working Inside Your Computer 6-81 Figure 6-4. Inside the ChassisBack/Left Side View Removing and Replacing the System Board Assembly Removing the System Board Assembly Replacing the System Board Assembly Page Installing System Board Options 7-85 Chapter 7 Installing System Board Options T options: Industry-Standard Architecture (ISA), and Periph- eral Component Interconnect (PCI) expansion cards S E Expansion Slots I Removing an Expansion Card A Memory Upgrade Kits DIMM Installation Guidelines Page Performing a Memory Upgrade Installing a DIMM Removing a DIMM I Upgrade Page Page Page R Page Page Chapter 8 Installing Drives in the External Bays T C Jumpers Page B R Panel Inserts Removing and Replacing Plastic Inserts Removing Metal Inserts C DC Power Cables I Bays Installing Diskette Drives That Use the Diskette Drive Controller Installing SCSI Drives in the External Bays Installing an Optional SCSI Controller for the External Bay SCSI Drives Page Page Chapter 9 Installing Drives in the Internal Bays T S SCSI ID Numbers Device Termination Configuring the Boot Device SCSI Cable Page I in the Internal Bays Page Appendix A Technical Specifications Page Page Page Appendix B Hardware Configuration Features T J Jumpers Page Page C I Serial and Parallel Ports Adding an Expansion Card Containing Serial or Parallel Ports Serial Port Connectors Parallel Port Connector Keyboard and Mouse Connectors Keyboard Connector Mouse Connector Page Page Appendix C Maintaining the System P D Scheduling Backups Backup Devices C Recommended Tools and Accessories Cleaning the Computer, Monitor, and Keyboard Exteriors Cleaning Drives E Temperature Humidity Altitude Dust and Particles Corrosion ESD Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency Interference Page P Surge Protectors Line Conditioners Uninterruptible Power Supply Appendix D Regulatory Notices F Class A Class B I E Republic Only) C V Class 1 Notice Class 2 Notice K Class A Device Class B Device P Certification Notice Page Page Appendix E Warranties and Return Policy L (U.S. Only) Coverage During Year One Coverage During Years Two and Three General L (Canada Only) Coverage During Year One Coverage During Years Two and Three General Total Satisfaction Return Policy (U.S. and Canada Only) Appendix F Technical Specifications Page Page Page Glossary T Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page