Chapter 2

Using the Dell Server Assistant CD

This 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.

Booting the CD

The system must be running to insert the CD. To boot the CD, insert it into the PowerEdge 2100 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 Onboard SCSI cat- egory must be set to Scanned and the Boot Sequence category must be set to A: then C: (see Chapter 4, “Using the System Setup Program”).

In the SCSISelect Utility, the Bios Support for Boot- able 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 includes the following catego- ries, each of which has one or more options. The subsections that follow describe the options within each main menu category. The main menu on your CD may contain additional options.

Choose Language

Deutsch

English

Espanol

Francais Configure the System

Run EISA Configuration Utility Run System Utilities

Run System Diagnostics

Use Online Manuals

Use the System User’s Guide Create Diskettes

Create Blank Formatted Diskette

Create Utility Diskettes

Create EISA Configuration Utility Diskette

Create System Utility Diskette

Create Operating System Support Diskettes

Create Windows NT Server 3.51 Diskettes

Create Driver Diskette

Create Netware 4.x Diskettes

Create Driver Diskette

Create Adaptec EZ-SCSI Diskette

Create Netware 3.12 Diskettes

Create Driver Diskette

Create Adaptec EZ-SCSI Diskette

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2100/180, 2100/200 specifications

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