Create Driver Diskette

This option allows you to create a diskette that contains SCSI and NIC drivers for the Novell NetWare 3.12 oper- ating system.

NOTE: Be sure to use the SCSI Driver diskettes created from the Dell Server Assistant CD rather than the SCSI drivers provided with the operating system.

Create Adaptec EZ-SCSI Diskette

This option allows you to create a diskette that contains the configuration utility for Adaptec SCSI controllers. The configuration utility works with the optional Adaptec AHA-2940UW and the built-in Adaptec 78xx series SCSI controllers when used with the Novell Net- Ware 3.12 operating system.

Video Drivers

You will need to install the video drivers for the operating system you install on your PowerEdge 2100 system, unless they were installed by Dell. Use the following pro- cedure to install the video drivers for Windows NT. NetWare provides a textual interface and does not require video drivers.

Installing Video Drivers for

Windows NT 3.51

See “Create Operating System Support Diskettes” found earlier in this chapter for instructions on making a dis- kette of software drivers for Windows NT 3.51. After you make the diskette of drivers, use the following procedure to install the video drivers:

1.Insert the diskette of drivers into the diskette drive on your system.

2.Run the Windows NT Display program located in the Control Panel in the Main group.

3.Select Change Display Type.

4.Select Change from the display options; then select Other.

5.When prompted for the correct path, type a:\ATI and press <Enter>.

If the diskette is not in drive A, change the drive let- ter designation as appropriate.

After the system reads the diskette, it displays the ATI Graphics Accelerators option.

6.Select the ATI Graphics Accelerators option; then click Install.

Confirm your choice when prompted to do so, and all appropriate files will be copied to the hard-disk drive.

7.Restart Windows NT.

The system will start up using the ATI mach64 driv- ers in 640 x 480 mode and display an application that allows you to choose a resolution.

The maximum resolutions supported by the built-in ATI mach 64 video controller with 1 MB of video memory are 640 x 480 pixels (16.7 million colors) and 800 x 600 pixels (65,536 colors) (non- interlaced); and 1024 x 768 pixels (256 colors) (interlaced).

NOTE: If you select a resolution that is not sup- ported by the ATI mach64 (264VT) video controller with 1 MB of memory, the operating system will sub- stitute 640 x 480 in 256 colors.

Asset Tag Utility

The Asset Tag utility allows you to enter an asset tag number for your computer. The default System Setup screens (see Figure 4-1, for example) do not show the asset tag number unless you enter one using this utility.

NOTE: The Asset Tag utility works only on systems run- ning MS-DOS ®.

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2100/180, 2100/200 specifications

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