Dell PowerEdge 2300 User's Guide - Page 14

Removing a Card That Conflicts With the Card You Just Installed .5-13 - scsi

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Configuring ISA and PCI Expansion Cards 5-1 How to Run the Resource Configuration Utility 5-2 When to Run the Resource Configuration Utility 5-2 Making Selections in the RCU 5-3 Using Online Instructions 5-3 Starting the Resource Configuration Utility 5-3 Main Menu 5-4 Learn About Configuring Your Computer 5-4 Configure Computer 5-5 Step 1: Important Resource Configuration Information 5-5 Step 2: Add or Remove Boards 5-5 Step 3: View or Edit Details 5-7 Step 4: Examine Switches or Print Report 5-10 Step 5: Save and Exit 5-10 Maintain System Configuration Diskette 5-11 Exit From This Utility 5-11 Advanced Menu 5-11 Lock/Unlock Boards 5-11 View Additional System Information Menu 5-12 Set Verification Mode Menu 5-12 Maintain SCI Files Menu 5-12 Resolving Resource Conflicts 5-12 Removing a Card That Conflicts With the Card You Just Installed 5-13 Before Your Begin 6-1 Safety First-For You and the Computer 6-1 Removing and Replacing the Computer Covers 6-2 Computer Orientation 6-2 Removing the Computer Covers 6-2 Replacing the Computer Covers 6-4 Inside the Chassis 6-5 Installing SCSI Hard-Disk Drives in the Internal Drive Bays 7-2 SCSI Hard-Disk Drive Configuration 7-3 Partitioning and Formatting SCSI Hard-Disk Drives 7-4 Formatting High-Capacity SCSI Hard-Disk Drives 7-4 xvi

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Configuring ISA and PCI Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
How to Run the Resource Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
When to Run the Resource Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Making Selections in the RCU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Using Online Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Starting the Resource Configuration Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Learn About Configuring Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Configure Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Step 1: Important Resource Configuration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Step 2: Add or Remove Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Step 3: View or Edit Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Step 4: Examine Switches or Print Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Step 5: Save and Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Maintain System Configuration Diskette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Exit From This Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Lock/Unlock Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
View Additional System Information Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Set Verification Mode Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Maintain SCI Files Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Resolving Resource Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Removing a Card That Conflicts With the Card You Just Installed . . . . . . . . 5-13
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Before Your Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Safety First—For You and the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Removing and Replacing the Computer Covers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Computer Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Removing the Computer Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Replacing the Computer Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Inside the Chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
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Installing SCSI Hard-Disk Drives in the Internal Drive Bays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
SCSI Hard-Disk Drive Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Partitioning and Formatting SCSI Hard-Disk Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Formatting High-Capacity SCSI Hard-Disk Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4