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When the system boots, you are given the option of choosing one of the following languages for the menus, help screens, messages, and online documentation: Deutsch English Español Français After you choose a language, the main menu appears in the chosen language. The options within the Configure the System category enable you to do the following: Configure the system's Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) and IndustryStandard Architecture (ISA) devices, using the Resource Configuration Utility Configure a redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID) subsystem, if one is installed on your system The following subsections describe these options. From the Configure the System screen, you can run the Resource Configuration Utility, which enables you to view or modify your system's configuration information. The Resource Configuration Utility is used to tell the system what expansion cards are installed and which expansion slots they occupy. With this information, the system automatically configures PCI and Plug and Play ISA expansion cards and can tell you how to configure non-Plug and Play ISA expansion cards manually by setting jumpers or switches. See Chapter 5, "Using the Resource Configuration Utility," for more information. This option is available only when a Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller is installed in the system. The system checks for the presence of the PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller, and if one is present, this option is visible and functional. The system reboots automatically if you change the RAID configuration. See your PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller documentation for more information. The Run System Utilities category allows you to create the utility partition on the harddisk drive of your system. The following subsection describes this option. NOTE: The Run System Utilities category under the utility partition contains the Run System Diagnostics option. The system diagnostics must be run from the utility Using the Dell Server Assistant CD 2-3

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Using the Dell Server Assistant CD
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When the system boots, you are given the option of choosing one of the following
languages for the menus, help screens, messages, and online documentation:
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Deutsch
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English
²
Español
²
Français
After you choose a language, the main menu appears in the chosen language.
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The options within the Configure the System
category enable you to do the following:
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Configure the system’s Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) and Industry-
Standard Architecture (ISA) devices, using the Resource Configuration Utility
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Configure a redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID) subsystem, if one is
installed on your system
The following subsections describe these options.
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From the Configure the System screen, you can run the Resource Configuration Util-
ity, which enables you to view or modify your system’s configuration information. The
Resource Configuration Utility is used to tell the system what expansion cards are
installed and which expansion slots they occupy. With this information, the system
automatically configures PCI and Plug and Play ISA expansion cards and can tell you
how to configure non-Plug and Play ISA expansion cards manually by setting jumpers
or switches.
See Chapter 5, “Using the Resource Configuration Utility,” for more information.
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This option is available only when a Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller is
installed in the system. The system checks for the presence of the PowerEdge
Expandable RAID Controller, and if one is present, this option is visible and functional.
The system reboots automatically if you change the RAID configuration. See your
PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller documentation for more information.
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The Run System Utilities
category allows you to create the utility partition on the hard-
disk drive of your system. The following subsection describes this option.
NOTE: The Run System Utilities category under the utility partition contains the Run
System Diagnostics option. The system diagnostics must be run from the utility