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SCSI and Video Controller Drivers Diskette

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The system diagnostics can be run from the utility partition or from a diskette, but not from the Dell Server Assistant CD. From the Utility Partition menu, select Run System Utilities and then select Run System Diagnostics. To run the diagnostics from a diskette, select Create Diagnostics Diskette from the Utility Partition menu. Before running the diagnostics, you should make a blank diskette and insert it in the diskette drive so the diagnostics programs can record critical messages and information as necessary. Use the Create Blank, Formatted Diskette option to create a formatted diskette. The system hardware diagnostics are described in Chapter 5, "Running the Dell Diagnostics," of the Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. NOTES: The ATI video for the Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 operating system must be set up with a resolution of 640 x 480 at installation. Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 3 must be installed before you can use the updated drivers for ATI video. You need to install the video drivers for the operating system you install on your PowerEdge 4300 system unless they were installed by Dell. Use the following procedure to install the video drivers for Windows NT Server 4.0. The Novell IntranetWare operating system provides a textual interface and does not require video drivers. NOTE: Video drivers must be reinstalled after every installation of Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 3. Select Create Diskettes from the Dell Server Assistant main menu and then continue down the menu hierarchy by selecting the following categories: Create Operating System Support Diskettes; Create Windows NT Server 4.0 Diskettes; Create SCSI and Video Controller Drivers Diskette. Create a diskette of SCSI and video drivers for Windows NT 4.0. After you make the diskette of the drivers, use the following procedure to install the video drivers: 1. Start Windows NT. 2. Log in as the administrator or as a user with administrative privileges. For information on system administration, see the reference documentation for Windows NT. 3. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 4. Double-click the Display icon. The Display Settings window appears. Using the Dell Server Assistant CD 2-9

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Using the Dell Server Assistant CD
2-9
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The system diagnostics can be run from the utility partition or from a diskette, but not
from the
Dell Server Assistant
CD. From the
Utility Partition
menu, select
Run Sys-
tem Utilities
and then select
Run System Diagnostics
. To run the diagnostics from
a diskette, select
Create Diagnostics Diskette
from the
Utility Partition
menu.
Before running the diagnostics, you should make a blank diskette and insert it in the
diskette drive so the diagnostics programs can record critical messages and informa-
tion as necessary. Use the
Create Blank, Formatted Diskette
option to create a
formatted diskette. The system hardware diagnostics are described in Chapter 5,
“Running the Dell Diagnostics,” of the
Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide
.
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NOTES: The ATI video for the Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 operating system
must be set up with a resolution of 640 x 480 at installation.
Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 3 must be installed before you can use the
updated drivers for ATI video.
You need to install the video drivers for the operating system you install on your
PowerEdge 4300 system unless they were installed by Dell. Use the following proce-
dure to install the video drivers for Windows NT Server 4.0. The Novell IntranetWare
operating system provides a textual interface and does not require video drivers.
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NOTE: Video drivers must be reinstalled after every installation of Windows NT
Server 4.0 Service Pack 3.
Select
Create Diskettes
from the Dell Server Assistant main menu and then continue
down the menu hierarchy by selecting the following categories:
Create Operating
System Support Diskettes
;
Create Windows NT Server 4.0 Diskettes
;
Create
SCSI and Video Controller Drivers Diskette
. Create a diskette of SCSI and video
drivers for Windows NT 4.0.
After you make the diskette of the drivers, use the following procedure to install the
video drivers:
1.
Start Windows NT.
2.
Log in as the administrator or as a user with administrative privileges.
For information on system administration, see the reference documentation for
Windows NT.
3.
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and click
Control Panel
.
4.
Double-click the
Display
icon.
The
Display Settings
window appears.