Dell Precision 400 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide (.pdf) - Page 8

tells how to install internal options, and also provides technical specifications for your computer system. On some systems, some of this information is provided in online form in the Dell Accessories group. • The Getting Started sheet (which accompanies only certain systems) provides step-by-step instructions for setting up your computer system. • The Frequently Asked Questions cards (which accompany only certain systems) provide detailed answers to questions that are often asked by Dell computer users. Be sure to read these cards before calling Dell for technical assistance. • Operating system documentation is included with your system if you ordered your operating system software from Dell. This documentation describes how to install (if necessary), configure, and use your operating system software. • Documentation is included with any options you purchase separately from your system. This documentation includes information that you need to configure and install these options in your Dell computer. Installation instructions for the options are included in your system documentation. • The SCSI Device Driver Installation and Configura- tion Guide contains information required when installing SCSI devices on your system. • The Dell SCSI Array User's Guide provides instruc- tions that you need to run the DSA Manager program when troubleshooting SCSI disk drives. • Technical information files-sometimes called "readme" files-may be installed on your hard-disk drive to provide last-minute updates about technical changes to your system or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or technicians. NOTE: Documentation updates are sometimes included with your system to describe changes to your system or software. Always read these updates before consulting any other documentation because the updates often contain information that supersedes the information in the other documents. Notational Conventions The following subsections list notational conventions used in this document. Warnings, Cautions, and Notes Throughout this guide, there may be blocks of text printed in bold type within boxes or in italic type. These blocks are warnings, cautions, and notes, and they are used as follows: WARNING: A WARNING indicates the potential for bodily harm and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer system. Typographical Conventions The following list defines (where appropriate) specific elements of text and illustrates the typographical conventions used throughout this document as visual cues for those elements: • Keycaps, the labeling that appears on the keys on a keyboard, are enclosed in angle brackets. Example: • Key combinations are series of keys to be pressed simultaneously (unless otherwise indicated) to perform a single function. Example: • Commands presented in lowercase bold are for refer- ence purposes only and are not intended to be typed when referenced. Example: "Use the format command to . . . ." viii