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Verifying the installation, Check hardware status, Install new device drivers, Device Manager

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Installing the OS Verifying the installation Verifying the installation This section provides two tasks that verify that the OS is up and running. Both of these tasks should be performed before you connect your server to your intranet. Check hardware status The Windows Device Manager is a comprehensive tool for detecting and evaluating problems with installed hardware devices and resource conflicts. To check server hardware status: Step 1. From Windows, right-click on the My Computer icon. Step 2. Click the Properties button, displaying the System Properties window. Step 3. Click the Hardware tab, displaying the Hardware Properties window. Step 4. Click Device Manager, displaying the Manager window. Step 5. Scan the listed devices, verifying that no device displays a yellow bang (!) or a question mark (?). • A yellow bang (exclamation mark) indicates either a hardware problem, device driver, missing .ini file or resource conflict with the flagged device. • A question mark indicates that Windows has been arbitrarily "told" that the flagged device is installed but cannot find it or recognize it. Step 6. If a device is flagged with either fault indicator (bang or question mark), double-click that device, displaying the Device Properties dialog box. If a printer is available, open the View menu and select Print to obtain a hardcopy report of all device statuses. NOTE A yellow bang might appear under Non-Plug and Play Drivers in the Device Manager when hidden devices are enabled. The yellow bang appears only if the Show hidden devices is enabled under the Non-Plug and Play Drivers in the Device Manager. If no serial legacy device is found in the system, the OS generates a yellow bang for the Serial option. HP Integrity rx8620 and rx7620 servers do not have legacy serial devices so this error always occurs. The bang does not indicate faulty hardware in this case. Install new device drivers If you installed the OS from Microsoft RTM media, you must also install device drivers for the HP Integrity server for all devices displaying a yellow "bang" icon in the system device manager. These drivers are available on the HP Smart Setup CD. 52 Chapter 3

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Installing the OS
Verifying the installation
Chapter 3
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Verifying the installation
This section provides two tasks that verify that the OS is up and running. Both of these
tasks should be performed before you connect your server to your intranet.
Check hardware status
The Windows Device Manager is a comprehensive tool for detecting and evaluating
problems with installed hardware devices and resource conflicts.
To check server hardware status:
Step 1.
From Windows, right-click on the
My Computer
icon.
Step 2.
Click the
Properties
button, displaying the
System Properties
window.
Step 3.
Click the
Hardware
tab, displaying the
Hardware Properties
window.
Step 4.
Click
Device Manager
, displaying the
Manager
window.
Step 5.
Scan the listed devices, verifying that no device displays a yellow bang (!) or a question
mark (?).
•
A
yellow bang
(exclamation mark) indicates either a hardware problem, device
driver, missing .ini file or resource conflict with the flagged device.
•
A
question mark
indicates that Windows has been arbitrarily “told” that the
flagged device is installed but cannot find it or recognize it.
Step 6.
If a device is flagged with either fault indicator (bang or question mark), double-click
that device, displaying the
Device Properties
dialog box. If a printer is available, open the
View
menu and select
Print
to obtain a hardcopy report of all device statuses.
NOTE
A yellow bang might appear under
Non-Plug and Play Drivers
in the Device Manager
when hidden devices are enabled. The yellow bang appears only if the
Show hidden
devices
is enabled under the Non-Plug and Play Drivers in the Device Manager.
If no serial legacy device is found in the system, the OS generates a yellow bang for the
Serial option. HP Integrity rx8620 and rx7620 servers do not have legacy serial devices
so this error always occurs. The bang does not indicate faulty hardware in this case.
Install new device drivers
If you installed the OS from Microsoft RTM media, you must also install device drivers
for the HP Integrity server for all devices displaying a yellow “bang” icon in the system
device manager. These drivers are available on the HP Smart Setup CD.