Dell PowerEdge 400SC User Manual

Dell™PowerEdge™400SCSystemsUser'sGuide System Overview Using the System Support CD Using the System Setup Program Technical Specifications G

Back to Contents Page Using the System Setup Program Dell™PowerEdge™400SCSystemsUser'sGuide Entering the System Setup Program System

 System Setup Options Main Screen When you enter the System Setup program, the main System Setup program screen appears (see Figure3-1). Figure

Integrated Devices Screen Table3-3 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the Integrated Devices screen.  

Table 3-4.SystemSecurityScreenOptions Exit Screen After you press <Esc> to exit the System Setup program, the Exit screen displays the

1. Enter System Setup (see "Entering the System Setup Program") and verify that Password Status is set to Unlocked. 2. Highlight System

 ** Incorrect password. ** Number of unsuccessful password attempts: 3 System halted! Must power down. Even after the system is turned off and on,

If you do not type the correct password, the system lets you view, but not modify, system setup options. Deleting or Changing an Existing Setup Passw

To view the Asset Tag utility help screen, type asset /? and press <Enter>. Back to Contents Page 

Back to Contents Page Glossary Dell™PowerEdge™400SCSystemsUser'sGuide The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbrevi

beep code A diagnostic message in the form of a pattern of beeps from your system's speaker. For example, one beep, followed by a second beep, a

Back to Contents Page Technical Specifications Dell™PowerEdge™400SCSystemsUser'sGuide Technical Specifications Technical Specificatio

control panel The part of the system that contains indicators and controls, such as the power switch and power indicator controller A chip that con

DMI Desktop Management Interface. DMI enables the management of your system's software and hardware by collecting information about the system&a

optionally use a FAT file system structure. flash memory A type of EEPROM chip that can be reprogrammed from a utility on diskette while still insta

host adapter A host adapter implements communication between the system's bus and the controller for a peripheral device. (Hard-drive controller

KBps Kilobyte(s) per second key combination A command requiring you to press multiple keys at the same time (for example, <Ctrl><Alt>&

Mb Megabit(s); 1,048,576 bits MB Megabyte(s); 1,048,576 bytes. However, when referring to hard-drive capacity, the term is often rounded to mean 1,

NMI Nonmaskable interrupt. A device sends an NMI to signal the processor about hardware errors. NTFS The NT File System option in the Windows 2000

PS/2 Personal System/2 PXE Preboot eXecution Environment RAC Remote access controller RAID Redundant array of independent disks. RAID is a met

Second(s) serial port An I/O port used most often to connect a modem to your system. You can usually identify a serial port on your system by its 9

Some devices (such as the last device at each end of a SCSI cable) must be terminated to prevent reflections and spurious signals in the cable. When

    Back to Contents Page  Video Video type ATI Rage XL PCI video card; VGA connector Video memory 8 MB Power DC power supply NOTICE:

Back to Contents Page  number of colors that a program can display (with the appropriate video drivers and monitor capabilities). video resolution 

Back to Contents Page System Overview Dell™PowerEdge™400SCSystemsUser'sGuide Front-Panel Features and Indicators Back-Panel Features

Back-Panel Features Figure1-2 shows the back-panel features of the system. Figure1-3 and Table1-2 provide information about NIC indicators. For i

System Features Your system offers the following features: l One of the following processors: ¡ Intel®Celeron®with a minimum clock speed of at l

provides only 5 minutes of battery power allows you to save your open files and gracefully shutdown the system. Use surge protectors with all universa

Back to Contents Page Using the System Support CD Dell™PowerEdge™400SCSystemsUser'sGuide Starting the System Support CD Using the Ser

insert the CD into the CD drive on a system that uses a Microsoft Windows®-based operating system, the system automatically starts the browser and dis