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3502Ebk0.book Page 4 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 1998 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and PowerEdge are registered trademarks, Dell OpenManage is a trademark, and DellWare is a registered service mark of Dell Com

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3502Ebk0.book Page v Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 6DIHW\,QVWUXFWLRQV Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer system from poten- tial damage and to ensure your own personal safety. :$51,1*7KHSRZHUVXSSOLHVLQWKLVFRPSXWHUV\VWHPSURGXFHKLJKYROW DJHVDQGHQHUJ\KD]DUGVZKLFKFDQFDXVHERGLO\KDUP2QO\WUDLQHG VHUYLFHWHFKQLFLDQVDUHDXWKRUL]HGWRUHPRYHWKHFRPSXWHUFRYHUVDQG DFFHVVDQ\RIWKHFRPSRQHQWVLQVLGHWKHFRPSXWHU :$51,1* 7KHUHLVDGDQJHU

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3502Ebk0.book Page vi Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM ‡ Do not spill food or liquids on your computer. ‡ Do not push any objects into the openings of your computer. Doing so can cause fire or electric shock by shorting out interior components. ‡ Keep your computer away from radiators and heat sources. Also, do not block cooling vents. Avoid placing loose papers underneath your computer; do not place your computer in a closed-in wall unit or on a rug. (UJRQRPLF&RPSXWLQJ+DELWV :$51,1*

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3502Ebk0.book Page ix Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 3UHIDFH $ERXW7KLV*XLGH This guide is intended for anyone who uses the Dell PowerEdge 4350 computer sys- tem. The guide can be used by both first-time and experienced computer users who want to learn about the features and operation of the systems or who want to upgrade their systems. The chapters and appendixes are summarized as follows: ‡ Everyone should read Chapter 1, “Introduction,” for an overview of the system features, a des

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3502Ebk0.book Page x Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM ‡ Appendix D, “Regulatory Notices,” is for users who are interested in which regu- latory agencies have tested and approved the Dell PowerEdge 4350 systems. ‡ Appendix E, “Warranty, Return Policy, and Year 2000 Statement of Compliance,” describes the warranty and return policy for Dell PowerEdge 4350 systems. It also provides information about year 2000 compliance of Dell-branded hardware products. ‡ The Glossary provides definitions

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3502Ebk0.book Page xi Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 1RWDWLRQDO&RQYHQWLRQV The following subsections list notational conventions used in this document. 1RWHV&DXWLRQVDQG:DUQLQJV Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic type. These blocks are notes, cautions, and warnings, and they are used as follows: NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your system. &$87,21$&$87,21LQGLFD

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3502Ebk0.book Page xii Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM ‡ Filenames and directory names are presented in lowercase bold. Example: autoexec.bat and c:\windows ‡ Syntax lines consist of a command and all its possible parameters. Commands are presented in lowercase bold; variable parameters (those for which you sub- stitute a value) are presented in lowercase italics; constant parameters are presented in lowercase bold. The brackets indicate items that are optional. drive path filename Examp

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3502Ebk0.book Page xiii Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM &RQWHQWV &KDSWHU ,QWURGXFWLRQ System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3502Ebk0.book Page xiv Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM SCSI Disk Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Exiting SCSISelect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 SCSISelect Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 SCSI Bus Interface Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3502Ebk0.book Page xv Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Fan Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 System Alert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 Keyboard Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3502Ebk0.book Page xvi Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM Step 4: Examine Switches or Print Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Step 5: Save and Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Set Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Set Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

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3502Ebk0.book Page xvii Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM ESD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6 Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6 Magnetism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7 Shock and Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3502Ebk0.book Page xviii Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM *ORVVDU\ ,QGH[ )LJXUHV Figure 1-1. Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Figure 1-2. Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Figure 1-3. Hot-Pluggable Hard-Disk Drive Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 Figure 4-1. System Setup Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3502Ebk0.book Page 1 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM &+$37(5 ,QWURGXFWLRQ ® ® ® ® The Dell PowerEdge 4350, which features Intel Pentium II processors, is a feature-rich, enterprise-class server that offers the highest performance, availability, scalability, manageability, and investment protection features in an industry-leading, rack-dense form factor. The PowerEdge 4350 provides a robust, reliable, rack- optimized platform on which large corporate customers can deploy their missio

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3502Ebk0.book Page 2 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM microprocessor. The upgrade kit from Dell contains the correct version of the microprocessor for use as an additional microprocessor, as well as instructions for performing the upgrade. The second microprocessor must have the same internal operating frequency as the first. ‡ A minimum of 64 MB of system memory, upgradable to a maximum of 2 gigabytes (GB) by installing combinations of 64- or 128-MB unbuffered synchro- nous dynamic ra

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3502Ebk0.book Page 3 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM configures SCSI ID numbers and SCSI termination on individual hard-disk drives, greatly simplifying drive installation. A 1 x 3 SCSI backplane board supports hot-pluggable SCSI hard-disk drive instal- lation and removal when used in conjunction with the PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 2 or the PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 2/SC product. ‡ An Adaptec AIC-7860 Ultra/Narrow SCSI-3 host adapter that supports the CD-ROM drive.

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3502Ebk0.book Page 4 Friday, November 13, 1998 10:00 AM 6XSSRUWHG2SHUDWLQJ6\VWHPV Dell supports the following network operating systems for use on PowerEdge 4350 systems: ‡ Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 ‡ Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition ‡ Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition ‡ Novell NetWare (also known as IntranetWare) 4.11 )URQW3DQHO Figure 1-1 shows the following indicators on the system’s front panel: ‡ The hard-disk drive status indicator is a