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Preface
This guide is intended for anyone who
uses the Dell™ PowerEdge™ 6300 computer systems. 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 sections are summarized as follows:
- Everyone should read Introduction, for an overview of the system features, a description
of the controls and indicators on the front panel, and a general discussion of connecting
external devices to the back panel of the system.
- Users who want to use the utilities, the diagnostics,
or the online documentation, or install drivers for their operating system, should read Using the Dell Server Assistant CD.
- Everyone should read the first few sections of Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers, to find out
which small computer system interface (SCSI) device drivers (if any) are required for a
particular system configuration. Users who need to install and configure particular SCSI
device drivers should then read the appropriate section for their operating system.
- Everyone should read the first several sections of Using the System Setup Program, to become familiar
with this important program. Only users who want to make configuration changes to their
system or who want to use the password features need to read the rest of Using the System Setup Program,
- Everyone should read Using the Resource Configuration Utility, whenever a Peripheral
Component Interconnect (PCI) is added, removed, or repositioned in the computer, or when
the settings for one of the built-in devices is changed.
- Technical Specifications,
and I/O Ports and Connectors, are intended
primarily as reference material for users interested in learning more about the details of
the system.
- Maintaining the System,
describes preventive maintenance procedures that you should perform regularly to keep the
system in top operating condition.
- Regulatory Notices, is
for users who are interested in which regulatory agencies have tested and approved the
Dell PowerEdge 6300 systems.
- Warranties and Return Policy,
describes the warranties for Dell PowerEdge 6300 systems and the "Total
Satisfaction" Return Policy.
- The Glossary provides
definitions of terms, acronyms, and abbreviations used in this guide.
Dell Computer Corporation
("Dell") manufactures its hardware products from parts and components that are
new or equivalent to new in accordance with industry-standard practices. For information
about the Dell warranty for your system, see Warranties
and Return Policy.
In addition to this User's Guide, the
following documentation is included with your system:
- The Installation and Troubleshooting Guide provides
instructions for installing system hardware and includes troubleshooting and diagnostic
procedures for testing your computer system.
- The HP OpenView Network Node Manager Special Edition
1.2 With Dell OpenManage HIP 3.2 User's Guide describes the alert messages issued by the
server management software.
You may also have one or more of the
following documents:
- Operating system documentation is included with the
system if you ordered the operating system software from Dell. This documentation
describes how to install (if necessary), configure, and use the operating system software.
- The Dell PowerEdge 6300 rack installation
documentation provides detailed instructions for installing the system in a rack.
- Documentation is included with any options you
purchase separately from the system. This documentation includes information that you need
to configure and install these options in your Dell computer.
- Technical information files--sometimes called
"readme" files--may be installed on the hard-disk drive to provide last-minute
updates about technical changes to the system or advanced technical reference material
intended for experienced users or technicians.
- Documentation updates are sometimes included with the
system to describe changes to the 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.
The
following subsections list notational conventions used in this document.
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:
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WARNING:
A WARNING indicates the potential for
bodily harm and tells you how to avoid the problem. |
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CAUTION: A CAUTION
indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid
the problem. |
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NOTE: A NOTE indicates
important information that helps you make better use of your system. |
The following list defines (where
appropriate) and illustrates typographical conventions used as visual cues for specific
elements of text throughout this document:
- Keycaps, the labeling that appears on the keys on a keyboard, are
enclosed in angle brackets.
Example: <Enter>
- Key combinations are series of keys to be pressed simultaneously (unless
otherwise indicated) to perform a single function.
Example: <Ctrl><Alt><Del>
- Commands presented in lowercase bold are for reference purposes only and
are not intended to be typed at that particular point in the discussion.
Example: "Use the format command
to. . . ."
In contrast, commands presented in the
Courier New font are intended to be typed as part of an instruction.
Example: "Type format
a: to format the diskette in drive A."
- 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 displayed in lowercase bold; variable parameters (those for which you
substitute a value) are displayed in lowercase italics; constant parameters are
displayed in lowercase bold. The brackets indicate items that are optional.
Example: del [drive:]
[path]filename [/p]
- Command lines consist of a command and may include one or more of the
command's possible parameters. Command lines are presented in the Courier New font.
Example: del c:\myfile.doc
- Screen text is text that appears on the screen of your monitor or
display. It can be a system message, for example, or it can be text that you are
instructed to type as part of a command (referred to as a command line). Screen text is
presented in the Courier New font.
Example: The following message appears on
your screen:
No boot device available
Example: "Type
md c:\dos, and then press <Enter>."
- Variables are symbols for which you substitute a value. They are
presented in italics.
Example: DIMMn (where n
represents the DIMM number)
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