Dell PowerEdge 4400 - Manual (Page 4)

Running the System Diagnostics
You can run the system diagnostics from the utility partition or from a diskette, but not from the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD. To run the
diagnostics from a diskette, create a diagnostics diskette from the the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD.
The system hardware diagnostics are described in "Running the Dell Diagnostics" in the Dell PowerEdge 4400 Systems Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide.
Video Driver
You need to install the video driver for the operating system you install on your system unless they were installed by Dell.
Installing Video Drivers for Windows NT Server 4.0
First, create a driver diskette by performing the following steps:
1. Select Create Diskettes from the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant setup page.
2. Select the system for which to create the driver diskette.
3. Create the video-controller driver diskette for Windows NT 4.0.
Then install the video driver by performing the following steps:
1. Start Windows NT.
2. Log in as the administrator or as a user with administrative privileges.
For information on system administration, see the reference documentation for Windows NT.
3. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
4. Double-click the Display icon.
The Display Settings window appears.
Create Diskettes:
Create Blank, Formatted diskette Creates a blank, formatted diskette.
Create Utility and Diagnostics diskettes:
Create Resource
Configuration Utility
diskettes Creates a bootable diskette for running the RCU. The RCU detects expansion cards and
slots, enabling automatic configuration.
Create PERC 2
Configuration Utility
diskette Creates a bootable diskette for running the RAID controller configuration utility for the
specified Dell RAID host adapter card. The RAID configuration utility provides an alternative
method for configuring the card.
Create Diagnostics
diskettes Creates a set of diskettes from which the hardware diagnostics can be run. The first
diskette in the set is bootable.
Create Asset Tag diskette
with CD-ROM Creates a bootable diskette with CD-ROM support from which utilities, such as the Asset
Tag utility, can be run.
NOTES: The options displayed on your system are dependent on your system configuration and may not include all of those listed here.
For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the " Glossary ."
NOTES: The video display for the Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 operating system must be set up with a resolution of 640 x 480 at
installation.
Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 4 must be installed before you can use the updated video driver for the ATI Rage video controller.
NOTE: Video drivers must be reinstalled after every installation of Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 3 (or later versions). Use this
procedure only if you do not use Express Setup to install your operating system.