Dell PowerEdge 1655MC - Manual (Page 11)

2. Select the type of drivers or utilities that you want to update.
3. Click Continue.
4. Select each driver or utility that you want to update.
You are prompted for a location in which to save the files.
5. Select the location where you want to save the files.
The files are in a compressed format.
6. Decompress the files.
The files are now ready to be installed or used on your server.
Utility Partition
The utility partition is a bootable partition on the hard drive that contains system configuration and diagnostic utilities. When implemented, the partition boots
and provides an executable environment for the partition's utilities. When the utility partition is not booted, it is designated as a non–
MS-DOS® partition.
To start the utility partition, turn on or reboot the server module. During POST, press when the following message appears:
= Utility Mode
The utility partition provides a text-based interface from which you can run the partition's utilities. To select a menu option, you can either use the arrow keys
to highlight the option and press or type the number of the menu option. To exit the utility partition, press from the Utility Partition main
menu.
Table 2 -1 provides a sample list and explanation of the options that appear on the utility partition menu.
Table 2-1. Utility Partition Main Menu Options
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NOTE: The utility partition provides only limited MS-DOS functionality and cannot be used as a general-purpose MS-DOS partition.
Option Description
Run system diagnostics Runs the system hardware diagnostics. (See your system's Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.)
Run RAID configuration utility Runs the RAID configuration utility.
NOTE: The options displayed on your system depend on your system configuration and may not include all of those listed here.