Dell PowerEdge 1800 - Manual (Page 7)

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3 Remove the cables from the embedded SATA 2s controller system-board connectors
and the hard drives.
4 If you purchased additional hard drives with the CERC SATA 6-channel upgrade,
install those hard drives.
See "Installing Drives" in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for additional information.
5 Install and configure the CERC SATA 6-channel upgrade.
See "Expansion Cards" in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide and the documentation
that came with the CERC SATA 6-channel upgrade for additional information.
6 Restore the data that you backed up in step 1 to the new array on the hard drives.
Video and Cabling Considerations for the DRAC 4P
Expansion Card
If your system has a Dell Remote Access Controller 4P (DRAC 4P) expansion card installed,
the monitor must be connected to the video connector on the DRAC 4P card—not to the system’s
integrated video connector. See the Dell Remote Access Controller 4 User’s Guide for the location
of the video connector on the DRAC 4P card.
Also, if you add a DRAC 4P card to the system, the card must be installed in slot 4, and the
interface cable that was supplied with the card must be attached from the card to the RAC
connector on the system board. See "System Board Connectors" in the Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide for the location of the system board RAC connector.
Enabling Video Hardware Acceleration in the Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 Operating System
By default, video hardware acceleration is set to a low setting by the Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 operating system. Your system’s video controller supports enhanced features and
requires that the video hardware acceleration be set to its highest (Full) setting. Operating the
system without adjusting the video hardware acceleration to its highest setting may cause the
system to become unstable under certain conditions. To adjust the video hardware acceleration,
follow these steps:
1 Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click Display.
You can also right-click the desktop, and then click Properties.
2 Click the Settings tab in the Display Properties window, and then click Advanced.
3 Click the Troubleshoot tab, and move the hardware acceleration slider to Full.
4 Click OK, and then click OK.
If you reinstall or update the video drivers, or if you reinstall Windows Server 2003, then reset
the video hardware acceleration to its Full setting again.