Dell PowerEdge 1600SC - Manual (Page 16)

Updating Drivers and Utilities
You can update drivers and utilities on any system that has Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 or later or Netscape Navigator 6.0 or later installed. When you
insert the CD in a system that uses a Microsoft Windows®-based operating system, the system automatically starts the browser and displays the Dell
OpenManage Server Assistant main screen.
To update drivers and utilities, perform the following steps:
1. From the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant main screen, select the option for updating drivers and utilities.
2. Select the system model number from the drop-down menu.
3. Select the type of drivers or utilities that you want to update.
4. Click Continue.
5. Select each driver or utility that you want to update.
You are prompted to either run the program or provide for a location to save the files.
6. Run the program or specify the location to save the files.
Using the Utility Partition
The utility partition is a bootable partition on the hard drive that contains system configuration and diagnostic utilities. When you start the utility partition, it
boots and provides an executable environment for the partition's utilities.
To start the utility partition, turn on or reboot the system. During POST, press <F10> when the following message appears:
<F10> = Utility Mode
The utility partition provides a text-based interface from which you can run the partition's utilities. To select a menu option, use either the arrow keys to
highlight the option and press <Enter> or type the number of the menu option. To exit the utility partition, press <Esc> 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. These options are available even when the Server
Assistant CD is not in the CD drive.
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
Run RAID configuration utility Runs the RAID configuration utility if a ROMB or RAID controller card is installed
NOTE: The options displayed may vary depending on your system configuration and may not include those listed here. For the full name of an abbreviation
or acronym used in this table, see the " Glossary ."