Important note to windows nt 4.0 users – Dell Precision 610 User Manual
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Dell OpenManage Client is the Dell software-management application interface for DMI. Dell OpenManage Client is
designed for local systems in a Dell DMI client network and includes the following features:
- Compliance with the DMI 2.0 specification
Support for the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating system
- Support to view and modify a local system's hardware configuration settings
- Support for the Microsoft SMS, which allows you to export one or more groups to an SMS directory that the SMS
administrator can access
- Automated mapping of one or more groups to a user-defined directory
- A LAN Adapter component that lists detailed information about the NIC for the local system
- An event log that stores events generated by the system
- Support for the application used to create UDAs
If you ordered Dell-installed software, such as the Microsoft Windows NT operating system, Dell provides a menu that allows
you to make program diskette sets of the Dell-installed software. A program diskette set is an uninstalled version of a
software package that you can use to reinstall or reconfigure the software. You can use this same menu to remove diskette
image files (individual files that correspond to each diskette in a program diskette set) to reclaim space on the computer's
hard-disk drive. For more information on making program diskette sets, see the online help provided in the Program Diskette
Maker, which is available in the Dell Accessories program folder.
Important Note to Windows NT 4.0 Users
Your system was configured by Dell to optimize the features of your computer and of the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
operating system. If you need to reinstall this operating system, there are several supplemental items that also must be
installed to return the system to its full functionality. See the appropriate subsection that follows for your operating system.
Reinstalling Windows NT 4.0
To reinstall the Windows NT 4.0 operating system, you must have the following items:
Windows NT 4.0 CD from Dell
Windows NT 4.0 SCSI controller driver diskettes
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 CD
Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft updated ATAPI driver diskette
Windows NT 4.0 video driver diskettes
Windows NT 4.0 NIC driver diskette
Windows NT 4.0 audio driver diskette
NOTE:
You must create all the diskettes listed previously by using the Program Diskette Maker, which is located
in the Dell Accessories folder.
CAUTION:
When reinstalling Windows NT 4.0, you must exit the installation process by pressing <F6> when
the system displays the message Setup is inspecting your hardware configuration. Then you must install
the SCSI controller drivers as described in "
Using the Integrated SCSI Controllers
" and then proceed with
installing the other supplemental items. If you do not interrupt the installation procedure, the system will
misidentify the primary SCSI controller as being the same as the secondary SCSI controller and lock up.
NOTE:
You must install Windows NT 4. 0 Service Pack 3 and the Microsoft updated ATAPI driver before
installing the NIC drivers. Otherwise, the integrated NIC will not function properly.
See the Dell Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Setup Guide for general installation information for Windows NT 4.0
and for information about other drivers or supplements that may be required. For installation instructions for the various
drivers, see the appropriate section or document as follows:
Windows NT 4.0 SCSI controller drivers – See "
SCSI Drivers for Windows NT 4.0
"
Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft updated ATAPI driver – See "