Using the utility partition – Dell PowerEdge 750 User Manual

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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 into the CD drive on 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 box.

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 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> after 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.

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