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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 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, you can either use 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 even when the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD is
not in the CD drive. The options displayed on your system may vary depending on the configuration.
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Running the System Diagnostics
From the Utility Partition main menu, select Run System Diagnostics.
The system hardware diagnostics are described in "Running the System Diagnostics" in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.
Running the RAID Configuration Utility
From the Utility Partition main menu, select Run RAID Configuration Utility.
Asset Tag Utility
The Asset Tag utility allows you to enter an asset tag number for your system.
Creating the Asset Tag Utility Diskette
To create a bootable Asset Tag utility diskette, perform the following steps:
1. Insert the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD into the CD drive of a workstation running the Microsoft Windows operating system.
2. Insert a blank diskette into the workstation's diskette drive.
3. From the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant main page, select Create CD Boot Diskette from the System Tools menu.
Assigning and Deleting an Asset Tag Number
An asset tag number can have up to 10 characters. Any combination of characters, excluding spaces, is valid.
To assign or change an asset tag number, perform the following steps:
1. Insert the bootable Asset Tag Utility diskette into the system diskette drive, and reboot the system.
2. Type asset and a space followed by the new string.
For example, at the a:\> prompt, type the following command:
asset 12345abcde
NOTE: The utility partition provides only limited MS-DOS functionality and cannot be used as a general-purpose MS-DOS partition.
Table 2-1. Utility Partition Main Menu Options
Option
Description
Run system diagnostics
Runs the system hardware diagnostics.
Run RAID configuration utility
Runs the RAID configuration utility if the optional RAID controller card is installed.
NOTE: The options displayed on your system depend on your system configuration and may not include all of those listed here. For the full name of an
abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the "Glossary."
NOTE: The Asset Tag utility works only on systems running MS-DOS.
NOTE: The Asset Tag utility diskette contains CD drivers that provide access to the CD drive when you boot from the diskette.