Installation Instructions and Important Information

10 Installation Instructions and Important Information
Using the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD
to Perform a Clean Installation of the
Operating System
A clean installation erases all data on your hard drive and installs a new
version of the operating system on your system. This procedure ensures
that any drivers or programs currently installed on your system will be
erased so that they do not interfere with the operating system that you are
installing on your system.
NOTE: To perform a clean installation of the operating system on a
PowerEdge 400SC system, use the System Support CD instead of the
Server Assistant CD. See the Dell Support website at support.dell.com for
any updated drivers that were not included on your System Support CD.
NOTE: If you purchased a Dell system without an operating system, Dell strongly
recommends that you use the supported version of the Installation and
Server Management CD (called Dell Server Assistant CD in the
Dell OpenManage kit prior to version 4.3) to install the operating system.
The Server Assistant CD and System Support CD complete the installation
of the standard operating system software and the latest BIOS, firmware,
diagnostics and Dell-specific device drivers that were not included with
the operating system CDs.
NOTICE: The Server Assistant CD takes you through the prerequisite steps
before installing Windows 2000 Server on your system. The installation erases all
data from your hard drive. Back up your data before you perform this procedure.