Installation Instructions and Important Information

24 Installation Instructions and Important Information
Important Information
NOTICE: To protect your system from viruses, download and install any
patches and hotfixes from the Microsoft website at www.microsoft.com.
Ensure that the system running Windows 2000 Server is attached to a network
and then install the updates on that system.
The following sections contain known issues for the Windows 2000 Server
operating system.
Some sections reference a yellow "bang" . This icon is displayed in
Device Manager to indicate a specific problem with a system device.
Device Drivers
• Yellow "bang" appears in Device Manager.
Some PowerEdge systems include modified backplanes that may
generate a yellow "bang"
in Device Manager.
To avoid this issue, download the
DellBPA04.exe file and install the
updated backplane
.inf file. This update does not add any additional
functionality, nor does it improve system performance. The
.inf file
assists the operating system with identifying the backplane device and
prevents the yellow "bang"
in Device Manager. The .inf file is
updated when new backplanes are developed for PowerEdge systems.
NOTE: To locate this file, search for DellBPA04.exe or R117179 on the
Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
• Updating device drivers.
When you update drivers for several devices of the same type, update
the device drivers one at a time. Device Manager
does not apply the
latest driver to all devices of the same type.
For example, if you are updating drivers for two Intel
®
PRO/100+
network adapters, you must individually update the device driver for
each of the two network adapters.
• Device Manager displays an inaccurate list of USB devices.
The Windows 2000 operating system supports USB devices. If you add
or remove USB devices after you install the operating system, Device
Manager may not display all of the devices connected to your system.
However, these devices continue to work properly.