Installation Instructions and Important Information

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Contents
Completing Setup of the Preinstalled
Windows 2000 Server Operating System
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Using the Dell OpenManage Server
Assistant CD to Perform a Clean Installation
of the Operating System
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Using the Windows 2000 CDs to Perform
a Clean Installation of the Operating System
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Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Identifying the Hardware Components in Your System
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Creating a Device Driver Diskette
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Installing the Operating System
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Update Rollup for Microsoft Windows 2000
Service Pack 4
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Important Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Device Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Hard Drives
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Input Devices
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Networks
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Operating System
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Tape Drives
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Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Obtaining Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Dell Advanced Software Support
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Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31