Dell PowerEdge 1750 Information Update

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1-2 Infor mation Updatew w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m The updated drivers on the Dell Support website include the latest script file, whichprevents future erroneous error messages by ensuring that the drivers for the embeddedSCSI controller are placed in the correct location.Run the script file after installing the operating system. See the readme file included withthe updated drivers for more information about running the script file.COM2 AvailabilityCOM2 circuitry exists on the system board, but it is reserved for use by an optional ERA/Ocontroller. Although COM2 may be reported as available under certain operating systems,COM1 is the only serial port that is available on your system.Teamed NIC Addresses With NovellNetWare 6.0When two or more Gigabit Ethernet Channel or 802.3ad NICs are set up as a team whenrunning the Novell NetWare 6.0 operating system, the team is assigned a single mediaaccess control (MAC) address that identifies the team to the network. The BroadcomAdvanced Server program driver that is used to form the team displays the MAC address asFFFFFFFFFFFF rather than displaying the correct address of the team.This issue does not affect the functionality of the team, since the team address is availableto the network.Installing a ProcessorAlways use the new heat sink that ships with a processor upgrade kit. Thermal interfacegrease on the underside of the heat sink is critical to maintaining optimum contact betweenthe heat sink and the processor. Used or older heat sinks may not have enough greaseremaining on it to ensure proper contact.Installing or Removing a ROMB BackupBatteryIf an ERA/O controller is installed under the ROMB backup battery, remove the SCSIbackplane board before removing or installing the battery, and replace the SCSI backplaneboard after removing or installing the battery.