Dell PowerEdge R300 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation Notes

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Information UpdateMicrosoft® Windows Server® 2008 (32-bit)Installation NotesIf you have installed the Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) operating systemusing the Dell™ Systems Build and Update Utility, you will need to manuallyinstall driver Intel_5100-Chipset-Software-_A02_R196223.exe (version A02or later). You can download this driver through the update utility or fromwww.support.dell.com.Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service PackInstallationRunning the Microsoft® Windows® 2003 operating system on a multi-coreIntel® Xeon® Processor 5000 sequence-based server without the most currentintegrated Service Pack (SP) will cause a system failure.If you install the first release (R1) of Windows 2003 without a service pack,you will receive the following system error:IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUALPerform the following steps to install the most current release ofWindows 2003 Service Pack (SP2) on your system:1 Temporarily disable the Demand-Based Power Management setting.a Power on the system.b Press during startup to enter the System Setup program.c From the Main screen, select CPU Information and press to open the CPU Information screen.d Select Demand-Based Power Management and press the right-arrowkey to change the setting to Disabled.e Press , save your changes, and exit the System Setup programscreen.December 2008 Rev. A03