Dell Precision™ Workstation T3400 User’s Guide

Dell PrecisionTM Workstation T3400 User's Guide

Model DCTA

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Notes, Notices, and Cautions

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.

NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates a potential for damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

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Model DCTA

July 2007

P/N NT499

Rev. A00

Contents

1 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2 About Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Front View (Tower Orientation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Back View (Tower Orientation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Front View (Desktop Orientation) . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Back View (Desktop Orientation) . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Back Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

3 Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

LegacySelect Technology Control . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Manageability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Dell OpenManageTM IT Assistant . . . . . . . . . 39 Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation . . . . . 40

Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

4 About RAID Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using RAID with Hard Drive Passwords . . . . . . . . 43

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RAID Level 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

RAID Level 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

RAID Level 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

RAID Level 10 (1+0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Configuring Your Computer for RAID . . . . . . . . . . 47 Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Configuring Your Computer for RAID Using the Intel? RAID Option ROM Utility . . . . . . . . 48 Configuring Your Computer for RAID Using the Intel Matrix Storage Manager . . . . . . . . . 52 Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration . . . . . 56 Migrating to a RAID Level 1 Configuration . . . . . 57 Migrating to a RAID Level 5 Configuration . . . . . 57 Migrating to a RAID Level 10 Configuration . . . . 58 Creating a Spare Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Rebuilding a Degraded RAID Level 1 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

5 Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Changing Between Tower and Desktop Orientations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Switching From Tower to Desktop Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Switching From Desktop to Tower Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Installing Your Computer in an Enclosure . . . . . . . 62

Transferring Information to a New Computer . . . . . . 65 Microsoft? Windows? XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Microsoft Windows VistaTM . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Power Protection Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Surge Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Line Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . 69

6 Securing Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Chassis Intrusion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Security Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Smart Cards and Fingerprint Readers . . . . . . . . . 72

Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 About Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Using a Primary (System) Password . . . . . . . . 74 Using an Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . 74 Using a Hard Drive Password . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Turning On and Activating TPM . . . . . . . . . . 76

Security Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Computer Tracking Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

If Your Computer Is Lost or Stolen . . . . . . . . . . . 78

7 Cleaning Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Mouse (Non-Optical) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Floppy Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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