Information Update
Microsoft
®
Windows Server
®
2008 (32-bit)
Installation Notes
If you have installed the Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) operating system
using the Dell™ Systems Build and Update Utility, you will need to manually
install driver Intel_5100-Chipset-Software-_A02_R196223.exe (version A02
or later). You can download this driver through the update utility or from
www.support.dell.com.
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack
Installation
Running the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2003 operating system on a multi-core
Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor 5000 sequence-based server without the most current
integrated 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_EQUAL
Perform the following steps to install the most current release of
Windows 2003 Service Pack (SP2) on your system:
1
Temporarily disable the Demand-Based Power Management setting.
a
Power on the system.
b
Press <F2> during startup to enter the System Setup program.
c
From the Main screen, select
CPU Information
and press <Enter>
to open the
CPU Information
screen.
d
Select
Demand-Based Power Management
and press the right-arrow
key to change the setting to
Disabled
.
e
Press <Esc>, save your changes, and exit the System Setup program
screen.
December 2008 Rev. A03
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