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CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2009 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc.; Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries; Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, and Hyper-V are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries; Red Hat and Enterprise Linux are registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in the United States and other countries; SUSE is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries; VMware is a registered trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions; Citrix and XenServer are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. and/or more of its subsidiaries, and may be registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own. Model E04S Regulatory type E04S001 March 2009 P/N N732H Rev. A00 Installation and Configuration WARNING: Before performing the following procedure, review the safety instructions that came with the system. NOTE: If you are using the optional rack configuration, assemble the rails and install the system in the rack following the safety instructions and the rack installation instructions provided with your system. Stabilizing the Tower System WARNING: The tower system has four feet on its bottom panel that can be extended outward to help properly stabilize the system. Failure to extend the feet poses the risk of having the system tip over, possibly causing bodily injury or damage to the system. Getting Started With Your System 4 Getting Started With Your System Optional – Connecting the Keyboard, Mouse, and Monitor Connect the keyboard, mouse, and monitor (optional). The connectors on the back of your system have icons indicating which cable to plug into each connector. Be sure to tighten the screws (if any) on the monitor's cable connector. Connecting the Power Cable(s) Connect the system’s power cable(s) to the system and, if a monitor is used, connect the monitor’s power cable to the monitor. Securing the Power Cable(s) Bend the system power cable(s) into a loop as shown in the illustration and secure the cable with the provided strap. Plug the other end of the power cable(s) into a grounded electrical outlet or a separate power source such as an uninterrupted power supply (UPS) or a power distribution unit (PDU). Turning On the System Press the power button on the system and on the optional monitor, if used. The power indicators should light. Getting Started With Your System Complete the Operating System Setup If you purchased a preinstalled operating system, see the operating system documentation that ships with your system. To install an operating system for the first time, see the installation and configuration documentation for your operating system. Be sure the operating system is installed before installing hardware or software not purchased with the system. Supported Operating Systems • Microsoft® Windows® Small Business Server 2008 Standard and Premium (x64) editions • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard and Premium editions with SP2 • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Standard and Premium (32-bit x86) editions • Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 Standard and Enterprise (32-bit x86) editions • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (x64) editions • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions with SP2 • Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Standard and Premium editions with SP2 • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise (32-bit x86) editions with SP2 • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise (x64) editions (SP1 and later) • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise (32-bit x86) editions with SP2 • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (x64) editions (SP1 and later) •Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® AS and ES (Version 4) (x86) • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and ES (Version 4) (x86_64) • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 (x86) Getting Started With Your System • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 (x86_64) •SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (x86_64) • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64) •VMware® ESX Version 3.5 Update 4 • VMware ESX Version 4.0 • VMware E...