I think Dell is feeling the heat from the 400SC systems.. Now they have a warning on the systems page....
The PowerEdge SC420 is ideal for your first server & network. Note: For server use only; CANNOT BE USED AS A DESKTOP. Dell does not support the use of a graphics card on the SC420.
For reference this is the message: (
p1t0 and elow : members of altonen forums) Thanks!
Step by step directions of what I did for anyone else who struggles with this as I have for the past few days:
1. Startup computer
2. Load up Nvidia drivers from CD
3. Right click the Desktop
4. Select the "Settings" tab
5. Click the "Advanced" button
6. Select the "Adapter" tab
7. Click the "Properties" button
8. Under the "Device Usage" combobox, select
"Do not use this device (disable)"
9. Click "OK"
10. Select "No" when asked if you want to restart the computer.
11. Shut down computer
12. Install the Nvidia GeForce MX4000 PCI card.
13. Hit F2 when the OS starts booting to enter bios
14. Select "Video" on the tree
15. Select "Primary Video" on the tree
16. double check that "Auto" is selected. This is the default setting.
17. Save bios settings, and boot up.
With the drivers available for the onboard video I did not get that onboard video to function...That is why I installed the PCI Video card..The unknown device is the onboard video device with no drivers loaded...
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December 20th, 2004 20:00
MERKURMAN
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December 20th, 2004 21:00
I think Dell is feeling the heat from the 400SC systems.. Now they have a warning on the systems page....
The PowerEdge SC420 is ideal for your first server & network.
Note: For server use only; CANNOT BE USED AS A DESKTOP.
Dell does not support the use of a graphics card on the SC420.
I wonder who they think they are fooling....
jayunsplanet
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December 20th, 2004 21:00
1. Startup computer
2. Load up Nvidia drivers from CD
3. Right click the Desktop
4. Select the "Settings" tab
5. Click the "Advanced" button
6. Select the "Adapter" tab
7. Click the "Properties" button
8. Under the "Device Usage" combobox, select
"Do not use this device (disable)"
9. Click "OK"
10. Select "No" when asked if you want to restart the computer.
11. Shut down computer
12. Install the Nvidia GeForce MX4000 PCI card.
13. Hit F2 when the OS starts booting to enter bios
14. Select "Video" on the tree
15. Select "Primary Video" on the tree
16. double check that "Auto" is selected. This is the default setting.
17. Save bios settings, and boot up.
jayunsplanet
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December 20th, 2004 23:00
jayunsplanet
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December 21st, 2004 19:00
MERKURMAN
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December 22nd, 2004 09:00
That is how I did install my PCI card...I still have an unknown device in device mgr. since I didn't get the onboard video to configure...
HEY DELL, WHAT WE NEED IS A BIOS REVISION TO TURN OFF THAT DA*N PCI EXPRESS SLOT THAT ISN'T... ARE YOU LISTENING????
jayunsplanet
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December 22nd, 2004 19:00
jayunsplanet
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December 22nd, 2004 19:00
MERKURMAN
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December 23rd, 2004 07:00
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December 24th, 2004 01:00