Dell OptiPlex 745 - Manual (Page 2)

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Advanced Features
Dell™ OptiPlex™ 745 User's Guide
LegacySelect Technology Control
LegacySelect technology control offers legacy-full, legacy-reduced, or legacy-free solutions based on common platforms, hard-drive images, and help desk
procedures. Control is provided to the administrator through system setup, Dell OpenManage™ IT Assistant, or Dell custom
-factory integration.
LegacySelect allows administrators to electronically activate or deactivate connectors and media devices that include serial and USB connectors, a parallel
connector, a floppy drive, PCI slots, and a PS/2 mouse. Connectors and media devices that are deactivated make resources available. You must restart the
computer to effect the changes.
Manageability
Alert Standard Format
ASF is a DMTF management standard that specifies "pre-operating system" or "operating system-absent" alerting techniques. The standard is designed to
generate an alert on potential security and fault conditions when the operating system is in a sleep mode or the system is turned off. ASF is designed to
supersede previous operating-system-absent alerting technologies.
Your computer supports the following ASF version 1.03 and 2.0 alerts and remote capabilities:
ASF allows Remote Management and Control Protocol (RMCP) messages to be exchanged between a remote management console and a client computer that
is in a "pre-operating system" or "operating system-absent" state. RMCP messages can be sent to instruct a client computer to start up, shut down, or
restart.
For more information about Dell's ASF implementation, see the ASF User's Guide and the ASF Administrator's Guide, which are available on the Dell Support
website at support.dell.com.
Dell OpenManage™ Applications
You can manage your system via IT Assistant, Dell Client Connector Utility (DCCU), and Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation (OMCI).
IT Assistant configures, manages, and monitors computers and other devices on a corporate network. IT Assistant manages assets, configurations, events
(alerts), and security for computers equipped with industry-standard management software. It supports instrumentation that conforms to SNMP and CIM
industry standards.
For information on IT Assistant, see the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant User's Guide available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation is software that enables remote management programs such as IT Assistant to do the following:
LegacySelect Technology Control
Manageability
Physical Security
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
Security Management Software
Computer Tracking Software
About Smart Cards and Fingerprint Readers
Password Protection
System Setup
Booting to a USB Device
Jumper Settings
Clearing Forgotten Passwords
Clearing CMOS Settings
Hyper-Threading and Dual-Core Technology
Power Management
Alert Description
Chassis: Chassis Intrusion – Physical Security
Violation/Chassis Intrusion – Physical Security Violation
Event Cleared
The computer chassis with the chassis intrusion feature (optional on some
computers) installed and enabled has been opened or the chassis intrusion alert has
been cleared.
CPU: Emergency Shutdown Event The processor temperature is too hot and the power supply has shut down.
Cooling Device: Generic Critical Fan Failure/Generic Critical
Fan Failure Cleared
The fan speed (rpm) is out of limits or the fan speed (rpm) problem has been
resolved.
Temperature: Generic Critical Temperature Problem/Generic
Critical Temperature Problem Cleared
The computer temperature is out of limits or the computer temperature problem has
been resolved.
Battery Low The system battery has reached a voltage of 2.2 V or lower.
NOTE: Either Dell OpenManage™ applications and DCCU or Dell™ Client Manager (DCM) is available for your computer to help meet your system
management needs. See Dell Client Manager (DCM) for information about DCM.