Using integrated devices, Video controller, Audio controller – Dell OptiPlex E1 User Manual
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Using Integrated Devices: Dell™ OptiPlex™ E1 Managed PC
Overview
This chapter describes the configuration software provided with your system for the following integrated devices:
Video controller
Optional audio controller
Network interface controller (NIC)
See the corresponding section in this chapter for the device you want to configure or reconfigure.
Video Controller
Your system has an ATI Rage II C baseline accelerated graphics port (AGP) super video graphics array (SVGA) video controller. If
your system came with a Dell-installed operating system, the video drivers for that operating system are installed on your hard-
disk drive. For information on reinstalling video drivers, see "Using Drivers and Utilities" in your online System User's Guide. For
instructions on changing to a different video driver, see your operating system documentation.
Audio Controller
Your system may have an integrated Crystal CS4236B audio controller and audio drivers for the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows 3.1x and Windows for Workgroups™
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation and Server
The audio drivers for your operating system have already been installed on your hard-disk drive. For information on reinstalling
audio drivers, reconfiguring the audio controller, or using the audio utilities provided with your system, see "Using the Audio
Controller" in your online System User's Guide.
NIC
The integrated 10/100-megabit per second (Mbps) 3Com PCI 3C905b-TX Ethernet NIC provides all the functions of a separate
network expansion card and supports both the 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX Ethernet standards.
The NIC includes a Wakeup On LAN feature that enables the computer to be started up by a special LAN signal from a server
management console. Wakeup On LAN provides remote computer setup, software downloading and installation, file updates, and
asset tracking after hours and on weekends when local area network (LAN) traffic is typically at a minimum.
The NIC connector on the computer's back panel has the following indicators (see Figure 4-1):
A yellow activity indicator flashes when the system is transmitting or receiving network data. (A high volume of network
traffic may make this indicator appear to be in a steady "on" state.)
A green link integrity indicator lights up when there is a good connection between the network and the NIC. When the green