Manageability features – Dell OptiPlex GX1 User Manual

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Introduction: Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Midsize Managed PC Systems

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write-protect option for diskette drives, and automatic display of the system's service tag number)
available through the System Setup program. In addition, a customer-definable asset tag number can
be assigned via a software support utility and viewed on the System Setup screens. For more
information, see your online System User's Guide and "

Using the System Setup Program

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Advanced power management options that can reduce the energy consumption of your system. For
more information, see "

Using the System Setup Program

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The ICU, which tells you how to configure ISA expansion cards manually. After resources have been
assigned to these cards, the system BIOS can assign resources to PCI and Plug and Play expansion
cards for a conflict-free configuration. For more information, see "

Using the ISA Configuration Utility

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Dell Diagnostics for evaluating the computer's components and devices. For information on using the
diagnostics, see the chapter titled "Running the Dell Diagnostics" in the Diagnostics and
Troubleshooting Guide.
Network device drivers for several network operating systems. More information is available on the Dell
ResourceCD
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Desktop Management Interface (DMI) support, which enables the management of your computer
system's software and hardware. DMI defines the software, interfaces, and data files that enable your
system to determine and report information about system components.

Manageability Features

Your Dell OptiPlex GX1 or GX1p Managed PC system incorporates many hardware and software features to
improve the manageability of the system. Installed features include:

Dell OpenManage program
Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE)
Wakeup On LAN
Auto Power On
Temperature monitoring
Security features

Dell OpenManage Program

The Dell OpenManage program is the Dell software-management application interface for DMI. It allows you
to manage system-level information, such as system configuration information and management information
format (MIF) database values (see Figure 1).

Figure 1. Dell OpenManage Program

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