Dell OptiPlex GX100 User Manual
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Introduction: Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX100 System User's Guide
Overview
Dell OptiPlex GX100 Managed PC systems are designed around the Intel
® Celeron™ microprocessors and offer dependability and
customization for networked environments. Each computer system uses a high-performance Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) design that
allows you to configure the computer system to your initial requirements and then add Dell-supported upgrades as necessary.
Hardware Features
Your system offers the following features:
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Socketed Celeron microprocessor.
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System memory
of up to 512 megabytes (MB) on synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) dual in-line memory modules
(DIMMs) in the two DIMM sockets on the system board.
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Integrated Intel Direct AGP Graphics Accelerator with Dynamic Video Memory (DVM) technology architecture.
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Self-Monitoring and Analysis Reporting Technology II (SMART II) support, which warns you at system start-up if your hard-disk drive has
become unreliable.
Hard-disk drives shipped with OptiPlex GX100 systems are SMART II-compliant.
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Ultra Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)/66 support, which allows storage devices to transfer data at speeds up to 66 MB per second
(MB/sec).
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Full compliance with PCI specification 2.2.
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Full compliance with Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification 1.0A.
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capability for both integrated network interface controllers (NICs) and add-in NIC cards. When the Remote Wake Up
option is enabled in embedded
System Setup
, the system can be turned on from a server management console.
Remote Wake Up capability also allows remote computer setup, software downloading and installation, file updates, and asset
tracking after business hours and on weekends when network traffic is at a minimum.
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Managed boot agent (MBA), which allows the system to boot from one of four network preboot environment protocols: Preboot eXecution
Environment (PXE), Remote Program Load (RPL), BootP, or Novell
® NetWare® Remote Boot.
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Remote system alerts, which allow the system to transmit special predetermined network messages regarding its operating condition.
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Universal Serial Bus (USB) capability, which can simplify connecting peripheral devices such as mice, printers, and computer speakers. The
system basic input/output system (BIOS) provides support for USB keyboards and mice in MS-DOS
® and other non-Windows®
environments. To use this capability, enable the USB support in the BIOS setup.
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Dell OptiFrame™ chassis for easy disassembly and improved serviceability.
For additional hardware features, see "
Technical Specifications
."
Software Features
The following software is included with your Dell computer system:
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A BIOS, which resides in flash memory and can be upgraded by diskette, or remotely over a network, if required.
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Bus-mastering enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE) drivers to improve performance by off-loading certain functions from the
microprocessor during multithreaded operation (when several applications are running simultaneously).
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Embedded
System Setup
for quickly viewing and changing the system configuration. System Setup also provides several
enhanced security