Dell OptiPlex GX100 - Manual (Page 69)

CIM Support
CIM allows you to access system management information if your system is running Microsoft ® Windows 98 or any other Windows operating
system that includes the Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) core components. For information about the WBEM core components and
how to install them, see the Microsoft World Wide Web site at http:\\www.microsoft.com.
For more information about CIM support, see the Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation Version 5.0 User's Guide installed in the Dell
Documents folder on your hard-disk drive.
Configuration Change Alerts
Configuration change alerts generate warning messages if a local or remote system has a change in hardware configuration.
Asset Info With Support for the COO MIF Standard
Asset Info uses the nonproprietary DMI standard to allow you to record and track costs related to your system. The cost-related information is
stored in the cost of ownership Management Information Format (coo.mif) file on your system's hard-disk drive. For more information about Asset
Info and the COO MIF standard, see the online "Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation Version 5.0 User's Guide."
Remote Flash BIOS
Remote flash BIOS allows a network administrator to perform remote BIOS upgrades to systems on a network.
Remote System Configuration
Remote system configuration features allow remote changes to the system asset tag, boot sequence, property ownership tag, and System Setup
settings and remote updates to the system BIOS.
Prefailure Alerts
Prefailure alerts generate warning messages about potential failures by the system DIMMs and SMART II hard-disk drives.
ENERGY STAR ® Compliance
Certain configurations of Dell computer systems comply with the requirements set forth by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for energy-
efficient computers. If the front panel of your computer bears the ENERGY STAR
® Emblem (see Figure 1), your original configuration complies
with these requirements and all ENERGY STAR ® power management features of the computer are enabled.
Figure 1. ENERGY STAR ® Emblem
The EPA's ENERGY STAR ® Computers program is a joint effort between the EPA and computer manufacturers to reduce air pollution by
promoting energy-efficient computer products. The EPA estimates that use of ENERGY STAR ® computer products can save computer users up
to two billion dollars annually in electricity costs. In turn, this reduction in electricity usage can reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, the gas primarily
responsible for the greenhouse effect, and sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, which are the two primary causes of acid rain.
Computer users can also help to reduce electricity usage and its side effects by turning off their computer systems when they are not in use for
extended periods of time
—particularly at night and on weekends.
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NOTES: As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Dell Computer Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR®
guidelines for energy efficiency.
Any Dell computer bearing the ENERGY STAR® Emblem is certified to comply with EPA ENERGY STAR® requirements as
configured when shipped by Dell. Any changes you make to this configuration (such as installing additional expansion cards or
drives) may increase the system's power consumption beyond the limits set by the EPA's ENERGY STAR® Computers program.