Dell Precision 610 User Manual
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The System Setup program for quickly viewing and changing the system configuration information. For more
information on this program, see "
Using the System Setup Program
Enhanced security features available through the System Setup program (a setup password, a system password, a
system password lock option, a write-protect option for diskette drives, and automatic display of the system's service
tag number). In addition, a customer-definable asset tag number can be assigned via a software support utility and
viewed on the System Setup screens. A built-in chassis intrusion detector is also available. For more information, see
"
Using the Software Support Utilities
" and "
Using the System Setup Program
Advanced power management options that can reduce the energy consumption of the system. For more information,
see "
Using the System Setup Program
The ICU, which allows you 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
".
Dell Diagnostics for evaluating the computer's components and devices. For information on using the diagnostics, see
"Running the Dell Diagnostics" in the Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide.
Network device drivers for several network operating systems. These drivers are described in "
".
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) support for managing the computer system. DMI defines the software,
interfaces, and data files that enable the system to determine and report information about system components.
If the system has a Dell-installed Microsoft Windows or Microsoft Windows NT operating system, DMI is already
installed on the system's hard-disk drive. To learn more about DMI, double-click the Dell DMI Help icon in the Dell
DMI folder under the Start button.
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) for operating systems that support ACPI functionality.
The Dell OpenManage Client Administrator/Client program, which is available in administrator and client versions.
Dell OpenManage™ Client Administrator is the Dell software-management application interface for DMI. Dell
OpenManage Administrator is designed for network administrators to remotely manage connected Dell Precision 610
systems in a Dell DMI client network.
Features of Dell OpenManage Client Administrator include:
- Compliance with the DMI 2.0 specification
- Support for the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating system
- Remote Flash BIOS support that enables you to perform BIOS updates on remote systems in a Dell DMI client
network
- Wakeup On LAN support that allows you to remotely turn on Dell systems with Wakeup On LAN capabilities in a
Dell DMI client network
- Password security that allows you to maintain standard attribute values and hardware configuration settings for the
local and remote systems in a Dell DMI client network
- A System Properties window that allows you to view, set, and disable certain hardware configuration settings for the
local and remote systems in a Dell DMI client network
- An Alert Settings window that enables you to monitor remote systems, set thresholds, and detect events for the local
system or remote system in a Dell DMI client network
- Support for the Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), which allows you to export one or more groups to an
SMS directory that the SMS administrator can access
- Automated mapping of one or more groups to a user-defined directory
- A LAN Adapter component that lists information about the NIC for the local or remote system
- A Dell event log that stores events generated by Dell systems
- Automated inventory control for all active discovered systems
- Support for the application used to create user-definable attributes (UDAs)