Dell OptiPlex GX520 User Manual

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Back to Contents PageAdvanced FeaturesDell™ OptiPlex™ GX520 User's GuideLegacySelect Technology ControlManageabilitySecurityPassword ProtectionSystem SetupBooting to a USB DeviceClearing Forgotten PasswordsClearing CMOS SettingsHyper-ThreadingPower ManagementLegacySelect Technology ControlLegacySelect technology control offers legacy-full, legacy-reduced, or legacy-free solutions based on common platforms, hard-drive images, and help deskprocedures. Control is provided to the administrator through system setup, Dell OpenManage™ IT Assistant, or Dell custom factory integration.LegacySelect allows administrators to electronically activate or deactivate connectors and media devices that include serial and USB connectors, a parallelconnector, a floppy drive, PCI slots, and a PS/2 mouse. Connectors and media devices that are deactivated make resources available. You must restart thecomputer to effect the changes.ManageabilityAlert Standard FormatASF is a DMTF management standard that specifies "pre-operating system" or "operating system-absent" alerting techniques. The standard is designed togenerate an alert on potential security and fault conditions when the operating system is in a sleep mode or the system is turned off. ASF is designed tosupersede previous operating-system-absent alerting technologies.Your computer supports the following ASF version 1.03 and 2.0 alerts and remote capabilities:For more information about Dell's ASF implementation, see the ASF User's Guide and the ASF Administrator's Guide, which are available on the Dell Supportwebsite at support.dell.com.Dell OpenManage™ IT AssistantIT Assistant configures, manages, and monitors computers and other devices on a corporate network. IT Assistant manages assets, configurations, events(alerts), and security for computers equipped with industry-standard management software. It supports instrumentation that conforms to SNMP, DMI, and CIMindustry standards.Dell OpenManage Client instrumentation, which is based on DMI and CIM, is available for your computer. For information on IT Assistant, see the DellOpenManage IT Assistant User's Guide available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.Dell OpenManage Client InstrumentationDell OpenManage Client Instrumentation is software that enables remote management programs such as IT Assistant to do the following:l Access information about your computer, such as how many processors it has and what operating system it is running.Alert DescriptionChassis: Chassis Intrusion – Physical Security Violation/ChassisIntrusion – Physical Security Violation Event ClearedThe computer chassis with the chassis intrusion feature installed and enabledhas been opened or the chassis intrusion alert has been cleared.CPU: Emergency Shutdown Event The processor temperature is too hot and the power supply has shut down.Cooling Device: Generic Critical Fan Failure/Generic Critical FanFailure ClearedThe fan speed (rpm) is out of limits or the fan speed (rpm) problem has beenresolved.Temperature: Generic Critical Temperature Problem/Generic CriticalTemperature Problem ClearedThe computer temperature is out of limits or the computer temperatureproblem has been resolved.Battery Low The system battery has reached a voltage of 2.2 V or lower.