Dell Precision 490 Desktop User Manual

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Back to Contents PageAdvanced FeaturesDell Precision™ Workstation 490 User's GuideLegacySelect 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, and a PS/2 mouse. Connectors and media devices that are deactivated make resources available. You must restart the computer toeffect the changes.ManageabilityAlert Standard FormatAlert Standard Format (ASF) is a DMTF management standard that specifies "pre-operating system" or "operating system-absent" alerting techniques. Thestandard is designed to generate an alert on potential security and fault conditions when the operating system is in a sleep state or the computer is powereddown. ASF is designed to supersede previous operating system-absent alerting technologies.Your computer supports the following ASF alerts: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:LegacySelect Technology ControlManageabilitySecurityPassword ProtectionSystem SetupBoot MenuClearing Forgotten PasswordsClearing CMOS SettingsPower ManagementHyper-Threading and Dual-Core TechnologyAbout RAID ConfigurationsAlert DescriptionChassis: Chassis Intrusion - Physical Security Violation/ Chassis Intrusion -Physical Security Violation Event ClearedThe computer chassis has been opened or the chassisintrusion alert has been cleared.Boot: Failure to Boot to BIOS The BIOS did not complete loading upon initiation.Password: System Password Violation The system password is invalid (alert occurs after three failedattempts).CPU: CPU DOA Alert/CPU DOA Alert Cleared The processor is not functioning.Heartbeats: Entity Presence Periodic heartbeats have been transmitted to verify systempresence.Temperature: Generic Critical Temperature Problem The computer temperature is out of limits.Voltage: Generic Critical Voltage Problem The voltage from integrated voltage regulators is out of limits.Power Supply: Critical Power Supply Problem The computer power supply voltage is out of limits.Cooling Device: Generic Critical Fan Failure The fan speed (rpm) is out of limits.Connectivity: Ethernet Connectivity Enabled/Ethernet Connectivity DisabledThe Ethernet connectivity is enabled or the Ethernetconnectivity is disabled.