Dell 980 manual Operating System, Chipset

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Operating System

NOTE: One of the following Operating Systems will be preinstalled.
	MT	DT	SFF
Windows 7® operating system	Windows 7® Home Basic (32 bit),
	Windows 7® Home Premium (32 bit),
	Windows 7® Professional (32 and 64 bit),
	Windows 7® Ultimate (32 bit)
Windows Vista® operating system	Windows Vista® SP2 Home Basic (32 bit)
	Windows Vista® SP2 Business (32 and 64 bit),
	Windows Vista® SP2 Ultimate (32 bit),
	Windows Vista® SP2 Business downgrade via
	Windows 7® Professional
	Windows Vista® SP2 Ultimate downgrade via Windows
	7® Ultimate
Windows XP® operating system	Windows XP® Professional SP3 (32 bit) downgrade via
	Windows 7® Professional or Ultimate
	Windows XP® Professional SP3 (32 bit) downgrade via
	Windows Vista® Business or Ultimate
Other	Ubuntu® Linux®	(select countries)
	FreeDOS for (n-series),
OS Media Support	X	X	X

Chipset

		MT	DT	SFF
Chipset		Intel® Q57 Express Chipset
Non-volatile memory on chipset
BIOS Configuration SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface)		64Mbit (8MB) located at SPI_2 on chipset
		16Mbit (2MB) located at SPI_1 on chipset
TPM 1.2 Security Device (Trusted Platform Module)	1	16KB located at TPM on chipset
TCM (Trusted Computing Module)		Available in China Only
		Available in select countries
Non-TPM
NIC EEPROM		LOM configuration contained within SPI_1/SPI_2 – no
		dedicated LOM EEPROM
1TPM not available in some regions

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