Introduction: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Low-Profile Managed PC Systems

The ICU, which tells you how 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 the chapter titled "Running the Dell Diagnostics" in the Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide.

Network device drivers for several network operating systems. More information is available on the Dell ResourceCD.

Desktop Management Interface (DMI) support, which enables the management of your computer system's software and hardware. DMI defines the software, interfaces, and data files that enable your system to determine and report information about system components.

Manageability Features

Your Dell OptiPlex GX1 Managed PC system incorporates many hardware and software features to improve the manageability of the system. Installed features include the following:

Dell OpenManage program

Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE)

Wakeup On LAN

Auto Power On

Temperature monitoring

Security features

Dell OpenManage Program

The Dell OpenManage program is the Dell software-management application interface for DMI. It allows you to manage system-level information, such as system configuration information and Management Information Format (MIF) database values (see Figure 1).

Figure 1. Dell OpenManage Program

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Dell GX1 technical specifications Manageability Features, Dell OpenManage Program