Introduction: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Low-Profile Managed PC Systems
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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