Chapter 4

Using Integrated Devices

This chapter describes the configuration software pro- vided with your system for the following integrated devices:

Video controller

Audio controller

Optional network interface controller (NIC)

See the corresponding section in this chapter for the device you want to configure or reconfigure.

Microsoft Windows 95

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation and Server

The audio drivers for your operating system have already been installed on your hard-disk drive. For information on reinstalling audio drivers, reconfiguring the audio controller, or using the audio utilities provided with your system, see “Using the Audio Controller” in your online System User’s Guide .

Video Controller

Your system has an ATI 3D Rage Pro accelerated graph- ics port (AGP) video controller, which includes video drivers for the following operating systems:

Microsoft Windows 3.1x and Windows for Workgroups

Microsoft Windows 95

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation and Server

The video drivers for your operating system have already been installed on your hard-disk drive. For information on reinstalling video drivers, see “Using Drivers and Utilities” in your online System User’s Guide . For instructions on changing to a different video driver, see your operating system documentation.

Audio Controller

Your system has a Crystal CS4236B audio controller and includes audio drivers for the following operating systems:

Microsoft Windows 3.1x and Windows for Workgroups

Network Interface Controller

The optional 10/100-megabit-per-second (Mbps) 3Com PCI 3C916B media access controller (MAC) NIC pro- vides all the functions of a separate 3Com 3C905 network expansion card and supports both the 10BASE- T and 100BASE-TX Ethernet standards.

NOTE: OptiPlex GXa systems also offer an optional Wakeup On LAN-capable network card. For instructions on installing the optional Wakeup On LAN-capable net- work card, see the documentation that came with the network card.

The NIC connector on the computer’s back panel has the following indicators (see Figure 4-1):

A yellow activity indicator flashes when the system is transmitting or receiving network data. (A high volume of network traffic may make this indicator appear to be in a steady “on” state.)

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Dell Mini Tower System manual Using Integrated Devices, Video Controller, Audio Controller, Network Interface Controller