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weekends when local area network (LAN) traffic is at a minimum. NOTE: An optional Wakeup On LAN-capable network card is required to utilize the Wakeup On LAN feature. • Universal Serial Bus (USB) capability, which can simplify connecting peripheral devices such as mice, printers, and computer speakers. The USB connectors on your computer's back panel, which are enabled by default, provide a single connection point for multiple USB-compliant devices. USBcompliant devices can also be connected and disconnected while the system is running. • A modular computer chassis for easy disassembly and improved serviceability. • One 32-bit PCI expansion slot, one shared PCI (32-bit)/ISA (16-bit) expansion slot, and one 16-bit ISA expansion slot on a riser board. The system board includes the following built-in features: • A 64-bit PCI local bus video subsystem, which includes the S3 Trio64V2 video controller and 2 MB of video memory. Maximum resolutions are 1280 x 1024 pixels with 256 colors noninterlaced and 1024 x 768 pixels with 65,536 colors noninterlaced. In 800 x 600 and 640 x 480 resolutions, 16.7 million colors are available for true-color graphics. • A diskette/tape drive interface, which supports a 3.5-inch diskette drive and, optionally, a second diskette drive or tape drive. • Enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE) sup- port. The primary and secondary interfaces are both located on the PCI bus to provide faster data throughput. Each interface supports high-capacity EIDE drives, as well as devices such as EIDE CD-ROM drives and EIDE tape drives. • Ultra DMA/33 data transfer protocol for the advanced technology attachment (ATA)/integrated drive electronics (IDE) hard-disk drive interface. Ultra DMA/33 allows for data transfer rates of up to 33 MB/sec. • Two high-performance serial ports and one bi- directional parallel port for connecting external devices. The parallel port is fully Enhanced Capabilities Port (ECP)-compliant. • A Personal System/2 (PS/2)-style keyboard port and a PS/2-compatible mouse port. • An optional 10/100-megabit per second (Mbps) 3Com® PCI 3C905 Ethernet network interface controller (NIC). The NIC is configured using software described in Chapter 4, "Using Integrated Devices." The following software is included with your Dell computer system: • Utilities that safeguard your system and enhance the operation of its hardware features, such as maximizing your monitor's resolution capabilities. For information on these utilities, see your online System User's Guide. • Video drivers for displaying many popular applica- tion programs in high-resolution modes. For more information on these drivers, see your online System User's Guide. • Network device drivers for several operating sys- tems. These drivers are supplied with Dell OptiPlex Gn+ systems (which include the NIC) and are described in Chapter 4, "Using Integrated Devices." • The System Setup program for quickly viewing and changing the system configuration information for your system. For more information on this program, see Chapter 2, "Using the System Setup Program," or your online System User's Guide. • An Auto Power On utility that enables you to create a batch file to carry out a series of commands when your system is turned on by the Auto Power On category in the System Setup program. For more information on this utility and its associated category in System Setup, see Chapter 2, "Using the System Setup Program," and your online System User's Guide. • Enhanced security features available through the System Setup program (a setup password, a system password, a system password lock option, a writeprotect option for diskette drives, and automatic display of the system's service tag number). In addition, a customer-definable asset tag number can be assigned via the Asset Tag utility and viewed on the System Setup screens. For more information, see 1-2 Dell OptiPlex Gn and Gn+ Low-Profile Systems Reference and Installation Guide