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Chapter 2, "Using the System Setup Program," or your online System User's Guide. • Advanced power management options that can reduce the energy consumption of your system. For more information, see Chapter 2, "Using the System Setup Program," or your online System User's Guide. • The ICU, which tells you how to configure non-Plug and Play 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 Chapter 3, "Using the ISA Configuration Utility," or your online System User's Guide. • Dell Diagnostics for evaluating the computer's com- ponents and devices. For information on using the diagnostics, see the chapter titled "Running the Dell Diagnostics" in the Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide. • Desktop Management Interface (DMI) support, which enables the management of your computer system. DMI defines the software, interfaces, and data files that enable your system to determine and report information about its components. If your system has a Dell-installed Microsoft Windows ® , Windows for Workgroups™, or Windows NT operating system, DMI is already installed on your system's hard-disk drive. To learn more about DMI, double-click the Dell Inspector Help icon in the Dell Accessories folder or program group. • The Dell Inspector program, which is a DMI browser that allows you to view your computer's current hardware configuration and operating system version (see Figure 1-1). The Dell Inspector provides information you may need if you call Dell for technical assistance or if you install hardware or software in your system. The Dell Inspector program is in the Dell Accessories program group or folder. The Dell Inspector program is available in client and administrator versions. In addition to the above client features, the Dell Inspector administrator version enables network administrators to view, manage, and inventory remote systems in a Dell DMI client network. Introduction 1-3

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Introduction
1-3
Chapter 2, “Using the System Setup Program,” or
your online
System User’s Guide
.
•
Advanced power management options that can
reduce the energy consumption of your system. For
more information, see Chapter 2, “Using the System
Setup Program,” or your online
System User’s
Guide
.
•
The ICU, which tells you how to configure non-Plug
and Play ISA expansion cards manually. After
resources have been assigned to these cards, the sys-
tem BIOS can assign resources to PCI and Plug and
Play expansion cards for a conflict-free configura-
tion. For more information, see Chapter 3, “Using
the ISA Configuration Utility,” or your online
Sys-
tem User’s Guide
.
•
Dell Diagnostics for evaluating the computer’s com-
ponents and devices. For information on using the
diagnostics, see the chapter titled “Running the
Dell Diagnostics” in the
Diagnostics and Trouble-
shooting Guide
.
•
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) support,
which enables the management of your computer
system. DMI defines the software, interfaces, and
data files that enable your system to determine and
report information about its components.
If your system has a Dell-installed Microsoft
Windows
®
, Windows for Workgroups
™
, or
Windows NT operating system, DMI is already
installed on your system’s hard-disk drive. To learn
more about DMI, double-click the Dell Inspector
Help icon in the Dell Accessories folder or program
group.
•
The Dell Inspector program, which is a DMI
browser that allows you to view your computer’s
current hardware configuration and operating system
version (see Figure 1-1). The Dell Inspector provides
information you may need if you call Dell for techni-
cal assistance or if you install hardware or software
in your system. The Dell Inspector program is in the
Dell Accessories program group or folder.
The Dell Inspector program is available in client and
administrator versions. In addition to the above cli-
ent features, the Dell Inspector administrator version
enables network administrators to view, manage, and
inventory remote systems in a Dell DMI client net-
work.