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'HOO Œ2SWL3OH[Œ(0DQDJHG3& 6\VWHPV'RFXPHQWDWLRQ8SGDWH This document updates information provided in your online Dell OptiPlex E1 Managed PC System User’s Guide and in your Dell OptiPlex E1 Managed PC Reference and Installation Guide. It describes the following features: ‡ Microsoft® Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface (ATAPI) driver, which replaces the enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE) bus-mastering driver ‡ New microprocessor options ‡ New online documentation ‡ New System Setup options ‡ New system and setup password features 0LFURVRIW8SGDWHG$7$3,'ULYHU The Microsoft-updated ATAPI driver (provided for the Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 operating system) offers a performance improvement by off-loading certain functions from the system processor during multithreaded operations. Dell has installed the Microsoft-updated ATAPI driver for your operating system, and it is operative when you receive your computer. No further installation or configuration is needed. NOTE: If Windows NT 4.0 is reinstalled, the Microsoft-updated ATAPI drivers must also be reinstalled. The driver for Windows NT 4.0 has also been copied to your hard-disk drive in diskette-image form. If you need to reinstall or remove this driver, you can do so as described in the following subsections. 5HLQVWDOOLQJWKH:LQGRZV170LFURVRIW8SGDWHG $7$3,'ULYHU NOTE: To install the Microsoft-updated ATAPI driver for Windows NT 4.0, you must have a mouse connected to the system and Windows NT 4.0 must already be installed on the hard-disk drive connected to the primary EIDE channel. Dell OptiPlex E1 Managed PC SystemDsocumentation Update 1

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Dell OptiPlex E1 Managed PC Systems
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This document updates information provided in your online
Dell OptiPlex E1 Managed
PC System User±s Guide
and in your
Dell OptiPlex E1 Managed PC Reference and
Installation Guide
. It describes the following features:
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Microsoft
Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface (ATAPI) driver,
which replaces the enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE) bus-mastering
driver
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New microprocessor options
´
New online documentation
´
New System Setup options
´
New system and setup password features
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The Microsoft-updated ATAPI driver (provided for the Microsoft Windows NT
4.0
operating system) offers a performance improvement by off-loading certain functions
from the system processor during multithreaded operations. Dell has installed the
Microsoft-updated ATAPI driver for your operating system, and it is operative when
you receive your computer. No further installation or configuration is needed.
NOTE: If Windows NT 4.0 is reinstalled, the Microsoft-updated ATAPI drivers must
also be reinstalled.
The driver for Windows NT 4.0 has also been copied to your hard-disk drive in
diskette-image form. If you need to reinstall or remove this driver, you can do so as
described in the following subsections.
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NOTE: To install the Microsoft-updated ATAPI driver for Windows NT 4.0, you must
have a mouse connected to the system and Windows NT 4.0 must already be
installed on the hard-disk drive connected to the primary EIDE channel.