Dell OptiPlex GX300 User Guide - Page 53

Temperature and Voltage Monitoring Your system includes temperature and voltage probes to sense when the system becomes overheated or the power supply voltage is out of range. In either case, a message appears on the screen when Dell OpenManage IT Assistant is running or at the next system start-up notifying you of the problem. CIM Support CIM allows you to access system management information if your system is running Microsoft Windows 98 or any other Windows operating system that includes the Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) core components. For information about the WBEM core components and how to install them, see the Microsoft World Wide Web site at http:\\www.microsoft.com. For more information about CIM support, see the Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation Version 5.0 User's Guide installed in the Dell Documents folder on your hard-disk drive. Configuration Change Alerts Configuration change alerts generate warning messages if a local or remote system has a change in hardware configuration. Asset Info With Support for the COO MIF Standard The Asset Info feature uses the nonproprietary DMI standard to allow you to record and track costs related to your system. The cost-related information is stored in the cost of ownership Management Information Format (coo.mif) file on your system's hard-disk drive. For more information about Asset Info and the COO MIF standard, see the online Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation Version 5.0 User's Guide. Remote BIOS Flash Remote BIOS flash allows a network administrator to perform remote BIOS upgrades to systems on a network. Remote System Configuration Remote system configuration features allow remote changes to the system asset tag, boot sequence, property ownership tag, and System Setup settings and remote updates to the system BIOS. Prefailure Alerts Prefailure alerts generate warning messages about potential failures by SMART II hard-disk drives. ENERGY STAR® Compliance Certain configurations of Dell computer systems comply with the requirements set forth by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for energyefficient computers. If the front panel of your computer bears the ENERGY STAR® Emblem (see Figure 1), your original configuration complies with these requirements and all ENERGY STAR® power management features of the computer are enabled. NOTES: As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Dell Computer Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency. Any Dell computer bearing the ENERGY STAR® Emblem is certified to comply with EPA ENERGY STAR® requirements as configured when shipped by Dell. Any changes you make to this configuration (such as installing additional expansion cards or drives) may increase the system's power consumption beyond the limits set by the EPA's ENERGY STAR® Computers program. Figure 1. ENERGY STAR® Emblem The EPA's ENERGY STAR® Computers program is a joint effort between the EPA and computer manufacturers to reduce air pollution by promoting energy-efficient computer products. The EPA estimates that use of ENERGY STAR® computer products can save computer users up to two billion dollars annually in electricity costs. In turn, this reduction in electricity usage can reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, the gas primarily responsible for the greenhouse effect, and sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, which are the two primary causes of acid rain. Computer users can also help to reduce electricity usage and its side effects by turning off their computer systems when they are not in use for extended periods of time-particularly at night and on weekends. Back to Contents Page