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Dell™ OptiPlex™ XE - Broadcom® TruManage™ Broadcom TruManage allows you to automate common tasks and identify and monitor the hardware and thermal failures on your Dell OptiPlex XE from a remote, centralized location. You can monitor the status of your computer through the Dell Client Manager (DCM) version 3.0 or higher. TruManage is pre-installed on your computer. However, you need to enable and set it up to use it. Enabling TruManage You can enable TruManage using either one of the following: • System Setup (BIOS) • Dell Client Manager Enabling TruManage using System Setup (BIOS) 1 Turn on the computer and press the key when you see the Dell logo. The BIOS screen appears. 2 Select Maintenance→ System Management. 3 Select the DASH/ASF support checkbox. This enables TruManage. 4 Save and exit. The computer will restart. Enabling TruManage using Dell Client Manager You can remotely enable TruManage by using DCM. To enable TruManage on the client computer, you need to ensure that the Low Power Mode (LPM) is disabled (for more information, see Low Power Mode). 1 Launch DCM. NOTE: For more information, see the Dell Client Manager documentation. January 2010