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Component, protection, Updating, system, programs, Managing, computer

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Component protection Each component in the computer has a serial number that you can register with a security company. You can register the components individually, or you can register the entire computer. By registering computer components, you can improve the chances of identifying the components if they are ever stolen and recovered. For more information about component registration, see http://www.ibm.com/support/. Data protection You can lose data from the hard disk due to security violations or viruses. Norton AntiVirus for IBM is available on the hard disk. Updating system programs System programs are the basic layer of software that is built into the computer. They include the POST, the BIOS code, and the Configuration/Setup Utility program. System programs are stored in electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) on the system board. This is sometimes referred to as flash memory. IBM occasionally makes changes and enhancements to the system programs. When updates are released, they are available as downloadable files on the World Wide Web (see ″Getting help and technical assistance″ in the Installation Guide). You can update system programs by starting the computer from a flash update diskette, or if the computer is connected to a network, a network administrator can update the system program remotely. Instructions for using system program updates are included in a readme file that comes with the downloadable files. Managing the computer The computer comes with features that a network administrator or server can use to remotely manage and control the computer. This section describes some of these network-management tools. See the product documentation for these tools to determine whether the operating system supports this software. For detailed information about these tools or to download any of this software, complete the following steps. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/. 2. Under Support topics, click Downloads & drivers. 3. Click Driver matrices. 4. Click Systems Management. 5. Click a product to get information about the product or to download the product. The computer supports the following systems-management tools: v IBM Director Agent IBM Director Agent streamlines and automates personal computer (PC) systems-management and support tasks, such as asset deployment and tracking. These tolls are available for IBM computers at no additional charge, and they help to reduce total cost of ownership of networked computers. IBM Director Agent is available from http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/ systems_management/ibm_director/agent/. Chapter 2. Operating the computer 17

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Component
protection
Each
component
in
the
computer
has
a
serial
number
that
you
can
register
with
a
security
company.
You
can
register
the
components
individually,
or
you
can
register
the
entire
computer.
By
registering
computer
components,
you
can
improve
the
chances
of
identifying
the
components
if
they
are
ever
stolen
and
recovered.
For
more
information
about
component
registration,
see
Data
protection
You
can
lose
data
from
the
hard
disk
due
to
security
violations
or
viruses.
Norton
AntiVirus
for
IBM
is
available
on
the
hard
disk.
Updating
system
programs
System
programs
are
the
basic
layer
of
software
that
is
built
into
the
computer.
They
include
the
POST,
the
BIOS
code,
and
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
System
programs
are
stored
in
electrically
erasable
programmable
read-only
memory
(EEPROM)
on
the
system
board.
This
is
sometimes
referred
to
as
flash
memory.
IBM
occasionally
makes
changes
and
enhancements
to
the
system
programs.
When
updates
are
released,
they
are
available
as
downloadable
files
on
the
World
Wide
Web
(see
″
Getting
help
and
technical
assistance
″
in
the
Installation
Guide
).
You
can
update
system
programs
by
starting
the
computer
from
a
flash
update
diskette,
or
if
the
computer
is
connected
to
a
network,
a
network
administrator
can
update
the
system
program
remotely.
Instructions
for
using
system
program
updates
are
included
in
a
readme
file
that
comes
with
the
downloadable
files.
Managing
the
computer
The
computer
comes
with
features
that
a
network
administrator
or
server
can
use
to
remotely
manage
and
control
the
computer.
This
section
describes
some
of
these
network-management
tools.
See
the
product
documentation
for
these
tools
to
determine
whether
the
operating
system
supports
this
software.
For
detailed
information
about
these
tools
or
to
download
any
of
this
software,
complete
the
following
steps.
1.
Go
to
2.
Under
Support
topics
,
click
Downloads
&
drivers
.
3.
Click
Driver
matrices
.
4.
Click
Systems
Management
.
5.
Click
a
product
to
get
information
about
the
product
or
to
download
the
product.
The
computer
supports
the
following
systems-management
tools:
v
IBM
Director
Agent
IBM
Director
Agent
streamlines
and
automates
personal
computer
(PC)
systems-management
and
support
tasks,
such
as
asset
deployment
and
tracking.
These
tolls
are
available
for
IBM
computers
at
no
additional
charge,
and
they
help
to
reduce
total
cost
of
ownership
of
networked
computers.
IBM
Director
Agent
is
available
from
systems_management/ibm_director/agent/.
Chapter
2.
Operating
the
computer
17