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Introduction: Dell OptiPlex GC System User's Guide
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Introduction: Dell™ OptiPlex™ GC System User's Guide
Dell OptiPlex GC systems are compact-sized, powerful personal computers
designed around the Intel® Celeron™ and Pentium® III microprocessors. Each
computer system is based on the Intel Accelerated Hub Link Architecture design and the
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus that allows you to configure the computer
system to your initial requirements and then add Dell-supported upgrades as necessary.
Your system offers the following features:
- An Intel Celeron or Pentium III microprocessor.
- System memory of up to 512 megabytes (MB) of
synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) in
the two DIMM sockets on the system board (DIMMs must be non-error checking and correction
[non-ECC]).
- Integrated Intel Direct AGP Graphics Accelerator with Dynamic Video
Memory (DVM) technology architecture.
- Self-Monitoring and Analysis Reporting Technology II (SMART II)
support, which warns you at system start-up if your hard-disk drive has become unreliable.
Hard-disk drives shipped with OptiPlex GC systems are SMART
II-compliant.
- Ultra Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)/66 support, which allows
storage devices to transfer data at speeds up to 66 MB per second (MB/sec).
- Full compliance with PCI specification 2.2.
- Full compliance with Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
(ACPI) specification 1.0B.
- Remote Wake Up capability for an optional network interface
controller (NIC) card. When Remote Wakeup is enabled through the NIC card, the system can
be turned on from a server.
Remote Wake Up capability also allows remote computer setup,
software downloading and installation, file updates, and asset tracking after business
hours and on weekends when network traffic is at a minimum.
- Universal Serial Bus (USB) capability, which can simplify connecting
peripheral devices such as mice, printers, and computer speakers. The system basic
input/output system (BIOS) provides support for USB keyboards and mice in MS-DOS® and
other non-Microsoft® Windows® environments. To use this capability, enable the USB support in System Setup.
For additional hardware features, see "Technical Specifications."
The following software is included with your Dell computer system.
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NOTE: Backup copies of all drivers for your system are included on the
Dell ResourceCD. If you need to reinstall any of these drivers, see the
documentation that accompanied the Dell ResourceCD. |
- A BIOS, which resides in flash memory and can be upgraded by
diskette.
- Embedded System Setup for quickly viewing
and changing the system configuration. System Setup also provides several enhanced security features (a setup password, a system password, a
system-password lock option, a write-protect option for diskette drives, and display
of the system's service tag number).
- Video drivers designed to
support the integrated Intel Direct AGP Graphics Accelerator.
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