Dell OptiPlex E1 User Manual
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significant performance advantages over PCI-based video subsystems:
- The AGP bus reduces bandwidth requirements of the PCI bus, improving overall system performance.
- The AGP bus allows a video subsystem to execute directly from main memory.
A diskette/tape drive interface, which supports a 3.5-inch diskette drive and, optionally, a second diskette drive or tape drive.
Enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE) support. The primary and secondary interface are both located on the PCI bus
to provide faster data throughput. Each interface supports high-capacity EIDE drives, as well as devices such as advanced
technology attachment (ATA) 33 hard-disk drives, EIDE CD-ROM drives, and EIDE tape drives.
Two high-performance serial ports and one bidirectional parallel port for connecting external devices. The parallel port is fully
Enhanced Capabilities Port (ECP)-compliant.
A Personal System/2 (PS/2)-style keyboard port and a PS/2-compatible mouse port.
An integrated, 10/100-megabit per second (Mbps) 3Com
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PCI 3C905b-TX Ethernet network interface controller (NIC). The
NIC is configured using software described in "
A optional 16-bit, integrated Plug and Play Crystal CS4236B audio controller that provides all the sound functions of the
Sound Blaster Pro expansion card. For more information, see your online System User's Guide.
Software Features
The following software is included with your Dell computer system:
Utilities that safeguard your system and enhance the operation of its hardware features, such as maximizing your monitor's
resolution capabilities. For information on these utilities, see your online System User's Guide.
Video drivers for displaying many popular applications in high-resolution modes. For more information on these utilities, see
your online System User's Guide.
Audio drivers for enabling the sound functions on the integrated audio controller. For more information on these utilities, see
your online System User's Guide.
Bus-mastering EIDE drivers to improve performance by off-loading certain functions from the microprocessor during
multithreaded operation (when several applications are running simultaneously). For more information on these utilities, see
your online System User's Guide.
The System Setup program for quickly viewing and changing the system configuration information for your system. For more
information on this program, see "
Using the System Setup Program
An Auto Power On utility that enables your system to perform routine tasks automatically in your absence. For more
information on this utility, see your online System User's Guide.
Enhanced security features (a setup password, a system password, a system-password lock option, a write-protect option
for diskette drives, and automatic display of the system's service tag number) available through the System Setup program.
In addition, a customer-definable asset tag number can be assigned via a software support utility and viewed on the System
Setup screens. For more information, see your online System User's Guide and "
Using the System Setup Program
" of this
document.
Advanced power management options that can reduce the energy consumption of your system. For more information, see
"
Using the System Setup Program
The ICU, which tells you how to configure ISA expansion cards manually. After resources have been assigned to these
cards, the system BIOS can assign resources to PCI and Plug and Play expansion cards for a conflict-free configuration.
For more information, see "
Using the ISA Configuration Utility
Dell Diagnostics for evaluating the computer's components and devices. For information on using the diagnostics, see the
chapter titled "Running the Dell Diagnostics" in the Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide.
Network device drivers for several network operating systems. These drivers are described in "
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) support, which enables the management of your computer system's software and
hardware. DMI defines the software, interfaces, and data files that enable your system to determine and report information
about system components.
If your system has a Dell-installed Windows 95 operating system, DMI is already installed on your system's hard-disk drive.
To learn more about DMI, double-click the DMI icon in the Windows Control Panel.
If your system included Dell-installed software, Dell provides a menu that allows you to make program diskette sets of your
Dell-installed software (programs, drivers, and utilities; a CD with your operating system accompanied your computer). A
program diskette set is an uninstalled version of a software package that you can use to reinstall or reconfigure the software.