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Introduction: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Small-Form-Factor System User's Guide
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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. To take advantage of this technology, you must
have a SMART II-compliant hard-disk drive in your computer. All hard-disk drives shipped with
OptiPlex GX1 systems are SMART II-compliant.
A basic input/output system (BIOS), which resides in flash memory and can be upgraded by diskette or
remotely over a network, if required.
Full compliance with PCI specification 2.1.
Full Plug and Play version 1.0a capability, which greatly simplifies the installation of expansion cards.
Plug and Play support included in the system BIOS allows you to install Plug and Play expansion cards
without setting jumpers or switches or performing other configuration tasks. Also, because the system
BIOS is stored in flash memory, it can be updated to support future enhancements to the Plug and Play
standard.
Wakeup On LAN capability, which, when enabled in the System Setup program , allows the system to
be turned on from a server management console. Wakeup On LAN capability also allows remote
computer setup, software downloading and installation, file updates, and asset tracking after 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 USB connectors on your computer's back panel, which are
enabled by default, provide a single connection point for multiple USB-compliant devices. USB-
compliant devices can also be connected and disconnected while the system is running.
A modular computer chassis with a minimum number of screws for easy disassembly and improved
serviceability.
Hardware Features
The system board includes the following integrated features:
Two 32-bit PCI expansion slots on a riser board (half-length PCI expansion cards only).
A 64-bit accelerated graphics port (AGP) video subsystem, which includes the ATI 3D Rage Pro super
video graphics array (SVGA) video controller. This video subsystem contains 4 MB (upgradable to 8
MB) of synchronous graphics RAM (SGRAM) video memory. Maximum resolutions are 1600 x 1200
with 65,536 colors noninterlaced and 1280 x 1024 and 1024 x 768 with true-colors noninterlaced. In
800 x 600 and 640 x 480 resolutions, 16.7 million colors are available for true-color graphics using a
32-bits per pixel (bpp) format. True-color provides higher performance, but uses more graphics
memory. Table 1 lists the video memory requirements for the Microsoft Windows® 95 and Windows NT
4.0 operating systems.
Table 1. Video Memory Requirements
Video
Resolution Maximum Color
Depth Maximum
Refresh Rate Maximum SGRAM
Required
640 x 480 True-Color
(32 bpp) 85 hertz (Hz) 4 MB