Dell Precision T5400 (Late 2007) - Manual (Page 45)

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Advanced Features
LegacySelect Technology Control
LegacySelect technology control offers legacy-full, legacy-reduced, or legacy-
free solutions based on common platforms, hard-drive images, and help desk
procedures. Control is provided to the administrator through system setup,
Dell OpenManage™ IT Assistant, or Dell custom factory integration.
LegacySelect allows administrators to electronically activate or deactivate
connectors and media devices that include serial and USB connectors, a
parallel connector, a floppy drive, PCI slots, and a PS/2 mouse. Connectors
and media devices that are deactivated make resources available. You must
restart the computer to effect the changes.
Manageability
Alert Standard Format
Alert Standard Format (ASF) is a DMTF management standard that specifies
"pre-operating system" or "operating system-absent" alerting techniques. The
standard is designed to generate an alert on potential security and fault
conditions when the operating system is in a sleep state or the computer is
powered down. ASF is designed to supersede previous operating system-absent
alerting technologies.
Your computer supports the following ASF alerts: