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xi 3UHIDFH $ERXW7KLV*XLGH This guide is intended for anyone who uses a Dell OptiPlex GX1 or GX1p mini tower Managed PC system. It can be used by both first-time and experienced computer users who want to learn about the features and operation of the systems or who want to upgrade their computers. Th...

xii ‡ Appendix D, “Warranties and Return Policy,” describes the warranty for your Dell system and the “Total Satisfaction” Return Policy. :DUUDQW\DQG5HWXUQ3ROLF\,QIRUPDWLRQ Dell Computer Corporation (“Dell”) manufactures its hardware products from parts and components that are new or equivalent to n...

xiii 1RWDWLRQDO&RQYHQWLRQV The following subsections describe notational conventions used in this document. :DUQLQJV&DXWLRQV1RWHV Throughout this guide, there may be blocks of text printed in bold t ype or in italic type. These blocks are warnings, cautions, and notes, and they are used as f...

xiv ‡ Command lines consist of a command and may include one or more of the com-mand’s possible parameters. Command lines are presented in the Courier New font. Example: del c:\myfile.doc ‡ Screen text is text that appears on the screen of your monitor or display. It can be a system message, for exa...

xv &RQWHQWV &KDSWHU ,QWURGXFWLRQ System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Software Features . . ....

xvi Reserved Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 CPU Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Num Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

xvii &KDSWHU 8VLQJWKH,6$&RQILJXUDWLRQ8WLOLW\ Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 About the ICU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

xviii Inside Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

xix $SSHQGL[% ,6$&RQILJXUDWLRQ8WLOLW\ 0HVVDJHV % ICU Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 Configuration Manager Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6 $SSHQGL[& 5HJXO...

xx Figure 2-2. Sample Device List Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11 Figure 3-1. ICU Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 Figure 3-2. Add Network Card Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

xxi Figure 7-12. Inserting the Drive Bracket in the Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13 Figure 7-13. Attaching Hard-Disk Drive Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14 Figure 7-14. Internal SCSI Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Introduction 1-1 & + $ 3 7 ( 5 ,QWURGXFWLRQ Dell ® OptiPlex ® GX1 and GX1p mini tower Managed PC systems are high-speed, expandable personal computers designed around the Intel ® Pentium ® II microproces- sor. Each computer system uses a high-performance Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) d...

Introduction 1-3 synchronous graphics r andom-access memory (SGRAM) video memory; the Dell OptiPlex GX1p comes with 8 MB of SGRAM video memor y. Maximum resolu-tions are 1600 x 1200 with 65,536 colors noninterlaced and 1280 x 1024 and 1024 x 768 with true-colors noninterlaced. In 80 0 x 60 0 and 640...

Introduction 1-5 ‡ Net work device drivers for several network operating systems. These drivers are described in Chapter 4, “Using Integrated Devices.” ‡ Desktop Management Interface (DMI) support, which enables the management of your computer system’s software and hardware. DMI defines the software...

Introduction 1-7 ‡ A System Properties window that enables network administrators to view, set, or disable cert ain hardware configuration settings for the local and remote systems in a Dell DMI net work. ‡ Support for the Microsoft System Management Server (SMS), which allows the exporting of one o...

Introduction 1-9 6HFXULW\&DEOH6OR WDQG3DGORFN5LQJ On the back of the computer are a security cable slot and padlock ring (see Figure 1-2) for attaching commercially available antitheft devices. Security cables for personal computers usually include a segment of galvanized cable with an attached ...

1-10 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide 8VLQJWKH3RZHU6ZLWFK If the system does not turn off when the power switch is pressed, the system may be hung . Press and hold the power switch until the system turns off completely (this pro-cess may take ...

Using the System Setup Program 2-1 & + $ 3 7 ( 5 8VLQJWKH6\VWHP6HWXS3URJUDP Each time you turn on your computer system or press the reset button, the system compares the hardware installed in the system to the hardware listed in the system configuration information stored in nonvolatile random-a...

Using the System Setup Program 2-7 card (the base memor y below the 15-MB address comes from the dual in-line mem-or y modules [DIMMs] on the system board). The Reserved Memor y option has the following options: ‡ None (the default option) ‡ 512K - 640K ‡ 15M - 16M &386SHHG CPU Speed indicates t...

Using the System Setup Program 2-9 3DVVZRUG6WDWXV When Setup Password is set to Enabled, Password Status allows you to prevent the system password from being changed or disabled at system start-up. To lock the system password, you must first assign a setup password in the Setup Password option and t...

Using the System Setup Program 2-11 NOTE: Non-Plug and Play devices appear in this list as Adapters without ID support . When determining the order of devices to boot from, the system first considers the order of the devices listed under the Device Controller Priority option, then the order of devic...

2-12 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide 6HWXS3DVVZRUG Setup Password lets you restrict access to your computer’s System Setup program in the same way that you restrict access to your system with the system password fea-ture. The options are: ‡ N...

Using the System Setup Program 2-13 NOTE: The power management feature monitors activity of a mouse connected to the Personal System/2 (PS/2)-compatible mouse port. By setting Power Management to Maximum, Regular, or Minimum, you can set pre- defined time-out periods (see Table 2-3) for the two succ...

Using the System Setup Program 2-15 NOTES: When t wo COM ports share an IRQ setting, you can use either port as nec-essar y, but you may not be able to use them both at the same time . If the second port (COM3 or COM4) is also in use, the built-in port is turned off. If you are using the Microsoft W...

2-16 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide W ith Auto (the default option) selected, the system turns off the built-in diskette drive controller when necessary to accommodate a controller card installed in an expansion slot. W ith Write Protect sel...

Using the System Setup Program 2-17 Your Dell system is shipped to you without the system password feature enabled. If system security is a concern, you should operate your system only with system password protection. You can assign a system password, as described in the next subsection, “Assigning ...

Using the System Setup Program 2-19 If a wrong or incomplete system password is entered, the following message appears on the screen: ** Incorrect password. ** Enter password: If an incorrect or incomplete system password is entered again, the same message appears on the screen. The third and subseq...

2-20 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide 7RDVVLJQDQHZSDVVZRUGIROORZWKHSURFHGXUHLQ´$VVLJQLQJD6\VWHP 3DVVZRUGµIRXQGHDUOLHULQWKLVVHFWLRQ 8VLQJWKH6HWXS3DVVZRUG)HDWXUH Your Dell system is shipped to you without the setup password feature enabled. If s...

Using the System Setup Program 2-21 If you do not enter the correct password in three tries, the system lets you view, but not modify, the System Setup screens—with the following exceptions: ‡ You can still modify the Date, Time, CPU Speed, Num Lock, and Speaker options. ‡ If System Password is not ...

2-22 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide 5HFRQQHFW\RXUFRPSXWHUDQGSHULSKHUDOVWRWKHLUSRZHUVRXUFHVDQG WKHQWXUQWKHPRQ Booting your system with the PSWD jumper plug removed erases the existing password(s). (QWHUWKH6\VWHP6HWXSSURJUDPDQGYHULI\WKDWWKHSDV...

Using the ISA Configuration Utility 3-1 & + $ 3 7 ( 5 8VLQJWKH,6$&RQILJXUDWLRQ8WLOLW\ The ISA Configuration Utilit y (ICU) is used by the system to track what expansion cards are inst alled and what resources are used. W ith this information, the system automatically configures Plug and Play...

Using the ISA Configuration Utility 3-5 6WDUWLQJWKH,&8 After you have completed the procedures in “Preparing to Use the ICU” found earlier in this chapter, insert the backup copy of the ICU diskette into drive A. Then either turn on your system or reboot it by pressing the reset button. $FFHVVLQ...

Using the ISA Configuration Utility 3-7 ,I\RXZDQWWKH,&8WRVHOHFWWKHUHVRXUFHVIRUWKHFDUGFOLFN2.2WKHU ZLVHVNLSWRVWHS The ICU uses the default resources set by the card manufacturer whenever pos-sible. If the ICU cannot find a resource that is valid for the card and available in the system, the utili...

Using the ISA Configuration Utility 3-9 &OLFN2.LQWKH&RQILJXUDWLRQ6HWWLQJVGLDORJER[ZKHQ\RXKDYHILQ LVKHGVHOHFWLQJUHVRXUFHVIRUWKHIXQFWLRQ NOTE: After modifying the system configuration, you must turn off the system to inst all, remove, or change jumper settings on the non-Plug and Play ISA expa...

Using the ISA Configuration Utility 3-11 NOTE: After modifying the system configuration, you must turn the system off to inst all, remove, or change jumper settings on the non-Plug and Play ISA expansion cards to match the settings you selected in the ICU. 0RGLI\LQJD&DUG Modifying a card allows ...

Using the ISA Configuration Utility 3-13 Use the following procedure to remove a non-Plug and Play ISA expansion card from your computer: 6WDUWWKH,&8DVGHVFULEHGLQ´6WDUWLQJWKH,&8µIRXQGHDUOLHULQWKLV FKDSWHU 6HOHFWWKHFDUGIURPWKHFXUUHQWV\VWHPFRQILJXUDWLRQOLVWLQWKH,&8 ZLQGRZ 6HOHFW5HPRYH&...

Using the ISA Configuration Utility 3-15 NOTE: The locking feature of the ICU is valid only for Plug and Play and PCI expansion cards. /RFNLQJDQG8QORFNLQJ$OO5HVRXUFHV To lock or unlock all the resources and configurations for a Plug and Play or PCI expan-sion card, perform the following steps: ,ILWL...

Using Integrated Devices 4-1 & + $ 3 7 ( 5 8VLQJ,QWHJUDWHG'HYLFHV This chapter describes the configuration software provided with your system for the following integrated devices: ‡ Video controller ‡ Audio controller ‡ Optional net work interface controller (NIC) See the corresponding section i...

Using Integrated Devices 4-3 $XGLR&RQWUROOHU Your system has a Cr ystal CS4236B audio controller. If your system came with a Dell-inst alled operating system, the audio drivers for that operating system are installed on your hard-disk drive. For information on reinst alling audio drivers, reconf...

4-4 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide 1HWZRUN&DEOH5HTXLUHPHQWV Your computer’s NIC connector (an RJ45 connector located on the back panel) is designed for attaching an unshielded twisted pair (UTP) Ethernet cable. Press one end of the UTP c...

Using Integrated Devices 4-5 &RQILJXULQJWKH1,& This subsection provides instructions for configuring or reconfiguring the computer ’s integrated NIC under the following operating systems: ‡ Microsoft W indows NT ‡ Microsoft W indows 95 or W indows 98 ‡ Microsoft W indows for Workgroups ™ ‡ M...

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Working Inside Your Computer 5-1 & + $ 3 7 ( 5 :RUNLQJ,QVLGH<RXU&RPSXWHU Your Dell computer system supports a variety of internal options that expand system capabilities. This chapter prepares you to inst all options inside the computer. It describes how to remove and replace the computer...

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5-4 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide )LJXUH5HPRYLQJWKH&RPSXWHU&RYHU 5HSODFLQJWKH&RPSXWHU&RYHU Use the following procedure to replace the computer cover: &KHFNDOOFDEOHFRQQHFWLRQVHVSHFLDOO\WKRVHWKDWPLJKWKDYHFRPH ORRVHGXULQJ\R...

Working Inside Your Computer 5-7 To change a jumper setting , pull the plug off its pin(s) and carefully fit it down onto the pin(s) indicated. &$87,210DNHVXUH\RXUV\VWHPLVWXUQHGRIIEHIRUH\RXFKDQJHDMXPSHU VHWWLQJ2WKHUZLVHGDPDJHWR\RXUV\VWHPRUXQSUHGLFWDEOHUHVXOWVP D\ RFFXU A jumper is referred to as...

5-12 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide 5HPRYLQJDQG5HSODFLQJWKH([SDQVLRQ &DUG&DJH Your Dell computer has a removable expansion-card cage, which greatly simplifies many installation procedures by allowing you to remove the riser board and...

Working Inside Your Computer 5-13 )LJXUH5HPRYLQJWKH([SDQVLRQ&DUG&DJH 6OLGHWKHH[SDQVLRQFDUGFDJHRXWRIWKHFKDVVLV /LIWWKHH[SDQVLRQFDUGFDJHXSDQGDZD\IURPWKHFKDVVLV 5HSODFLQJWKH([SDQVLRQ&DUG&DJH Use the following procedure to replace the expansion-card cage: :LWKWKHVHFXULQJOHYHULQLWVH[WHQGH...

5-14 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide 5RWDWLQJWKH3RZHU6XSSO\$ZD\)URPWKH 6\VWHP%RDUG To access some components on the system board, you may have to rotate the system power supply out of the way. Use the following procedure to rotate the power s...

Installing System Board Options 6-1 & + $ 3 7 ( 5 ,QVWDOOLQJ6\VWHP%RDUG2SWLRQV This chapter describes how to inst all the following options: ‡ Industr y-Standard Architecture (ISA) and Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) expansion cards ‡ System memor y ‡ Video memor y (OptiPlex GX1 only) ‡ ...

6-2 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide )LJXUH6\VWHP%RDUG)HDWXUHV ([SDQVLRQ&DUGV Expansion cards are installed on the computer ’s riser board (see Figure 6-3). The riser board plugs into the RISER connector on the system board (see Figure 6-1...

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Installing System Board Options 6-5 )LJXUH5HPRYLQJWKH)LOOHU%UDFNHW ,QVWDOOWKHH[SDQVLRQFDUG Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the expansion-card connector on the riser board. Gently rock the card into the connector until the card is fully seated (see Figure 6-5). )LJXUH,QVWDOOLQJDQ([SDQVLRQ&...

Installing System Board Options 6-7 NOTE: Inst alling filler brackets over empt y card-slot openings is necessar y to maint ain Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of your computer. 5HSODFHWKHH[SDQVLRQFDUGFDJHLQWKHFKDVVLVDVLQV...

6-8 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide Table 6-1 lists sample memor y configurations and shows valid DIMM combinations and socket placements for each configuration. . 3HUIRUPLQJD0HPRU\8SJUDGH Follow this procedure to perform a memory upgrade: &a...

Installing System Board Options 6-9 ,QVWDOORUUHSODFH',00VDVQHFHVVDU\WRUHDFKWKHGHVLUHGPHPRU\ WRWDO Follow the instructions in “Installing a DIMM” or Removing a DIMM,” as appro-priate, found later in this section. 5RWDWHWKHSRZHUVXSSO\EDFNLQWRWKHFRPSXWHUFKDVVLV 5HSODFHWKHFRPSXWHUFRYHUUHFRQQHFW\RXUFRPSX...

Installing System Board Options 6-11 $GGLQJ9LGHR0HPRU\2SWL3OH[*; 2QO\ You can upgrade video memory on an OptiPlex GX1 from 4 to 8 MB by inst alling a video-memor y upgrade module (OptiPlex GX1p systems come with 8 MB of video memor y). Upgrading the video memory increases video performance and allow...

6-12 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide 5HSODFHWKHFRPSXWHUFRYHUUHFRQQHFW\RXUFRPSXWHUDQGSHULSKHUDOV WRWKHLUSRZHUVRXUFHVDQGWXUQWKHPRQ NOTE: After you remove and replace the cover, the chassis intrusion detector will cause the following message to ...

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Installing System Board Options 6-15 or Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility To determine whether the battery needs replacing , reenter the time and date through the System Setup program (not through the MS-DOS time and date commands) and exit the program properly to save the i...

6-16 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide The batter y (see Figure 6-1) is mounted in a socket labeled “BATTERY,” in the front-right corner of the system board (as you face the front of the system). Pr y the battery out of its socket with your fin...

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Installing Drives 7-1 & + $ 3 7 ( 5 ,QVWDOOLQJ'ULYHV Your Dell computer has six drive bays for installing the following types of drives (see Figure 7-1): ‡ The externally accessible drive bays at the front of the computer consist of one 3.5-inch drive bay (dedicated to a 3.5-inch diskette drive)...

Installing Drives 7-3 )LJXUH5HPRYLQJWKH)URQW%H]HO While pressing the t ab release, tilt the bezel away from the chassis, disengage the t wo retaining hooks at the bottom of the bezel, and carefully pull the bezel away from the chassis. To replace the bezel, fit the two ret aining hooks on the bezel ...

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Installing Drives 7-5 The drive’s interface connector is a card-edge connector or a header connector, as shown in Figure 7-5. )LJXUH'ULYH,QWHUIDFH&RQQHFWRUV When att aching the interface cable to a drive, be sure to match the colored strip on the cable to pin 1 of the drive’s interface connector...

7-6 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide ,QVWDOOLQJD'ULYHLQD,QFK'ULYH%D\ The 5.25-inch drive bays can accommodate any of the following t ypes of half-height drives: ‡ A diskette drive or tape drive that uses the diskette/tape drive interface on th...

Installing Drives 7-7 NOTE: For easier access inside the chassis, you may want to rotate the power supply out of the way temporarily. To do so, see “Rot ating the Power Supply Away From the System Board” in Chapter 5. )LJXUH5HPRYLQJD'ULYH If a drive is already installed in the bay and you are replac...

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Installing Drives 7-11 1-inch (lower) drive bay labeled “HD1”; a second drive is installed in the 1.6-inch bay labeled “HD2.” (,'('ULYH$GGUHVVLQJ All EIDE devices should be configured for the Cable Select jumper position, which assigns master and slave st atus to devices by their position on the int...

7-12 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide 5HPRYHWKHGULYHEUDFNHWIURPWKHFKDVVLV If a hard-disk drive is already installed in the drive bracket, disconnect the DC power cable and EIDE cable from the drive. Remove the screw securing the hard-disk driv...

Installing Drives 7-13 )LJXUH,QVHUWLQJD,QFK+DUG'LVN'ULYHLQWKH%UDFNHW 5HLQVWDOOWKHKDUGGLVNGULYHEUDFNHWLQWKHFKDVVLVVHH)LJXUH Insert the bracket’s hinge tabs into the chassis slots so that the tabs hook over the slots. Then rotate the bracket toward the drive cage, and fit the bracket’s sliding tab on ...

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Installing Drives 7-15 ,QVHUWDERRWDEOHGLVNHWWHVXFKDVWKH 'HOO'LDJQRVWLFV'LVNHWWH LQWR GULYH$DQGWXUQRQWKHFRPSXWHUV\VWHP NOTE: After you remove and replace the cover, the chassis intrusion detector will cause the following message to be displayed at the next system start-up: ALERT! Cover was previously...

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Installing Drives 7-19 $WWDFKD6&6,FDEOHWRHDFK6&6,GHYLFH For additional instructions on connecting SCSI devices, see “SCSI Cable and SCSI Termination” found earlier in this section. &$87,21<RXPXVWPDWFKWKHFRORUHGVWULSRQWKHFDEOHZLWKSLQRQ WKHGULYH·VLQWHUIDFHFRQQHFWRUWRDYRLGSRVVLEOHGDPDJHW...

Technical Specifications A-1 $ 3 3 ( 1 ' , ; $ 7HFKQLFDO6SHFLILFDWLRQV 7DEOH$7HFKQLFDO6SHFLILFDWLRQV 0LFURSURFHVVRU Microprocessor t ype . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intel Pentium II microprocessor that runs at 266 MHz internally/66 externally, 333 MHz internally/66 MHz externally, at 350 MHz int...

Technical Specifications A-3 'ULYHV Externally accessible bays . . . . . . . . . . . . three 5.25-inch bays for diskette, tape, or CD-ROM drives; one 3.5-inch bay for a dis-kette drive Internally accessible bays . . . . . . . . . . . . t wo 3.5-inch bays: one for a 1-inch-high hard-disk drive and on...

Technical Specifications A-5 3K\VLFDO Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.4 cm (17.5 inches) W idth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.6 cm (8.1 inches) Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.7 cm (17.2 inches) Weight . . ...

ISA Configuration Utility Messages B-1 $ 3 3 ( 1 ' , ; % ,6$&RQILJXUDWLRQ8WLOLW\ 0HVVDJHV The ISA Configuration Utilit y (ICU) and its Configuration Manager are capable of iden-tifying problems and alerting you to them. Both utilities can alert you to problems with card configuration as well as ...

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ISA Configuration Utility Messages B-3 This device is unconfigurable because of a resource conflict with card card_name. The con-flicting resource is resource_name. To fix, reconfigure the conflicting card. The selected card is un -configurable because one of its resources is already being used by a...

ISA Configuration Utility Messages B-5 The configuration (.cfg) file used by the ICU for this card is now invalid or does not exist. Do you wish to load the file? No configuration (.cfg) file exists for the card being modified. Do you want to load one? This message appears when you try to add a list...

B-6 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide &RQILJXUDWLRQ0DQDJHU0HVVDJHV The Configuration Manager for the ICU identifies problems following system boot and generates messages if necessar y. These messages alert you to any unsuccessful attempts t...

ISA Configuration Utility Messages B-7 ERROR: Failed NVS write. Error= Internal Error Code. An attempt to write to NVRAM failed. Run the Dell Diagnostics to verify the integrit y of your system NVRAM. See Chapter 4, “Running the Dell Diagnostics,” in your Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide for in...

ISA Configuration Utility Messages B-9 WARNING: Could not con-figure Plug and Play Card Name. WARNING: Could not con-figure PCI device, ID= DeviceID. Failed to configure Num- ber of Total Count Plug and Play ISA devices. Use your system’s configura-tion utility to resolve conflicts. Press any key to...

Regulator y Notices C-1 $ 3 3 ( 1 ' , ; & 5HJXODWRU\1RWLFHV Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) is any signal or emission, radiated in free space or conducted along power or signal leads, that endangers the functioning of a radio navi-gation or other safet y service or seriously degrades, obstruc...

Regulator y Notices C-3 &ODVV$ This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A dig-it al device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a comme...

Regulator y Notices C-5 (1&RPSOLDQFH&]HFK5HSXEOLF 2QO\ 9&&,1RWLFH-DSDQ2QO\ Most Dell computer systems are classified by the Voluntar y Control Council for Inter-ference (VCCI) as Class B information technology equipment (ITE). However, the inclusion of cert ain options can change the...

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Warranty, Return Policy, and Year 2000 Statement of Compliance D-1 $ 3 3 ( 1 ' , ; ' :DUUDQW\5HWXUQ3ROLF\DQG<HDU 6WDWHPHQWRI&RPSOLDQFH /LPLWHG7KUHH<HDU:DUUDQW\86DQG &DQDGD2QO\ Dell Computer Corporation (“Dell”) manufactures its hardware products from parts and components that are new o...

D-4 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide damage during shipment. You may return software for refund or credit only if the sealed package cont aining the diskette(s) or CD(s) is unopened. Returned products must be in as-new condition, and all of th...

Warranty, Return Policy, and Year 2000 Statement of Compliance D-5 6RIWZDUH Dell specifically excludes all non-Dell-developed software from this compliance st ate-ment. All soft ware run on Dell-branded hardware products should be independently verified by customers to be year 200 0-compliant. $GGLW...

Index 1 ,QGH[ $ AC power receptacle, 5-8 accelerated graphics port. See AGP ACPI option, 2-8 AGP, 1-3 alternating current. See AC Asset Tag option, 2-16 assistance, technical, 1-13 audio controller, 4-3 audio line-in jack, 4-3 audio line-out jack, 4-3 Auto Power On option, 2-12 autoconfiguration ser...