Hardware Features; Audio Controller - Dell OptiPlex E1 Reference And Installation Manual

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An integrated, 10/100-megabit per second (Mbps) 3Com PCI 3C905b-TX
Ethernet network interface controller (NIC). The NIC is configured using software
described in Chapter 4, "Using Integrated Devices."
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 .
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 informa-
tion 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 func-
tions 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 configu-
ration information for your system. For more information on this program, see
Chapter 2, "Using the System Setup Program."
An Auto Power On utility that enables your system to perform routine tasks auto-
matically 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 Chapter 2, "Using the Sys-
tem Setup Program," of this document.
Advanced power management options that can reduce the energy consumption
of your system. For more information, see Chapter 2, "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 configura-
tion. For more information, see Chapter 3, "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 .
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