Lenovo ThinkCentre M32 User Manual page 12

• Intel Standard Manageability
Intel Standard Manageability is a kind of hardware and firmware technology that builds certain
functionality into computers in order to make the computers easier and less expensive for businesses to
monitor, maintain, update, upgrade, and repair.
• Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
The Preboot Execution Environment is an environment to start computers using a network interface
independent of data storage devices (such as the hard disk drive) or installed operating systems.
• System Management (SM) Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) and SM software
The SM BIOS specification defines data structures and access methods in a BIOS that allows a user or an
application to store and retrieve information specific about the computer in question.
• Wake on LAN
Wake on LAN is an Ethernet computer networking standard that enables a computer to be turned on
or woken up by a network message. The message is usually sent by a program running on another
computer on the same local area network (LAN).
• Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Windows Management Instrumentation is a set of extensions to the Windows Driver Model. It provides an
operating system interface through which instrumented components provide information and notification.
Input/Output (I/O) features
• Four 9-pin serial connectors
• One DisplayPort connector
• One Ethernet connector
• One parallel connector
• One Personal System/2 (PS/2) keyboard connector
• One PS/2 mouse connector
• One VGA monitor connector
• Six Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 connectors (four on the front panel and two on the rear panel)
• Two audio connectors on the front panel (microphone connector and headphone connector)
For more information, see "Locating connectors, controls, and indicators on the front of your computer" on
page 4 and "Locating connectors on the rear of your computer" on page 5.
Expansion
• One SATA DOM card slot
Power supply
Your computer comes with a 65-watt ac power adapter.
Security features
• Ability to enable and disable a device
• Ability to enable and disable USB connectors individually
• Computrace Agent software embedded in firmware
• Power-on password (POP), administrator password, and hard disk drive password to deter unauthorized
use of your computer
• Startup sequence control
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