Energy Star Compliance; Important Note To Windows 95 Users; Figure 1-1. Security Cable Slot And Padlock Ring; Figure 1-2. Energy Star Emblem - Dell OptiPlex GXi Reference And Installation Manual

The padlock ring allows you to secure the computer
cover to the chassis to prevent unauthorized internal
access. To use the padlock ring, insert a commercially
available padlock through the ring and lock the padlock.
Figure 1-1. Security Cable Slot and Padlock
Ring
E
nergy Star Compliance
Certain configurations of Dell computer systems comply
with the requirements set forth by the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) for energy-efficient computers.
If the front panel of your computer bears the Energy Star
Emblem (see Figure 1-2), your original configuration
complied with these requirements and all Energy Star
power management features of the computer are enabled.
To disable or change the operation of these features, you
must change the setting for the Power Management cate-
gory in the System Setup program. For instructions, see
Chapter 2, "Using the System Setup Program."
NOTES: As an Energy Star Partner, Dell Computer Cor-
poration has determined that this product meets the
Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency.
Any Dell computer bearing the Energy Star Emblem is
certified to comply with EPA Energy Star requirements
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as configured when shipped by Dell. Any changes you
make to this configuration (such as installing additional
expansion cards or drives) may increase the system's
power consumption beyond the limits set by the EPA's
Energy Star Computers program.

Figure 1-2. Energy Star Emblem

The EPA's Energy Star Computers program is a joint
security cable slot
effort between the EPA and computer manufacturers to
reduce air pollution by promoting energy-efficient com-
puter products. The EPA estimates that use of Energy
Star computer products can save computer users up to
two billion dollars annually in electricity costs. In turn,
padlock ring
this reduction in electricity usage can reduce emissions of
carbon dioxide, the gas primarily responsible for the
greenhouse effect, and sulfur dioxide and nitrogen
oxides, which are the two primary causes of acid rain.
Computer users can also help to reduce electricity usage
and its side effects by turning off their computer systems
when they are not in use for extended periods of time—
particularly at night and on weekends.
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Users
Your system was configured by Dell to optimize the
Microsoft Windows 95 operating system features. To
ensure that all of these features are maintained on your
system, you must use the version of Windows 95 that
Dell installed on your hard-disk drive.
Should you need to reinstall Windows 95 on an OptiPlex
GXi system for any reason, you must be sure to re-
install the correct version. Dell recommends performing
a periodic tape backup of the system's entire hard-disk
drive so that, if necessary, the operating system, drivers,
mportant Note to Windows 95
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