Using The Optional Floor Stand - Dell OptiPlex GXi Reference And Installation Manual

your online System User's Guide and Chapter 2,
"Using the System Setup Program."
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Advanced power management options that can
reduce the energy consumption of your system. For
more information, see Chapter 2, "Using the System
Setup Program."
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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 configuration. For more informa-
tion, see Chapter 3, "Using the ISA Configuration
Utility."
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Dell diagnostics for evaluating the computer's com-
ponents and devices. For information on using the
diagnostics, see the chapter titled "Running the
Diskette-Based Diagnostics" in the Diagnostics and
Troubleshooting Guide.
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Network device drivers for several network operat-
ing systems. These drivers are described in
Chapter 4, "Using Integrated Devices."
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Desktop Management Interface (DMI) support,
which enables the management of your computer
system's software and hardware. DMI defines the
software, interfaces, and data files that enable your
system to determine and report information about its
components.
If your system has a Dell-installed Microsoft
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Windows , Windows for Workgroups
dows NT operating system, DMI is already installed
on your system's hard-disk drive. You can enable
DMI support by double-clicking the DMI icon in the
Windows Control Panel (located in the Main pro-
gram group or folder). For instructions on enabling
DMI support or for information about DMI, refer to
the DMI online help. You can access the online help
by double-clicking the DMI icon in the Control
Panel. The DMI online help is also provided in the
Dell Accessories program group or folder.
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If you ordered Dell-installed software with your system,
such as MS-DOS
grams, Dell provides a menu that allows you to make
program diskette sets of your Dell-installed software. A
program diskette set is an uninstalled version of a soft-
ware package that you can use to reinstall or reconfigure
the software. You can use this same menu to remove dis-
kette image files (individual files that correspond to each
diskette in a program diskette set) to reclaim space on the
computer's hard-disk drive. For more information on
making program diskette sets, see the online help pro-
vided in the Dell DiskMaker program, which is available
in the Dell Accessories program group or folder.
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An optional floor stand is available for your system that
you can attach to the computer to give it a mini tower
(vertical) orientation. Although you can attach (and
remove) the floor stand at any time with a minimum of
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, or Win-
system disruption, it is easiest to attach before you set up
your computer and connect the back panel cables.
Attach the floor stand as follows:
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2.
The Dell Inspector utility, which uses DMI support
to display detailed information about the hardware
and software configuration for your system. The
Dell Inspector utility provides you with the informa-
tion you may need if you call Dell for technical
assistance. It also provides you with the information
you may need when you install hardware or software
in your system. The Dell Inspector utility is located
in the Dell Accessories program group or folder.
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, Microsoft Windows, or other pro-
sing the Optional Floor Stand
Turn the computer onto its right side, so that the
drive bays are at the bottom.
Fit the floor stand onto what was the left side of
the computer.
Position the floor stand as shown in Figure 1-1.
Align the large round hole in the floor stand with the
securing button on the side of the cover, and align
the captive thumbscrew in the stand with the screw
hole in the cover.
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