Advanced Features; Legacyselect Technology Control; Alert Standard Format - Dell OptiPlex GX260 Series System User's Manual

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Advanced Features

Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX260 Systems User's Guide

LegacySelect Technology Control

Manageability
Security
Password Protection
System Setup
Jumper Settings
Power Button
Hyper-Threading
LegacySelect Technology Control
LegacySelect technology control offers legacy-full, legacy-reduced, or legacy-free solutions based on common platforms,
hard-drive images, and help desk procedures. Control is provided to the administrator through system setup, Dell
OpenManage™ IT Assistant, or Dell™ custom factory integration.
LegacySelect allows administrators to electronically activate or deactivate connectors and media devices that include serial
and USB connectors, a parallel connector, a floppy drive, PCI slots, and a PS/2 mouse. Connectors and media devices that are
deactivated make resources available. You must restart the computer to effect the changes.
Manageability

Alert Standard Format

ASF is a DMTF management standard that specifies "pre-operating system" or "operating system-absent" alerting techniques.
It is designed to generate an alert on potential security and fault conditions when the operating system is in a sleep state or
the system is powered down. ASF is designed to supercede previous operating system-absent alerting technologies.
The OptiPlex GX260 supports the following ASF alerts and remote capabilities:
Alert
Chassis Intrusion/Chassis Intrusion Cleared
Corrupt BIOS
Failure to Boot to BIOS
System Password Failure
Entity Presence
Temperature - Too Low/Low/High/Too High/Fault - Non
Critical/Fault - Critical
Voltage - Too Low/Too High/Fault
Cooling Device - Speed Low/Speed Too
Low/Malfunction/Status Change
Ethernet Connectivity Enabled/ Ethernet Connectivity
Disabled
Description
System chassis has been opened/System chassis
intrusion alert has been cleared
The system BIOS is corrupted
System BIOS did not complete loading upon initiation
System password invalid (after 3 failed attempts)
Periodic Heartbeats transmitted to verify system
presence
System temperature out of limits
System voltage out of limits
Fan speed/rpm out of limits
Ethernet Connectivity Enabled/Ethernet Connectivity
Disabled