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Compaq Professional Workstation - Key Technologies
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Intelligent Manageability
Intelligent Manageability is Compaq’s industry-leading, award-winning client management
solution that helps lower the total cost of ownership by making personal computers more
manageable from a single point on the network. It is available on all commercial products from
Compaq including desktops, portables, and workstations. Intelligent Manageability supports a
variety of the leading third-party management solutions, such as Unicenter TNG, HP OpenView,
Microsoft SMS, Novell ManageWise, and BMC Patrol.
Initial Configuration and Deployment Features
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Remote ROM Flash - secure, fail-safe flashing of ROMs over the network
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Remote Wakeup and Shutdown - allows a system administrator to power on/power off a
computer from a remote location; enables distribution of software or management of
inventories at any time
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Compaq Restore CD - allows you to restore the factory image in the event the original
configuration becomes damaged, or in the event of a hard drive failure
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Wired for Management - Intel-led industry initiative to make Intel architecture-based systems
universally manageable and universally managed; includes asset management, network boot,
power management
Fault Notification and Recovery Features
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ECC Memory - check and corrects 1 bit errors
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Pre-failure Warranty - alerts user before component fails; covers processors, hard drives and
memory
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SMART hard drives - (Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) drives
constantly monitor their activity and predict failures before they occur
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Thermal Sensor - monitors temperature within the chassis
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Surge Tolerant Power Supply - withstands power surges up to 2000V
Asset Tracking and Security Features
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AssetControl - provides the capability to track items such as: serial number, model,
manufacturer for system, hard drives and monitors; ROM versions
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Remote Security Management - allows the ability to control security settings over the
network
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DMI 2.0 compliant - industry standard for managing computer components, when used with
DMI complaint management apps, components can be managed over the network
Software Updating and Management Features
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Support Software CD - contains the latest drivers, flashable ROM images, and utilities
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Website updates - easy access to the latest drivers and ROMPAQs
