User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell™ Latitude™ D400
- Finding Information
- About Your Computer
- Using Microsoft® Windows® XP
- Dell™ QuickSet Features
- Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad
- Using the Display
- Using the Dell™ D/Bay
- Using a Battery
- Power Management
- Using PC Cards
- Using Smart Cards
- Traveling With Your Computer
- Passwords
- Solving Problems
- Power Problems
- Error Messages
- Video and Display Problems
- Sound and Speaker Problems
- Printer Problems
- Modem and Internet Connection Problems
- Touch Pad or Mouse Problems
- External Keyboard Problems
- Unexpected Characters
- Drive Problems
- PC Card Problems
- Smart Card Problems
- Network Problems
- General Program Problems
- If Your Dell™ Computer Gets Wet
- If You Drop or Damage Your Computer
- Resolving Other Technical Problems
- Using the Dell Diagnostics
- Cleaning Your Computer
- Reinstalling Software
- Adding and Replacing Parts
- Using the System Setup Program
- Alert Standard Format (ASF)
- Getting Help
- Specifications
- Appendix
- Glossary
180 Alert Standard Format (ASF)
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FILE LOCATI ON: S:\SYSTEMS\Pebble\UG\A00\English\asf.fm
DELL CONFI DENTI AL – PRELI MI NARY 1/29/03 – FOR PROOF ONLY
Alert Standrard Format (ASF) is a Distributed Management Task Force
(DMTF) management standard that specifies "pre-operating system" or
"operating system absent" alerting techniques. The standard 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 turned off. ASF is
designed to supersede previous operating system-absent alerting
technologies.
Your computer supports the following ASF alerts and remote capabilities:
For more information about Dell's ASF implementation, see ASF for Dell
Port able C om put ers and the ASF Administrator's Guide for Dell Portable
Computers, which are available on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.
Alert Description
Chassis
Intrusion –
Physical
Security
Violation/Chass
is Intrusion –
Physical
Security
Violation Event
Cleared
The docking device has been opened and the PCI slot
has been compromised.
Failure to Boot
to BIOS
The BIOS did not complete loading upon initiation.
System Password
Violation
The system password is invalid (alert occurs after three
failed attempts).
Entity Presence Periodic heartbeats have been transmitted to verify
system presence.