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<div class="Heading2"><a name="1572790">Using the Alert Utility Under Windows</a></div>
<div class="BodyAfterHead"><a name="1572791">An alert utility, WinAVAlarm, is automatically installed on Windows systems </a>when 3DM2 is installed. It can provide immediate notification of events, through a popup message and an audible alert. By default it is set to notify you whenever an error (high-severity event) occurs, through both a popup message and an audible alert. You can configure the alert settings to specify types of events you want to be notified of: Errors, Warnings, or Information. </div>
<div class="Body"><a name="1572792">WinAVAlarm is a stand-alone utility and does not require 3DM2 to be </a>running, unlike e-mail notification. After it is installed, an icon for it appears in your System tray.</div>
<div class="ToDo"><a name="1572793">To change the alert utility settings</a></div>
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<div class="NumberedFirst_inner"><a name="1572794">Double-click on the 3ware icon in the system tray.</a></div>
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<div class="Numbered_inner"><a name="1572801">In the Windows Audible Visual Alarm window, select the types of alerts </a>you want to be notified of. </div>
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<div class="Indent"><a name="1572802">If you want to turn off the sound alarm and only have a pop-up message </a>appear, check the <span class="UI-Element">Audio Off</span> button.</div>
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<div class="Indent"><a name="1572808">If you wish, you can open 3DM2 from this window by clicking </a><span class="UI-Element">Open </span><span class="UI-Element">Browser</span>. This can be useful when you receive a message, because the 3DM2 Alarms page allows you to easily access online help associated with the events.</div>
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