Acer Aspire 5750 Service Guide - Page 74

Miscellaneous Tools 0 Using DMITools 0 The DMI (Desktop Management Interface) Tool copies BIOS information to EEPROM. Used in the DMI pool for hardware management. When the BIOS shows Verifying DMI pool data, it is checking that the table correlates with the hardware before sending it to the operating system (Windows, etc.). To update the DMI Pool, perform the following: 1. Boot to DOS. 2. At the prompt, enter dmitools with one of the following arguments: /r ==> Read dmi information from memory /wm ==> Write Manufacturer Name to EEPROM (max. 16 characters) /wp ==> Write Product Name to EEPROM (max. 16 characters) /ws ==> Write Serial Number to EEPROM (max. 22 characters) /wu ==> Write UUID to EEPROM (ignore string) /wa ==> Write Asset Tag to EEPROM (max. 32 characters) The following examples show the commands and the corresponding output information: Read DMI Information from Memory Input: 0 dmitools /r Output: 0 Manufacturer (Type1, Offset04h): Acer Product Name (Type1, Offset05h): Aspire xxxxx Serial Number (Type1, Offset07h): 01234567890123456789 UUID String (Type1, Offset08h): xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx Asset Tag (Type3, Offset04h): Acet Asstag Write Product Name to EEPROM Input: 0 dmitools /wp Acer Write Serial Number to EEPROM Input: 0 dmitools /ws 01234567890123456789 Write UUID to EEPROM (Create UUID from Intel WFM20.pdf) http:/2/-2m2 ycomp.su Sыys,teсmерUвtиilitсieмs