Acer TravelMate 5760 Acer TravelMate 5760 Notebook Service Guide - Page 86

Miscellaneous Tools 0 Using DMI Tools 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 qdmi301.exe. To execute a specific function, select the associated menu number. (Figure 2-29) Figure 2-29. DMI Tools Main Menu Screen 3. Press 1 to modify asset tag key. (Figure 2-30) 2-24 System Utilities