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Assigning an Asset Tag Number, Deleting an Asset Tag Number, Assigning an Owner Tag, Deleting an

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3. Type asset and press . Assigning an Asset Tag Number An asset tag number can have up to ten characters; any combination of characters excluding spaces is valid. 1. Boot the computer using a bootable floppy disk or CD. 2. Type cd c:\Dell\Util and press . 3. Type asset and a space followed by the new number, and press . For example, type the following command line and press : asset 1234$ABCD& 4. When the computer prompts you to verify the asset tag number, type y and press . The computer displays the new or modified asset tag number and the service tag sequence. Deleting an Asset Tag Number 1. Boot the computer using a bootable floppy disk or CD. 2. Type cd c:\Dell\Util and press . 3. Type asset /d and press . Assigning an Owner Tag An owner tag can have up to 48 characters; any combination of letters, numbers, and spaces is valid. 1. Boot the computer using a bootable floppy disk or CD. 2. Type cd c:\Dell\Util and press . 3. Type asset /o and a space followed by the new owner tag, and press . For example, type the following command line and press : asset /o ABC Company 4. When the computer prompts you to verify the owner tag, type y and press . The computer displays the new owner tag. Deleting an Owner Tag NOTE: For security, you cannot set, change, or delete the owner tag if the primary or administrator passwords are set. 1. Boot the computer using a bootable floppy disk or CD. 2. Type cd c:\Dell\Util and press . 3. Type asset /o /d and press . Asset Tag Options To use one of the asset tag options (see the following table): 1. Boot the computer using a bootable floppy disk or CD. 2. Type cd c:\Dell\Util and press .

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3.
Type
asset
and press
.
Assigning an Asset Tag Number
An asset tag number can have up to ten characters; any combination of characters excluding spaces is valid.
1.
Boot the computer using a bootable floppy disk or CD.
2.
Type
cd c:\Dell\Util
and press
.
3.
Type
asset
and a space followed by the new number, and press
.
For example, type the following command line and press
:
asset 1234$ABCD&
4.
When the computer prompts you to verify the asset tag number, type
y
and press
.
The computer displays the new or modified asset tag number and the service tag sequence.
Deleting an Asset Tag Number
1.
Boot the computer using a bootable floppy disk or CD.
2.
Type
cd c:\Dell\Util
and press
.
3.
Type
asset /d
and press
.
Assigning an Owner Tag
An owner tag can have up to 48 characters; any combination of letters, numbers, and spaces is valid.
1.
Boot the computer using a bootable floppy disk or CD.
2.
Type
cd c:\Dell\Util
and press
.
3.
Type
asset /o
and a space followed by the new owner tag, and press
.
For example, type the following command line and press
:
asset /o ABC Company
4.
When the computer prompts you to verify the owner tag, type
y
and press
.
The computer displays the new owner tag.
Deleting an Owner Tag
1.
Boot the computer using a bootable floppy disk or CD.
2.
Type
cd c:\Dell\Util
and press
.
3.
Type
asset /o /d
and press
.
Asset Tag Options
To use one of the asset tag options (see the following table):
1.
Boot the computer using a bootable floppy disk or CD.
2.
Type
cd c:\Dell\Util
and press
.
NOTE:
For security, you cannot set, change, or delete the owner tag if the primary or administrator passwords are set.