IBM 689912U Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 204

With a DMI compliant software and the AssetCare software installed, read/write access to the EEPROM data via the keyboard is available. The 256-byte data fields in the EEPROM are as follows: Serial number (read only, RF) Configuration data (read only, RF) User area (read/write) - Lease information - Asset information - Owner information - Warranty information - User defined fields (5) AssetCare Enablement can be enabled or disabled under System Security in Setup/Configuration Utility. Disabling AssetCare will disable the RF read/write functions to the EEPROM. Asset ID Asset ID is supported on these computer Types: 6862, 6892 6889, 6893 Asset ID is the application of using radio frequency technology to communicate with the AssetCare EEPROM described above. Asset ID assists customers in performing electronic property pass, system deployment, and physical inventory applications using radio frequency equipment from third party vendors. The electronic property pass application can be set so that if unauthorized removal of the PC from the enterprise occurs an administrator password is required during the next boot up of the system. Asset ID Enablement can be enabled or disabled under System Security in Setup/Configuration Utility. Note Disabling both AssetCare and Asset ID will disable the RF antenna testing during POST and will not cause a POST error 184 (No RFID Antenna). 194 IBM PC 300/700, IntelliStation Series HMM