Acer TravelMate P653-V Acer TravelMate P653-M and P653-V Notebook Service Guid - Page 71

Using DMI Tools 0 The DMI (Desktop Management Interface) Tool copies BIOS information to EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory). Used in the DMI pool for hardware management. LAN EEPROM Utility 0 LAN EEPROM Utility enables to change the MAC address. Perform the following steps to use the LAN EEPROM Utility: 1. Create a DOS bootable USB HDD. 2. Copy the contents of the MAC folder to the HDD and remove the HDD form the computer. 3. Reboot the computer and press F2 during the boot sequence to enter the setup menu. 4. Select the Boot menu item and move the entry "USB HDD" to the first position. Information Phoenix SecureCore Tiano Setup Main Security Boot Exit Boot Priority Order: 1: HDD 0: WDC WD2500BPVT-22ZESTO 2: ATAPI CD/DVD: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GU40N 3: USB FDD: 4: Network Boot: BRCM MBA Slot 0500 V14.6.9 5: USB HDD: 6: USB CD/DVD: Item Specific Help Use < > or < > to select a device, then press to move it up the list, or to move it down the list. Press to escape the menu. F1 Help Esc Exit Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit Figure 2-15. BIOS Boot 5. Connect the USB HDD and reboot the computer. 6. At the command prompt, navigate to the LAN EEPROM utility folder. 7. Execute the < MAC.BAT> file. 8. At prompt type in MAC address. 9. Press Enter. 10. Reboot when the process has completed. System Utilities 2-17