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Understanding the Desktop Management Interface

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# $ K + Understanding the Desktop Management Interface Your PC supports the Desktop Management Interface (DMI). The DMI lets an application request information about your personal computer. For example, an application can use the DMI to view: • the hardware and software components installed in your PC • the operating system used by your PC • the number of available accessory board slots. All of this information is stored in a Management Information Format (MIF) file, installed on your PC as part of the DMI package. To install the DMI demonstration application and learn more about the Desktop Management Interface: 1. Double-click on the DMI group icon in the Windows Program Manager. 2. Double-click on the DMI Readme icon for up-to-date information about the DMI support for your PC. 3. Double-click on the DMI Setup icon to install the DMI demonstration application on your PC. # UnderstandingtheDesktopManagementInterface.17 $ Understanding the Desktop Management Interface K Understanding the Desktop Management Interface;DMI;Desktop Management Interface + SECTION2:0040 HP Vectra VL5 PC User's Guide - Part 2Error! No text of specified style in document. • 20

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HP Vectra VL5 PC User's Guide - Part 2
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Understanding the Desktop Management Interface
Your PC supports the Desktop Management Interface (DMI). The DMI lets an application
request information about your personal computer. For example, an application can use the
DMI to view:
the hardware and software components installed in your PC
the operating system used by your PC
the number of available accessory board slots.
All of this information is stored in a Management Information Format (MIF) file, installed on
your PC as part of the DMI package.
To install the DMI demonstration application and learn more about the Desktop
Management Interface:
1.
Double-click on the DMI group icon in the Windows Program Manager.
2.
Double-click on the DMI Readme icon for up-to-date information about the DMI support for
your PC.
3.
Double-click on the DMI Setup icon to install the DMI demonstration application on your PC.
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