Toshiba Tecra 8000 Tecra 8000 Users Guide - Page 214

190 Managing Your Tecra 8000 Series Computer System management Intel®, the IT administrator in several aspects of system management. As with previous versions of LDCM, v.3.3 provides DMI 2.0 support, extensive hardware and software inventory recognition capabilities, critical system file editing capabilities, configuration snapshots and remote file transfer. LDCM v.3.3 is designed to support Windows 98. Additionally, Toshiba has added specific notebook enhancements for the Tecra 8000 Series computer to LDCM. As a result, the end user or IT technician has available: ❖ Battery pack information and status ❖ Power management status and settings ❖ Docking status ❖ CPU temperature status ❖ Extensive BIOS setup capabilities (available 4Q98) ❖ Password setting status (available 4Q98) A LANDesk Client Manager User's Guide, which describes in detail how to use LDCM, has been provided with your Tecra 8000 Series computer. Asset management Inventory management Accurate asset management is a requirement for corporate customers working in a network environment. Corporate IT personnel must be able to correctly and efficiently identify which hardware and software components make up the IT system infrastructure in order to accurately evaluate the existing inventory and determine what modifications or upgrades may be necessary. Detailed reporting is also a necessity, identifying components such as BIOS version, O/S or software application version, memory capacity and hard disk size and availability. Additionally, IT Part II: Technical Reference