Dell 610 System Utilities and Services, Removing a Service, Asset Tag Utility

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System Utilities and Services

The following utilities and services are included on your Dell system utilities diskette:

The Asset Tag utility lets you enter a system asset tag number into nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM). Thereafter, you can display this number using the Asset Tag utility or the System Setup program.

The Dell AutoShutdown service provides Windows NT 4.0 the ability to perform an orderly system shutdown when the power button is pressed.

The Dell ThermalShutdown service provides Windows NT 4.0 the ability to perform an orderly system shutdown in the event of a thermal failure. This feature prevents permanent damage to your system caused by a component overheating.

The Auto Power On utility (which runs under the MS-DOS ® operating system only) reports what caused the system to power on, such as the power switch or a call from the Auto Power On utility itself. This utility also enables you to create a batch file to carry out a series of commands when your system is powered on by the Auto Power On feature or by the power switch.

Reinstalling the Dell System Utilities and Services for Windows NT 4.0

The system utilities and services are already installed and operative on your hard-disk drive. If, for any reason, you need to reinstall the utilities and services, perform the following steps:

1.If you have not already done so, use the Program Diskette Maker to make a diskette copy of the Dell system utilities diskette image on your hard-disk drive.

The Program Diskette Maker is available through the Dell Accessories program folder. For more information, refer to the online help provided in the Program Diskette Maker.

2.Start Windows NT and log in as Administrator or as a user with administrative privileges. If you are already running Windows NT, close any open documents or application programs.

3.With the backup diskette in drive A, run the setup.exe program from the diskette.

4.Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Dell utilities and/or services. When the installation is finished, restart your system to activate the services.

5.Verify that the utilities and/or service(s) are installed and running.

Double-click the Services icon in the Control Panel. AutoShutdown and ThermalShutdown should be listed with the status of Started.

The Asset Tag utility and Auto Power On utility (if installed) are located in the c:\dellutil directory on the drive containing the Windows NT 4.0 system files.

Removing a Service

To remove a service, perform the following steps:

1.Insert the backup diskette in drive A.

2.Run remove.exe from the diskette.

3.Select the service(s) you want to remove and click Next.

Asset Tag Utility

The Asset Tag utility allows you to enter an asset tag number for the computer. The default System Setup screens (see Figure 3- 1) do not show the asset tag number unless you enter one using this utility.

NOTE: The Asset Tag utility does not function correctly under Windows NT. However, you may be able to run the utility in Windows NT by booting from a DOS diskette or diagnostics diskette, exiting to the DOS prompt, and then entering the asset command on the DOS command line.