Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
The Desktop Management Interface (DMI) is basically a set of rules for accessing information about a personal computer. Using DMI, an application program can determine, for example, which hardware and software components are present in a personal computer, the operating system that is being used, and the number of accessory board slots that are available. Using the DMI interface, a local or remote application program can check what hardware and software components are installed on your computer, and may be able to tell how well they are working or whether any needs replacing. All this information is stored in a special Management Information Format (MIF) file, installed on each personal computer as part of the DMI package.
Installing the DMI Package
The DMI package is included with the OmniBook, but it must be properly installed before it can be used. The following steps explain how.
To install the DMI preloaded on the hard disk:
1.Start Windows, if it is not already running.
2.Click Start, Programs, HP TopTools for Notebooks (or HP DMI), Setup. To install the DMI from the OmniBook Recovery CD or from floppy disks:
1.If you do not have a
∙On any computer with a
∙On any computer with World Wide Web access, download the TopTools package from the OmniBook website (see page vi), then create the floppy disks as directed.
2.Start Windows, if it is not already running.
3.Insert the Recovery CD into the
4.Select and run the SETUP program from the dmi\disk1 directory on the CD (under \omnibook\drivers), or from floppy disk #1.
Uninstalling the DMI Package
1.Click Start, Programs, HP TopTools for Notebooks (or HP DMI), Uninstall DMI.
2.Reboot the PC.
Using the DMI Interface
For a complete explanation of how to fully take advantage of DMI, the following documentation is provided with the OmniBook:
∙A README.TXT file.
∙A Windows online help file describing
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