Packard Bell TK13BZ, TK11BZ manual Using DMITools

Using DMITools

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.

When the BIOS shows Verifying DMI pool data, it is checking that the table correlates with the hardware before sending information to the operating system (Windows, etc.).

To update the DMI Pool, perform the following:

1.Boot to DOS.

2.Execute Dmitools.exe. The following messages report to screen to confirm completion:

dmitools /r ==> Read dmi string from BIOS

dmitools /wm xxxx ==> Write manufacturer name to EEPROM (max. 16 characters) dmitools /wp xxxx ==> Write product name to EEPROM (max. 16 characters) dmitools /ws xxxx ==> Write serial number to EEPROM (max. 22 characters) dmitools /wu xxxx ==> Write uuid to EEPROM

dmitools /wa xxxx ==> Write asset tag to EEPROM (max. 32 characters)

The following examples show the commands and the corresponding output information.

Read DMI Information from Memory

Input:

dmitools /r

Output:

Manufacturer (Type1, Offset04h): Packard Bell

Product Name (Type1, Offset05h): xxxxx

Serial Number (Type1, Offset07h): 01234567890123456789

UUID String (Type1, Offset08h): xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx

Asset Tag (Type3, Offset04h): Acet Asstag

Write Product Name to EEPROM

Input:

dmitools /wp Acer

Write Serial Number to EEPROM

Input:

dmitools /ws 01234567890123456789

Write UUID to EEPROM (Create UUID from Intel WFM20.pdf)

Input:

dmitools /wu

Write Asset Tag to EEPROM

Input:

dmitools /wa Acet Asstag

NOTE: NOTE:

	When using any of the write options, restart the system to set the new DMI data.
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