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More info?)
On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 18:55:46 -0500, nospam@needed.com (Paul) wrote:
>In article <bwuQoKALAhGCFwTr@carewg.demon.co.uk>, Roger Hunt
><test@carewg.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> In article <h6bi111jooemhnu1i0djijkei1k1dr8b56@4ax.com>, Ralph2
>> <nonefound@hotmail.com> writes
>> >Asus makes a very nice little utility that allows checking and
>> >monitoring various element of their mother boards. Probe v.2.24.02
>> >
>> >WHERE .........can one find information on how / where to fill in
>> >those missing elements..... Information > DMI Explorer > System
>> >Manufacturer To be filled by O.E.M
>> >Product Name To be filled by O.E.M
>> >Version To be filled by O.E.M
>> >Serial Number To be filled by O.E.M
>> >Information > DMI Explorer >Chassis also has a number of items that
>> >need filling in.
>> >
>> >A search on the Asus web site turns up nothing.. Surely someone must
>> >know. Not a big deal but the little details count too
>> >
>> >Thanks for any advice
>> >
>> I was looking for this some time ago, for my a7n8x-x, and found
>> dmicfg.exe within dmi230u.exe at :
>>
http://www.chaintech.de/DRIVER/utility.htm
>>
>> Still there, as "DMI Configuration Utility 2.30u"
>> It works fine with this a7n8x-x from a W98 DOS box, even though it's
>> supposed to be used from a proper Command prompt.
>>
>> Have fun!
>
>And, now that there is a utility to play with, here are the instructions
>that accompany the Asus version of this Award tool. This document is
>from late 1996, so likely doesn't describe all the features in the
>Chaintech version.
>
>*******
>Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Utility Rev 1.2
>
>Introducing the DMI Configuration Utility
>
>This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a
>DMI Configuration Utility to maintain the Management Information
>Format Database (MIFD). DMI is able to auto-detect and record
>information pertinent to a computer's system such as the CPU
>type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory
>size. The onboard BIOS will detect as many system information as
>possible and store those collected information in a 4KB block in
>the motherboard's Flash EPROM and allow the DMI to retrieve data from
>this database. Unlike other BIOS vendors, the BIOS on this motherboard
>uses the same technology implemented for Plug and Play to allow
>dynamic real-time updating of DMI information versus creating a new
>BIOS image file and requiring the user to update the whole BIOS.
>This DMI Configuration Utility also allows the system integrator
>or end user to add additional information into the MIFD such as
>serial numbers, housing configurations, and vendor information.
>Those information not detected by the motherboard BIOS and has to
>manually entered through the DMI Configuration Utility and updated
>into the MIFD. This DMI Configuration Utility provides the same
>reliability as PnP updating and will prevent the refreshing failures
>associated with updating the entire BIOS.
>
>System Requirements
>
>The motherboard BIOS must support DMI. The following motherboards
>do not support DMI:
>· P/I-P6RP4 (not supported)
>· PCI/E-P54NP4 (not supported)
>· PCI/I-P54NP4D (not supported)
>
>Running Environment
>
>The DMI Configuration Utility (DMICFG.EXE) must be ran in real mode
>in order for the program to run, the base memory must be at least
>180K. Memory managers like HIMEM.SYS (required by windows) must not
>be installed. You can boot up from a system diskette without
>AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files, "REM" HIMEM.SYS in the CONFIG.SYS,
>or press <F5> during boot-up to bypass your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
>CONFIG.SYS files.
>
>Version description
>
>DMICFG.EXE contains two versions
>- V1.2 Manufacturing use (all components)
>- V1.3 End Users (minus the ADD_DMI function)
>
>Using the DMI Configuration Utility
>
>Edit DMI (or delete)
>
>Use the (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and the
>(up-down) cursor to move between the left hand menu items. The bottom
>of the screen will show the available keys for each screen. Press enter
>at the menu item to enter the right hand screen for editing.
>³Edit component² appears on top. The reversed color field is the
>current cursor position and the blue text are available for editing.
>The orange text shows auto-detected information and are not available
>for editing. The blue text "Press [ENTER] for detail" contains a second
>pop-up menu is available, use the + - (plus-minus) keys to change the
>settings. Enter to exit and save, ESC to exit and not save.
>
>If the user has made changes, ESC will prompt you to answer Y or N.
>Enter Y to go back to the left-hand screen and save, enter N to go
>back to left-hand screen and not save. If editing has not been made,
>ESC will send you back to the left hand menu without any messages.
>
>A heading, *** BIOS Auto Detect *** appears on the right for each menu
>item on the left that has not been modified by the user
>A heading, *** User Modified *** will appear on the right for menu items
>that has been modified by the user.
>
>Save MIFD
>
>You can save the MIFD (normally only saved to flash ROM) to a file by
>entering the drive and path here. If you want to cancel save, you may
>press ESC and a message ³Bad File Name² appears here to show it was not
>saved.
>
>Load MIFD
>
>You can load the disk file to memory by entering a drive and path and
>filename. Here.
>
>Load BIOS Defaults
>
>You can load the BIOS defaults from a MIFD file and can clear all user
>modified and added data. You must reboot your computer in order for the
>defaults to be saved back into the Flash BIOS.
>DMIUTIL.DOC 10/8/96
>*******
>
> Paul
Thanks Paul.. Where did you find the extra info you posted. The
enclosed
http://www.chaintech.de/DRIVER/UTILITY/dmi230u.exe only has a
small readme with it. In any case I can not seem to save my edits.
Once in the edit section F10 just exits; ESC makes me loose all my
edits and returns to the left side tree..
I have not yet screwed up my system so will persevere...
Thanks again.