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Chapter 2 41
Miscellaneous Utilities
Using DMITools
The DMI (Desktop Management Interface) Tool copies BIOS information to eeprom to be used in the DMI pool
for hardware management.
When the BIOS displays Verifying DMI pool data , it is checking the table correlates with the hardware before
sending the information to the operating system (Windows, etc.).
To update the DMI Pool, perform the following steps:
1. Start a DOS session.
2. At the command prompt, execute qdmi30a.exe . The following screen shows how to use the dmitools
software:
Using the LAN MAC Utility
Perform the following steps to write MAC information to eeprom:
1. Create a DOS bootable USB HDD.
2. Copy the contents of the LAN_eep folder to the HDD and remove the HDD form the computer.
3. Reboot the computer and press F2 during the boot sequence to enter the setup menu.
4. Select the Boot menu item and move the entry “USB HDD” to the first position. See “Boot” on page 37.
5. Insert the USB HDD and reboot the computer.
6. At the command prompt, change to the LAN_eep folder.
7. Execute MAC.bat xxxxxx , where “xxxxxx” is a 6 character MAC address, to write the MAC information to
eeprom.