BIOS, Driver & Utility Guide
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DMI UTILITY
This mainboard supports the
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
, which is a
new method of providing enterprise management for personal computers. The
main component of DMI is the Management Information Format Database (MIF),
which contains information about the computer system and its components, such as
BIOS version/vendor, CPU speed/type, memory size/type, L1/L2 cache, port
connectors (IDE, floppy, 2S/1P, USB, keyboard, mouse, ), slots … etc. Using DMI,
remote PC management software is able to obtain various information about the
system, including hardware profiles, capabilities, operational status, installation
dates, and other information about the system and its components.
This DMI utility, DMICFG.EXE found under the “Utilities” folder of the supplied
CD-ROM, allows you to add additional information, such as serial numbers,
vendor information, and enclosure/chassis configurations, into the MIF.
[Edit DMI] [Add DMI] [Load DMI FILE] [Save DMI FILE]
BIOS
System
Base Board
Enclosure/Chassis
Processor
Memory Controller
Memory Module
Memory Module
Memory Module
Memory Module
Memory Module
Memory Module
Memory Module
Memory Module
Cache
Cache
Port Connector
Port Connector
Port Connector
Port Connector
=== Display component ===
Type : BIOS Information
Handle : 0000
Vendor Name : Award Software International, Inc.
BIOS Version : 4.51 PG
BIOS starting Address Segment : E000
BIOS Build Date : 08/26/98
BIOS Characteristics : Press [ENTER] for detail
Size of BIOS ROM : 0256K
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Move cursor Enter-Accept DEL-Delete ESC-Abort&Exit
Note:
The DMI utility must be run in real mode without the EMM386 memory
manager loaded.
