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With a DMI compliant software and the AssetCare software
installed, read/write access to the EEPROM data via the
keyboard is available.
The 256-byte data fields in the EEPROM are as follows:
Ÿ
Serial number (read only, RF)
Ÿ
Configuration data (read only, RF)
Ÿ
User area (read/write)
–
Lease information
– Asset information
– Owner information
– Warranty information
– User defined fields (5)
AssetCare Enablement can be enabled or disabled under
System Security in Setup/Configuration Utility. Disabling
AssetCare will disable the RF read/write functions to the
EEPROM.
Asset ID
Asset ID is supported on these computer Types:
Ÿ
6862, 6892
Ÿ
6889, 6893
Asset ID is the application of using radio frequency
technology to communicate with the AssetCare EEPROM
described above. Asset ID assists customers in
performing electronic property pass, system deployment,
and physical inventory applications using radio frequency
equipment from third party vendors. The electronic
property pass application can be set so that if unauthorized
removal of the PC from the enterprise occurs an
administrator password is required during the next boot up
of the system.
Asset ID Enablement can be enabled or disabled under
System Security in Setup/Configuration Utility.
Note
Disabling both AssetCare and Asset ID will disable the
RF antenna testing during POST and will not cause a
POST error 184 (No RFID Antenna).
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