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February 18th, 2006 21:00
Dell Asset Tag Utility has no user documentation
The Dell Asset Tag Utility (Z8314R14.exe) has no user documentation, other than on the download page, which points out it is a DOS program. To find out how to use it, run it with the following switch:
asset /?
There are two other programs supposedly in Z8314R14, AutoShutdown and Dell Auto Power On Utility, but only autopowr.exe appears in the extraction folder (DellUtil). I have not tried to use autopowr, so have no further info on it. When extracting the files from Z8314R14, the installer asks for a system restart, though it is not clear why this is necessary.
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Stephen Charles
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October 22nd, 2008 04:00
The utility is posted at ftp://ftp.dell.com/utility/Z8314R14.exe
Know you know:
How to edit the Dell System ID
How to change the Dell System ID
How to modify the Dell System ID
How to update the Dell System ID
Stephen Charles
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October 22nd, 2008 04:00
The documentation can be found on the web at . Below is a copy/paste from the document. Thank you for posting the utility.
Asset Tag Utility
The Asset Tag utility allows you to enter an asset tag number for your computer and reenter, if necessary, the computer's service tag number. Both numbers are entered into NVRAM, from which they become viewable on the System Setup screens.
The procedure for installing the Asset Tag utility is the same as for all the system utilities. If the path statement in your autoexec.bat file does not contain the directory in which you installed the Asset Tag utility, modify the path statement to include that directory.
Using the Asset Tag Utility
After you install the Asset Tag utility, you can use it to enter or change an asset tag number that you or your company assign to the computer.
Use the asset command from the system prompt. To view existing asset and service tag numbers, type
and press .
Assigning/Deleting an Asset Tag Number
An asset tag number can have up to 10 characters; any combination of characters excluding spaces is valid. To assign or change an asset tag number, type
and then a space followed by the new number; then press . For example:
When the system asks ...
type
and press . The system then displays the new or modified asset tag number as well as the service tag number.
To delete the asset tag number without assigning a new one, type
.
Asset Tag Option Description/d Deletes tag/s Applies change to service tag/? Displays the Asset Tag help screenReentering a Service Tag Number
Before your system was shipped, the 5-digit number from the service tag on the back of your computer was entered into NVRAM. If you need to reenter the service tag number, type
and then a space followed by the service tag number.
Larry R
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