Removing A Service; Asset Tag Utility; Assigning And Deleting An Asset Tag Number; Dell Autoshutdown Service - Dell Precision 410 User Manual

Removing a Service

To remove a service, perform the following steps:
1. Insert the backup diskette in drive A.
2. Run remove.exe from the diskette.
3. Select the service(s) you want to remove and click
Next.

Asset Tag Utility

The Asset Tag utility allows you to enter an asset tag
number for your computer. The default System Setup
screens (see Figure 3-1) do not show the asset tag number
unless you enter one using this utility.
NOTE: The Asset Tag utility will not function correctly
under Windows NT.
You can use the Asset Tag utility to enter an asset tag
number that you or your company assign to your com-
puter; you can also use it to reenter the computer's
service tag number if that becomes necessary.
Use the asset command from an MS-DOS
view existing asset tag and service tag numbers, type
asset and press <Enter>. (You can also view the asset
tag number using the System Setup program described in
Chapter 3.)
Assigning and Deleting an Asset Tag
Number
An asset tag number can have up to ten characters; any
combination of characters excluding spaces is valid. To
assign or change an asset tag number, type asset and a
space followed by the new number; then press <Enter>.
For example, type the following command line and press
<Enter>:
asset 1234$ABCD&
When prompted to verify the asset tag number, type y and
press <Enter>. The system then displays the new or modi-
fied asset tag number and the service tag number.
To delete the asset tag number without assigning a new
one, type asset /d and press <Enter>.
Table 2-1 lists the command line options you can use
with the Asset Tag utility. To use one of these options,
type asset and a space followed by the option.
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Table 2-1. Asset Tag Command-Line Options

Asset Tag Option

Dell AutoShutdown Service

The Dell AutoShutdown service (available with the Win-
dows NT 4.0 and Windows 95 operating systems)
provides the capability to perform an orderly system
shutdown when the power button is pressed.

How AutoShutdown Works

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prompt. To
The power button operates in two modes: immediate and
AutoShutdown mode.
When the system is off, the power button always acts in
immediate mode—that is, when the button is pressed, the
system powers up immediately.
When the system is on and the AutoShutdown service is
installed, the power button operates in AutoShutdown
mode. Pressing the power button signals the service to
perform an orderly operating system shutdown (reducing
the possibility of data loss and file corruption) before
removing power from the system. During the shutdown
sequence, the power indicator on the front panel of the
computer flashes.
NOTE: The presence of the AutoShutdown service does
not affect the operation of the system reset button.

If Your Operating System Locks Up

If, when you press the power button, the power indicator
begins to flash but the system does not turn off, your
operating system may have locked up. (A locked-up
operating system cannot perform a safe shutdown.)
Description
/d Deletes the asset tag
number
/? Displays the Asset Tag
utility help screen
Using the Software Support Utilities 2-3