Miscellaneous Tools; Using Dmi Utility - Acer Aspire E1-521 Service Manual

Miscellaneous Tools

Using DMI Utility

Filename: DMI.exe
The DMI (Desktop Management Interface) Tool copies BIOS information to EEPROM and used
in the DMI pool for hardware management.
When the BIOS shows Verifying DMI pool data, it is checking that the table correlates
with the hardware before sending it to the operating system (Windows, etc.).
Usage Options:
To update the DMI Pool, perform the following:
In Windows OS, copy the file "DMI.EXE" to the root directory of a DOS-bootable USB disk.
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On the target machine, after booting into DOS with the USB disk, execute DMI.EXE for help
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usage.
System Utilities
Figure 2:27. DMI String R/W Utility
Copy
Figure 2:28. Copy DMI.EXE
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