44 Chapter 2Miscellaneous UtilitiesUsing Boot Sequence SelectorBoot Sequence Selector allows the boot order to be changes without accessing the BIOS. To use BootSequence Selector, perform the following steps:1. Enter into DOS.2. Execute BS.exe to display the usage screen.3. Select the desired boot sequence by entering the corresponding sequence, for example, enter BS2 tochange the boot sequence to HDD|CD ROM|LAN|Floppy.Using DMIToolsThe DMI (Desktop Management Interface) Tool copies BIOS information to eeprom to be used in the DMI poolfor hardware management.When the BIOS displays Verifying DMI pool data it is checking the table correlates with the hardware beforesending to the operating system (Windows, etc.).To update the DMI Pool, perform the following steps:1. Enter into DOS.2. Execute dmitools.exe. The following messages show dmitools usage:• dmitools /r ==> Read dmi string from memory• dmitools /wm xxxx ==> Write manufacturer name to EEPROM (max. 16 characters)• dmitools /wp xxxx ==> Write product name to EEPROM (max. 16 characters)• dmitools /ws xxxx ==> Write serial number to EEPROM (max. 22 characters)• dmitools /wu xxxx ==> Write uuid to EEPROM (Ignore String)• dmitools /wa xxxx ==> Write asset tag to EEPROM (max. 32 characters)NOTE: The following write examples (2 to 5) require a system reboot to take effectExample 1: Read DMI Information from MemoryInput:dmitools /rOutput:Manufacturer (Type1, Offset04h): AcerProduct Name (Type1, Offset05h): eMachines xxxxxSerial Number (Type1, Offset07h): 01234567890123456789UUID String (Type1, Offset08h): xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxAsset Tag (Type3, Offset04h): Acer Asstag
