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Old 09-19-2008
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TS Special Forces
 
Location: Australia
Member since: Dec 2007, 17,027 posts
Using Asset.com from a BootDisk

Create a Floppy BootDisk, here are some to use: http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
If you do not have a Floppy Drive use a BootCD instead, here is one: http://www.bootdisk.com/plan40/flashcd.zip
Here is some info on its creation: http://www.bootdisk.com/txtfiles/flashcd.txt

Copy the file "Asset.com" to the new Bootdisk
Start your computer with the boot disk in the drive
Confirm your system bios is set for Floppy or CD as first boot device (depending upon what disk you created)
Allow the disk to be started and eventually to a command line
You should see a prompt, such as A:\> This is the command prompt.

On the command prompt type: ASSET /o /d
This will remove the owner tag

Here are some more usages of Asset.com (Thanks to CCT's link)

ASSET new_asset_tag Specify new asset tag
ASSET /d Delete asset tag
ASSET /o new_owner_tag Specify new owner tag (if applicable)
ASSET /o /d Delete owner tag (if applicable)
ASSET /? This help screen

Hidden Options:

ASSET /s new_service_tag Specify new service tag
ASSET /s /d Delete service tag
ASSET /b Specify new system board tag
system board tag must be "ssssssssssssssssssss-vvv-", where
s..s is the 20 digit system board Part number string,
vvv is the 3 digit system board rev,
- is a don't care character, but must be present
ASSET /b /d Delete system board tag
ASSET /f [other_options] Force Affirmative response
ASSET /x [other options] eXtended display - displays all tags


SvcTag.exe
ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/utility/svctag.exe
Asset.com
ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/utility/asset.com

Using asset /? should show you lots of uses, like Asset /o for owner tag

Last edited by kimsland; 11-20-2008 at 05:43 PM.. Reason: updated links
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