Setting Asset Tag on Laptop

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How can I set the Asset Tag (and Owner Tag) on my new D610 laptop?

I found a utility called ASSETA00.exe. It self-extracts its files to a
floppy. You must then boot the D610 from the floppy since the utility
will only run under DOS.

But my D610 does not have a floppy drive. I can create the floppy on my
desktop PC which does have a floppy but I have no way of booting the D610
from a floppy.

Are there any other ways to set the Asset Tag?

Peter

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On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 19:58:50 -0500, "S.Lewis"
<stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote:

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>"Peter" <XXpmpmpmXX@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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>> How can I set the Asset Tag (and Owner Tag) on my new D610 laptop?
>>
>> I found a utility called ASSETA00.exe. It self-extracts its files to a
>> floppy. You must then boot the D610 from the floppy since the utility
>> will only run under DOS.
>>
>> But my D610 does not have a floppy drive. I can create the floppy on my
>> desktop PC which does have a floppy but I have no way of booting the D610
>> from a floppy.
>>
>> Are there any other ways to set the Asset Tag?
>>
>> Peter
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>It can be done by USB key, or even a bootable CD.
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>Or, why not just pick up an inexpensive USB floppy drive locally. ?
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>Stew

By "USB key" do you mean a USB flash memory drive??? If so, won't I have
to format it with an operating system so the PC can boot from it?

Peter

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On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 20:53:11 -0500, "S.Lewis"
<stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote:

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>"Peter" <XXpmpmpmXX@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 19:58:50 -0500, "S.Lewis"
>> <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Peter" <XXpmpmpmXX@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>>>news:g351c1t4ssuam3sds1cogqn40t5f1tfl9l@4ax.com...
>>>> How can I set the Asset Tag (and Owner Tag) on my new D610 laptop?
>>>>
>>>> I found a utility called ASSETA00.exe. It self-extracts its files to a
>>>> floppy. You must then boot the D610 from the floppy since the utility
>>>> will only run under DOS.
>>>>
>>>> But my D610 does not have a floppy drive. I can create the floppy on my
>>>> desktop PC which does have a floppy but I have no way of booting the
>>>> D610
>>>> from a floppy.
>>>>
>>>> Are there any other ways to set the Asset Tag?
>>>>
>>>> Peter
>
>
>A google search very quickly turned up these sites among others:
>
>http://www.marlow.dk/site.php/tech/usbkeys
>
>http://www.pcanswers.co.uk/tutorials/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=34587&subsectionid=606
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>
>
>Stew

I created a bootable CD using Nero. I was able to boot from it then use
it to set the Owner Tag in my D610 but the Asset Tag did not take when I
tried to set it. Owner Tag is good enough for now.

Peter

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On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 21:21:03 -0500, "S.Lewis"
<stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote:

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>"Peter" <XXpmpmpmXX@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 20:53:11 -0500, "S.Lewis"
>> <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Peter" <XXpmpmpmXX@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>>>news:ap81c1db090k8bh72el7ufsl5u9mavragv@4ax.com...
>>>> On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 19:58:50 -0500, "S.Lewis"
>>>> <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Peter" <XXpmpmpmXX@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:g351c1t4ssuam3sds1cogqn40t5f1tfl9l@4ax.com...
>>>>>> How can I set the Asset Tag (and Owner Tag) on my new D610 laptop?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I found a utility called ASSETA00.exe. It self-extracts its files to
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> floppy. You must then boot the D610 from the floppy since the utility
>>>>>> will only run under DOS.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But my D610 does not have a floppy drive. I can create the floppy on
>>>>>> my
>>>>>> desktop PC which does have a floppy but I have no way of booting the
>>>>>> D610
>>>>>> from a floppy.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Are there any other ways to set the Asset Tag?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Peter
>>>
>>>
>>>A google search very quickly turned up these sites among others:
>>>
>>>http://www.marlow.dk/site.php/tech/usbkeys
>>>
>>>http://www.pcanswers.co.uk/tutorials/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=34587&subsectionid=606
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Stew
>>
>> I created a bootable CD using Nero. I was able to boot from it then use
>> it to set the Owner Tag in my D610 but the Asset Tag did not take when I
>> tried to set it. Owner Tag is good enough for now.
>>
>> Peter
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>Pete -
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>If you've already created a bootable CD and changed the service tag, then
>you're already there. I think all you need is asset.com on the disc....
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>Any chance you just overlooked something in trying to change the asset tag?
>(Something I've been known to do with service tags.....)
>
>
>Stew

I suppose it's possible that I overlooked something but I don't think so.
There aren't many options. I did it twice. No problem setting the Owner
Tage but the Asset tag did not take either time.

Peter
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Asset tag number is usually set when the system board has been changed you
use a prog called asset.com to set it which is for engineers only (though
yiou might get one somewhere ebay ???) or a friendly Dell engineer and you
then run it from either a boot floppy or create a boot cd rom and then at
the promt type the command asset / then the tag number and make sure you
include the spaces
"Notan" <notan@ddress.com> wrote in message
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> Peter wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> I suppose it's possible that I overlooked something but I don't think so.
>> There aren't many options. I did it twice. No problem setting the Owner
>> Tage but the Asset tag did not take either time.
>
> When I used the utility to set the Asset Tag, it was because I didn't
> have a Tag. It's possible that the Asset Tag can only be set once.
>
> Anyone?
>
> Notan