Features and Support Services
Using Electronic Serial Numbers
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Using Electronic Serial Numbers
Beginning with the OmniBook 2000/5700 and OmniBook 800 notebooks,
Hewlett-Packard ships OmniBooks with an electronic serial number. This will be
continued on all future products.
An electronic serial number can help IT managers track assets and software
configurations. The serial number can also be used for tracking lost or stolen
notebooks.
The Desktop Management Interface (DMI) TopTOOLS application shipped with our
new products can be used to read the serial number locally or remotely across a
network. This serial number offers OmniBooks key competitive advantages.
To ensure serial number security
To support electronic serial numbers, HP will check for the serial number at
configuration of the Motherboard, in manufacturing, and through support services.
OmniBook motherboard Configuration
All motherboards that do not have an electronic serial number set will prompt with
the following message and wait for a key press when they are powered on for the
first time:
Invalid Electronic Serial Number
Press any key to continue
After a key press, the OmniBook continues the normal boot process.
Hewlett-Packard has also provided a utility called ESN.EXE in the
C:\OMNIBOOK\DIAG directory to set the serial number. This program must be run
in MS-DOS. This Utility does the following:
1. Checks to make sure no electronic serial number is set.
2. Prompts to confirm that you want to set the serial number.
3. Prompts for the serial number and gives the location (bottom of unit).
Summary of Contents for OMNIBOOK 5700
Page 1: ...HP OmniBook 2000 5700 Corporate Evaluator s Guide ...
Page 9: ...1 Introduction ...
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Page 31: ...2 Using Windows 3 x ...
Page 45: ...3 Using Windows 95 ...
Page 67: ...4 Using Windows NT 3 51 ...
Page 81: ...5 Using Windows NT 4 0 ...
Page 99: ...6 Using OS 2 Warp 4 0 ...
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Page 117: ...7 Using the OmniBook Docking System ...
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