NOTE: When replacing the system board, you must change the chassis serial number in the BIOS.
Updating SMBIOS Information
When replacing the system board, you must reprogram the SMBIOS information on the aected computer.
Failure to reprogram the board will result in eventual failure, such as an activation failure (need to reactivate
the system) or a system recovery failure.
To update SMBIOS information in Computer Setup:
1. Turn on or restart the computer.
2. Press Esc while the “Press the ESC key for Startup Menu” message is displayed at the bottom of the
screen.
NOTE: If you do not press Esc at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and again press
Esc when the monitor light turns green to access the utility.
3. Press F10 to enter Computer Setup.
4. Go to Main > Set Machine Unique Data.
5. If necessary, press Ctrl+A to initiate edit mode.
6. Edit the elds listed. If the feature byte has data or is not editable, then it was not cleared and cannot be
edited.
System ID Setup Page
Setup Field Name Comment Label
Product Name Enter the Model name/number or
marketing name.
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Serial Number Enter the Serial Number of Unit. Support
SKU Number Enter the SKU or Product Number including
Localization Code.
Support
Asset Tag Enter the 18-byte identier assigned to the
computer.
Support
Feature Byte Enter the Feature Byte string. The feature
byte string is case sensitive.
The label includes spaces after every four
characters. You can enter or ignore these
spaces – their only purpose is to help with
data entry. There is a character limitation
of 40 bytes per line. When you reach this
limit, go
If you make an error during data entry, the
data will not validate, and the computer
asks you to correct your data input.
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Build ID The Build ID of the unit. Flexbuild
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