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Protecting system information, Selecting an information management procedure, Protecting system information –13 – Compaq 285558-001 User Manual

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Security

Software Guide

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Protecting System Information

Selecting an Information Management Procedure

Follow the procedure in “Entering and Displaying System
Information,” which is the ne
xt section, to perform the following
tasks:

Display or enter the notebook serial number, asset tag, and
ownership tag.

Display or enter a battery pack serial number.

Display or enter a port replicator serial number and asset tag.

Display the processor serial number.

Enable or disable the ability of the processor to report the
processor number to software.

Specify how the notebook is to recognize multiple, identical
port replicators.

To deny access to the above information by another user, use a
Compaq administrator password. For instructions, see “Using a
Compaq Administrator Password” earlier in this chapter
.

To display, print, or save configuration or diagnostic information
about all system components, including components that are not
listed above, use the Compaq Diagnostics utility. For instructions,
see the section “Using Compaq Diagnostics” in Chapter 7, “Setup
and Diagnostic Utilities.”