
The Desktop Management Interface for HP OmniBook Notebook PCs
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Welcome to Hewlett-Packard's enhanced implementation of the Desktop
Management Interface (DMI).

The DMI standard -- defined by the Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF)
committee of which Hewlett-Packard was a co-founder -- has now been
adopted by all leading manufacturers of desktop computer systems.

DMI is basically a set of rules on how to access information about
your personal computer. Using the DMI interface, a local or remote
application program can check what hardware and software components
are installed on your computer, how well they are working, and whether
any needs replacing.

Hewlett-Packard has developed a number of extensions to DMI to allow
the enhanced features of HP OmniBook Notebook PCs to be managed with
DMI. These extensions cover:

    - Administrator and user passwords.

    - Tattooing: a string of characters that uniquely identifies the
                 computer.

Note: This DMI software package can only be used with your HP OmniBook
      Notebook PC.


Contents of the DMI Package
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The DMI software and associated documentation is supplied either
pre-installed on your computer's hard disk drive or on two flexible
disks.  If a Recovery CD-ROM was supplied with your computer, the DMI
package may also appear on this CD-ROM.  The contents of the package
are the same in all cases.

Since the information accessed by the DMI software is specific to a
particular computer, you must install it on each computer separately.

The following software is supplied:

    - A Microsoft Windows(TM) utility, SETUP.EXE, to install and
      initialize the DMI software.

    - A Windows utility, HP TopTools.  After DMI is installed on your
      computer, you may run this utility to display information about
      your computer through the DMI.

    - A Management Information Format (MIF) file. This file contains
      information about everything on the computer that can be
      controlled using DMI facilities, and is initialized during
      installation.

    - A component code, identifying the version of MIF file to use for
      specific models of HP OmniBook Notebook PCs.

    - Windows-compatible DMTF Service Layer software, which controls
      access to the DMI.

    - A client agent.  The HP Remote DMI Agent is a DMI application and
      also a network server-side stream-based application.  The Remote
      Agent is listening for Remote Application connection requests.
      If the main window of the Remote Agent is hidden, then no icon
      will appear on the screen when it is running.


The following documentation is also provided:

    - This file (README.TXT).

    - A Windows online help file describing Hewlett-Packard's implemen-
      tation of DMI (group and attribute definitions).  Since not all
      Hewlett-Packard enhanced features are supported on all models,
      this document also describes any restrictions that apply.


Installing the DMI Package from Windows 95
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For installation, proceed as follows:

   To install the DMI that is preloaded on the hard disk:

        1. Start Windows 95, if it is not already running.
        2. From the Start menu, click Programs, HP DMI, Setup.

        - or -

        2. From the \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\DMI\DISK1 directory on the
           hard disk, run SETUP.EXE.

    To alternatively install the DMI from the Recovery CD:

        1. Start Windows 95, if it is not already running.
        2. Insert the Recovery CD in the CD-ROM drive.
        3. From the \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\DMI\DISK1 directory on the
           Recovery CD, run SETUP.EXE.

    To alternatively install the DMI from floppy disks:

        1. Copy the DMI software from the \OMNIBOOK\DRIVERS\WIN95\DMI
           directory of either the hard disk or the Recovery CD to two
           floppy disks (copy the contents of the DISK1 subdirectory
           to floppy disk #1 and the contents of the DISK2 subdirectory
           to floppy disk #2).
        2. Start Windows 95, if it is not already running.
        3. Insert floppy disk #1 into the floppy disk drive.
        4. Select and run the SETUP program from floppy disk #1.


Using the DMI Interface 
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To develop application programs that use DMI, you need to obtain the
DMTF Software Development Kit (SDK), available from:

    Desktop Management Task Force
    JF2-51
    2111 Northeast 25th Street
    Hillsboro, OR 97124


Uninstalling the DMI Package from Windows 95
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Proceed as follows:

    - Go to the HP DMI group.
    - Launch the program "Uninstall DMI".
    - Reboot the PC.


Obtaining Support
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If you require further assistance or information, please contact your
local HP Dealer.

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