According to my BIOS manual, the DMI(Desktop Management Interface) is " a
standard for organizing system configuration information.)" It also goes on
to state that it(DMI) makes it easier to modify system configuration
information from remote locations so it sounds like something system
administrators would be interested in. I received a floppy disk along with
my motherboard that contains the DMI configuration utility for my
particular motherboard and the manual included instructions on how to use
it. It does have to be run in real mode and end users are encouraged not to
update DMI information. I did notice that when I added another drive to my
computer recently, the message "updating DMI information" appeared during
the boot up.

Cindy Pearce
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At 10:14 PM 2/11/98 -0700, you wrote:
>>From what I have used, the DMI (Desktop Managment Interface) is just a way
>for the Bios to tell the operating system what is there. Not a way of
>changing it. Here is the Definition from Award Software:
>
>Desktop Management Interface. A framework created by the DMTF. DMTF
>specifications define industry-standard interfaces for instrumentation
>providers and management applications.
>
>Sorry if that is not what you were wanting to know.... There is more info.
>at http://www.award.com
>
>Steve Wolfe.....
>
>Subject: DMI
>
>
>>Has any of you out there played with the DMI settings? Do you think that
>>changing said settings one could allow for a faster CPU to run on the
>>board? I mean if it says 200MHz maximum and one sets it for 233MHz will
>>it work?
>>
>>Thanks for all opinions on this curiosity.
>>
>>Jose


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