Dell PowerEdge 2450 Service Tag number extraction

[Karl Kindt]

I am trying to extract the service code of a Dell gx270 or a Dell d600 when it boots up and then put this into a variable in a script so I can make sure the computer gets named in WIndows xp per its service tag.

Do you know of the utility called dmidecode and would this do it and if not what would and if it will do it can you give me an example of a script file that would use the utility to get the Service Tag of the Dell computer out of the bios and then name the computer in the registry per this service tag?

Karl M. Kindt III
Dell Certified TECH ID 378825

Karl M. Kindt III
314 335 1159
kkindt at lewisrice.com

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