what is TATTOOing, DMI utilities hard drive - A MotherBoard Tattoo is a unique Code that can be written in the basic input/output system (BIOS) of a computer to ensure that system restore or Diagnostic compact disk (CD) will work only on the machine or line of machines with which the CDs are sold. The TATTOO process ensures that recovery or diagnostic CD can not be illegally used with computers other than those for which they are intended to be used. A TATTOO consist of an erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM) chip that contain information about the machine such as number, an operating system data, this chip is unique to each machine. IF the "MOBO" MotherBoard, or certain components on it are replaced, the EPROM chip must be RE-Programmed. The same is true if the original recovery or diasgnostic CD, are lost; the technical support department of the computer vendor , or the technician who performed modifications or repairs , should be contacted for details about reprogramming - RE-TATTOOING process. a suivre ..../
