Changing Dell service tags on GX series desktops

As we all know Dell has a huge problem with swollen and leaky capacitors on
the GX series desktops including the GX280’s. Their solution to this issue is
to send out another motherboard. This motherboard will be either new (with no
service tag in the bios) or refurbished (with a service tag on the bios).
Here we have started using Dell Open Manage and IT assistant to remotely
manage the bios settings on the desktops. When using this tool to double
check our inventory list we found that a bunch of desktops were missing and
that we had machines that we could not account for.



After a long period of WTFing I realized what Dell had done and found the
following solution:



On most Dell resource disks there is an application call “asset209.exe” this
tool will allow you to view, delete or change your service tag. The problem
is that it is documented incorrectly. The readme file, Dell’s support site
and Dell technical support did not seem to be aware of the “/s” switch which
is use to affect the service tag. The only switches listed are for asset and
owner fields.



To change a service tag using “asset209.exe”:



boot from dell resource CD
choose “Q” to quit the diagnostics and go to command prompt
navigate to “asset209.exe” tools
cd csd\tools\bios
run “asset209.exe”
asset209.exe /s servicetagenteredhere


I hope this is helpful; I spent 1 to many hours trying to find this solution.

Hi please can you tell me how to get new gx280 motherboards from dell?
and what are the symptons of leaky capacitors, as I have to dell optiplex
gx280's that fall to boot/hang (fans go at full speed or screens go blank!)

yours

Neil Spinney


"seri0usblk" wrote:

> As we all know Dell has a huge problem with swollen and leaky capacitors on
> the GX series desktops including the GX280’s. Their solution to this issue is
> to send out another motherboard. This motherboard will be either new (with no
> service tag in the bios) or refurbished (with a service tag on the bios).
> Here we have started using Dell Open Manage and IT assistant to remotely
> manage the bios settings on the desktops. When using this tool to double
> check our inventory list we found that a bunch of desktops were missing and
> that we had machines that we could not account for.
>
>
>
> After a long period of WTFing I realized what Dell had done and found the
> following solution:
>
>
>
> On most Dell resource disks there is an application call “asset209.exe” this
> tool will allow you to view, delete or change your service tag. The problem
> is that it is documented incorrectly. The readme file, Dell’s support site
> and Dell technical support did not seem to be aware of the “/s” switch which
> is use to affect the service tag. The only switches listed are for asset and
> owner fields.
>
>
>
> To change a service tag using “asset209.exe”:
>
>
>
> boot from dell resource CD
> choose “Q” to quit the diagnostics and go to command prompt
> navigate to “asset209.exe” tools
> cd csd\tools\bios
> run “asset209.exe”
> asset209.exe /s servicetagenteredhere
>
>
> I hope this is helpful; I spent 1 to many hours trying to find this solution.
>