With kernel 2.4.0 on a Compaq DL380 I get the following. All seems OK except for the Version string. I have not checked the serial number but I looks acceptable. I do not know what the correct version string should be either. Jan 11 17:11:37 cartman kernel: DMI 2.3 present. Jan 11 17:11:37 cartman kernel: 25 structures occupying 842 bytes. Jan 11 17:11:37 cartman kernel: DMI table at 0x000FF066. Jan 11 17:11:37 cartman kernel: BIOS Vendor: Compaq Jan 11 17:11:37 cartman kernel: BIOS Version: P17 Jan 11 17:11:37 cartman kernel: BIOS Release: 12/13/1999 Jan 11 17:11:37 cartman kernel: System Vendor: Compaq. Jan 11 17:11:38 cartman kernel: Product Name: ProLiant DL380. Jan 11 17:11:38 cartman kernel: Version ^Cu^IP¸^E¿³^AÍ^PXö^F^X. Jan 11 17:11:38 cartman kernel: Serial Number H030FD419124 . John. -- Information Technology Innovation Group Swinburne University. Melbourne, Australia http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/