The utilities running on DOS to read out and store an asset ID data from ThinkPad is to provide query and set feature of an asset ID and other information.

The AIACustm.exe, AIACustm.ini, AIARead.exe, AIARead.txt, AIAWrite.exe and AIAWrite.txt files should be copied to DOS bootable media (Floppy, CD/DVD, USB memory key, etc.).
AIARead.exe shows an Asset Information Area (AIA) data.
AIAWrite and AIACustm set or modify the AIA data.

	Supported ThinkPad Systems
	Supported Operating System
	Summary of Changes
	Program execution notes
	Device groups and fields
	Program Return Codes (Exit codes)
	Determining which Version is Installed

• Edge 11, Edge 13, Edge 14, Edge 15
• Edge E10, Edge E30, Edge E31, Edge E40, Edge E50
• Edge E120,Edge E220s, E125,E320,E325,E425,E525,S430
• Edge E420s, Edge E420, Edge E520
• G40, G41
• L410, L412, L420, L421, L510, L512, L520
• L430,L530
• Reserve Edition
• R40, R40e, R50, R50e, R50p, R51, R51e, R51p, R52
• R60, R60e, R61, R61e
• R400, R500
• SL410, SL510
• T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p, T43, T43p
• T60, T60p, T61, T61p
• T400, T400s, T410, T410i, T410s, T410si, T420, T420i, T420s, T420si
• T430,T430i,T430s,T430si,T530,T530i
• T500, T510, T510i, T520, T520i
• W500, W510, W52, W530
• W700, W700ds, W701, W701ds
• X30, X31, X32, X40, X41, X41 Tablet
• X60, X60s, X60 Tablet, X61, X61s, X61 Tablet
• X100e, X120e
• X200, X200s, X200si, X200 Tablet
• X201, X201i, X201s, X201 Tablet
• X220, X220i, X220 Tablet, X220i Tablet, X300, X301
• X1, X1 Carbon, X121e,X130e,X230,X230i,X230 Tablet,X230i Tablet
• Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t

• DOS

Where:

• [Important] Important update
• (New) New function or enhancement
• (Fix) Correction to existing function

Version 1.02

• (New) Added support for ThinkPad L430,L530,T430,T430i,T430s,T430si,T530,T530i, W530,X1,X1 Carbon,X121e,X130e,X230,X230i,X230 Tablet,X230i Tablet.
• (New) Added support for ThinkPad Edge E120,E125,E320,E325,E425,E525,S430.

Version 1.01

• (New) Added support for ThinkPad T420, T420i, T420s, T420si, T510, T520, T520i, W520, X220, X220i, X220 Tablet, X220i Tablet, L412, L420, L421, L512, L520, Edge E220s, Edge E420s, Edge E420, Edge E520, X120e, Edge 11", E10, Edge 13", Edge E31, Edge 14", E40, Edge 15", E50.
• (Fix) The version number changed to package version.

Version 1.00

• (New) Initial release.

AIACustm.exe, AIARead.exe and AIAWrite.exe run with "/?" command line parameter to show information about the execution of these programs.
DOS more.com command will be helpful to read those help text.
AIACustm /? | more
(this would require that the MORE.COM file is in the execution path)
It shows the optional command line parameters, the description of the groups and fields and the return code (exit code) information.
The command line format of each of these utility programs follows:

AIACustm.exe [inputfilename]
Where:

inputfilename is the name of the ini file that defines the AIA data to be written to the ThinkPad. If no inputfilename is specified, then AIACustm.ini will be used. The AIACustm.ini or other input file must be edited or created with the desired keyword values before executing AIACustm.exe.

AIAWrite.exe group field1=[value1]...[fieldn=[valuen]]|/f=filename
Where:

group is the name of the device group.

fieldn is the name of the field to write.

valuen is the value to be assigned to fieldn. For the USERDEVICE group, a blank value means delete this field if the field already exists or create the field with a NULL value if the field does not exist. For all other groups, it means assign a zero or null value.

filename is the name of the file that contains the desired field/value pairs. Each line in this file contains one field/value pair, separated by '='.

AIARead.exe group [field] [/f=filename] [/a] [/s] [/x] [/p=prefix]
Where:

group is the name of the device group.

field is the name of the field to read (default is all fields).

filename is the name of the file where the output results are to be written to (default is stdout).

/a is used to append to the output file (default is to overwrite the file).

/s is used to format the output as SET statements. Ie., 'SET name=value' (default is name=value).

/x is used to exclude fields that are set to null strings or have a value of zero.

/p is used to prepend the 'prefix' to the name of each field.

All options, group names and field names are case-insensitive, except for the USERDEVICE group and the prefix value.

If no options are specified or an incorrect option is specified, then the help text for the utility is displayed. Here is a list of the valid group names and their associated fields:

This is the list of return codes (exit codes) provided by the AIACustm.exe, AIARead.exe and AIAWrite.exe programs when they end. The return code is able to be tested within a batch file by the ErrorLevel batch file command if desired. (Please refer to your DOS mamnual for the usage)

[AIACustm.exe]

Run the AIACustm without parameter, it will show the version information.

[AIAWrite.exe, AIARead.exe]

Run the AIAWrite and AIARead with /d parameter, it will show the version information followed by help and additional information.