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32 .Nd "Vital Product Data kernel interface"
39 desktop PCs) have a 48-byte
40 Vital Product Data (VPD) structure located in the BIOS Shadow RAM.
42 The VPD provides machine type and model information, the build ID
43 (this is roughly the BIOS version) and serial number information.
47 driver scans the BIOS area and claims the memory used by the VPD
53 to allow this information to be accessed by the userland.
54 The following variables are provided, one per VPD attachment (there should
57 .Bl -tag -width ".Dv MACHINE_MODEL" -compact
72 Motherboard Serial Number.
76 .%T "TP General - Using the BIOS Build ID to identify IBM ThinkPad systems"
77 .%N "Reference #: MIGR-45120"
78 .%D "November 22, 2002"
79 .%U "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45120"
84 driver first appeared in
89 driver and this manual page were written by
90 .An Matthew N. Dodd Aq Mt mdodd@FreeBSD.org .