Amnesia620

Hey everyone! I would really appreciate any information and help on this one.

I'm quite computer literate (hardware and software), however, I will admit that some things about Notebooks (laptops) are somewhat new to me...
I purchased my HP Pavilion ZT3340 in November '04, and I'm not sure if this has been there or if this has to do with the BIOS upgrade I did recently...I noticed a few weeks ago, in my BIOS, a few features such as: Notebook Asset Tag and Notebook Ownership Tag.

Can anyone help me out with more details than the fact they have something to do with identifying and/or locating my laptop should it ever be stolen or lost? I've searched and searched online (even on Hp.com) and I can find little or no in depth/detailed information as to:

• Will they appear anywhere other than my BIOS?
• Can they be seen by only me or viewed by anyone who gets ahold of my laptop?
• Are they permanent, or can they be changed randomly?
• Is there a site that I can enter the information at or a place I can register the tags, to where they can be tracked should I ever be unfortunate enough to lose my laptop or have it stolen?
• What is the difference between the two?
• What is the information I should place in each or either of them?

Thank you for any and all information you can provide.

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