Table Of Contents - Lenovo ThinkCentre M82 Deployment Manual

Bios windows management instrumentation interface deployment guide

Hide thumbs Also See for ThinkCentre M82:

Hardware maintenance manual (282 pages)

(180 pages)

Benutzerhandbuch (178 pages)

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface .................................................................................................................................... III

Chapter 1. Overview ............................................................................................................... 1

Using Windows Management Instrumentation ................................................................................................. 1

Key benefits ..................................................................................................................................................... 1

Function ................................................................................................................................................... 2

Environment ............................................................................................................................................ 2

Interface ................................................................................................................................................... 2

Supported computers ....................................................................................................................................... 2

Chapter 2. Script Classes and Parameter............................................................................. 3

Configuring BIOS settings .............................................................................................................................. 3

Return types ...................................................................................................................................................... 5

Password Authentication ................................................................................................................................. 5

Available BIOS setting names ........................................................................................................................ 6

Chapter 3. Typical Usage ...................................................................................................... 13

Listing current BIOS settings ........................................................................................................................ 13

Changing BIOS settings ................................................................................................................................ 13

Changing the boot order ................................................................................................................................ 13

Restoring default settings .............................................................................................................................. 14

Changing an existing hardware password .................................................................................................... 14

Limitations ...................................................................................................................................................... 15

Chapter 4. Security ................................................................................................................ 17

Appendix A. Sample Visual Basic scripts for configuring BIOS settings ......................... 19

Restore default settings ................................................................................................................................... 19

List all BIOS settings on the local computer .................................................................................................. 20

Set a single BIOS setting on the local computer ............................................................................................. 20

Set a single BIOS setting on the local computer if a Administrator password exists ...................................... 21

List all BIOS settings on a remote computer .................................................................................................. 22

Set a single BIOS setting on a remote computer ............................................................................................. 22

Set a single BIOS setting on a remote computer when a Administrator password exists ............................... 23

Set a Administrator password on the local computer when a Administrator password exists ........................ 24

Set a Administrator password on a remote computer when a Administrator password exists ........................ 25

Appendix B. Notices .............................................................................................................. 27

Trademarks ..................................................................................................................................................... 28