Chapter 2. Script Classes And Parameters; Configuring Bios Settings; Return Types - Lenovo ThinkPad T400 Deployment Manual

Chapter 2. Script classes and parameters

This chapter contains WMI implementation details for configuring BIOS settings.

Configuring BIOS settings

The following interface details can be used to access Lenovo BIOS settings.
• Namespace: "\root\WMI"
• Base Class: "Lenovo_BIOSElement"
• Interface details (see Table 1 "Interface Details" on page 3 )
Table 1. Interface Details
Class Name
Lenovo_BiosSetting
Lenovo_SetBiosSetting
Lenovo_SaveBios
Settings
Lenovo_DiscardBios
Settings
Lenovo_LoadDefault
Settings
Lenovo_SetBios
Password
Notes:
1. See Appendix A "Sample Visual Basic scripts for configuring BIOS settings" on page 17 for Visual
Basic sample scripts.
2. See Appendix B "Sample PowerShell scripts for remote BIOS management" on page 25 for PowerShell
sample scripts.
3. See Table 4 "List of available BIOS settings" on page 5 for a listing of acceptable setting names.

Return types

You will receive one of the following return types after making changes to BIOS settings:
Table 2. Return Types
Return Type Description
Success Operation completed successfully.
Not Supported The feature is not supported on this system.
Invalid The item or value provided is not valid.
Parameter
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Type Parameter / Return
Query CurrentSetting: "Item,Value"
Method "Item,Value,Password,Encoding,
KbdLang;"
Method "Password,Encoding,KbdLang;"
Method "Password,Encoding,KbdLang;"
Method "Password,Encoding,KbdLang;"
Method "PasswordType,CurrentPassword,
NewPassword, Encoding,KbdLang;"
Example
"WakeOnLAN,Enable"
"WakeOnLAN,Disable,pswd,
ascii,us;"
"pswd,ascii,us;"
"pswd,ascii,us;"
"pswd,ascii,us;"
"pop,oldpop,newpop,ascii,us;"
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