Setting A Bios Setting - Lenovo ThinkPad T400 Deployment Manual

<Command>
gwmi -class Lenovo_BiosSetting -namespace root\wmi | Where-Object
{$_.CurrentSetting.split(",",[StringSplitOptions]::RemoveEmptyEntries) -eq
"AlwaysOnUSB"}
| Format-List CurrentSetting
Remote computer:
<Command>
gwmi -class Lenovo_BiosSetting -namespace root\wmi -ComputerName test-pc -credential
(get-credential) | Where-Object {$_.CurrentSetting.split(",",[StringSplitOptions]
::RemoveEmptyEntries) -eq "AlwaysOnUSB"} | Format-List CurrentSetting
<Sample output>
PS C:\> gwmi -class Lenovo_BiosSetting -namespace root\wmi -ComputerName test-pc
-credential (get-credential) | Where-Object {$_.CurrentSetting.split(",",
[StringSplitOptions]::RemoveEmptyEntries) -eq "AlwaysOnUSB"}
| Format-List CurrentSetting
cmdlet get-credential at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
Credential
CurrentSetting : AlwaysOnUSB,Disable

Setting a BIOS setting

Use the following script as a template to set the value of a setting. Replace "WakeOnLAN,Disable" with the
item and value of your choice.
Note: The setting string is case sensitive and should be in the format "<item, <value>".
<Command>
(gwmi -class Lenovo_SetBiosSetting
-namespace root\wmi).SetBiosSetting ("WakeOnLAN,Disable")
__GENUS : 2
__CLASS : __PARAMETERS
__SUPERCLASS :
__DYNASTY : __PARAMETERS
__RELPATH :
__PROPERTY_COUNT : 1
__DERIVATION : {}
__SERVER :
__NAMESPACE :
__PATH :
return : Success
PS C:\> (gwmi -class Lenovo_SaveBiosSettings -namespace root\wmi).
SaveBiosSettings
MemberType : Method
OverloadDefinitions : {System.Management.ManagementBaseObject
SaveBiosSettings(System.String parameter)}
TypeNameOfValue : System.Management.Automation.PSMethod
Value : System.Management.ManagementBaseObject
SaveBiosSettings(System.String parameter)
Name : SaveBiosSettings
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Appendix B. Sample PowerShell scripts for remote BIOS management