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Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Desktop Date: June 2009 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 2
First Edition (June 2009) © Copyright Lenovo 2009. All rights reserved. - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 3
computer if a Administration password exists 13 List all BIOS settings on the remote computer 14 Set a single BIOS setting on a remote computer 14 Set a single BIOS setting on a remote computer when a Administrator password exists 15 Appendix B. Notices ...17 Trademarks ...18 @Copyright Lenovo - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 4
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The purpose of this guide is to explain how to modify BIOS settings and boot order using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) through the Lenovo client‐management interface. This guide is intended for skilled IT administrators who are familiar with configuring BIOS settings on computers in their - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 6
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are always looking for easier ways to manage client computer BIOS settings, which include hardware settings and boot order. The Lenovo BIOS WMI interface provides a simplified way to change these settings. Lenovo has developed a BIOS interface that can be manipulated through Windows Management - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 8
servers ·Replaces current SMI interface ·Common interface for different products Supported computers BIOS setup through WMI is supported on the following new Thinkcentre products only: ·Thinkcentre M58/M58p Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Desktop 2 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 9
Supported The feature is not supported on this system. Invalid Parameter The item or value provided is not valid. Access Denied The change could not be made due to an authentication problem. If a supervisor password exists, the correct supervisor password must be provided. @Copyright Lenovo - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 10
computers. Notes: 1. BIOS settings and values are case sensitive. 2. The security‐related options are not changed even if the "load default" is requested. Table 4. List of available BIOS settings Item name Selection name Load USB Support ʺDisabledʺ,ʺEnabledʺ Y USB Front PORTS ʺDisabled - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 11
USB8 Select Active Video Pre‐Allocated Memory Size Total Graphics Memory PAVP Configuration External SATA Port Serial ATA Native Mode operation: Enable RAID Support Enable AHCI Support Hard Disk Pre‐Delay: ʺDisabledʺ,ʺEnabledʺ Y ʺDisabledʺ,ʺEnabledʺ Y ʺIGDʺ,ʺPEGʺ,ʺPCIʺ,ʺAutoʺ Y ʺ32MBʺ, ʺ64MB - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 12
Add‐in Cardsʺ, ʺ Cardsʺ, ʺNothing Hereʺ, ʺUN_DEFINEDʺ,ʺIDE_HDDʺ,ʺIDE_CDʺ,ʺUSB_F Y DCʺ,ʺUSB_HDDʺ,ʺUSB_KEYʺ,ʺUSB_CDROMʺ,ʺ USB_LS120ʺ,ʺPCI_BEVʺ,ʺPCI_SCSIʺ,ʺAHCI_HD Dʺ,ʺAHCI_CDʺ,ʺBootable Add‐in Cardsʺ, ʺNothing Hereʺ, Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Desktop - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 13
in the following ways: ·List BIOS settings ·Change BIOS settings ·Change the boot order (sometimes referred to as the startup sequence) ·Load default BIOS settings Listing current BIOS settings For a list of all available BIOS settings that can be changed through WMI on a specific computer, use the - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 14
, and then use the Lenovo_SaveBiosSettings class to save the BIOS changes (see sample scripts). Limitations The following WMI limitations exist for BIOS setup: ·Password setting and changing are not supported . Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Desktop 8 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 15
: 1. Set an impersonation level of ″impersonate″ 2. Set an authentication level of ″pktPrivacy″ See Appendix A, "Sample Visual Basic scripts for configuring BIOS settings," on page 11 for sample scripts used to implement WMI‐based administration scripts that include these parameters for encryption - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 16
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settings. The scripts in the ZIP file can be used as‐is on Windows XP or Windows Vista to modify BIOS settings on your Lenovo computer. The scripts can be executed on a command prompt using the cscript.exe utility. On Windows Vista, you must run the scripts from an administrator command - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 18
single BIOS setting on the local computer. Syntax: cscript.exe SetConfig.vbs [Item] [Value] Example: cscript.exe SetConfig.vbs "Wake on LAN" Disabled ' ' Set specific BIOS Next WScript.Echo strRequest Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Desktop 12 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 19
computer if a supervisor password exists. Syntax: cscript.exe SetConfigPassword.vbs [Item] [Value] [Password + Encoding] Example: cscript.exe SetConfigPassword.vbs "Wake on LAN" Disabled pass,ascii,us ' ' Set specific BIOS If strReturn "Success" Then WScript.Quit @Copyright Lenovo 2009 13 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 20
BIOS setting on a remote computer Use the sample scripts in the ZIP file as templates to set a single BIOS setting on a remote computer. Syntax: cscript.exe SetConfigRemote.vbs [Item] [Value] [Hostname] Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Desktop 14 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 21
remote computer when a supervisor password exists. Syntax: cscript.exe SetConfigPasswordRemote.vbs [Item] [Value] [Password + Encoding] [Hostname] Example: cscript.exe SetConfigPasswordRemote.vbs " Wake on LAN" Disabled pass,ascii,us mattdev-c5 ' ' Set specific BIOS Setting @Copyright Lenovo 2009 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 22
") strReturn = "error" For Each objItem in colItems ObjItem.SaveBiosSettings WScript.Arguments(2)+",", Next strReturn WScript.Echo strRequest WScript.Echo " SaveBiosSettings: " + strReturn Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Desktop 16 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 23
of any other product, program, or service. Lenovo may have patents or pending patent applications support applications where malfunction may result in injury or death to persons. The information contained in this document does not affect or change Lenovo product specifications or warranties - Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 24
terms are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both: Lenovo the Lenovo logo Thinkcentre ThinkVantage Microsoft, Windows, service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Desktop
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