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Using system management, Desktop Management Interface, Preboot eXecution Environment, Wake on LAN

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Program by starting your computer with a flash update optical disc or flash update tool application running on the Windows environment. In some instances when you add software, hardware, or a device driver, you may be informed that you need to update your BIOS in order for the new addition to work properly. To update your system BIOS, visit below Web site and follow the instructions on the screen: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix Using system management This section is intended primarily for network administrators. Your computer is designed for manageability, so that you can redirect more of your resources to better meet your business objectives. This manageability, or "Total Cost of Ownership" (TCO), enables you to remotely power on your computer, format the hard disk drive, install the software of your choice (for example, Windows XP with user and system-management applications), and have the computer start up and function in the same way as an ordinary desktop PC. Once the computer is configured and operational, you can manage it by use of software and manageability features already integrated into the client system and the network. System management Check the following topics to learn more about features of System Management: • Desktop Management Interface • Preboot eXecution Environment • Wake on LAN Desktop Management Interface The basic input/output system (BIOS) of your computer supports an interface called System Management BIOS Reference Specification (SMBIOS) Version 2.4. SMBIOS provides information about the hardware components of your system. It is the responsibility of the BIOS to supply this database with information about itself and the devices on the system board. This specification documents the standards for getting access to this BIOS information. Preboot eXecution Environment Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) technology makes your computer more manageable (it is PXE 2.1-compliant) by enabling it to boot (load an operating system or another executable image) from a server. Your computer supports the PC functions that PXE requires. For example, with the appropriate LAN card, your computer can be booted from the PXE server. Note: Remote Program Load (RPL) cannot be used with your computer. Wake on LAN A network administrator can use Wake on LAN to turn on a computer from a management console. When Wake on LAN is used with network management software, many functions, such as data transfer, software updates, and Flash (POST/BIOS) updates, can be performed remotely without remote attendance. This updating can be done after normal working hours and on weekends, to save time and increase productivity. Users are not interrupted during normal working hours, and LAN traffic is kept to a minimum. Chapter 8. Advanced configuration 149

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Program by starting your computer with a flash update optical disc or flash update tool application running
on the Windows environment.
In some instances when you add software, hardware, or a device driver, you may be informed that you need
to update your BIOS in order for the new addition to work properly.
To update your system BIOS, visit below Web site and follow the instructions on the screen:
Using system management
This section is intended primarily for network administrators.
Your computer is designed for manageability, so that you can redirect more of your resources to better
meet your business objectives.
This manageability, or “Total Cost of Ownership” (TCO), enables you to remotely power on your computer,
format the hard disk drive, install the software of your choice (for example, Windows XP with user and
system-management applications), and have the computer start up and function in the same way as an
ordinary desktop PC.
Once the computer is configured and operational, you can manage it by use of software and manageability
features already integrated into the client system and the network.
System management
Check the following topics to learn more about features of System Management:
•
Desktop Management Interface
•
Preboot eXecution Environment
•
Wake on LAN
Desktop Management Interface
The basic input/output system (BIOS) of your computer supports an interface called System Management
BIOS Reference Specification (SMBIOS) Version 2.4. SMBIOS provides information about the hardware
components of your system. It is the responsibility of the BIOS to supply this database with information
about itself and the devices on the system board. This specification documents the standards for getting
access to this BIOS information.
Preboot eXecution Environment
Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) technology makes your computer more manageable (it is PXE
2.1-compliant) by enabling it to boot (load an operating system or another executable image) from a server.
Your computer supports the PC functions that PXE requires. For example, with the appropriate LAN card,
your computer can be booted from the PXE server.
Note:
Remote Program Load (RPL) cannot be used with your computer.
Wake on LAN
A network administrator can use Wake on LAN to turn on a computer from a management console.
When Wake on LAN is used with network management software, many functions, such as data transfer,
software updates, and Flash (POST/BIOS) updates, can be performed remotely without remote attendance.
This updating can be done after normal working hours and on weekends, to save time and increase
productivity. Users are not interrupted during normal working hours, and LAN traffic is kept to a minimum.
Chapter 8
.
Advanced configuration
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