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Preface The purpose of this guide is to explain how to modify BIOS passwords, 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 organizations. This guide is provided in a ZIP file package that contains this deployment guide as well as Visual Basic sample scripts to use when configuring BIOS settings. This deployment guide is developed for IT professionals to assist with the unique challenges that they encounter. If you have suggestions or comments, communicate with your Lenovo® authorized representative. To learn more about the technologies that can help you lower the total cost of ownership and to check for periodic updates to this guide, visit the following Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2012 v

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Preface
The
purpose
of
this
guide
is
to
explain
how
to
modify
BIOS
passwords,
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
con±guring
BIOS
settings
on
computers
in
their
organizations.
This
guide
is
provided
in
a
ZIP
±le
package
that
contains
this
deployment
guide
as
well
as
Visual
Basic
sample
scripts
to
use
when
con±guring
BIOS
settings.
This
deployment
guide
is
developed
for
IT
professionals
to
assist
with
the
unique
challenges
that
they
encounter.
If
you
have
suggestions
or
comments,
communicate
with
your
Lenovo
®
authorized
representative.
To
learn
more
about
the
technologies
that
can
help
you
lower
the
total
cost
of
ownership
and
to
check
for
periodic
updates
to
this
guide,
visit
the
following
Web
site:
©
Copyright
Lenovo
2008,
2012
v