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Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Desktop Date:Sep. 2011 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 2
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Second Edition (Sep. 2011) © Copyright Lenovo 2011. All rights reserved. - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 4
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Interface...2 Supported computers ...2 Chapter 2. Script Classes and Parameter 3 Configuring BIOS settings ...3 Return types ...5 Password Authentication ...5 Available BIOS setting names when a Administrator password exists 23 Appendix B. Notices ...25 Trademarks ...26 @Copyright Lenovo 2011 I - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 6
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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: www.lenovo.com/support @Copyright Lenovo 2011 III - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 8
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as a standard feature in most Windows® operating systems. It provides a powerful set of functions, such as query-based information retrieval and event notification, which enables users to manage both local and remote computers. The Lenovo BIOS WMI interface extends the capabilities of WMI to allow - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 10
SMI interface ·Common interface for different products Supported computers BIOS setup through WMI descripted in this document is supported on the following new Thinkcentre products only: ·Thinkcentre M91/M91p Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Desktop 2 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 11
Script Classes and Parameter 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 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 12
tate:00 Port1HardDiskPasswordS tate:00 Port2HardDiskPasswordS tate:00 Port3HardDiskPasswordS tate:00 Port4HardDiskPasswordS tate:00 Port5HardDiskPasswordS tate:00 "pop,oldpop, newpop,ascii,us;" Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Desktop 4 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 13
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. System Busy BIOS @Copyright Lenovo 2011 5 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 14
USB Support &Front USB Ports USB Support &Front USB Ports USB Support &Rear USB Ports USB Support &Rear USB Ports USB Support &Rear USB Ports USB Support &Rear USB Ports USB Support &Rear USB Ports USB Support Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Desktop 6 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 15
Memory Size "32MB","64MB","128MB" Total Graphics Memory "128MB","256MB","Maximum" Multi-Monitor Support Onboard Audio Controller Onboard Ethernet Controller "Disabled","Enabled" "Disabled","Enabled" "Disabled","Enabled" Boot Agent "PXE","SMC","Disable" Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Technology Core - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 16
"Network Card", "USB Floppy", "USB Hard Disk", "USB CD/DVD", "USB Key" Automatic Boot Sequence N N N TXT TXT PAP N SATA Controller& Onboard Ethernet Controller& USB Support SATA Controller& Onboard Ethernet Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Desktop 8 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 17
Legacy" "Enabled","Disabled" Controller& USB Support SATA Controller& Onboard Ethernet Controller& USB Support SATA Controller& Onboard Ethernet Controller& USB Support N N Boot Up Num-Lock concatenation of "1S", Machine Type/Model and Serial Number (1Smmmmmmmsssssss) @Copyright Lenovo 2011 9 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 18
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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_BiosSetting class (see "List all BIOS settings on the local computer" on page 16 and - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 20
string New password string Password encoding "abc":raw ascii character "1e302e":scancode "def":raw ascii character "201221":scancode "ascii" "Scancode" Parameter 5 Keyboard ·"us″- English US, English UK, Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Desktop 12 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 21
simutaneously during one power cycle. If you want to change these settings, you must reboot the system after changing one of them. ·A password cannot be set using this method when one does not already exist. Passwords can only be updated or cleared. ·When user try to batch update BIOS settings, make - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 22
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administration scripts operating over a remote connection send data over the network in clear text by default. You can enhance security by modifying of ″pktPrivacy″ See Appendix A, "Sample Visual Basic scripts for configuring BIOS settings," on page 15 for sample scripts used to implement WMI-based - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 24
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used as-is on Windows XP , Windows Vista or Windows 7 to modify BIOS settings on your Lenovo computer. The scripts can be executed on a command prompt using the cscript. .vbs Example: cscript.exe LoadDefaults.vbs ‟ ‟ Load default BIOS settings ‟ On Error Resume Next Dim colItems strComputer = " - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 26
[Item] [Value] Example: cscript.exe SetConfig.vbs "Wake Up on LAN" Disabled ‟ ‟ Set specific BIOS Setting ‟ On Error Resume Next Dim colItems If WScript.Arguments.Count < Next WScript.Echo strRequest Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Desktop 18 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 27
: cscript.exe SetConfigPassword.vbs [Item] [Value] [Password+Encoding] Example: cscript.exe SetConfigPassword.vbs "Wake Up on LAN" Disabled "pass,ascii,us" ‟ ‟ Set specific BIOS Setting ‟ On Error Resume Next Dim colItems If WScript.Arguments.Count < > 3 Then WScript.Echo "SetConfigPassword.vbs - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 28
BIOS BIOS setting on a remote computer. Syntax: cscript.exe SetConfigRemote.vbs [Item] [Value] [Hostname] Example: cscript.exe SetConfigRemote.vbs "Wake Up on LAN" Disabled mattdev-c5 ‟ ‟ Set specific BIOS Setting Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Desktop - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 29
strRequest WScript.Echo " SaveBiosSettings: " + strReturn Set a single BIOS setting on a remote computer when a Administrator password exists Use cscript.exe SetConfigPasswordRemote.vbs "Wake Up on LAN" Disabled "pass,ascii,us" mattdev-c5 ‟ ‟ Set specific BIOS Setting ‟ On Error Resume Next Dim - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 30
.vbs [old password] [new password] [encoding] Example: cscript.exe SetAdminPassword.vbs oldpass newpass "ascii,us" ‟ ‟ Update Administrator password ‟ On Error objWMIService = GetObject("WinMgmts:" _ Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Desktop 22 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 31
scripts in the ZIP file as templates to set a single BIOS setting on a remote computer. Note: You cannot set a new password] [encoding] [hostname] Example: cscript.exe SetAdminPasswordRemote.vbs oldpass newpass "ascii,us" mattdev-c5 ‟ ‟ Update : " + strReturn @Copyright Lenovo 2011 23 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 32
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to state or imply that only that Lenovo product, program, or service may be used. Any functionally equivalent product, program, or service that does not infringe any Lenovo intellectual property right may be used instead. However, it is the user's responsibility to evaluate and verify the operation - Lenovo ThinkCentre M91 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deplo - Page 34
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