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Lenovo BIOS Windows Management

Instrumentation Interface

Deployment Guide

Date: August 2008

Lenovo BIOS Windows Management

Instrumentation Interface

Deployment Guide

Date: August 2008

First Edition (August 2008)

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Contents

Preface ...............v

Chapter 1. Overview .........1

Using Windows Management Instrumentation ...1

Key benefits ..............1

Functions ..............2

Environment .............2

Interface ...............2

Supported computers ...........2

Chapter 2. Script classes and

parameters .............3

Configuring BIOS settings ..........3

Return types ..............3

Password Authentication ..........4

Available BIOS setting names .........4

Chapter 3. Typical usage .......9

Listing current BIOS settings .........9

Changing BIOS settings...........9

Changing the boot order ..........9

Restoring default settings..........10

Changing an existing hardware password ....10

Limitations ..............10

Chapter 4. Security .........11

Appendix A. Sample Visual Basic

scripts for configuring BIOS settings .13

Restore default settings ..........13

List all BIOS settings on the local computer ...13

Set asingle BIOS setting on the local computer ..14

Set asingle BIOS setting on the local computer if a

supervisor password exists .........15

List all BIOS settings on the remote computer ...15

Set asingle BIOS setting on aremote computer ..16

Set asingle BIOS setting on aremote computer

when asupervisor password exists ......17

Set asupervisor password on the local computer

when asupervisor password exists ......18

Set asupervisor password on aremote computer

when asupervisor password exists ......18

Appendix B. Sample PowerShell scripts

for remote BIOS management .....21

Get all current BIOS settings.........21

Show aparticular BIOS setting ........22

Setting aBIOS setting ...........23

Appendix C. Notices .........25

Trademarks ..............26

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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 aZIP 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:

www.lenovo.com/support

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Chapter 1. Overview

IT administrators are always looking for easier ways to manage client computer

BIOS settings, which include passwords, hardware settings, and the boot order.

The Lenovo BIOS WMI interface provides asimplified way to change these

settings. Lenovo has developed aBIOS interface that can be manipulated through

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). The Lenovo BIOS WMI interface

enables IT administrators to make queries on current BIOS settings, restore settings

to their factory defaults, change single settings, reset or change passwords, and

modify the boot order either at client computers or remotely.

Using Windows Management Instrumentation

WMI is provided as astandard feature in most Windows®operating systems. It

provides apowerful 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 management of BIOS settings.

The following illustration shows how WMI can be used to access Lenovo BIOS

settings.

WMI uses Windows Script host (WSH) to interpret scripts. You can write your

scripts in either Windows Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) or JavaScript.

Key benefits

The Lenovo BIOS WMI interface provides the following benefits:

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Functions

vFlexible BIOS configuration, including the ability to change asingle BIOS setting

or all BIOS settings

vBIOS password management, including updating supervisor passwords,

power-on passwords, and hard disk drive (HDD) passwords

vNo dependency on aspecific BIOS level

Environment

vRemote or local capabilities

vSupport of unattended operations

vNo software installation, including managed object format (MOF), required

vReplaces DOS-based BIOS configuration tools

Interface

vEasy to adopt for various management servers

vReplaces current SMI interface

vCommon interface for different products

Supported computers

BIOS setup through WMI is supported on the following new ThinkPad products

only:

vR400

vR500

vT500

vW500

vX200

vX200s

vX200 Tablet

vX301

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