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Chapter 3. Typical Usage
Through WMI, you can configure BIOS settings in the
followingways:
·ListBIOSsettings
·ChangeBIOSsettings
·Changethebootorder(sometimesreferredtoasthestartup
sequence)
·LoaddefaultBIOSsettings
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
localcomputer”onpage12and“ListallBIOSsettingsonthe
remotecomputer”onpage14forsamplescripts).
SeeTable4onpage4foralistofavailableBIOSsettings.
Changing BIOS settings
TochangeaBIOSsetting,completethefollowingsteps:
1.Identify the BIOS setting you want to change using the
Lenovo_BiosSetting class (see “List all BIOS settings on the local
computer” on page 12 and “List all BIOS settings on the remote
computer”onpage14forsamplescripts).
2.Identifythevaluetowhichthesettingwillbechanged.
Note: See Table 4 on page 4 for a list of available values for a
particularsetting.
3.Change the BIOS setting to the desired value using the
Lenovo_SetBiosSetting class, then use the Lenovo_SaveBiosSetting
classto save the settings (see“Set a singleBIOS setting on the local
computer” on page 12 and “Set a single BIOS setting on a remote
computer”onpage14forsamplescripts).
Note:BIOSsettingsandvaluesarecasesensitive.
After making changes to the BIOS settings, you must reboot the
computerbeforethechangeswilltakeeffect.
Changing the Startup Sequence
Tochangethestartup sequqence,completethe foll\owingsteps:
1. Determine
the current setting for "StartupSequence" by using
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