Lenovo ThinkStation C20 Deployment Guide

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Chapter 1. Overview
ITadministratorsarealwayslookingforeasierwaysto manage
clientcomputerBIOSsettings,whichincludehardwaresettings
andbootorder.TheLenovoBIOSWMIinterfaceprovidesa
simplifiedwaytochangethesesettings.Lenovohasdevelopeda
BIOS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,andmodifythebootordereitherat client
computersorremotely.
Using Windows Management Instrumentation
WMIisprovided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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:

Lenovo ThinkStation C20 Specifications

General

HDD capacity	500 GB
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory clock speed	1333 MHz
Processor cache	12 MB
Processor frequency	2.4 GHz
Processor front side bus	1066 MHz
Power supply	800 W
Plug and Play	Yes

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	444 mm
Width	130 mm
Height	427 mm