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How To Reset Bios Settings In Lenovo T420

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(English) BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide - Page 5

... 1 Using Windows Management Instrumentation . . 1 Key benefits 1 Functions 1 Environment 2 Interface 2 Supported computers 2 Chapter 2. Notices 29 Trademarks 30 © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2012 iii Script classes and parameters 3 Configuring BIOS settings 3 Return types 3 Password Authentication 4 Available BIOS setting names 4 Chapter 3. Contents Preface v Chapter 1.
(English) BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide - Page 7

... to assist with your Lenovo® authorized representative. To learn more about the technologies that can help you have suggestions or comments, communicate with the unique challenges that contains this guide is provided in their organizations. This deployment guide is intended for IT professionals to use when configuring BIOS settings. This guide is...
(English) BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide - Page 9

... WMI uses Windows Script host (WSH) to their factory defaults, change single settings, reset or change a single BIOS setting or all BIOS settings © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2012 1 The following benefits: Functions • Flexible BIOS configuration, including the ability to access Lenovo BIOS settings. Chapter 1. Overview IT administrators are always looking for easier ways to manage...
(English) BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide - Page 11

...,oldpop,newpop,ascii,us;" Notes: 1. Return types You will receive one of the following interface details can be used to BIOS settings: Table 2. Not Supported The feature is not valid. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2012 3 Script classes and parameters This chapter contains WMI implementation details for PowerShell sample scripts. 3. See Appendix A "Sample Visual...
(English) BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide - Page 12

Reboot the system and try again Password Authentication If a supervisor password is requested. 4 Lenovo BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide The security-related options are dependent on different computers. German, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian Available BIOS setting names Some BIOS settings are not changed even if the "load default" is already ...
(English) BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide - Page 13

... R400, R500, T400, T500, W500, X200, X200s, X200 Tablet 2 - T420, T420i, T420s, T420si, T520, T520i, W520, X220, X220i, X220 Tablet, X220i Tablet 7 - L430, L530 11- The numbers listed in the Supported products column in Table 4 "List of available BIOS settings Item name WakeOnLAN FlashOverLAN EthernetLANOptionROM IPv4NetworkStack HarddriveDMA WirelessLANandWiMAXRadios SerialPort SerialPortIO...
(English) BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide - Page 14

List of available BIOS settings (continued) Item name Selection name PCIINTC "Disable", "Auto Select", "3", "4", "5",... 9, 10, 11, 12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 8, 9 1, 3 6 Lenovo BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide Table 4.
(English) BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide - Page 16

List of security reason. 8 Lenovo BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide Y ... 9, 12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Note: It is not supported to set this feature to "Disable" because of available BIOS settings (continued) Item name Selection name KeyboardBeep "Enable", "Disable" Load default? Table 4.
(English) BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide - Page 18

List of available BIOS settings (continued) Item name Selection name MicrophoneAccess "..., 11, 12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 10 Lenovo BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide Table 4.
(English) BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide - Page 21

...17 and "List all available BIOS settings that are not specified are case sensitive. Change the BIOS setting to as the startup sequence) • Load default BIOS settings Listing current BIOS settings For a list of available BIOS settings. ATAPICD0:HDD0 © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2012 13 Identify the value to save the settings (see "List all BIOS settings on the local computer" on...
(English) BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide - Page 22

..., Slovenian Limitations The following WMI limitations exist for BIOS setup: • BIOS settings cannot be changed at the same boot as power...Set a supervisor password on a remote computer when a supervisor password exists" on passwords (POP) and hard disk passwords (HDP). If you must reboot the system after changing one of them. • A password cannot be updated or cleared. 14 Lenovo BIOS...
(English) BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide - Page 23

... these parameters for sample scripts used to establish an encrypted remote connection as follows: 1. You can enhance security by default. Set an authentication level of "impersonate" 2. Chapter 4. Set an impersonation level of "pktPrivacy" See Appendix A "Sample Visual Basic scripts for configuring BIOS settings" on page 17 for encryption. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2012 15
(English) BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide - Page 25

....ExecQuery("Select * from an administrator command prompt. On Windows Vista and Windows 7, you may find helpful when configuring BIOS settings. Sample Visual Basic scripts for reference only. The scripts can be executed on your Lenovo computer. To copy and paste scripts, use the scripts in the ZIP file can be used as needed...
(English) BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide - Page 26

...",") + 1, 256) WScript.Echo StrItem + " = " + StrValue End If Next Set a single BIOS setting on the local computer Use the sample scripts in colItems ObjItem.SetBiosSetting strRequest, strReturn Next WScript.Echo strRequest WScript.Echo " SetBiosSetting: " + strReturn If strReturn "Success" Then WScript.Quit End If 18 Lenovo BIOS Setup using Windows Management Instrumentation Deployment Guide
(English) User Guide - Page 112

... not reset your password and keep it on page 94, typing your supervisor password. 94 User Guide Select Supervisor Password. 8. Commit your computer to a Lenovo reseller or a Lenovo marketing ..., Lenovo can set the same supervisor password on many ThinkPad notebooks to make administration easier. • By enabling the Lock UEFI BIOS Settings in the Password menu when you set the...
(Traditional Chinese) User Guide - Page 99

...-Users WAN ThinkPad Password Lock UEFI BIOS Settings 變更。 1 2 3 4 F1 ThinkPad Setup。 5. 選取 Security 6. 選取 Password。 7. 選取 Supervisor Password。 8 9 Enter New Password Enter 鍵。 10. 請按 Enter 11 Enter Setup Notice 視窗。 Lenovo Lenovo Lenovo 12...
(Traditional Chinese) User Guide - Page 236

...; LAN 3 無線 LAN 與 WiMAX LAN 或 WiMAX ThinkPad ThinkPad http://www.lenovo.com/support ThinkPad 1 http://www.lenovo.com/support 2. 按一下 Support & downloads 3 Enter a product number Go。. 4 ThinkPad EAR ECCN) 為 4A994.b EAR E1 ThinkPad T420/T420i,機型 4237、4238、4178...
(Japanese) User Guide - Page 114

... Setup 5 Security 6. 「Password 7. 「Supervisor Password 96 ThinkPad Setup ThinkPad ThinkPad Wake on LAN Flash over LAN Internal Network Option ROM Lock UEFI BIOS Setting Password at unattended boot Boot Device List F12 Boot Order Lock Flash BIOS Updating by End-Users Internal Network Device Internal Wireless Device Internal Bluetooth Device Internal Wireless...
(Hebrew) User Guide - Page 93

... notebook Lock UEFI BIOS Settings Password Supervisor ‫‪:Notes‬‬ Supervisor 1 ‫‪ .2 3 ‫‪ .4 F1 ThinkPad Setup 5 Security ‫‪ .6 Password 7 Supervisor Password 8 9 Supervisor Enter New Password Enter 10 Enter 11 Enter Setup Notice‬‬ Lenovo ,Supervisor Lenovo ‫‪ .12 F10...
(Arabic) User Guide - Page 236

....lenovo.com/support ThinkPad http://www.lenovo.com/support Support & downloads Go Enter a product number ThinkPad United States Export Administration Regulations (EAR EAR E1 ECCN) of 4A994.b .4179‫ ﻭ‬4177‫ ﻭ‬4236‫ ﻭ‬4180‫ ﻭ‬4178‫ ﻭ‬4238‫ ﻭ‬4237 ThinkPad T420...

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