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Readin/writing BIOS values

adi
Hi

Is there a possibility to read/write BIOS values?
I develop an application that should start running at 6 a.m. every day,
so I need to make sure that the computer will start at that time. So I
thought that setting this value each time the app starts will reduce
the possibility that someone changed this value (I am not allowed to
password-protect the BIOS, so anyone will be able to modify this
value).
Windows modifies the BIOS when the user changes the date/time
properties (it changes the BIOS date/time), so I guess there is some
API to do it.

Thanks.

Dec 7 '06 #1
1 5133
You rather deployment the MOM or SMS solution. I think those are the proper
ways to do it.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...5/default.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...s/default.mspx

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Hi

Is there a possibility to read/write BIOS values?
I develop an application that should start running at 6 a.m. every day,
so I need to make sure that the computer will start at that time. So I
thought that setting this value each time the app starts will reduce
the possibility that someone changed this value (I am not allowed to
password-protect the BIOS, so anyone will be able to modify this
value).
Windows modifies the BIOS when the user changes the date/time
properties (it changes the BIOS date/time), so I guess there is some
API to do it.

Thanks.
Dec 8 '06 #2

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