Is there any way for BIOS settings over the network?

[Arval]

Hello everyone,

I would like to know that whether there is any way of changing BIOS settings over the network? Means is there any way to change the settings of BIOS over the wired network? Can any one provide me information related to this issue?

Thanking You in advance.

[Steve123]

Can i know that which system are you using currently? You can have a control voltage and cpu speed through remote desktop machine, because some motherboard have utility in windows. But you would not be able to change all settings in the BIOS.

[Arval]

I have a Dell systems, and i often do Internet research by running OMCI with VBS scripts. I don't know much about my system and would not be able to tell you properly about OMCI, whether it is installed or not in my system.

[Spyrus]

The Dell Client Configuration Utility is an ad-hoc configuration tool to modify Dell BIOS settings on workstation class systems(Precision, OptiPlex & Latitude). It does not require the permanent installation of a management agent on the target systems. The tool consists of a simple web-based interface that allows you to select and configure a multitude of settings. It will compile an executable that you can then deploy to the systems that need the modifications.

Determining available values:-

In order to populate the dropdown values in DCCU (i.ei Dell Client Configuration Utility) it is necessary to perform an initial "get values" operation that will create an XML file that we can then import back into the tool.

1. Start DCCU

2. Navigate to the Get Values tab

3. Choose the Select All checkbox

4. Choose Create Package, make note of the location where the tool saves the executable, name the file anyting that you want e.g. GETVALUES.EXE.

5. Go to the folder where the executable was saved and run it.

6. In the DCCU interface choose Open Output File

7. Browse to the folder that your executable was saved to and choose DCCUResults.xml

The values in the tool should now be populated with your current configuration.

After that you can also modify the value.

Modifying a Value:-

You can now modify any of the available values. Go to the Set Values tab and find the value you wish to modify. The below example shows setting the Wake-on-LAN configuration to 6 (enabled for All nics).

After you have selected the settings that you want applied you simply choose the Create Package button to create the compiled exe. Make sure you save it as a name that is easily attributed to the settings it is changing.

Deploying the Settings
You can now copy this simple executable to your deployment tool and send the configuration to your clients. There are a few items to be aware of when deploying:

* The executable will delete itself from the location where it was run. It will only leave behind the XML files that contain the status of the change. If you need to run the settings multiple times for some reason then you might copy the exe to temp directory and execute it there.
* This tool will issue a zero exit code if it was successful but it does not provide definitive inventory on the state of the BIOS setting.
* While a reboot will not occur, some settings may not be viable until after a reboot. You will need to test that scenario for your custom settings. In most cases you can avoid an immeadiate reboot and wait for the next user initiated reboot.

[Zachary]

You can also take the help of the Dell website,it will also help you out to configure your BIOS settings over the network. Hope it may help you to reset your BIOS settings over the network.