The purpose of this guide is to explain how to modify BIOS passwords, settings, and boot order using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) through the Lenovo client-management interface. This guide is intended for skilled IT administrators who are familiar with configuring BIOS settings on computers in their organizations.

This guide is provided in a ZIP file package that contains this deployment guide as well as Visual Basic sample scripts to use when configuring BIOS settings.

This deployment guide is developed for IT professionals to assist with the unique challenges that they encounter.

The following ThinkPad systems are supported:

• L430, L530
• R400, R500, X200, X200s, X200 Tablet
• T400, T400s, T410, T410s, T420, T420i, T420s, T420si, T430, T430s, T430si, T430u, T500, T510, T520, T520i, T530
• W500, W510, W520, W530, W700, W700ds, W701
• X201, X201s, X301
• X1, X1 Carbon, X220 Tablet, X220, X220i, X220i Tablet, X230, X230i, X230 Tablet

Note:
This guide applies to Lenovo Thinkpad systems only. For the guide that applies to Lenovo ThinkCentre systems, click here