SCE does show you the BIOS for your machines in the hardware reports. At least it does for all my Dells. TVK
From: Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 11:32 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Dell OpenManage IT Assistant? Not that I have seen and with some of the other things lost over the years is why I am now looking at SCE to replace it. I still can't see the BIOS but I will be able to see what software is loaded. Who knows what I will find viewable when I FINALLY get SCE to work. I am only on the demo via a vhd and at this point it can see the Vista clients but not the XP. Jon On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 11:54 AM, David Lum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: I thought I had seen that it had changes to this, thanks! Any way to VIEW the BIOS settings from the console? If not that sure is a step backward... Dave From: Michael Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 8:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell OpenManage IT Assistant? You now use the Dell Client Configuration Utility and make an .exe and run that .exe on the computer to set Bios settings. Of course, Im talking about clients and not servers. http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R123761&SystemID=PLX_GX280&os=WW1&osl=en&deviceid=4904&devlib=0&typecnt=1&vercnt=2&formatcnt=2&libid=7&fileid=164480 you can use make a batch file to copy that file to the local hard drive of the pc and the psexec it to run locally (has to run locally on the pc to actually set the settings you create in the file\bios) voila.. From: Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 10:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Dell OpenManage IT Assistant? >From what I have seen it looks like they have taken that and some other >functionality out of OM. Jon On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 10:41 AM, David Lum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: When I used Dell OpenManage IT assistant v5.x I was able to easily set BIOS settings, etc from a central console. I have the 8.x console loaded and cannot see where I am able to do that anymore. Does anyone use this app that can help out? Dave Lum Systems Engineer " When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands." ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
