wmi Win32_BIOS reference for Network Programming in .NET with C# & Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET)

WMI class ' Win32_BIOS ' reference for C# and VB.NET

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[Description("The Win32_BIOS class represents the attributes of the computer system's basic input/output services (BIOS) that are installed on the computer."): ToSubClass, AMENDMENT, LOCALE(1033)]
class Win32_BIOS : CIM_BIOSElement
{
	[Description("The Version property contains the version of the BIOS. This string is created by the BIOS manufacturer. "): ToSubClass] string Version = NULL;
	[Description("The ReleaseDate property indicates the release date of the Win32 BIOS in the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) format of YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.MMMMMM(+-)OOO."): ToSubClass] datetime ReleaseDate;
	[Description("The BiosCharacteristics property identifies the BIOS characteristics supported by the system as defined by the System Management BIOS Reference Specification"): ToSubClass, Values{"Reserved", "Reserved", "Unknown", "BIOS Characteristics Not Supported", "ISA is supported", "MCA is supported", "EISA is supported", "PCI is supported", "PC Card (PCMCIA) is supported", "Plug and Play is supported", "APM is supported", "BIOS is Upgradeable (Flash)", "BIOS shadowing is allowed", "VL-VESA is supported", "ESCD support is available", "Boot from CD is supported", "Selectable Boot is supported", "BIOS ROM is socketed ", "Boot From PC Card (PCMCIA) is supported", "EDD (Enhanced Disk Drive) Specification is supported", "Int 13h - Japanese Floppy for NEC 9800 1.2mb (3.5\", 1k Bytes/Sector, 360 RPM) is supported", "Int 13h - Japanese Floppy for Toshiba 1.2mb (3.5\", 360 RPM) is supported", "Int 13h - 5.25\" / 360 KB Floppy Services are supported", "Int 13h - 5.25\" /1.2MB Floppy Services are supported", "Int 13h - 3.5\" / 720 KB Floppy Services are  supported", "Int 13h - 3.5\" / 2.88 MB Floppy Services are supported", "Int 5h, Print Screen Service is supported", "Int 9h, 8042 Keyboard services are supported", "Int 14h, Serial Services are supported", "Int 17h, printer services are supported", "Int 10h, CGA/Mono Video Services are supported", "NEC PC-98", "ACPI supported", "USB Legacy is supported", "AGP is supported", "I2O boot is supported", "LS-120 boot is supported", "ATAPI ZIP Drive boot is supported", "1394 boot is supported", "Smart Battery supported"}: ToSubClass] uint16 BiosCharacteristics[];
	[Description("The InstallableLanguages property indicates the number of languages available for installation on this system. Language may determine properties such as the need for Unicode and bi-directional text."): ToSubClass] uint16 InstallableLanguages;
	[Description("The ListOfLanguages property contains a list of namesof available BIOS-installable languages."): ToSubClass] string ListOfLanguages[];
	[Description("The CurrentLanguage property shows the name of the current BIOS language."): ToSubClass] string CurrentLanguage;
	[Description("The SMBIOSPresent property indicates whether the SMBIOS is available on this computer system.\nValues: TRUE or FALSE. If TRUE, SMBIOS is on this computer."): ToSubClass] boolean SMBIOSPresent;
	[Description("The SMBIOSMajorVersion property contains the major SMBIOS version number. This property will be NULL if SMBIOS not found."): ToSubClass] uint16 SMBIOSMajorVersion;
	[Description("The SMBIOSMinorVersion property contains the minor SMBIOS Version number. This property will be NULL if SMBIOS not found."): ToSubClass] uint16 SMBIOSMinorVersion;
	[Description("The SMBIOSBIOSVersion property contains the BIOS version as reported by SMBIOS."): ToSubClass] string SMBIOSBIOSVersion;
	[Description("The BIOSVersion array property contains the complete System BIOS information. In many machines, there can be several version strings stored in the Registry representing the system BIOS info.  The property contains the complete set. "): ToSubClass] string BIOSVersion[];
};

Class properties:

Win32_BIOS.BiosCharacteristics
Win32_BIOS.BIOSVersion
Win32_BIOS.BuildNumber
Win32_BIOS.Caption
Win32_BIOS.CodeSet
Win32_BIOS.CurrentLanguage
Win32_BIOS.Description
Win32_BIOS.IdentificationCode
Win32_BIOS.InstallableLanguages
Win32_BIOS.InstallDate
Win32_BIOS.LanguageEdition
Win32_BIOS.ListOfLanguages
Win32_BIOS.Manufacturer
Win32_BIOS.Name
Win32_BIOS.OtherTargetOS
Win32_BIOS.PrimaryBIOS
Win32_BIOS.ReleaseDate
Win32_BIOS.SerialNumber
Win32_BIOS.SMBIOSBIOSVersion
Win32_BIOS.SMBIOSMajorVersion
Win32_BIOS.SMBIOSMinorVersion
Win32_BIOS.SMBIOSPresent
Win32_BIOS.SoftwareElementID
Win32_BIOS.SoftwareElementState
Win32_BIOS.Status
Win32_BIOS.TargetOperatingSystem
Win32_BIOS.Version

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WMI class ' Win32_BIOS ' reference for C# and VB.NET

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