SMBios is available on all PC Bios’s that support it. It is possible to
download the reference doc on this, but source actually showing how to use
the information is sparse. That link I provided was simply the first link I
found that used the information. In prior projects, I have used the SMBios
information in both kernel mode drivers and user apps. Since I am not free
to disperse the source we have developed using SMBios, I just did a quick
search looking for something (with source) that actually used it.
Adam
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Little [mailto:xxxxx@Broadstor.com]
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 11:35 AM
To: NT Developers Interest List
Subject: [ntdev] RE: Reading the bios settings programatically from th e
us er mode (or kernel mode) code
Adam,
I looked at what you suggested, and I do NOT think that is what Peter was
looking for. It’s in Intel assembly which suggests to me that it is for DOS,
Linux, and or Unix, and not compatible with a kernel mode windows driver. To
get specific QLogic bios information, Peters best bet is to use the boot
time BIOS of the QLogic adapter, or use an IOCTL_SCSI_MINIPORT call to the
QLogic mini-port, if QLogic supports a sub-command that will return the
information he needs.
If in a kernel driver, then all he needs to use is the facilities already
provide by PnP … StartDevice and or Read/Write configuration.
Gary G. Little
Staff Engineer
Broadband Storage, Inc.
xxxxx@broadstor.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Peterson [mailto:xxxxx@efficient.com]
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 8:25 AM
To: NT Developers Interest List
Subject: [ntdev] RE: Reading the bios settings programatically from the us
er mode (or kernel mode) code
Do a search for SMBIOS, just did a quick one, and here is a link for a
program with source that reads the bios info:
http://www.voodoofiles.com/3836
Adam
-----Original Message-----
From: xxxxx@yahoo.com [mailto:xxxxx@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 3:43 AM
To: NT Developers Interest List
Subject: [ntdev] Reading the bios settings programatically from the user
mode (or kernel mode) code
Hello Friends,
Is there any standard way to programatically read the BIOS
settings?
Basically I want to know whether a particular option of the
QLogic HBA adapter (fiber channel) is enabled. From my (user
mode) code I would like to check this and report the user to
change the settings before trying out my software - if a
particular option is not enabled.
Thanks in advance
Peter
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