CIM_BIOSFeature class
The CIM_BIOSFeature class represents the capabilities of the low-level software that is used to start and configure a computer system.
Important
The DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force) CIM (Common Information Model) classes are the parent classes upon which WMI classes are built. WMI currently supports only the CIM 2.x version schemas.
The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all inherited properties. Properties are listed in alphabetic order, not MOF order.
Syntax
[UUID("{7D33100E-E3D3-11d2-8601-0000F8102E5F}"), Abstract, AMENDMENT]
class CIM_BIOSFeature : CIM_SoftwareFeature
{
string Caption;
string Description;
datetime InstallDate;
string Status;
string IdentifyingNumber;
string ProductName;
string Vendor;
string Version;
string Name;
string CharacteristicDescriptions[];
uint16 Characteristics[];
};
Members
The CIM_BIOSFeature class has these types of members:
Properties
The CIM_BIOSFeature class has these properties.
-
Caption
-
-
Data type: string
-
Access type: Read-only
-
Qualifiers: MaxLen (64), DisplayName ("Caption")
A short textual description of the object.
This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.
-
-
CharacteristicDescriptions
-
-
Data type: string array
-
Access type: Read-only
-
Qualifiers: ArrayType ("Indexed"), MappingStrings ("MIF.DMTF|BIOS Characteristic|003.4"), ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_BIOSFeature.Characteristics")
Array of free-form strings that provides detailed explanations of the BIOS features indicated in the Characteristics array.
Note
Each entry in this array is related to the entry in the Characteristics array, which is located at the same index.
-
-
Characteristics
-
-
Data type: uint16 array
-
Access type: Read-only
-
Qualifiers: ArrayType ("Indexed"), MappingStrings ("MIF.DMTF|BIOS Characteristic|003.3"), ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_BIOSFeature.CharacteristicDescriptions")
Array of integers that specifies the features supported by the BIOS. The value 3 is not valid in the CIM schema because it represents that no BIOS features are supported in DMI. In which case, this object should not be instantiated.
-
-
Other (1)
-
Other.
-
Unknown (2)
-
Unknown.
-
Undefined (3)
-
Undefined.
-
ISA Support (4)
-
ISA support.
-
MCA Support (5)
-
MCA support.
-
EISA Support (6)
-
EISA support.
-
PCI Support (7)
-
PCI support.
-
PCMCIA Support (8)
-
PCMCIA support.
-
PnP Support (9)
-
PnP support.
-
APM Support (10)
-
APM support.
-
Upgradeable BIOS (11)
-
Upgradeable BIOS.
-
BIOS Shadowing Allowed (12)
-
BIOS shadowing allowed.
-
VL VESA Support (13)
-
VL VESA support.
-
ESCD Support (14)
-
ESCD support.
-
LS-120 Support (15)
-
LS-120 support.
-
ACPI Support (16)
-
ACPI support.
-
I2O Boot Support (17)
-
I2O boot support.
-
USB Legacy Support (18)
-
USB legacy support.
-
AGP Support (19)
-
AGP support.
-
PC Card (20)
-
PC card.
-
IR (21)
-
IR.
-
1394 (22)
-
-
I2C (23)
-
I2C.
-
Smart Battery (24)
-
Smart battery.
-
PC-98 (160)
-
PC-98.
Description
-
Data type: string
-
Access type: Read-only
-
Qualifiers: DisplayName ("Description")
A textual description of the object.
This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.
IdentifyingNumber
-
Data type: string
-
Access type: Read-only
-
Qualifiers: Propagated ("CIM_Product.IdentifyingNumber"), Key, Maxlen (64), MappingStrings ("DMTF|ComponentID|001.4")
Product identification, such as a serial number on software or a die number on a hardware chip.
This property is inherited from CIM_SoftwareFeature.
InstallDate
-
Data type: datetime
-
Access type: Read-only
-
Qualifiers: MappingStrings ("MIF.DMTF|ComponentID|001.5"), DisplayName ("Install Date")
Indicates when the object was installed. Lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.
This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.
Name
The Name property defines the label by which the object is known to the world outside the data processing system. This label is a human-readable name that uniquely identifies the element in the context of the element's namespace.
This property is inherited from CIM_SoftwareFeature.
ProductName
-
Data type: string
-
Access type: Read-only
-
Qualifiers: Propagated ("CIM_Product.Name"), Key, Maxlen (256), MappingStrings ("DMTF|ComponentID|001.2")
Commonly used product name.
This property is inherited from CIM_SoftwareFeature.
Status
-
Data type: string
-
Access type: Read-only
-
Qualifiers: MaxLen (10), DisplayName ("Status")
String that indicates the current status of the object. Operational and non-operational status can be defined. Operational status can include "OK", "Degraded", and "Pred Fail". "Pred Fail" indicates that an element is functioning properly, but is predicting a failure (for example, a SMART-enabled hard disk drive).
Non-operational status can include "Error", "Starting", "Stopping", and "Service". "Service" can apply during disk mirror-resilvering, reloading a user permissions list, or other administrative work. Not all such work is online, but the managed element is neither "OK" nor in one of the other states.
This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.
Values include the following:
OK ("OK")
Error ("Error")
Degraded ("Degraded")
Unknown ("Unknown")
Pred Fail ("Pred Fail")
Starting ("Starting")
Stopping ("Stopping")
Service ("Service")
Stressed ("Stressed")
NonRecover ("NonRecover")
No Contact ("No Contact")
Lost Comm ("Lost Comm")
Vendor
-
Data type: string
-
Access type: Read-only
-
Qualifiers: Propagated ("CIM_Product.Vendor"), CIM_Key, Maxlen (256), MappingStrings ("DMTF|ComponentID|001.1")
Name of the product's supplier, which corresponds to the Vendor property in the product object of the DMTF Solution Exchange Standard.
This property is inherited from CIM_SoftwareFeature.
Version
-
Data type: string
-
Access type: Read-only
-
Qualifiers: Propagated ("CIM_Product.Version"), Key, Maxlen (64), MappingStrings ("DMTF|ComponentID|001.3")
Product version information, which corresponds to the Version property in the product object of the DMTF Solution Exchange Standard.
This property is inherited from CIM_SoftwareFeature.
Remarks
The CIM_BIOSFeature class is derived from CIM_SoftwareFeature.
WMI does not implement this class.
This documentation is derived from the CIM class descriptions published by the DMTF. Microsoft may have made changes to correct minor errors, conform to Microsoft SDK documentation standards, or provide more information.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client |
Windows Vista |
| Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2008 |
| Namespace |
Root\CIMV2 |
| MOF |
|
| DLL |
|