CIM_VideoBIOSFeature class
The CIM_VideoBIOSFeature class represents the capabilities of the low-level software used to configure and access a computer system's video controller and display.
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 of its inherited properties. Properties are listed in alphabetic order, not MOF order.
Syntax
[UUID("{BAE20634-E3D4-11d2-8601-0000F8102E5F}"), Abstract, AMENDMENT]
class CIM_VideoBIOSFeature : CIM_SoftwareFeature
{
string Caption;
string CharacteristicDescriptions[];
uint16 Characteristics[];
string Description;
string IdentifyingNumber;
datetime InstallDate;
string Name;
string ProductName;
string Status;
string Vendor;
string Version;
};
Members
The CIM_VideoBIOSFeature class has these types of members:
Properties
The CIM_VideoBIOSFeature class has these properties.
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Caption
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: MaxLen (64), DisplayName ("Caption")
Short textual description of the object.
This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.
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CharacteristicDescriptions
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Data type: string array
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: ArrayType ("Indexed"), MappingStrings ("MIF.DMTF|Video BIOS Characteristic|001.4"), ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_VideoBIOSFeature.Characteristics")
Free-form strings that provide detailed descriptions for the video BIOS features indicated in the Characteristics array.
Note
Each entry of this array is related to the entry in the Characteristics array that is located at the same index.
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Characteristics
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Data type: uint16 array
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: ArrayType ("Indexed"), MappingStrings ("MIF.DMTF|Video BIOS Characteristic|001.3"), ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_VideoBIOSFeature.CharacteristicDescriptions")
Features supported by the video BIOS. For example, support for VESA power management or video BIOS shadowing could be indicated. The value 3 ("Unknown") is not valid in the CIM schema since it represents that no BIOS features are supported in DMI. In which case, the object should not be instantiated.
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Other (1)
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Unknown (2)
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Undefined (3)
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Standard Video BIOS (4)
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VESA BIOS Extensions Supported (5)
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VESA Power Management Supported (6)
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VESA Display Data Channel Supported (7)
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Video BIOS Shadowing Allowed (8)
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Video BIOS Upgradeable (9)
Description
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: DisplayName ("Description")
Textual description of the object.
This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.
IdentifyingNumber
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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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
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Data type: datetime
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: MappingStrings ("MIF.DMTF|ComponentID|001.5"), DisplayName ("Install Date")
Date and time the object was installed. This property does not need a value to indicate that the object is installed.
This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.
Name
Label by which the object is known outside of the data processing system. This label is a name that uniquely identifies the element in the context of the element's namespace.
This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.
ProductName
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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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
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: MaxLen (10), DisplayName ("Status")
Current status of the object. 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
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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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 (SES).
This property is inherited from CIM_SoftwareFeature.
Version
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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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 SES.
This property is inherited from CIM_SoftwareFeature.
Remarks
The CIM_VideoBIOSFeature 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 |
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| Minimum supported client |
Windows Vista |
| Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2008 |
| Namespace |
Root\CIMV2 |
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