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To update your UEFI BIOS, go to the following Web site and follow the instructions on the screen:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers
Using system management
This section is intended primarily for network administrators.
Your computer is designed for manageability, so that you can redirect more of your resources to better
meet your business objectives.
This manageability, or “Total Cost of Ownership” (TCO), enables you to remotely power on your computer,
format the hard disk drive, install the software of your choice (for example, Windows XP with user and
system-management applications), and have the computer start up and function in the same way as an
ordinary desktop PC.
Once the computer is congured and operational, you can manage it by use of software and manageability
features already integrated into the client system and the network.
System management
Check the following topics to learn more about features of System Management:
• Desktop Management Interface
• Preboot eXecution Environment
• Asset ID EEPROM
Desktop Management Interface
The Unied Extensible Firmware Interface of your computer supports an interface called System
Management BIOS Reference Specication(SMBIOS) V2.4. SMBIOS provides information about the
hardware components of your system. It is the responsibility of the BIOS to supply this database with
information about itself and the devices on the system board. This specication documents the standards
for getting access to this UEFI information.
Preboot eXecution Environment
Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) technology makes your computer more manageable (it is PXE
2.1-compliant) by enabling it to boot (load an operating system or another executable image) from a server.
Your computer supports the PC functions that PXE requires. For example, with the appropriate LAN card,
your computer can be booted from the PXE server.
Note: Remote Program Load (RPL) cannot be used with your computer.
Asset ID EEPROM
The Asset ID EEPROM contains information about the system, including its conguration and the serial
numbers of key components. It also includes a number of blank elds in which you can record information
about the end users in your network.
Setting management features
To enable the network administrator to control your computer remotely, you must congure the network
interface by setting the system-management features in the ThinkPad Setup program. You can congure
the following function in this program:
• Startup sequence
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