Q202002: SMS: PC BIOS Properties Should Be Updated for New Systems

Article: Q202002
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms200 kbsms200bug
Last Modified: 08-MAR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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In Systems Management Server (SMS) version 2.0, some newer IBM PS/2 systems may
not have their PCBIOS data updated in the PCBIOS\Category table of the database.
As a result, in addition to the PCBIOS information of newer systems not be
discovered and entered into the database, the PC systems are not identified.

CAUSE
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IBM does use the System Descriptor Table generated by INT 0x15 to identify the
different models. Getcomp.exe uses this same table to report the PCBIOS
property.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbsms200 kbsms200bug 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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