How to get Low Level system details programatically ?

[T_Natarajan]

Hi,
How can anyone get the low level Bios / system details like what processor is used etc of a system programatically ?

using win32 or asm code ?

Any code snippets or pointer would be greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks for your time.

Kind Regards,
Natarajan.

[Amudhan G]

you can use GetSystemInfo() method to get it.

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[T_Natarajan]

Hi,
Though you answer points in that direction, I was looking for something more like how do i access the BIOS setup details etc.

Many Thanks for your time.

Cheers,
Natarajan.

[fblaha]

1) Take a look to WMI. There is Win32_BIOS class and you can get some useful information. But it works on WIN2000 only.

2) SMBIOS ( or DMI ) compliant machine.
In this case all informations are stored on F0000:10000 memory area in defined structures. In 16 bit app you can access it without any problem.

In WIN32 isn't easy way. You can map this memory area to file, but it isn't very simple.

First of all check WEB for SMBIOS specification. I found some description and examples with source code on INTEL and IBM developer site. If you need more deatails, let me know. You question is more complex than you are expecting :-)))

Good luck.