You can get BIOS information on a system running the Microsoft Windows
operating system using the
PowerShell
cmdlet Get-WmiObject cmdlet. E.g.
PS C:\> Get-WmiObject win32_bios
SMBIOSBIOSVersion : FB
Manufacturer : Award Software International, Inc.
Name : Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
SerialNumber :
Version : GBT - 42302e31
PS C:\>If you only want a particular piece of information, such as the
manufacturer or BIOS version number, you can add | Select
followed by the parameter or parameters you want to see displayed. E.g.:
PS C:\> Get-WmiObject win32_bios | select Manufacturer Manufacturer ------------ Award Software International, Inc. PS C:\> Get-WmiObject win32_bios | select Manufacturer, Version Manufacturer Version ------------ ------- Award Software International, Inc. GBT - 42302e31 PS C:\>
On Dell systems, you can use the command to obtain the service tag number, since it will be shown as the serial number as in the case of the Dell Inspiron 620s in the example below:
PS C:\ Get-WmiObject win32_bios SMBIOSBIOSVersion : A04 Manufacturer : Dell Inc. Name : BIOS Date: 11/21/11 10:52:35 Ver: 04.06.04 SerialNumber : FP1QVR1 Version : DELL - 1072009 PS C:\> Get-WmiObject win32_computersystem Domain : mayberry.lan Manufacturer : Dell Inc. Model : Inspiron 620s Name : UNION PrimaryOwnerName : Jane TotalPhysicalMemory : 6350831616 PS C:\>
You can also use Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) to obtain the information as noted at Using wmic to obtain model and serial numbers for Dell systems.
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