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Check-Bios

Checks the BIOS status

try {
	if ($IsLinux) {
		$model = (sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name)
		if ("$model" -eq "") { exit 0 } # no information
		Write-Progress "Querying BIOS details..."
		$version = (sudo dmidecode -s bios-version)
		$releaseDate = (sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date)
		$manufacturer = (sudo dmidecode -s system-manufacturer)
		Write-Progress -completed "Done."
	} else {
		$details = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_BIOS
		$model = $details.Name.Trim()
		$version = $details.Version.Trim()
		$serial = $details.SerialNumber.Trim()
		$manufacturer = $details.Manufacturer.Trim()
	}
	if ($model -eq "To be filled by O.E.M.") { $model = "N/A" }
	if ($version -eq "To be filled by O.E.M.") { $version = "N/A" }
	if ("$releaseDate" -ne "") { $releaseDate = " of $releaseDate" }
	if ("$serial" -eq "") { $serial = "N/A" }
	if ($serial -eq "To be filled by O.E.M.") { $serial = "N/A" }
	Write-Host "? BIOS model $model, version $($version)$($releaseDate), S/N $serial by $manufacturer"
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"?? ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
	exit 1
}

This script has no configurable parameters.

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