SMS: BIOS Manufacturer Field Is Limited to 25 Characters

ID: Q164563

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2

SYMPTOMS

For clients that show a PC BIOS group under their personal computer properties, the BIOS Manufacturer field is limited to 25 characters. However, many BIOS Manufacturer strings are longer than this, so the reported value may be truncated.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodsms cmos phoenix

Keywords : kbnetwork smsinv kbbug1.20 kbfix1.20.sp2 smsdatabase
Version : winnt:1.2
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug