[python-win32] Change BIOS Settings - Enable WOL

[Feiock, Dennis]

I was wondering if there is a way for Python to access the WOL bios
settings on a Win32 system and enable it.  Either by directly accessing
the information, or using WMI/etc. to process the change.

 

Previously, I thought that direct BIOS access in Windows NT+ could not
be done.  However, from what appears to be here:

http://support2.jp.dell.com/docs/software/smdccu/1.2/ug/dccuusg.htm

It looks like Dell at least has worked around that.

 

At the very least, I suppose I could try to detect the Make/Model via
WMI and do a system call to a 3rd party app such as DCCU to process the
change.  I would prefer not to do that though, since it seems that other
vendor's solutions such as IBM's
(http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-414
72) is not nearly as clean (it requires booting off a floppy and
rebooting and such).

 

Any help would be appreciated!

 - DF

 

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