Microsoft KB Archive/164563

= SMS: BIOS Manufacturer Field Is Limited to 25 Characters =

Article ID: 164563

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q164563



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: kbbug kbdatabase kbinventory kbnetwork KB164563

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