<# .SYNOPSIS Checks the BIOS status .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script queries the BIOS status and prints it. .EXAMPLE PS> ./check-bios.ps1 ✅ BIOS model F6 version ALASKA - 1072009 by American Megatrends Inc. .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> try { if ($IsLinux) { Write-Progress "⏳ Querying BIOS details..." $Model = (sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name) if ("$Model" -ne "") { $Version = (sudo dmidecode -s bios-version) $RelDate = (sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date) $Manufacturer = (sudo dmidecode -s system-manufacturer) Write-Host "✅ BIOS model $Model version $Version of $RelDate by $Manufacturer" } Write-Progress -completed "." } else { $BIOS = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_BIOS $Model = $BIOS.Name.Trim() $Version = $BIOS.Version.Trim() $Serial = $BIOS.SerialNumber.Trim() $Manufacturer = $BIOS.Manufacturer.Trim() if ($Serial -eq "To be filled by O.E.M.") { Write-Host "✅ BIOS model $Model version $Version by $Manufacturer" } else { Write-Host "✅ BIOS model $Model version $Version, S/N $Serial, by $Manufacturer" } } exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }