Does Win32.ComputerSystemProduct.Vendor = Win32.ComputerSystem.Manufacturer

mayayana

2009-08-22 00:52:49 UTC

Post by quantumslip
Hello, I am trying to determine if those two WMI fields are
essentially equal to each other. I am trying to find proof that the
two draw from the same info in SMBIOS, but so far have been unable to
find it. Can someone show me a link or something that shows this?
Thanks!

I don't know how you'd tell for sure unless
one of the WMI designers can tell you, but
it certainly looks like they're the same. I
built my own PC myself and both of those
fields return "System manufacturer".

Which makes sense, doesn't it? After all,
companies like Staples or Best Buy or Tiger
Direct are not dealing with the BIOS, so they
wouldn't be listed as Vendor. So who's left?
If you order from a "white box" builder they may
or may not flash the BIOS to add their own
"vanity tags". If you buy an OEM PC (an oxymoron,
since an OEM PC is really an after-market
assemblage) then they may also (or may not)
flash the BIOS with their company name. But
if Dell or HP is going to that trouble in the first
place, I think it's safe to say they're not going
to take the trouble to flash "Staples", etc. for
the vendor. :)