Chapter 8
BIOS Configuration Application Programming Interfaces
This chapter describes application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow Windows applications to configure BIOS settings. These APIs include functions in the BIOSSET.DLL
This DLL includes functions that can be called from Windows applications to configure BIOS parameters for the Stylistic 3500 pen tablet.
To use these functions with your applications:
•Include the header file BIOSINC.H in your program source code.
•Ensure that the BIOSSET.DLL file is in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory on your system at run time.
The DLL files are available
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Function prototypes for these APIs are written in the C programming language and are described in this guide using C syntax. Although ideally suited for program development using a compiler that supports the ANSI C or C++ standard, these functions can be called from applications developed in other programming languages, such as Microsoft Visual Basic, which allow you to use DLLs. Refer to the documentation for your programming language for details on calling functions in DLLs.
Version Information
Version information for the DLL can be obtained by calling the GetFileVersionInfo and GetFileVersionInfoSize functions supplied in the Microsoft Visual C++ development library.
Note: Version information can also be viewed by selecting the file and carrying out the Properties command in Windows.
Summary of Functions
A summary of functions you should be familiar with to use this API is given below:
•InitializeBIOS
This function initializes the API. This function must be called before any other functions in this API can be called.
•UpdateBIOSCheckSum
Applications which use this API must call this function to close the API before the application exits.
•ReadBIOSSettings
This function retrieves BIOS settings for a BIOS option that you specify.
•BiosSetupSet
This function sets the BIOS setting that you specify.
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