Custom Hardware Type

Custom hardware types enable you to include any devices matching your custom type and to have the bundle assigned to the hardware rule applied to them when the devices boot. For example, you can create a rule that applies the bundle to any device that is a laptop by entering the applicable string as a custom hardware type, then select Hardware Type in the Rule Construction dialog box and select your custom type.

The Hardware Type option does not display in the Rule Construction dialog box until at least one custom type has been configured.

To configure custom hardware types, perform the tasks in the following table:

Task	Steps	Additional Details
Configure a custom hardware type	Specify a name for the custom type in the Hardware Type Name field. Specify a string in the BIOS Strings field, then click Add to add it to the list box. Repeat Step 2 for each BIOS string to be added to this custom type. Click OK to exit the dialog box. Click Apply (located at the bottom of the Preboot Services configuration page) to save your new custom type.	The new custom type does not display in the Rule Construction dialog box until you have clicked Apply to save it. The strings you can enter are anything that you want to match in the device’s BIOS.
Edit a custom hardware type	In the Custom Hardware Type dialog box, to edit the custom hardware type’s name, edit the name in the Hardware Type Name field. To edit a string in the list, select it, then click Edit. In the Edit String dialog box, edit the string, then click OK. Click OK to exit the dialog box. Click Apply (located at the bottom of the Preboot Services configuration page) to save your custom type changes.
Rearrange the order of the strings in the list	In the Custom Hardware Type dialog box, select one string, then click either Move Up or Move Down. Repeat as necessary to arrange the order of the strings. Click OK to exit the dialog box. Click Apply (located at the bottom of the Preboot Services configuration page) to save your custom type changes.	You cannot move multiple strings at a time.
Remove strings from the list	In the Custom Hardware Type dialog box, select one or more strings, then click Remove. Click OK to exit the dialog box. Click Apply (located at the bottom of the Preboot Services configuration page) to save your custom type changes.	You can use the Ctrl or Shift keys to select multiple strings to remove them from the list.