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BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM (BIOS) UPDATE CONTROL

  • US 20180004502A1
  • Filed: 06/30/2016
  • Published: 01/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2016
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for version control of a basic input/output system (BIOS) of an information handling system, comprising:

  • providing an interface for the BIOS;

    altering one or more parameters via the interface, wherein the one or more parameters are associated with a version control policy for the BIOS;

    populating one or more values of an extensible firmware interface system resource table (ESRT) based, at least in part, on the one or more parameters, wherein the one or more values are indicative of a unique identifier associated with the BIOS and a BIOS version, and wherein the BIOS version is based, at least in part, on the version control policy;

    providing the one or more values to a BIOS distribution service; and

    updating the BIOS of the information handling system with a BIOS update from the BIOS distribution service based, at least in part, on the one or more values.

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