System and method for performing remote BIOS updates
US7203831B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/082
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for remotely updating a system BIOS. The method includes the steps of providing an updated BIOS to the remote computer system, storing the updated BIOS in a storage device of the remote computer system, setting a BIOS update indicator, rebooting the remote computer system and determining that the BIOS update indicator has been set, replacing the system BIOS with the updated BIOS, and rebooting the remote computer system again. The storage device may be hard drive, with the updated BIOS being stored in an EFI partition of the hard drive.
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