Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Reconfiguration
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-10
2007-04-10
Butler, Dennis M. (Department: 2115)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Reconfiguration
C713S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10835934
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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Rao Anil V.
Wu Frank L.
Baker & Botts L.L.P.
Butler Dennis M.
Dell Products L.P.
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