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US 10,503,489 B1Granted
Updating firmware via a remote utility
AssigneeQuanta Computer Inc.
InventorYu-Han Lin
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AssigneeQuanta Computer Inc.
InventorYu-Han Lin
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Systems and methods are provided for updating firmware on a firmware storage device in a computing device without losing existing data on the firmware storage device. An exemplary method comprises a local utility retrieving an existing image of the firmware from a management device in the computing device. The firmware can be located on a firmware storage device in the computing device. The method can then retrieve a new image of updated firmware. The method can analyze the existing image and the new image. Based on analysis of the existing image and the new image, the method can create a processed image from the existing image and the new image. The method can then provide for writing the processed image to the firmware storage device of the computing device.
A computer-implemented method executed by a remote utility to update firmware on a computing device communicatively coupled to the remote utility, wherein the remote utility can complete an update procedure, comprising:
A computer system configured for updating, by a remote utility, an existing image on a computing device wherein the remote utility is communicatively coupled to the computing device, comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a remote utility, cause the computer system to update an existing image on a computing device communicatively coupled to the remote utility, wherein updating the existing image comprises:
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