Bios-initialization-based capabilities configuration system

An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

• a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) processing system;
• and
• a BIOS memory system that is coupled to the BIOS processing system and that includes instructions that, when executed by the BIOS processing system, cause the BIOS processing system to provide a BIOS engine that is configured to:
• begin initialization operations for the IHS;
• identify a plurality of capabilities software;
• discover first capabilities of a plurality of capabilities subsystems that are coupled to the BIOS processing system;
• retrieve, based on the first capabilities discovered for the plurality of capabilities subsystems, a first subset of the plurality of capabilities software;
• provide the first subset of the plurality of capabilities software on the IHS;
• validate the first subset of the plurality of capabilities software provided on the IHS;
• and
• provide, subsequent to validating the first subset of the plurality of computing device capabilities software provided on the IHS, an operating system on the IHS to complete the initialization operations for the IHS and enter a runtime environment for the IHS.

A method for configuring capabilities of a computing device by a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) during initialization, comprising:

• beginning, by a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), initialization operations for a computing device;
• identifying, by the BIOS, a plurality of computing device capabilities software;
• discovering, by the BIOS, first capabilities of a plurality of capabilities subsystems included in the computing device;
• retrieving, by the BIOS based on the first capabilities discovered for the plurality of computing device capabilities subsystems, a first subset of the plurality of computing device capabilities software;
• providing, by the BIOS, the first subset of the plurality of computing device capabilities software on the computing device;
• validating, by the BIOS, the first subset of the plurality of computing device capabilities software provided on the computing device;
• and
• providing, by the BIOS subsequent to validating the first subset of the plurality of computing device capabilities software provided on the computing device, an operating system on the computing device to complete the initialization operations for the computing device and enter a runtime environment for the computing device.