Information Handling System (IHS) And Method To Proactively Restore Firmware Components To A Computer Readable Storage Device Of An IHS

Abstract

Embodiments of information handling systems (IHS) and computer implemented methods are disclosed herein to proactively restore missing firmware components to a computer readable storage device of an IHS. In one embodiment, a method may execute a first set of program instructions, before an operating system (OS) is loaded into a system memory of the IHS, to determine if one or more firmware components previously stored within the computer readable storage device is/are missing. If the first set of program instructions determines at least one firmware component is missing, the method may execute additional program instructions to retrieve a copy of the missing firmware component(s) from a remotely located system, and store the retrieved copy of the missing firmware component(s) within the computer readable storage device. The additional program instructions can be executed before the OS is loaded in some embodiments, and after the OS is loaded in other embodiments.

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