BIOS Personalities

A computing device comprising:

• a memory having instructions stored thereon;
• and
• a processor, when executing the instructions, to:
• receive a BIOS image;
• extract a current manufacturing programming mode (MPM) state corresponding to a computer system;
• evaluate a BIOS personality of the BIOS image, wherein the BIOS personality is based at least in part on an interchangeable part of the computer system;
• access a table, in the BIOS image, corresponding to the MPM state;
• locate an entry, in the BIOS image, corresponding to the BIOS personality in the table;
• determine, based on the current MPM state and the BIOS personality, a compatibility of the BIOS image and the computer system;
• and
• update, based on the compatibility, the non-volatile memory with a set of instructions corresponding to the BIOS personality.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a controller, a BIOS image;
• extracting a current manufacturing programming mode (MPM) state corresponding to a computer system;
• evaluating a BIOS personality of the BIOS image, wherein the BIOS personality is based at least in part on an interchangeable part of the computer system;
• accessing a table, in the BIOS image, corresponding to the MPM state;
• locating an entry, in the BIOS image, corresponding to the BIOS personality in the table;
• determining, based on the current MPM state and the BIOS personality, a compatibility of the BIOS image and the computer system;
• and
• updating, based on the compatibility, the non-volatile memory with a set of instructions corresponding to the BIOS personality.