Information handling system for storing basic input output system configurations
View Patent ↗An information handling system (“IHS”) includes a processor and a memory device for storing instructions processable by the processor for causing the IHS to determine whether configuration of a basic input output system (“BIOS”) has been modified. The instructions are also processable by the processor for causing the IHS to, in response to determining that the configuration has been modified, determine whether a previously stored configuration is likely a valid configuration. Moreover, the instructions are processable by the processor for causing the IHS to, in response to determining that the previously stored configuration is likely a valid configuration, store the configuration that has been modified in a new location of a storage device. Furthermore, the instructions are processable by the processor for causing the IHS to, in response to determining that the previously stored configuration is likely not a valid configuration, store the configuration that has been modified in a location of the storage device that stores the previously stored configuration.
1. A method comprising:
determining whether configuration of a basic input output system (“BIOS”) has been modified;
in response to determining that the configuration has been modified, determining whether a previously stored configuration is likely a valid configuration, wherein determining whether a previously stored configuration is likely a valid configuration includes determining whether a number of instances in which the previously stored configuration was executed for booting an information handling system (“IHS”) is greater than a previously determined number;
in response to determining that the previously stored configuration is likely a valid configuration, storing the configuration that has been modified in a new location of a storage device; and
in response to determining that the previously stored configuration is likely not a valid configuration, storing the configuration that has been modified in a location of the storage device that stores the previously stored configuration.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the previously stored configuration is a most recently stored configuration.
3. The method of claim 2 , and comprising:
determining whether the most recently stored configuration was stored within a previously determined period of time.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the previously determined period of time is a day.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of a plurality of configurations stored is restorable in response to a user command.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the plurality of configurations stored is identifiable by time.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the plurality of configurations stored is identifiable by date.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein storing the configuration that has been modified includes storing the configuration on a storage device.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the storage device is a non-volatile random access memory (“NVRAM”).
10. An information handling system (“IHS”) comprising:
a processor; and
a memory device for storing instructions processable by the processor for causing the IHS to:
determine whether configuration of a basic input output system (“BIOS”) has been modified;
in response to determining that the configuration has been modified, determine whether a previously stored configuration is likely a valid configuration, wherein determining whether a previously stored configuration is likely a valid configuration includes determining whether a number of instances in which the previously stored configuration was executed for booting the IHS is greater than a previously determined number;
in response to determining that the previously stored configuration is likely a valid configuration, store the configuration that has been modified in a new location of a storage device; and
in response to determining that the previously stored configuration is likely not a valid configuration, store the configuration that has been modified in a location of the storage device that stores the previously stored configuration.
11. The IHS of claim 10 , wherein the previously stored configuration is a most recently stored configuration.
12. The IHS of claim 11 , wherein the memory device is for storing instructions processable by the processor for casing the IHS to determine whether the most recently stored configuration was stored within a previously determined period of time.
13. The IHS of claim 12 , wherein the previously determined period of time is a day.
14. The IHS of claim 10 , wherein each of a plurality of configurations stored is restorable in response to a user command.
15. The IHS of claim 14 , wherein at least one of the plurality of configurations stored is identifiable by time.
16. The IHS of claim 14 , wherein at least one of the plurality of configurations stored is identifiable by date.
17. The IHS of claim 10 , wherein storing the configuration that has been modified includes storing the configuration on a storage device.
18. The IHS of claim 17 , wherein the storage device is a non-volatile random access memory (“NVRAM”).