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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2024
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Kearson M. Mcnulty, Austin, TX (US);
Marcus Daniel Molner, Austin, TX (US);
Jimmy L. Griffith, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Trent A. Buys, Seattle, WA (US);
David Allen Dyson, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Suraj M Varma, Portland, OR (US);
Walter Kemp, Georgetown, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing a secure motherboard replacement are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions that, upon execution, cause the IHS to, when a replacement motherboard is booted for the first time, attach to a device that stores one or more BIOS entitlements associated with the IHS, configure a BIOS on the replacement motherboard with the BIOS entitlements, and complete booting of the IHS into a normal mode of operation.