Just did this with Dell, now it’s HP’s turn, wrote a script that checks our HP BIOS packages in CM, then compares to what HP has available and updates accordingly. If you haven’t noticed… I’m in the middle of automating updating our CM Packages … I’m not going to go into much detail, look at ... Read more HP Download BIOS and Update CM Packages
This Script connects to your ConfigMgr then compares the list of BIOS Updates to what Dell has available. Note, there are some other great tools like the Driver Automation Tool, but those didn’t fit my needs and I wanted to fully automate this with scheduled tasks. We also had issues using the tool in our ... Read more Dell BIOS Download and Update CM Package
I’m on an HP kick, they have some awesome Client Management tools, and I’m playing around. Quick follow up to my last post about downloading HP BIOS to be used in creating a package, This Script does a few things: Checks to see if you have the HP Client Powershell module, if not, downloads v1.1.1 ... Read more Update HP BIOS using PowerShell and Internet Connection
First off, I love SCConfigMgr Driver / BIOS download tool, super powerful and fully featured. Sometimes you just want a lightweight script to run that will do a specific task over and over. Using the HP Client Management Script Library, Documentation HERE, I’ve created a simple Script that will go through a list of models ... Read more Create HP BIOS Repository using PowerShell
Updating BIOS & Drivers using a Task Sequence, OSD, IPU, Stand alone. Why DCU (Dell Command Update)? Why not driver packages? First off, this solution isn't right for some, and frankly is a horrible solution in many environments, but for others, it can be a life saver. If you don't have time to keep all ... Read more Dell Command Update via Task Sequence