firmware driver
Deploying UEFI-Aware Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers
White Paper The UEFI specification defines an interface between operating systems and platform firmware. The UEFI specification also defines a driver model that is generic and can be adapted to any type of bus or... [07 Aug 2009]
Windows 7 - Mobile Broadband Certification for Existing Chipsets
White Paper By following the recommendations in this paper, older devices can meet all the MB driver model requirements without changing their firmware. This paper provides information about Windows 7 support for... [31 Jul 2009]
Unified Server Configurator Security Overview
White Paper USC is a one stop shop that enables operating system deployment with integrated driver installations, firmware updates, hardware configuration, and diagnostics. USC is an embedded software application... [29 May 2009]
Manage Dell System Updates: Enterprise Environments
White Paper This white paper describes the steps that should be followed to: Import the Dell Catalog into Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) using SCUP tool, Import updates from WSUS into SCCM and Scan managed systems using SCCM and deploy the... [29 May 2009]
Offshore Development of USB Device Firmware and Driver for an Equipment Vendor
White Paper The key requirements of the client were to develop firmware and MS Windows driver for an USB Device. They invited Calsoft Labs to develop the firmware and driver for... [10 Feb 2009]
FibrChanl-02 (fclp) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i V2 Release Notes
White Paper This release of the FibrChanl-02 (fclp) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v2 (version B.11.23.0712) now supports online firmware updates, optical diagnostics, and enables the ns_query_ports... [03 Apr 2008]
Extended PSS ACPI Method Specification
White Paper The Extended PSS (XPSS) method is an ACPI method that allows platform firmware to generically describe a Model Specific Register (MSR)-based interface for processor performance state controls. This enables the use of the... [03 Apr 2008]
ACPI Driver Interface in Windows Vista
White Paper These objects are loaded from the system definition in firmware into the ACPI namespace. Typically, a driver evaluates ACPI control methods to initiate or configure platform-specific functionality.... [29 Mar 2008]
The Future of Ethernet I/O Virtualization Is Here Today
White Paper The NetXen Intelligent NICs deployed today can also meet tomorrow's requirements by adapting to evolving virtualization technology and/or changing user requirements through simple firmware and driver... [01 Apr 2007]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Simplify the basics
Comment We have to utilise tools that enable us to gain information on all our assets, right down to the most granular level - configurations, sub-assets, driver versions, firmware versions, patches already... [11 Feb 2005]
The end of the PC as we know it?
News This hangover from a distant past is causing more and more problems, said Mark Doran, Intel's principal engineer behind the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) that aims to humanely kill the antique technology. [24 Feb 2003]
September: Microsoft sells networking gear. October: Microsoft issues fixes
News One poster said he had seen "no disconnects since the firmware upgrade". Over the weekend, Microsoft's broadband networking newsgroup was abuzz with chatter about the firmware update. Microsoft released... [12 Nov 2002]