SK0-004 · Question #312
Which of the following is the BEST place to find the latest BIOS upgrade of the server system board?
The correct answer is D. Servers manufacture website. The server manufacturer's website is always the authoritative and safest source for BIOS updates. Server vendors (e.g., Dell, HP, Lenovo) test and validate BIOS firmware specifically against their hardware configurations before releasing it. Third-party vendor sites risk…
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Which of the following is the BEST place to find the latest BIOS upgrade of the server system board?
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- AThird-party vendor
- BBIOS manufacture website
- COperating system manufacture website
- DServers manufacture website
How the community answered
(62 responses)- A2% (1)
- B2% (1)
- C3% (2)
- D94% (58)
Explanation
The server manufacturer's website is always the authoritative and safest source for BIOS updates. Server vendors (e.g., Dell, HP, Lenovo) test and validate BIOS firmware specifically against their hardware configurations before releasing it. Third-party vendor sites risk providing outdated, tampered, or incompatible firmware. The BIOS chip manufacturer (e.g., AMI, Phoenix) produces generic firmware not tailored to the specific server model. The OS manufacturer has no role in BIOS distribution. Using an unofficial source for a BIOS flash can permanently brick a server, so always go to the server OEM's support site.
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