# Patch BIOS/Drivers/Firmware

OneSite Patch allows you to managed and deploy the BIOS, drivers, and firmware updates provided by Dell, HP, and Lenovo. These updates are added as products in our patch library using the catalogs from Dell/HP/Lenovo directly. You can then add these products to your patch strategy and update bios, drivers, and firmware using existing maintenance windows, scheduling, and approval workflows.

## Create a Client Settings Policy

You need to distribute a client settings policy to enable driver updates on client systems. Changes to driver and BIOS settings can interrupt device functionality, so this setting is disable by default and must be enabled before these products are even visible in Patch Management.

Follow the steps in the [Client Setting Policy](https://docs.adaptiva.com/platform-guide/client-management/client-settings) documentation to set the **Patching Client System > Enable Driver** Updates to **true**.

## Create a Patch Strategy

You can create a patching strategy and include OEM firmware products to begin updating your devices. Recently, we have improved OEM update packages to drastically reduce scan times, improve deployment performance, and better handle removing deleted or deprecated patches.

In this example, we will use the Dell Server Driver/BIOS/Firmware Updates Improved Product.

1. Select **Strategies** from the side navigation.

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2. Click **New Strategy**.

### Overview

1. Enter a **Name** and **Description**.
2. Toggle **ON** **Strategy Enabled**.
3. Click **Next**.

### What to Patch

1. Next to Included Products, click **+ Browse**.
2. In the Search bar, type Dell and click Search.
3. Select the **Dell Server Driver/BIOS/Firmware Updates Improved** product.

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4. Click **OK**.
5. Click **Next**.

### When to Patch

1. Click **+ Browse** next to **Schedule**.
2. Click the **Schedules** folder and select a desired schedule that will run in the AM.

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3. Click **OK**.
4. Click **Next**.

### How to Patch

1. Click **+ Add Deployment Ring**.
2. Click **+ Browse** and select the appropriate business unit.

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3. Click **Save**.