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Method for initializing peripheral component interconnect express interface card

US10387164B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 12, 2018
Grant dateAug 20, 2019
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2213/0026
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for initializing a peripheral component interconnect express (PCI-E) interface card is provided. The method includes: initializing, by a processing unit in a boot procedure according to a preset first value of a flag, a PCI-E interface card inserted in a PCI-E interface slot by using a first initialization parameter included in a basic input/output system (BIOS) code; setting, by the processing unit in the boot procedure according to the initialized PCI-E interface card, the flag to have the first value or a second value; determining, by the processing unit in the boot procedure, whether the initialized PCI-E interface card needs to be reinitialized; and reinitializing, by the processing unit according to the second value of the set flag when the PCI-E interface card needs to be reinitialized, the PCI-E interface card by using a second initialization parameter included in the BIOS code.

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