Initializing a processing system
US5918047A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1417
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method (100) is provided for initializing a processing system. The method (100) includes a plurality of steps. Those steps are: loading a primary code block in a flash memory (104); loading an alternate code block in a secondary storage (106); testing the primary code block upon power up of the processing system (134); loading the primary code block from the flash memory into a shadow RAM if the primary code block is not defective (140); and loading the alternate code block from the secondary storage into the shadow RAM if the primary code block is defective (139).
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