Video bios loading apparatus and a control method thereof
US6081891A · kind A · utility
15Cited by
14References
20Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4411
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A video BIOS loading apparatus and a control method thereof which eliminates the need of manually resetting a jumper when replacing an existing video card with a new video card. The video BOIS loading apparatus includes a read only memory (ROM) having a video BIOS stored therein; an expansion unit for engaging a video card thereon, the video card having a video card BIOS; and a central processing unit (CPU) for selecting and using a more suitable BIOS between the video BIOS and the video card BIOS for the video card.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.