System and method for detecting and updating non-volatile memory on an electronic adapter board installed in a computing system
US6581157B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/65
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for updating a non-volatile programmable memory in a device in a computing system with little or no user intervention. During initialization, a device driver is initialized. During initialization, the device driver checks the device version and compares the device version with an expected, updated device version. If the device needs to be updated to operate with the device driver, a memory image of the non-volatile memory in the updated device version is downloaded, or programmed into the non-volatile memory of the device. Before the device version is checked, the user may be queried as to whether to proceed with the upgrade. If the user responds in the negative, the upgrade may be performed using a graphical user interface (GUI) configuration application. The GUI configuration application checks the device version and updates the non-volatile memory with the update device version.
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