Performance optimization of computer system by dynamically and immediately updating a configuration setting based on detected change in preferred use
US6671802B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4401
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for optimizing the performance of a computer system based on the preferred use of the computer system are described. Upon an indication by the user of the computer system of the primary role, i.e., a file server or a desk top publisher, etc., which the computer is to play, the inventive performance optimization process, which may be implemented as the hardware abstraction layer (HAL) of the operating system (OS), detects the indicated use preference, and updates the system BIOS settings and/or configuration register settings of any other firmware throughout the computer system to optimize the entire computer system for the indicated use of the computer system. A tuning table that maps the use preference to the optimal configuration settings of the BIOS and/or the firmware may be stored in a non-volatile memory for a fast and convenient performance optimization. The optimal configuration settings may be determined empirically for a continuous enhancement of the optimization scheme. The enhancement upgrade of the tuning table may be downloaded from a remote server.
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