Automatically initiating a manufacturing mode of a system firmware
US6973564B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2289
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system that includes a computer system configured to boot using a system firmware is provided. The system firmware includes instructions for causing the computer system to detect a test apparatus coupled to the computer system and initiate a manufacturing mode of the system firmware in response to detecting the test apparatus coupled to the computer system.
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