Methods and apparatus to operate in multiple phases of a basic input/output system (BIOS)
US7093116B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4411
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to operate in multiple phases of a basic input/output system (BIOS) are described herein. In an example method, an initialization driver retrieves resources associated with a plurality of phases of the BIOS from an initialization library to initialize a platform. Based on the resources, the initialization driver is executed in a first phase and a second phase of the BIOS.
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