Method of sequentially selecting bootable memory module for booting
US7162627B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4408
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of sequentially selecting a bootable memory module for booting is disclosed, wherein memory modules are detected in sequence to choose usable memory modules before loading various parameters stored in a BIOS of a computer into the memory modules inserted into a memory module slot of a main board of the computer. The various parameters of the BIOS are then loaded into a first memory module of the usable memory modules. Thereafter, the parameters stored in the first memory module are compared with the original parameters of the BIOS to determine whether they are matched. If they are matched, a subsequent booting operation is then performed. If they are not matched, the comparing step is continuously performed in sequence until a bootable memory module is found.
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