Platform system, method for changing support hardware configuration of universal extensible firmware interface basic input output system and computer program product
US9558016B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4411
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for changing a support hardware configuration of a universal extensible firmware interface basic input output system (UEFI BIOS) is provided, and the change method is performed by a platform system. The method includes the following steps: in a boot stage, copying binary data of a setup menu in the UEFI BIOS to a memory or a storage medium, where a program of the setup menu to be displayed on a user interface is written in a visual forms representation (VFR) format, and a compiler compiles the program of the setup menu into the binary data of the setup menu in an internal forms representation (IFR) format; and writing a piece of address data to the UEFI BIOS, where the address data is used to query a location at which the binary data of the setup menu stored in the memory or the storage medium is located.
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