Method and apparatus for startup of a central processing unit and a computer system
US9934097B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/84
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A startup method and apparatus, and a computer system. When a CPU fails to start a system, receiving, by a startup apparatus, a backup area selection instruction, where the backup area selection instruction is used to instruct the startup apparatus to read a boot loader from a backup area of Nand-Flash; receiving a program read instruction sent by the CPU, where the program read instruction includes a primary area address of the boot loader in the Nand-Flash; acquiring a backup address of the boot loader in the Nand-Flash from a correspondence between primary and backup addresses according to the primary area address; reading the boot loader from the backup address; and sending the boot loader to the CPU, such that the CPU starts the system according to the boot loader.
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