摘要:
Methods and apparatus for context sensitive component dispatch management to boot a processor are disclosed. An example method includes creating a driver that has dependency components for booting a target by identifying data associated with a boot target and using the data to determine which of the dependency components are valid for the boot target. The example method further includes augmenting a dependency expression associated with the driver with additional information indicative of the validity of the dependency components of the driver for the boot target and storing the additional information with the dependency expression.
摘要:
A method and device for managing hardware errors in a multi-core environment includes allocating processor cores to a main set and a spare set of processor cores. The main set of processor cores are used by an operating system, and the spare set of processor cores are dedicated to software applications. Should a processor core error occur, a processor core swap may be performed to swap a spare processor core for a failing main processor core without interrupting the execution of the operating system.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a method includes initializing a portion of a computing system in a pre-boot environment using a basic input/output system (BIOS) stored in a non-volatile storage of the computing system, launching a boot manager to enable a launch of an operating system (OS) payload, and if the OS payload is not successfully launched, executing an OS payload portion and an antivirus stack stored in the non-volatile storage to restore an integrity of the mass storage. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
摘要:
A modular server includes a computer system having dedicated resources and a BIOS configuration agent, blades and a backplane connecting the computer system to the blades.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to optimize boot speed. An example method disclosed herein initializes a platform, loads a configuration manager into a memory, determines a boot mode of the platform, the configuration manager selects and retrieves from the memory boot settings corresponding to the boot mode, and executes the boot instructions.
摘要:
Embodiments of a method and system for saving system context after a power outage are disclosed herein. A power agent operates to reduce the possibility of data corruption due to partially written data during an unexpected power outage. The power agent can determine an amount of time remaining before a power store is depleted. Based on the amount of time, the power agent can store system context information. Correspondingly, the power agent can operate to save complete system context, partial system context, or flush (I/O) buffers. Once power is restored, the power agent can restore the system context based on the nature of the save. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus to facilitate fast restarts in processor systems are disclosed. An example processor restart method disclosed herein includes recording a log of pre-boot initialization actions, and replaying a portion of the log during subsequent processor restarts to shorten pre-boot initialization time. The example processor restart method disclosed herein may further include creating a log index table for easier referral to portions of the log, storing the log and the log index table in non-volatile memory, using the log index table to reorder the replaying of the log, and reordering the replay of the log to initialize the video graphics adapter earlier in a processor restart sequence.
摘要:
A method and system using a virtual lock for boot block flash are disclosed in which code from a boot block of a flash memory is executed. The boot block is hardware protected. One or more ancillary boot blocks in the flash memory are locked based on the executed code such that the ancillary boot blocks are virtually hardware locked. The ancillary boot blocks can be virtually hardware locked using a programmable technique.
摘要:
Various systems and methods for obtaining vendor information using mobile internet devices are described herein. An inquiry for a product or service is received from a user. A location for the receipt of the product or service is received. Vendor information of a vendor of the product or service proximate to the location is determined, with the vendor information including a price for the product or service, and a wait time to receive the product or service. The vendor information is then transmitted to the user.