Operating system independent system for running utility programs in a defined environment
    1.
    发明授权
    Operating system independent system for running utility programs in a defined environment 失效
    用于在定义的环境中运行实用程序的操作系统独立系统

    公开(公告)号:US06192471B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-02-20

    申请号:US08592504

    申请日:1996-01-26

    IPC分类号: G06F900

    CPC分类号: G06F9/4406

    摘要: A system which builds an operating system-independent environment for executing utility programs is created by establishing a virtual drive that resides on a physical disk drive within the native file system of a native operating system. A virtual drive is a set of files on a physical disk drive that is configured to emulate a physical disk drive. The virtual drive can be deleted by a computer user and similarly can be re-established by the computer user. The virtual drive is bootable and activates an operating system that makes all system resources accessible to the utility programs and also allows the computer user to use the disk space that is allocated for the virtual drive, if desired.

    摘要翻译: 通过建立驻留在本地操作系统的本机文件系统中的物理磁盘驱动器上的虚拟驱动器来创建构建用于执行实用程序的与操作系统无关的环境的系统。 虚拟驱动器是物理磁盘驱动器上的一组文件,该文件配置为模拟物理磁盘驱动器。 虚拟驱动器可以被计算机用户删除,并且类似地可以由计算机用户重新建立。 虚拟驱动器是可引导的,并激活操作系统,使所有系统资源可以访问实用程序,并且如果需要,还允许计算机用户使用为虚拟驱动器分配的磁盘空间。

    Portable computer with automatic adaption to different device types on a
standard port
    2.
    发明授权
    Portable computer with automatic adaption to different device types on a standard port 失效
    便携式计算机,可自动适应标准端口上的不同设备类型

    公开(公告)号:US5535371A

    公开(公告)日:1996-07-09

    申请号:US264226

    申请日:1994-06-22

    IPC分类号: G06F13/38 G06F13/00

    CPC分类号: G06F13/385 G06F2213/0004

    摘要: A portable computer system wherein the printer port can be used, at the user's option, not only for connection to a printer, but also for connection to an external floppy disk drive. If the BIOS determines that there is an external floppy drive attached, the BIOS disables the normal operation of the parallel port in order to allow the external floppy to operate.

    摘要翻译: 便携式计算机系统,其中可以在用户的​​选择下使用打印机端口,不仅用于连接到打印机,而且还用于连接到外部软盘驱动器。 如果BIOS确定安装了外部软盘驱动器,BIOS将禁用并行端口的正常操作,以便允许外部软盘运行。

    Computer system with plug-in override of system ROM
    3.
    发明授权
    Computer system with plug-in override of system ROM 失效
    具有系统ROM插件覆盖功能的计算机系统

    公开(公告)号:US5471674A

    公开(公告)日:1995-11-28

    申请号:US197110

    申请日:1994-02-16

    IPC分类号: G06F9/445 G06F11/32

    摘要: A portable computer system with a special connector, on the motherboard, into which a field-installable boot card can be inserted. The special motherboard connector is wired so that the operator, by setting connections on the field-installable boot card, can bypass the boot memory on the motherboard and force the computer to boot from the memory on the boot card. This permits a technician, in the field, to temporarily override the internal nonvolatile memory which holds the basic system software. This permits recovery of a system in which the basic system software has been corrupted. Preferably the motherboard boot memory is a flash EPROM, and can be rewritten, by setting appropriate jumpers on the boot card, after the computer has booted from the boot card. The motherboard connector is preferably located on the motherboard, and is accessible through a removable cover. This connector can also preferably be used for temporary attachment of a diagnostic display card.

    摘要翻译: 在主板上具有专用连接器的便携式计算机系统,可插入现场可安装的启动卡。 专用主板连接器有线,以便操作员通过在现场安装的启动卡上设置连接,可以绕过主板上的引导内存,并强制计算机从启动卡上的内存引导。 这允许技术人员在现场暂时覆盖保持基本系统软件的内部非易失性存储器。 这允许恢复基本系统软件已被破坏的系统。 优选地,主板启动存储器是闪存EPROM,并且可以在计算机从引导卡引导之后通过在引导卡上设置适当的跳线来重写。 主板连接器优选地位于母板上,并且可通过可移除的盖板接近。 该连接器也可以优选地用于诊断显示卡的临时附接。

    Relocating of system management interface code within an information handling system
    4.
    发明授权
    Relocating of system management interface code within an information handling system 有权
    在信息处理系统内重新定位系统管理界面代码

    公开(公告)号:US07577831B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-18

    申请号:US11458704

    申请日:2006-07-20

    CPC分类号: G06F9/44521

    摘要: A method for relocating system management interface code in an information handling system which includes extracting a relocation table from the system management interface code, inserting a relocation identifier in each entry of the system management interface code having an address, searching the system management code for the relocation identifier during execution of the information handling system, and inserting an address based upon a relocation address for each entry in the system management interface code having a relocation identifier.

    摘要翻译: 一种在信息处理系统中重定位系统管理接口代码的方法,包括从系统管理接口代码提取重定位表,在具有地址的系统管理接口代码的每个条目中插入重定位标识符,搜索系统管理代码以获取 在信息处理系统的执行期间重定位标识符,以及根据具有重定位标识符的系统管理接口代码中的每个条目的重定位地址插入地址。

    System and method for providing a secure firmware update to a device in a computer system
    5.
    发明授权
    System and method for providing a secure firmware update to a device in a computer system 有权
    用于向计算机系统中的设备提供安全固件更新的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07457945B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-25

    申请号:US10806562

    申请日:2004-03-23

    IPC分类号: G06F15/177

    摘要: A system and method is disclosed for providing a firmware update to a device of a computer system in which a firmware update application and a firmware image are provided to a computer system. Verification steps are performed to insure that both the firmware update application and the user are authorized to perform the firmware update process. If the verification steps indicate that both the firmware update application and the user are authorized, the computer system is reset. During the boot process, the presence of the firmware update is recognized and the firmware update application is initiated, resulting in an update of the firmware of the device.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于向固件更新应用程序和固件映像提供给计算机系统的计算机系统的设备提供固件更新的系统和方法。 执行验证步骤以确保固件更新应用程序和用户都被授权执行固件更新过程。 如果验证步骤指示固件更新应用程序和用户都被授权,则重置计算机系统。 在引导过程中,识别固件更新的存在,并启动固件更新应用程序,从而导致设备的固件更新。

    Computer system with automatic drive model ID recognition and drive type
adaptation
    6.
    发明授权
    Computer system with automatic drive model ID recognition and drive type adaptation 失效
    具有自动驱动器型号识别和驱动器类型适配的计算机系统

    公开(公告)号:US5598577A

    公开(公告)日:1997-01-28

    申请号:US569309

    申请日:1995-12-08

    IPC分类号: G06F9/445 G06F13/10 G06F9/00

    CPC分类号: G06F9/4411

    摘要: A computer system in which the system software (while running as an overhead process which is not directly under control of the user) queries a disk drive to determine its model. The system software checks the corresponding response string with reference to a table of recognized model strings (in encrypted format). If the drive's response string is recognized in this table, then the drive parameters can be set appropriately. If not, then this portion of the system software will not set the drive parameters; instead, the normal manual setup procedure can be used.

    摘要翻译: 其中系统软件(作为不直接在用户控制下的开销进程运行)的计算机系统查询磁盘驱动器以确定其模型。 系统软件参考识别的模型串(加密格式)的表来检查相应的响应字符串。 如果在该表中识别到驱动器的响应字符串,则可以适当地设置驱动器参数。 否则,系统软件的这部分将不会设置驱动器参数; 相反,可以使用正常的手动设置过程。

    Relocating of System Management Interface Code Within an Information Handling System
    7.
    发明申请
    Relocating of System Management Interface Code Within an Information Handling System 有权
    系统管理接口代码在信息处理系统中的重新定位

    公开(公告)号:US20080022063A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-24

    申请号:US11458704

    申请日:2006-07-20

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00

    CPC分类号: G06F9/44521

    摘要: A method for relocating system management interface code in an information handling system which includes extracting a relocation table from the system management interface code, inserting a relocation identifier in each entry of the system management interface code having an address, searching the system management code for the relocation identifier during execution of the information handling system, and inserting an address based upon a relocation address for each entry in the system management interface code having a relocation identifier.

    摘要翻译: 一种在信息处理系统中重定位系统管理接口代码的方法,包括从系统管理接口代码提取重定位表,在具有地址的系统管理接口代码的每个条目中插入重定位标识符,搜索系统管理代码以获取 在信息处理系统的执行期间重定位标识符,以及根据具有重定位标识符的系统管理接口代码中的每个条目的重定位地址插入地址。

    Disk drive array with efficient background rebuilding
    8.
    发明授权
    Disk drive array with efficient background rebuilding 失效
    具有高效背景重建的磁盘驱动器阵列

    公开(公告)号:US5313626A

    公开(公告)日:1994-05-17

    申请号:US808841

    申请日:1991-12-17

    摘要: A disk drive array with a controller which provides: dynamic remapping for grown defects in the disk drives, multi-thread request processing with a variable number of forkings, defect tracking with both logical and physical lists, guarded writes of less than a full stripe optimized by selectably using the redundancy to limit the number of sectors involved, association of multiple operations with a single disk request in order to facilitate error handling, use of an access hiatus as indication of further opportunity to rebuild data in background, and scatter/scatter (bidirectional scatter/gather) operations.

    摘要翻译: 具有控制器的磁盘驱动器阵列,其提供:用于磁盘驱动器中的长期缺陷的动态重映射,具有可变数量的分叉的多线程请求处理,具有逻辑和物理列表的缺陷跟踪,小于全条带优化的保护写入 通过可选择地使用冗余来限制涉及的扇区数量,多个操作与单个磁盘请求的关联以便于错误处理,使用访问间隙作为在后台重建数据的进一步机会的指示以及散射/散射( 双向分散/聚合)操作。