公开(公告)号：US11989551B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-21

申请号：US17205818

申请日：2021-03-18

Applicant: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.

Inventor： Cheng-Han Chen ,  Yi-Chun Liao ,  Kuo-Chun Liao ,  Chong-Ren Guo

IPC: G06F8/71 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G06F9/4401

CPC classification number: G06F8/71 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G06F9/4401

Abstract: Boot firmware for a computing device can be modularly and dynamically composed to facilitate implementing changes and updates to a computing device's firmware. The firmware image can include a primary module, which is responsible for certain basic initializations, and a module list, which can include a listing of additional modules that are to be executed during the boot procedure. The module list can be used to identify and access the selected modules from a module library, such as via globally unique identifiers (GUIDs). Once acquired, the selected modules can be executed, taking into account required dependency modules (whether included in the selected modules or not) and configuration settings. The module library can be stored entirely locally (e.g., as part of a distributed firmware image), entirely remotely (e.g., accessible via network connection), or a mixture of locally and remotely.

公开(公告)号：US11789820B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17180402

申请日：2021-02-19

Applicant: Quanta Computer Inc.

Inventor： Yung-Fong Chou ,  Kuo-Chun Liao ,  Zhen-An Hung ,  Mei-Chen Wang

IPC: G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F13/42 ,  G06F16/245 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G06F13/16

CPC classification number: G06F11/1417 ,  G06F9/4403 ,  G06F13/1668 ,  G06F13/4282 ,  G06F16/245 ,  G06F2213/0026

Abstract: A system and method for preventing a hang up after initiation of a watch dog time out in a computer system. A start-up routine is run via a basic input output system (BIOS). The routine applies settings for hardware components. It is determined if a watch dog timer triggered a restart from timing out when the start-up routine ran previously. The system checks a database storing settings for each of the plurality of hardware components for a proper setting for the hardware components if the watch dog timer triggered the restart. The system applies the settings from the database for the hardware components to avoid another hang up.

公开(公告)号：US11275638B1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-15

申请号：US17190147

申请日：2021-03-02

Applicant: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.

Inventor： Chun-Ping Huang ,  Kuo-Chun Liao ,  Chih-Hsiang Hsu

IPC: G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/07 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F9/4401

Abstract: A system and method that allows debugging data to be stored without slowing down initialization is disclosed. The system includes a processor, a firmware read only memory (ROM), and a first memory device coupled to the firmware ROM. The firmware ROM can be a BIOS ROM. The first memory device is configured to store debug information from the firmware ROM prior to running an operating system on the processor. Having the firmware ROM store the debug information on the first memory device allows debug information associated with the firmware to be easily accessible without needing a debug firmware or a cable to receive outputs of the debug firmware.