Intel Corporation

Daniel A Rich

Robert L Huff

Joseph A Schaefer

Kimberly A Davis

William J Chalmers

Kirk D Brannock

Michael F Kartoz

Don G Craven

Donald Hewett

Embodiments of the invention provide for automatically resolving computer system boot-up problems and for ensuring the reliability of boot-up. According to embodiments, a test of a condition of a computer system may be performed prior to attempting to load an operating system, to ensure the reliability of the system. In other embodiments, a boot-up may be attempted from a plurality of different operating system images, in the event a boot-up from a given operating system image fails.

Method and system for improving computer system boot reliability by executing an application specific test during a boot prior loading an operating system

A method for booting a computer. The method includes initiating a timer for a load and boot process. The load and boot process is monitored. Monitoring includes determined whether or not the load and boot process is completed successfully. Upon substantial completion of the load and boot process, the time is deactivated. The computer may be reset or sent into a system management mode of operation if the timer expires prior to completion of the load and boot process.

Method and/or apparatus for reliably booting a computer system

A BIOS having a set of effectors to initialize harware within the system. The BIOS having a set of macros, each macro of the set of macros having a reference to an effector of the set of effectors, each macro of the set of macros having a set of arguments.

Bios having macro/effector pairs for hardware initialization

In one embodiment, the invention is a method. The method includes receiving expected values of a configuration. The method also includes comparing the expected values with values of a configuration database. Furthermore, the method includes reporting results of the comparing.

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Daniel A Rich