Intel Corporation

John P Lambino

Robert Patrick Hale

Vincent J Zimmer

Michael A Rothman

Mohan J Kumar

Mahesh S Natu

John V Lovelace

Thomas J Hernandez

James H Ewertz

Greg L Miller

Kaveh Nasri

Embodiments of a method and system for managing a system are disclosed herein. The method and system provides a means to permanently and/or securely store core system configuration information so that the core system configuration information stays with a particular system, such as a computing device or motherboard for example. The method and system provide a means for channel integrators, manufacturers, and technicians to quickly troubleshoot and return a system to full service after receiving the system from a customer as part of an unstable, non-functioning, or other system service event. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Method and system for managing core configuration information

An embodiment of the present invention relates generally to computer configuration and, more specifically, to a system and method to seamlessly determine the component configurations of a series of heterogeneous platforms and enable their respective component configurations to be intelligently migrated from one platform to another. In some embodiments, the invention involves generating configuration binaries for a plurality of target platforms. The configuration binaries are used with tools to create configuration directives for the target machines. In at least one embodiment, the configuration directives are sent to the target platforms in a scripting language. In some embodiments, the scripts are automatically generated by a tool using the configuration binaries for various platforms and policy guidance to determine which settings should be set on or off. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

System and method to enable platform personality migration

A method and apparatus provides hardware-configured wake-up events for a computer operating system compliant with an advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) protocol without requiring additional hardware. The method and apparatus includes generation of a system management interrupt (SMI) during normal ACPI working-to-sleep transition allowing a basic input-output system (BIOS) circuit to enable additional wake-up events independent of the computer operating system.

Method and apparatus for enabling a wake-up event by modifying a second register to enable a second wake-up event responsive to detecting entry of data in a first register

A startup program for protecting against corruption of firmware resides in multiple blocks of a firmware device in a processor-based system. While the firmware device typically stores code, the device may additionally store data that is accessible to application programs. The startup program confirms that the block from which it executes is a valid startup block. If the block is not a valid startup block, the startup program searches the other blocks in the firmware device for a valid startup block. Upon identifying a valid startup block, the startup program sets an execution address such that subsequent initialization of the processor-based system occurs from the startup block.

Method and apparatus for executing firmware from a valid startup block

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John P Lambino