Via Technologies, Inc.

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Eric Chuang

Ata Chen

Simon Pu

A method for ensuring a correct sub-system BIOS for a specified system checks whether first identifying information associated with a system BIOS of the specified system is consistent with second identifying information associated with the sub-system BIOS upon initialization of the specified system. While a normal boot-up sequence is performed when the first identifying information is consistent with the second identifying information, a simplified boot-up sequence is performed to inform of incorrect sub-system BIOS when the first identifying information is inconsistent with the second identifying information. Following the second boot-up sequence, a warning message is given and then the specified system is halted.

Method for ensuring correct sub-system bios for specified system

A computer system includes a processor, and a memory controller electrically connected to the processor and the memory for controlling the accessing operations of the memory. The method includes the processor generating a predetermined logic value and delivering the predetermined logic value to the memory controller, and the memory controller repeatedly overwriting data stored in the plurality of memory units by the predetermined logic value.

Memory controller including data clearing module

A computer system has a processor, a memory for storing data, and a memory controller electrically connected to the processor and the memory for controlling data transmission with the memory. The method includes driving the memory controller to retrieve a data bit located in a first memory address, and driving the memory controller to store the data bit in the a second memory address without delivering the data bit to the processor.

Method and related apparatus for controlling data transmission in a memory

A method for a drive device to get control data from a basic input/output system (BIOS) includes the following steps. Firstly, an index zone is automatically provided according to a specified version of the BIOS for storing an index of control data associated with the specified version of the BIOS. Then, the drive device gets the control data associated with the specified version of the BIOS from the BIOS according to the index.

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