Inventec Corp.

Ming-Chen Wu

Margaret Chen

A computer platform system control unit data programming control method and system is proposed, which is designed for use in conjunction with a computer platform, such as a network server, to provide the computer platform with a BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) data programming control function, and which is characterized by the utilization of the SMI (System Management Interrupt) of BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) for switching the BMC between normal mode and flash mode. This feature allows the proposed system, when implemented in a computer program, to be suited for use with different models of computer platforms having different hardware configurations and operating systems, which means that a single edition of the BMC data programming control program can be used on various different modes of computer platforms. This benefit allows the application to be more convenient and cost-effective to use than the prior art.

Computer platform system control unit data programming control method and system

A hot-plug control system and method is applied to a computer device, wherein the computer device is provided with a PCI-E (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) bus, at least one PCI-E slot having a power switch and an indicator light, a power control unit and a driver. The hot-plug control system at least includes a signal control module for generating an interrupt signal; a detection module for detecting the status of the PCI-E slot and the power switch corresponding to the PCI-E slot in response to the interrupt signal; a control module for allowing power to be provided to the PCI-E slot and the indicator light corresponding to the PCI-E slot to be illuminated when the detection module detects that a new expansion card has been inserted in the PCI-E slot and the corresponding power switch has been actuated; and a drive module for loading the driver to drive the inserted expansion card. According to the present invention, the PCI-E hot-plug function could be achieved in different kinds of computer devices.

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Taipei, Taiwan

Ming-Chen Wu