Ati International Srl

Terry M Laviolette

Vladimir F Giemborek

Francis Kwok-To Chan

Ara Tatous

Adrian Mutianu

The computer system operates a plurality of display devicesandSuch a computer system has at least a first video adapterwith a first video BIOS and a second video adapterwith a second video BIOS. A system BIOS identifies one of the first and second video adaptersas a primary video adapter and the other of the first and second video adaptersas a secondary video adapter. During POST, the system BIOS stores the first video BIOS in a first memory areain a system memoryof the computer. The system BIOS or Video BIOS then copies the first video BIOS to a second memory areain the system memorywhen the first video adapteris the secondary video adapter. The system BIOS POSTs the second video BIOS when the second video adapteris the primary video adapter, and stores the second video BIOS in the first memory areaThis then causes the first video BIOS in the first memory areato be overwritten by the second video BIOS. On loading a video driver for the first video adapterthe video driver copies the first video BIOS from the second memory areato a third memory areain the system memory

Method and apparatus for posting a computer having multiple video adapters

A software test system and method detects a hardware configuration of each of plurality of test stations that are coupled to a processor such as a test center server. The software test system and method stores hardware configuration data representing the detected hardware configuration of each of the plurality of test stations and provides the hardware configuration data for use in determining which of the plurality of test stations is a suitable test station for testing target software to be tested. The test stations are dynamically configurable to contain and operate differing operating systems, test software, software to be tested and other suitable applications. A plurality of test stations coupled to a test center server each have different hardware configurations. The software test system and method provides selectability of test station configuration data such as selectable data including differing operating systems, different target software to be tested on at least one of the plurality of test stations and differing test software capable of testing the selected target software to be tested.

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Courtice, Canada

Terry M Laviolette