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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2018
Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, Shanghai, CN;
Inventec Corporation, Taipei, TW;
Ying-Xian Han, Shanghai, CN;
INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Shanghai, CN;
INVENTEC CORPORATION, Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A BIOS switching device adapted to a server comprises a switching module, a CPLD, a storage module and a BMC. The switching module comprises a movable switching element locating at a first position or at a second position and a plurality of hardware pins. The hardware pins are logical low when the switching element locates at the second position and remains unchanged logical level when the switching element locates at the first position. The CPLD electrically connects to the switching module, comprising a plurality of input signals respectively coupled to the plurality of hardware pins. The CPLD generates an output signal according to the plurality of input signals. The BMC activates a first BIOS or a second BIOS from the storage module according to the logical level of the output signal of the CPLD.