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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1999
Frank L. Wildgrube, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Stephen S. Pawlowski, Beaverton, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer system is provided with a processor and a system board. The processor includes a processor core, at least one other non-processor core electronic component and a first non-volatile memory device. Stored inside the first non-volatile memory includes first programming instructions that provide initialization support for the at least one other non-processor core electronic component of the processor. The system board includes at least one non-processor electronic component and a second non-volatile memory device. Stored inside the second non-volatile memory device includes second programming instructions that provide initialization support for the at least one non-processor electronic component of the system board. Both the first and the second programming instructions further support a cooperative initialization protocol under which the first and second programming instructions cooperate with each other to initialize the computer system at power-on/reset.