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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2000
Andrew H. Gafken, Folsom, CA (US);
Todd D. Wilson, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Thomas Dodson, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
John V. Lovelace, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Andrew H. Gafken, Folsom, CA (US);
Todd D. Wilson, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Thomas Dodson, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
John V. Lovelace, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A modular BIOS update mechanism provides a standardized method to update options ROMs and to provide video and processor microcode upgrades in a computer system without requiring a complete replacement of the system BIOS. The MBU mechanism provides several advantages. First, new features and BIOS bugs from earlier release may be delivered to an installed base of end-user systems even if direct OEM support cannot be identified. Also, BIOS components may be provided as a validated set of revisions. With resort to a validation matrix, BIOS updates may be managed easily. The modular BIOS update is particularly useful in systems having several independent BIOS's stored within unitary firmware.