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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2008
Ricardo L. Martinez, Austin, TX (US);
Aaron Taylor, Round Rock, TX (US);
Richard Brian Wallace, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Joshua N. Alperin, Round Rock, TX (US);
Charles Marion Ueltschey, Iii, Austin, TX (US);
Ricardo L. Martinez, Austin, TX (US);
Aaron Taylor, Round Rock, TX (US);
Richard Brian Wallace, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Joshua N. Alperin, Round Rock, TX (US);
Charles Marion Ueltschey, III, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
In a system to configure a replacement motherboard, one or more subsystems are provided to determine whether the replacement motherboard is in a manufacturing mode, determine whether firmware for the replacement motherboard is unlocked, and receive an input from a user to configure the replacement motherboard when the replacement motherboard is determined to be in the manufacturing mode and the firmware is unlocked.