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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2010
Bi-chong Wang, Austin, TX (US);
Austin P. Bolen, Austin, TX (US);
Madhusudhan Rangarajan, Round Rock, TX (US);
Bi-Chong Wang, Austin, TX (US);
Austin P. Bolen, Austin, TX (US);
Madhusudhan Rangarajan, Round Rock, TX (US);
Dell Products, LP, Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
Before initializing a memory of an information handling system, a method includes loading an image of a video option ROM code for a graphics interface device to a cache associated with a processor of the information handling system, and executing the video option ROM code to initialize the graphics interface device. The method also includes executing a memory reference code to initialize the memory, and while executing the memory reference code, providing status information from the graphics interface device.