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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2009
Luke Mulcahy, Houston, TX (US);
Bernard D. Desselle, Spring, TX (US);
Christoph J. Graham, Houston, TX (US);
Luke Mulcahy, Houston, TX (US);
Bernard D. Desselle, Spring, TX (US);
Christoph J. Graham, Houston, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system may comprise a processor () and first storage device () coupled to the processor. The first storage device contains a basic input/output system (BIOS) () executable by the processor. The system may also comprise a second storage device () coupled to the processor. The second storage device may contain a management interface () usable by an operating system to access the BIOS. A plurality of interface foes () may also be provided, each interface file being usable by the management interface to access the BIOS and each interface file defining one or methods for use by the interface or BIOS. While executing the BIOS, the processor determines a configuration of the system and, based on the determined configuration, selects a particular interface file for use during run-time.