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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2016
Quanta Computer Inc., Taoyuan, TW;
Kuo-Shu Huang, Taoyuan, TW;
Wei-Yu Chien, Taoyuan, TW;
QUANTA COMPUTER, INC., Taoyuan, TW;
Abstract
A system, method and computer-readable storage devices for providing protection mechanisms to a server motherboard prior to its booting. A system configured according to this would, upon receiving power at a motherboard, and prior to booting the motherboard: generate a nonce, send the nonce to a first component on the motherboard, and send the nonce to a second component on the motherboard. The system then receives a response from at least one of the first component on the motherboard and the second component on the motherboard, wherein the response is based on a communication protocol between the first component and the second component, the communication protocol utilizing the nonce. When the response indicates a correct hardware configuration, the system performs the booting of the motherboard.