Method and apparatus for minimizing option ROM BIOS code

Details Method and apparatus for minimizing option ROM BIOS code Method and apparatus for minimizing option ROM BIOS code

2005-11-29

2005-11-29

Butler, Dennis M. (Department: 2115)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

Loading initialization program

C713S001000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06971003

ABSTRACT:
A method for configuring a Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) host adapter card is provided. The RAID host adapter card includes a flash storage chip and a RAID input/output processor (IOP). The RAID host adapter card is coupled to a peripheral connection interface (PCI) bus of a computer system and is interconnected to at least one storage container. The computer system has a system memory. The method includes booting the computer system and passing control to the RAID IOP. The RAID IOP reads the flash storage chip to execute a fraction of code previously written to the flash storage chip. The RAID IOP further communicates to the hard drive to locate a main portion of code previously written to at least one hidden sector. The RAID IOP also loads the main portion of the code to the system memory of the computer system to enable interoperability of the host adapter card with the computer system.

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