Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing
Patent
1997-06-17
1999-12-07
Auve, Glenn A.
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
710 3, 710 4, 710 5, G06F 1300
Patent
active
059999896
ABSTRACT:
The present invention enhances the robustness of the Plug-and-Play BIOS, and reduces the amount of ROM work required to support each product, by rearchitecting the static support, conflict resolution, and initialization of system board devices to combine such functionality into fewer software components having greater product independence.
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Auve Glenn A.
Compaq Computer Corporation
Vo Tim T.
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