Interacting with optional read-only memory

Details Interacting with optional read-only memory Interacting with optional read-only memory

2007-06-05

2007-06-05

Perveen, Rehana (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

C713S002000, C713S100000, C717S174000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10326426

ABSTRACT:
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method to select a desired configuration parameter for an option read-only memory (ROM) coupled to a system; obtain a code module corresponding to the desired configuration parameter; and provide the code module to the option ROM to dynamically change a portion of code stored in the option ROM. More so, in certain embodiments the present invention permits an option ROM to monitor disk requests in a pre-boot environment.

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