WO2004077292A3 - System and apparatus for eliminating user interaction during hardware configuration at system boot - Google Patents

System and apparatus for eliminating user interaction during hardware configuration at system boot Download PDF

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WO2004077292A3
WO2004077292A3 PCT/GB2004/000068 GB2004000068W WO2004077292A3 WO 2004077292 A3 WO2004077292 A3 WO 2004077292A3 GB 2004000068 W GB2004000068 W GB 2004000068W WO 2004077292 A3 WO2004077292 A3 WO 2004077292A3
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Robert Foster
Mark Grosch
Minh Nguyen
Christine Iju Wang
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Robert Foster
Mark Grosch
Minh Nguyen
Christine Iju Wang
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programs
    • G06F9/4401—Bootstrapping
    • G06F9/4411—Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers
    • G06F9/4413—Plug-and-play [PnP]
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programs
    • G06F9/4401—Bootstrapping

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A system and method are provided to allow a user to update a computer system without having to interact with an initialization, or configurator software utility, or program. More particularly, the present invention allows a system provider, manufacturer, or service provider to create an installation file that, when provided to a user, will configure a system to accommodate newly added/removed hardware automatically. A base model and a new model of the system are maintained. The new model will include one or more different configurations, such as new graphics adapters, communications adapters, I/O controllers, or the like. The provider will haA system and method are provided to allow a user to update a computer system without having to interact with an initialization, or configurator software utility, or program. More particularly, the present invention allows a system provider, manufacturer, or service provider to create an installation file that, when provided to a user, will configure a system to accommodate newly added/removed hardware automatically. A base model and a new model of the system are maintained. The new model will include one or more different configurations, such as new graphics adapters, communications adapters, I/O controllers, or the like. The provider will have created a recovery/install image to be used with the base model.
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JP2006502184A JP2006518504A (en) 2003-01-09 2004-01-09 System and apparatus for eliminating user interaction during hardware configuration during system boot

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