The invention is a system, a method of operating the system and a method of customizing a processing system to operate with different input/output (I/O) systems. A system in accordance with the invention includes a processor, an I/O system coupled to the processor and system firmware, including a plurality...http://www.google.com/patents/US6401201?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6401201 - Arrangements offering firmware support for different input/output (I/O) types