51.
    发明专利
    未知

    公开(公告)号:DE3808167A1

    公开(公告)日:1988-10-13

    申请号:DE3808167

    申请日:1988-03-11

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A computer system and method for operating a computer system capable of running in mutually incompatible real and protected addressing modes, in which programs written for one mode can be run in the other mode without modification. The BIOS assembles two different common data areas for the two modes, each inclusive of device block pointers, function transfer table pointers, data pointers, and function pointers. The common data area for the real mode is assembled first. To assemble the pointers for the protected mode common data area, the offset values from the real mode area are copied directly, and then selector values are inserted whose physical addresses correspond to the segments of the corresponding pointers in the real mode area. The selector values are derived from a segment descriptor table.

    Enabling control to a hypervisor in a cloud computing environment

    公开(公告)号:GB2497458A

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-12

    申请号:GB201304227

    申请日:2011-08-05

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A method for enabling control in a cloud computing environment includes initializing a portion of computing resources identified for enabling service to a user system in a cloud computing environment. The method may also include enabling service to the user system. Further, the method may include initializing another portion of the computing resources. After the service in the cloud computing environment has been enabled, cloud computing services may be provided by the host system to one or more user systems.

    Usb-based networking and i/o hub
    57.
    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:GB2350536B

    公开(公告)日:2004-01-14

    申请号:GB0007167

    申请日:2000-03-27

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A system and method for providing network communications between personal computer systems using USB communications. The disclosed USB networking hub allows multiple hosts to exist in a USB-based network. The networking hub includes an integrated virtual network adapter, which provides for communications among and between multiple hosts.

    60.
    发明专利
    未知

    公开(公告)号:DE69027164D1

    公开(公告)日:1996-07-04

    申请号:DE69027164

    申请日:1990-07-04

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: An apparatus and method for decreasing the memory requirements of BIOS in a personal computer system (10) includes storing a first portion of BIOS in memory and a second portion on a direct storage access device. The personal computer system (10) comprises a system processor (26), a random access main memory, a read only memory (36), and at least one direct access storage device (62,66). The read only memory (36) includes the first portion of BIOS and data representing the type of system processor (26) and system planar (24) I/O configuration. The first portion of BIOS only includes routines for initializing the system (10) and the direct access storage device (62,66) to read in a master boot record into the system (10) from the direct access storage device (62,66). The master boot record includes a data segment (122-138) and an executable code segment (120). The data segment (122-138) includes data representing system hardware and a system configuration which is supported by the master boot record. The first BIOS portion confirms the master boot record is compatible with the system hardware by verifying that the data from the data segment (122-138) of the master boot record agrees with the system processor (26), system planar (24), and planar (24) I/O configuration. If the master boot record is compatible with the system hardware, the first BIOS portion vectors the system processor (26) to execute the executable code segment (120) of the master boot record. The executable code segment (120) confirms that the system conf iguration has not changed and loads in the remaining BIOS portion from the direct access storage device (62,66) into random access memory (32) superseding the first BIOS portion. The executable code segment (120) then verifies the authenticity of the remaining BIOS portion and vectors the system processor (26) to begin executing the remaining BIOS now in random access memory (32). The remaining BIOS in main memory includes reusable routines for operating the system (10) in a normal manner.

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