公开(公告)号：GB2348524A

公开(公告)日：2000-10-04

申请号：GB9929278

申请日：1999-12-13

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： AGUILAR MAXIMINO ,  GORRELL JOHN WILLIAM ,  GUPTA SANJAY ,  STAFFORD JAMES MICHAEL

IPC: G06F1/00 ,  G06F1/04 ,  G06F1/26 ,  G06F1/32

Abstract: A network computer is configured to assume a low power state in response to a low power event and further configured to transition from the low power state to a full power state in response to a wake up event, which may comprise a LAN wake up in the form of a command issued by a server computer coupled to the network computer via a network. The wake up event may be a LAN wake up event in which a wake up signal is received via the network interface, or a "wake on ring" event in which the wake up signal is received via a modem connection to the computer. Alternatively, an on/off button may signal full/low power. The motherboard is powered via a single power supply plane. Also disclosed is a boot code validity check, creation of a boot code image, and an integrated network interface.