公开(公告)号：WO2006039593A3

公开(公告)日：2006-04-13

申请号：PCT/US2005/035373

申请日：2005-09-29

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION ,  KATARIA, Mukesh ,  GAFKEN, Andrew ,  STEVENS, William, Jr.

Inventor： KATARIA, Mukesh ,  GAFKEN, Andrew ,  STEVENS, William, Jr.

IPC: G06F11/30 ,  G06F11/14

Abstract: Embodiments include monitoring a computing system to determine whether firmware of the computing system is corrupted, hung up, or requires automatic update. The computing system may then request firmware update data over a network. Moreover, the computing system may include a controller with capability to determine whether the firmware is corrupted or hung and request and receive firmware update data over a network. In addition, the controller may have the capability operate when the firmware is corrupted or hung up, if the processor is held up, and if the operating system is halted, hung up, or soft-off. In addition, if the controller detects that the firmware is corrupted or hung up, the controller may halt the processor while updating the firmware.

公开(公告)号：EP1256057A2

公开(公告)日：2002-11-13

申请号：EP01907119.0

申请日：2001-02-07

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： WILSON, Todd ,  CHRISTOPHERSON, Mark ,  GAFKEN, Andrew ,  DODSON, Tom ,  LOVELACE, John, H.

IPC: G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F8/65 ,  G06F8/654 ,  G06F11/1417 ,  G06F21/572

Abstract: A modular BIOS update mechanism provides a standardized method to update options ROMs and to provide video and processor microcode upgrades in a computer system without requiring a complete replacement of the system BIOS. The MBU mechanism provides several advantages. First, new features and BIOS bugs from earlier release may be delivered to an installed base of end-user systems even if direct OEM support cannot be identified. Also, BIOS components may be provided as a validated set of revisions. With resort to a validation matrix, BIOS updates may be managed easily. The modular BIOS update is particularly useful in systems having several independent BIOS's stored within unitary firmware.

Abstract translation: 模块化BIOS更新机制提供了一种标准化的方法来更新选项ROM，并在计算机系统中提供视频和处理器微代码升级，而无需完全替换系统BIOS。 MBU机制提供了几个优点。 首先，即使无法识别直接OEM支持，早期版本中的新功能和BIOS错误也可能会交付给已安装的最终用户系统。 而且，BIOS组件可作为经过验证的一组修订版本提供。 借助验证矩阵，可以轻松管理BIOS更新。 模块化BIOS更新在具有存储在统一固件中的几个独立BIOS的系统中特别有用。