CN100390737C - Automatic updating and back-up BIOS method - Google Patents

Automatic updating and back-up BIOS method Download PDF

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CN100390737C
CN100390737C CNB2005100028563A CN200510002856A CN100390737C CN 100390737 C CN100390737 C CN 100390737C CN B2005100028563 A CNB2005100028563 A CN B2005100028563A CN 200510002856 A CN200510002856 A CN 200510002856A CN 100390737 C CN100390737 C CN 100390737C
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The present invention relates to a method for automatically updating and sparing BIOS, which is applied to an information device. A wireless transmission device of the information device is used for receiving BIOS files transmitted by an electronic device, and then, identifying codes of the BIOS files are compared to determine whether the BIOS files are right and latest versions or not. If the BIOS files are right and latest, the BIOS files are stored to a starting are. Subsequently, the information device is restarted to determine whether the BIOS after updated can be started normally or not. If the BIOS can be started normally, the BIOS files in the spare area are updated further. If the BISO can not be started normally, the BIOS procedure codes of the spare area are replicated to the starting area to rescue the BIOS files.

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The method of automatic renewal and back-up BIOS
Technical field
The present invention relates to the method for a kind of automatic renewal and back-up BIOS, particularly relate to a kind of being applied in the information device, by Wireless transmission mode, with the automatic renewal of renewal BIOS archives and the method for back-up BIOS.
Background technology
BIOS is Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) (Basic Input ﹠amp; Output System) abbreviation.It is a firmware that is stored in read-only memory, and this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) also is normally to start the prerequisite condition of computer.When starting computer, microprocessor at first will be according to the content of bios program, and whether each infrastructure device of checking one by one on motherboard, display card and other all devices is normal, just can give operating system with control then, carries out normal operation.By rewriting the content of BIOS, can reach the purpose of lifting means performance and compatibility.Because BIOS is the foundation of whole computer or its framework bottom of information device, it has important effect, so in case mistake appears in BIOS, it is suitable serious that consequence will become.
After computer or the use for a moment of other information device, may buy because of the demand of upgrading new periphery be equipped with (for example: upgrading CPU, storer ... or the like), but find sometimes, after the new outfit of purchase is installed on information device, but find the information that detecting is equipped with less than this periphery, generally speaking, this situation may be because the cause of the bios version of your information device, can't support new periphery and be equipped with, can solve this problem this moment by upgrading BIOS.Except above-mentioned reason, the manufacturer of information device, also possible because will revise product problem or solution and other product consistency problems, and release the BIOS of redaction.
Have the method for known renewal BIOS now, except carrying out by laser disc or disk, again because the prosperity of network, therefore the user tends to the original manufacturer merchant and downloads up-to-date BIOS archives and upgraded, but above mode is individual's operation, can be suitable on the separate unit information device, if company or the information managerial personnel of enterprise or the manufacturing works of information device, in the time of need carrying out the BIOS renewal simultaneously to most Taiwan investments news devices, known mode is uneconomical and inefficiency obviously.
This shows that the method for above-mentioned existing renewal BIOS obviously still has inconvenience and defective, and demands urgently further being improved in method and use.In order to solve the problem of the method existence of upgrading BIOS, relevant manufacturer there's no one who doesn't or isn't seeks solution painstakingly, but do not see always that for a long time suitable design finished by development, and conventional method does not have appropriate method to address the above problem, and this obviously is the problem that the anxious desire of relevant dealer solves.
Because the defective that the method for above-mentioned existing renewal and back-up BIOS exists, the inventor is based on being engaged in this type of product design manufacturing abundant for many years practical experience and professional knowledge, and the utilization of cooperation scientific principle, actively studied innovation, in the hope of founding a kind of new automatic renewal and the method for back-up BIOS, can improve the method for general existing renewal and back-up BIOS, make it have more practicality.Through constantly research, design, and after studying repeatedly and improving, create the present invention who has practical value finally.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to, overcome the defective of the method existence of existing renewal BIOS, and a kind of new automatic renewal and the method for back-up BIOS be provided, technical matters to be solved is to make its convenience by wireless transmission, but electronic installation by wireless transmission BIOS archives, but to being positioned at the information device of its wireless signal transmission range of receiving of this electronic installation, carry out the renewal and the backup of BIOS archives, the known connection carry out the inconvenience that BIOS upgrades to solve, thereby be suitable for practicality more with entity.
The object of the invention to solve the technical problems realizes by the following technical solutions.According to a kind of automatic renewal of the present invention's proposition and the method for back-up BIOS, be applied in the information device, by a radio transmitting device, upgraded and back up with the BIOS archives that receive electronic installation emission and to it, it comprises the following steps: to receive BIOS archives by the radio transmitting device of this information device; Whether compare these BIOS archives is correct; When these BIOS archives are correct, the BIOS renewal sign indicating number of these BIOS archives is write the system start-up district of this information device; When these BIOS archives are incorrect, finish the BIOS refresh routine; Carry out first boot program; When this first boot program can successfully be started shooting, this BIOS that duplicates this system start-up district upgraded sign indicating number to a BIOS backup area; When this first boot program failure, the bios program sign indicating number that duplicates the BIOS backup area is to this system start-up district; And after the bios program sign indicating number of this BIOS backup area is copied to this system start-up district, carry out second boot program.
The object of the invention to solve the technical problems also can be applied to the following technical measures to achieve further.
The method of aforesaid automatic renewal and back-up BIOS, wherein said radio transmitting device are the radio transmitting device of an infrared transmission device or a tool Bluetooth protocol.
The method of aforesaid automatic renewal and back-up BIOS, wherein said radio transmitting device are one to have the radio transmitting device of wireless network protocol.
The method of aforesaid automatic renewal and back-up BIOS, wherein said BIOS archives comprise that at least an identification code and a BIOS upgrade sign indicating number.
The method of aforesaid automatic renewal and back-up BIOS, wherein said identification code comprise a machine identifier and a BIOS ID.
The method of aforesaid automatic renewal and back-up BIOS, wherein said identification code are a BIOS ID.
The method of aforesaid automatic renewal and back-up BIOS after wherein said this BIOS renewal yard step to a BIOS backup area of duplicating this system start-up district is finished, can be further carried out one again and produce the step of upgrading the information of finishing.
The method of aforesaid automatic renewal and back-up BIOS after the step of wherein said execution second boot program is finished, can further be carried out the uncompleted step of a display update again.
The object of the invention to solve the technical problems also adopts following technical scheme to realize.The method that a kind of BIOS that proposes according to the present invention backs up and rescues, be to be applied in the information device, continue to carry out after receiving correct BIOS archives, it comprises the following steps: the BIOS of these BIOS archives is upgraded the system start-up district that sign indicating number writes this data device; Carry out first boot program; When this first boot program can successfully be started shooting, this BIOS that duplicates the system start-up district of this information device upgraded sign indicating number to a BIOS backup area; When this first boot program failure, the bios program sign indicating number that duplicates the BIOS backup area is to this system start-up district; And after the bios program sign indicating number of this BIOS backup area is copied to this system start-up district, carry out second boot program.
The object of the invention to solve the technical problems also can be applied to the following technical measures to achieve further.
The method of aforesaid BIOS backup and rescue after wherein said this BIOS renewal yard step to a BIOS backup area of duplicating this system start-up district is finished, can be further carried out one again and produce the step of upgrading the information of finishing.
The method of aforesaid BIOS backup and rescue after the step of wherein said execution second boot program is finished, can further be carried out the uncompleted step of a display update again.
The present invention compared with prior art has tangible advantage and beneficial effect.By above technical scheme as can be known, in order to reach aforementioned goal of the invention, major technique of the present invention thes contents are as follows:
The invention provides the method for a kind of automatic renewal and back-up BIOS, be applied in the information device, receive the BIOS archives of electronic installation emission and upgraded and back up by a radio transmitting device, it comprises the following steps: to receive BIOS archives by the radio transmitting device of this information device; Whether compare these BIOS archives is correct; When these BIOS archives are correct, the BIOS of these BIOS archives upgraded sign indicating number write a system start-up district; When these BIOS archives are incorrect, finish the BIOS refresh routine; Carry out first boot program; When this first boot program can successfully be started shooting, this BIOS that duplicates this system start-up district upgraded sign indicating number to a BIOS backup area; When this first boot program failure, the bios program sign indicating number that duplicates the BIOS backup area is to this system start-up district; After the bios program sign indicating number of this BIOS backup area is copied to this system start-up district, carry out second boot program.
This radio transmitting device wherein can be the radio transmitting device of the radio transmitting device of infrared transmission device, tool Bluetooth protocol, tool wireless network protocol or other radio-frequency communication device etc.When the radio transmitting device that uses during as the radio transmitting device of infrared transmission device, tool Bluetooth protocol, infrared transmission and Bluetooth protocol are on standard, had specific correspondence between the communication device of two structures connection, two equipment that just transmit are specific, for example infrared transmission is to carry out in man-to-man mode, and Bluetooth protocol then can be a pair of seven independent correspondence.The BIOS archives that be transmitted this moment, upgrade the sign indicating number except comprising BIOS, also comprise an identification code, and identification code generally is to comprise a machine identifier and a BIOS ID (bios version is other), but when two equipment that transmit are specific, therefore the machine identifier of identification code can be omitted, and only uses a BIOS ID to get final product.
When the radio transmitting device that uses is the transmitting device of the radio transmitting device of a tool wireless network protocol or other radio frequency transmission, it is to carry out just like the mode of broadcasting, just carry out between electrons transmitted device and each information device, as long as its communications protocol form identical or communication is identical, can carry out the synchronous structure connection of one-to-many, therefore when being applied to many Taiwan investments news devices and carrying out the BIOS renewal, it can exempt the restriction of wanting specific correspondence to transmit, therefore, to facility more in the application, but this moment is various because of the total class of information device that can receive this wireless signal transmission, therefore, the BIOS archives that are transmitted upgrade the sign indicating number except comprising BIOS, and this identification code then must comprise a machine identifier and a BIOSID.
Again, in order to produce the wireless signal of BIOS archives, but the present invention provides a kind of electronic installation of wireless transmission BIOS archives again, and it comprises: a mnemon, in order to store at least one group of BIOS archives; One arithmetic element is in order to operate BIOS archives of desiring to transmit; One radio transmitting device is in order to launch the specified BIOS archives of this arithmetic element; And an I/O port module, in order to as the interface between this arithmetic element and this radio transmitting device.
Via as can be known above-mentioned, the invention relates to the method for a kind of automatic renewal and back-up BIOS, be applied in the information device, it is the radio transmitting device by this information device, receive the BIOS archives of electronic installation emission, then compare the identification code of these BIOS archives, to determine that these BIOS archives are whether correct and to be up-to-date version, if the BIOS archives are correct and are up-to-date, then these BIOS archives are stored to the promoter region, then restart this information device, determining that this BIOS after upgrading whether can normal boot-strap, if can normal boot-strap then further upgrade the BIOS archives of backup area, if can't normal boot-strap, then the bios program sign indicating number with backup area is copied to this promoter region, to carry out the rescue of BIOS archives.
By technique scheme, the present invention upgrades automatically and the method for back-up BIOS has following advantage at least:
1, by enforcement of the present invention, can reach does not need wired connection can carry out the function that the BIOS archives transmit.
2, by enforcement of the present invention, the BIOS archives of finishing most Taiwan investments news devices that can quick and convenient upgrade.
3,, can handle the bios program sign indicating number renewal of majority or a large amount of information devices simultaneously and not need entity to connect, thereby can significantly promote bios program sign indicating number renewal efficiency of operation by enforcement of the present invention.
In sum, the automatic renewal that the present invention is special and the method for back-up BIOS, convenience by wireless transmission, but electronic installation by wireless transmission BIOS archives, but to being positioned at the information device of its wireless signal transmission range of receiving of this electronic installation, carry out the renewal and the backup of BIOS archives, can solve and known the connection carry out the inconvenience that BIOS upgrades with entity.It has above-mentioned many advantages and practical value, and in class methods, do not see have similar design to publish or use and really genus innovation, no matter it is all having bigger improvement on method or on the function, have large improvement technically, and produced handy and practical effect, and the method for more existing renewal BIOS has the multinomial effect of enhancement, thus be suitable for practicality more, and have the extensive value of industry, really be a new and innovative, progressive, practical new design.
Above-mentioned explanation only is the general introduction of technical solution of the present invention, for can clearer understanding archives of the present invention, upgrades the sign indicating number except comprising BIOS, and this identification code then must comprise a machine identifier and a BIOSID.
Again, in order to produce the wireless signal of BIOS archives, but the present invention provides a kind of electronic installation of wireless transmission BIOS archives again, and it comprises: a mnemon, in order to store at least one group of BIOS archives; One arithmetic element is in order to operate BIOS archives of desiring to transmit; One radio transmitting device is in order to launch the specified BIOS archives of this arithmetic element; And an I/O port module, in order to as the interface between this arithmetic element and this radio transmitting device.
Via as can be known above-mentioned, the invention relates to the method for a kind of automatic renewal and back-up BIOS, be applied in the information device, it is the radio transmitting device by this information device, receive the BIOS archives of electronic installation emission, then compare the identification code of these BIOS archives, to determine that these BIOS archives are whether correct and to be up-to-date version, if the BIOS archives are correct and are up-to-date, then these BIOS archives are stored to the promoter region, then restart this information device, determining that this BIOS after upgrading whether can normal boot-strap, if can normal boot-strap then further upgrade the BIOS archives of backup area, if can't normal boot-strap, then the bios program sign indicating number with backup area is copied to this promoter region, to carry out the rescue of BIOS archives.
By technique scheme, the present invention upgrades automatically and the method for back-up BIOS has following advantage at least:
1, by enforcement of the present invention, can reach does not need wired connection can carry out the function that the BIOS archives transmit.
2, by enforcement of the present invention, the BIOS archives of finishing most Taiwan investments news devices that can quick and convenient upgrade.
3,, can handle the bios program sign indicating number renewal of majority or a large amount of information devices simultaneously and not need entity to connect, thereby can significantly promote bios program sign indicating number renewal efficiency of operation by enforcement of the present invention.
In sum, the automatic renewal that the present invention is special and the method for back-up BIOS, convenience by wireless transmission, but electronic installation by wireless transmission BIOS archives, but to being positioned at the information device of its wireless signal transmission range of receiving of this electronic installation, carry out the renewal and the backup of BIOS archives, can solve and known the connection carry out the inconvenience that BIOS upgrades with entity.It has above-mentioned many advantages and practical value, and in class methods, do not see have similar design to publish or use and really genus innovation, no matter it is all having bigger improvement on method or on the function, have large improvement technically, and produced handy and practical effect, and the method for more existing renewal BIOS has the multinomial effect of enhancement, thus be suitable for practicality more, and have the extensive value of industry, really be a new and innovative, progressive, practical new design.
Above-mentioned explanation only is the general introduction of technical solution of the present invention, for can clearer understanding technological means of the present invention, and can be implemented according to the content of instructions, and for above-mentioned and other purposes, feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, below especially exemplified by preferred embodiment, and conjunction with figs., be described in detail as follows.
Above-mentioned explanation only is the general introduction of technical solution of the present invention, for can clearer understanding technological means of the present invention, and can be implemented according to the content of instructions, below with preferred embodiment of the present invention and conjunction with figs. describe in detail as after.
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Fig. 1 is an application implementation illustration of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the method embodiment flow chart of steps of an automatic renewal and back-up BIOS.
Fig. 2 A is the method embodiment of a kind of automatic renewal BIOS.
Fig. 2 B is the method embodiment of a kind of BIOS backup and rescue.
Fig. 3 one is stored in a BIOS archives embodiment of its mnemon of electronic installation.
Fig. 4 one is stored in the 2nd BIOS archives embodiment of its mnemon of electronic installation.
But Fig. 5 is the electronic installation embodiment calcspar of wireless transmission BIOS archives.
11,12,13...: information device
20: electronic installation
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22: arithmetic element
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31: machine identifier
32:BIOS?ID
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Step S1: receive BIOS archives
Step S2: whether comparison BIOS archives are correct
Step S3: with BIOS archives writing system promoter region
Step S4: finish the BIOS refresh routine
Step S5: carry out first boot program;
Step S6: duplicate BIOS and upgrade sign indicating number to the BIOS backup area
Step S7: duplicate the bios program sign indicating number to the system start-up district
Step S8: carry out second boot program
Step S9: produce the information of finishing of upgrading
Step S10: display update is not finished
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Reach technological means and the effect that predetermined goal of the invention is taked for further setting forth the present invention, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and preferred embodiment, the automatic renewal that foundation the present invention is proposed and its embodiment of method, method, step, feature and the effect thereof of back-up BIOS, describe in detail as after.
See also shown in Figure 1, be application implementation illustration of the present invention, those information devices 11 wherein, 12,13... be to be positioned at electronic installation 20, but the plural Taiwan investment news device 11 in its wireless signal transmission range of receiving, 12,13..., those information devices 11,12,13... can be any BIOS of having and can carry out the information device that BIOS upgrades, for example: notebook computer, servomechanism, desktop computer ... etc. the information device of product category, also may be again identical product classification but the machine of different type of machines or model, for example the notebook computer of grand computer company has TravelMate 3200, TravelMate4000, TravelMate8000, TravelMate370, TravelMate380... wait machine and type, its HP Integrity servomechanism family of the servomechanism of Hewlett-Packard again, can distinguish rx5670 again, rx8620, rx76270... wait different types, therefore, when carrying out the BIOS renewal, the BIOS archives must be by the machine identifier of identification code with difference, same again type, because the version of BIOS can constantly upgrade, so also have the difference on the version, for example TravelMate 3200, has 3A01,3A02,3A03..., therefore must be distinguished by BIOS ID etc. different versions.
Corresponding and the distance relation of those information devices 11,12,13... and electronic installation 20, be to look the different and difference to some extent of its radio transmitting device of selecting for use 24, the radio transmitting device 24 that for example ought select for use is the radio transmitting device of an infrared transmission device or a tool Bluetooth protocol, and what transmit this moment is the relation of a kind of specific correspondence and short-distance transmission between the two.The radio transmitting device 24 that for example ought select for use again is the radio transmitting device of a tool wireless network protocol or the transmitting device of other radio frequency transmission, then transmits between the two this moment, and it is a kind of broadcast type and the corresponding relation that can grow Distance Transmission.
<method embodiment 〉
See also shown in Figure 2, it is the method embodiment flow chart of steps of an automatic renewal and back-up BIOS, it is to be applied in the information device, by a radio transmitting device, upgraded and backed up with the BIOS archives that receive electronic installation emission and to it, it comprises the following steps: to receive BIOS archives, by the radio transmitting device reception (step S1) of this information device; Whether compare these BIOS archives is correct (step S2); The BIOS renewal sign indicating number of these BIOS archives is write a system start-up district, when these BIOS archives are correct (step S3); Finish the BIOS refresh routine, when these BIOS archives are incorrect (step S4); Carry out first boot program (step S5); This BIOS that duplicates this system start-up district upgrades sign indicating number to a BIOS backup area, when this first boot program can successfully be started shooting (step S6); The bios program sign indicating number that duplicates the BIOS backup area is to this system start-up district, when this first boot program failure (step S7); Carry out second boot program, after the bios program sign indicating number of this BIOS backup area is copied to this system start-up district (step S8).
For allow the user can be clearer the state that carries out of decorrelation renewal and backup job, therefore in the method for this automatic renewal and back-up BIOS, after its step S6 " this BIOS that duplicates this system start-up district upgrades sign indicating number to a BIOS backup area " is finished, can further carry out the step (step S9) of " producing the information of finishing of upgrading " again, to inform that the relevant BIOS of user upgrades and backup job is finished.After step S8 " carries out second boot program " and is finished, also can further carry out the step (step S10) of " display update is not finished " more again, to inform that the relevant BIOS of user upgrades and backup job is not finished.
See also shown in Fig. 2 A, method embodiment for a kind of automatic renewal BIOS, it is to be applied in the information device, by one group of radio transmitting device, upgraded with the BIOS archives that receive electronic installation emission and with it, it comprises the following steps: to receive BIOS archives, by the radio transmitting device reception (step S1) of this information device; Whether compare these BIOS archives is correct (step S2); The BIOS renewal sign indicating number of these BIOS archives is write a system start-up district, when these BIOS archives are correct (step S3); Finish the BIOS refresh routine, when these BIOS archives are incorrect (step S4).
See also shown in Fig. 2 B, be the method embodiment of a kind of BIOS backup and rescue, it is to be applied in the information device, continues to carry out after receiving correct BIOS archives, and it comprises the following steps: to carry out first boot program (step S5); This BIOS that duplicates this system start-up district upgrades sign indicating number to a BIOS backup area, when this first boot program can successfully be started shooting (step S6); The bios program sign indicating number that duplicates the BIOS backup area is to this system start-up district, when this first boot program failure (step S7); Carry out second boot program, after the bios program sign indicating number of this BIOS backup area is copied to this system start-up district (step S8).
See also shown in Figure 3, be one to be stored in a BIOS archives embodiment of its mnemon of electronic installation, wherein this mnemon 21 stores at least one group of BIOS archives, and when it can be applicable to employed radio transmitting device 24 for the radio transmitting device of infrared transmission device or tool Bluetooth protocol, because infrared transmission and Bluetooth protocol are on standard, had specific correspondence between the communication device of two structures connection, two equipment that just transmit are specific, therefore can exempt the part of machine recognition, so BIOS archives that are transmitted, comprised a BIOS and upgraded sign indicating number 33 and identification code 34, and this identification code 34 is a BIOS ID 32.
See also shown in Figure 4, be one to be stored in the 2nd BIOS archives embodiment of its mnemon of electronic installation, wherein this mnemon 21 stores at least one group of BIOS archives, it can be applicable to employed radio transmitting device 24 again, during for the transmitting device of the radio transmitting device of tool wireless network protocol or other radio frequency transmission, because of it is to transmit just like the mode of broadcasting, so carry out electrons transmitted device 20 and each information device 11,12,13... between, and unspecific corresponding relation, it may be the synchronous structure connection that carries out one-to-many, this moment is because of those information devices 11,12,13... total class various, so BIOS archives that are transmitted, upgrade the sign indicating number 33 except comprising BIOS, 34 of this identification codes must comprise a machine identifier 31 and a BIOS ID 32.
When the BIOS that carries out present embodiment upgrades operation, at first the user can select one to desire to carry out the BIOS archives that BIOS upgrades in electronic installation 20, and sent by the radio transmitting device of a tool wireless network protocol, and these BIOS archives include a machine identifier 31, a BIOS ID 32 and a BIOS and upgrade sign indicating number 33, for example TravelMate 3200,3A03, the ZA1E3A03.WPH of grand computer company.
When this wireless signal is accepted all information devices 11 in the scope, 12,13... after receiving this wireless signal, then can carry out method embodiment step as shown in Figure 2, and in this method embodiment step, whether compare these BIOS archives is correct definition, be to comprise comparison machine identifier 31 and BIOSID 32 two parts, therefore the machine that has only TravelMate 3200 series, and the BIOS archives version that it is original and this conveyer are old edition comparatively speaking, just can carry out follow-up step of updating, for example original BIOS archives version is 3A01 or 3A02 (the new and old of version is to decide with the size of numbering, and the version that label is bigger is a redaction).
After comparison BIOS archives are correct, the BIOS of these BIOS archives upgrades sign indicating number 33 can write a system start-up district, this system start-up district is that it stores the zone that is written into BIOS at first when information device 11,12,13... start, and this moment, the BIOS refresh routine was just finished.Upgrading sign indicating number 33 in order to ensure the BIOS that is upgraded can carry out, therefore carry out one first boot program, if energy normal boot-strap, represent that then this BIOS upgrades sign indicating number 33 and can operate normally, this BIOS can be upgraded sign indicating number 33 this moment and be copied to a BIOS backup area once more, and this BIOS backup area is in order to store a correct and executable bios program sign indicating number, when causing the bios program sign indicating number in system start-up district to carry out, can do the use of rescue with convenient BIOS refresh routine failure or other problem.
If carry out first boot program can't normal boot-strap the time, represent that then this BIOS upgrades sign indicating number 33 and has mistake, the situation that has during wireless transmission part information to lose for example, this moment, system can be copied to the bios program sign indicating number that is stored in the BIOS backup area this system start-up district to reach the effect of rescue, because the bios program sign indicating number that this BIOS backup area is stored, be to be through the start checking to pass through, therefore finish the execution of second boot program, make information device 11,12,13... recover normal work.
The radio transmitting device 24 of relevant use, during for the radio transmitting device of infrared transmission device or tool Bluetooth protocol, the step explanation and the above-mentioned mode of its enforcement, remove whether these BIOS archives of comparison are correct definition, the part that only comprises comparison BIOS ID 32 be inequality outside, all the other are identical, therefore repeat no more.
<device embodiment 〉
See also shown in Figure 5, but be the electronic installation embodiment calcspar of wireless transmission BIOS archives, it is in order to producing the wireless signal of BIOS archives, it comprises: a mnemon 21, in order to store at least one group of BIOS archives; One arithmetic element 22 is in order to operate BIOS archives of desiring to transmit; One radio transmitting device 24 is in order to launch the specified BIOS archives of this arithmetic element 22; And an I/O port module 23, in order to interface as 24 of this arithmetic element 22 and this radio transmitting devices.
Wherein this radio transmitting device 24 can be the radio transmitting device of an infrared transmission device, a tool Bluetooth protocol, the radio transmitting device of a tool wireless network protocol or one of them of other radio frequency transmission device.And these BIOS archives can comprise that an identification code 34 and a BIOS upgrade sign indicating number 33, and this identification code 34 is to comprise a machine identifier 31 and a BIOS ID 32 or only is a BIOS ID 32 that it is decided on selected radio transmitting device 24.
The technological innovation of the method for automatic renewal of the present invention of above-mentioned formation like this and back-up BIOS all has many saving graces for technician of the same trade now, and the progressive that possesses skills really.
The above, it only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, be not that the present invention is done any pro forma restriction, though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment, yet be not in order to limit the present invention, any those skilled in the art, in not breaking away from the technical solution of the present invention scope, when the method that can utilize above-mentioned announcement and technology contents are made a little change or be modified to the equivalent embodiment of equivalent variations, but every content that does not break away from technical solution of the present invention, according to technical spirit of the present invention to any simple modification that above embodiment did, equivalent variations and modification all still belong in the scope of technical solution of the present invention.

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1. one kind is automatically upgraded and the method for back-up BIOS, is applied in the information device, by a radio transmitting device, is upgraded and backs up with the BIOS archives that receive electronic installation emission and to it, it is characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
Radio transmitting device by this information device receives BIOS archives;
Whether compare these BIOS archives is correct;
When these BIOS archives are correct, the BIOS renewal sign indicating number of these BIOS archives is write the system start-up district of this information device;
When these BIOS archives are incorrect, finish the BIOS refresh routine;
Carry out first boot program;
When this first boot program can successfully be started shooting, this BIOS that duplicates this system start-up district upgraded sign indicating number to a BIOS backup area;
When this first boot program failure, the bios program sign indicating number that duplicates the BIOS backup area is to this system start-up district; And
After the bios program sign indicating number of this BIOS backup area is copied to this system start-up district, carry out second boot program.
2. the method for automatic renewal according to claim 1 and back-up BIOS is characterized in that wherein said radio transmitting device is the radio transmitting device of an infrared transmission device or a tool Bluetooth protocol.
3. the method for automatic renewal according to claim 1 and back-up BIOS is characterized in that wherein said radio transmitting device is one to have the radio transmitting device of wireless network protocol.
4. the method for automatic renewal according to claim 1 and back-up BIOS is characterized in that wherein said BIOS archives comprise that at least an identification code and a BIOS upgrade sign indicating number.
5. the method for automatic renewal according to claim 4 and back-up BIOS is characterized in that wherein said identification code comprises a machine identifier and a BIOS ID.
6. the method for automatic renewal according to claim 4 and back-up BIOS is characterized in that wherein said identification code is a BIOS ID.
7. the method for automatic renewal according to claim 1 and back-up BIOS, after it is characterized in that wherein said this BIOS renewal yard step to a BIOS backup area of duplicating this system start-up district is finished, can further carry out one again and produce the step of upgrading the information of finishing.
8. the method for automatic renewal according to claim 1 and back-up BIOS after the step that it is characterized in that wherein said execution second boot program is finished, can further be carried out the uncompleted step of a display update again.
9. the method for BIOS backup and rescue is to be applied in the information device, continues to carry out after receiving correct BIOS archives, it is characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
The BIOS of these BIOS archives is upgraded the system start-up district that sign indicating number writes this data device;
Carry out first boot program;
When this first boot program can successfully be started shooting, this BIOS that duplicates the system start-up district of this information device upgraded sign indicating number to a BIOS backup area;
When this first boot program failure, the bios program sign indicating number that duplicates the BIOS backup area is to this system start-up district; And
After the bios program sign indicating number of this BIOS backup area is copied to this system start-up district, carry out second boot program.
10. the method for BIOS backup according to claim 9 and rescue, after it is characterized in that wherein said this BIOS renewal yard step to a BIOS backup area of duplicating this system start-up district is finished, can further carry out one again and produce the step of upgrading the information of finishing.
11. the method for BIOS according to claim 9 backup and rescue after the step that it is characterized in that wherein said execution second boot program is finished, can further be carried out the uncompleted step of a display update again.
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