CN101373438A - Method, system and apparatus for managing basic input and output system - Google Patents
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The embodiment of the invention discloses a management method, a system and a device for a basic input and output system BIOS. The method comprises the steps as follows: a BIOS management unit of a main board management control module receives a BIOS program read/write command sent by a central processor in a main board; the BIOS management unit conducts read/write operation to a BIOS memory module according to the BIOS program read/write command; the BIOS management unit replies a read/write operation response carrying a read/write operation result to the main board CPU. The embodiment of the invention realizes that the space of the BIOS device are flexibly configured according to requirements and various BIOS programs are duplicated, thereby improving the reliability of the BIOS program and reducing the cost.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the computer communication technology field, particularly a kind of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) management method, system and device.
Background technology
BIOS (Basic Input Output System, Basic Input or Output System (BIOS)) program is a most basic and most important program in the computing machine.Generally bios program leaves in the memory body (chip) that does not need power supply, as the BIOS device.The BIOS device plays important effect in computer system, for computing machine provides lowermost level, the most direct hardware controls function, the various primitive operations of computing machine all are to finish according to the content that is solidificated in the BIOS device.Say that exactly the BIOS device is bridge or the interface between hardware and the software program, be responsible for solving the instant demand of hardware, and hardware is carried out corresponding operating according to the requirement of software.Therefore, the stability of BIOS device, reliability, cost, speed etc. all are the key elements that must consider in the system of designing a calculating machine.
As shown in Figure 1, in common server master board system, main board system can be initiated the read or write of bios program by south bridge, finishes the visit to the BIOS device through LPC (Low Pin Count, low pin count) bus.Wherein, the BIOS device is on the basis of a FLASH, adds specific peripheral circuit logic, realizes BIOS device able to programme and functions such as reading.And the reliability of such scheme is lower for server, if bios program has damage will cause system to start, and because the special-purpose integrated FLASH finite capacity of BIOS device just can not change its ardware feature, the subsequent upgrade finite capacity in case use.
Such scheme only adopts a BIOS device to preserve bios program, if bios program has damage will cause system to start, reliability is lower.In order to improve the reliability of bios program, also can adopt two BIOS devices to preserve bios program, by the operation of south bridge control BIOS device.After the bios program in the BIOS device damages, can adopt the bios program start-up system in the standby BIOS device.Yet thisly active and standbyly taken the veneer space, increased system cost with the BIOS device.
In realizing process of the present invention, the inventor finds that there is following problem at least in prior art: the prior art scheme has been used independent BIOS device, and cost is higher.
Summary of the invention
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of BIOS management method, system and device, has reduced the BIOS management costs.
For achieving the above object, the embodiment of the invention provides a kind of mainboard management control module on the one hand, and the BIOS management method may further comprise the steps:
The BIOS administrative unit of mainboard management control module receives the bios program read or write order that the mainboard central processor CPU sends;
Described BIOS administrative unit is carried out read or write according to described bios program read or write order;
Described BIOS administrative unit is replied the read or write of carrying the read or write result to described mainboard CPU and is replied.
On the other hand, the embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of main board system, it is characterized in that, comprising: mainboard CPU, mainboard management control module and BIOS memory module;
Described mainboard CPU is used for sending bios program read or write order to described mainboard management control module, and the read or write of carrying the read or write result that receives described mainboard management control module answer is replied;
Described mainboard management control module, be used to receive the bios program read or write order that described mainboard CPU sends, according to described bios program read or write order described BIOS memory module is carried out read or write, reply the read or write of carrying the read or write result to described mainboard CPU and reply;
Described BIOS memory module is used to store bios program.
Again on the one hand, the embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of mainboard management control module, comprise: the BIOS administrative unit, be used to receive the bios program read or write order that described mainboard CPU sends, according to described bios program read or write order the BIOS memory module is carried out read or write, reply the read or write of carrying the read or write result to described mainboard CPU and reply.
Compared with prior art, the embodiment of the invention has the following advantages: the embodiment of the invention is integrated BIOS administrative unit in the mainboard management control module of main board system, reply by the read or write that described BIOS administrative unit is finished bios program, reduced the BIOS management costs.
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In order to be illustrated more clearly in the embodiment of the invention or technical scheme of the prior art, to do to introduce simply to the accompanying drawing of required use in embodiment or the description of the Prior Art below, apparently, accompanying drawing in describing below only is some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skills, under the prerequisite of not paying creative work, can also obtain other accompanying drawing according to these accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is the main board system Organization Chart of prior art;
Fig. 2 is the main board system structural drawing of the embodiment of the invention one;
Fig. 3 is the mainboard management control module structural drawing of the embodiment of the invention one;
Fig. 4 is the BIOS management method process flow diagram of the embodiment of the invention one;
Fig. 5 is the main board system structural drawing of the embodiment of the invention two;
Fig. 6 is the BIOS management method process flow diagram of the embodiment of the invention two;
Fig. 7 is the main board system structural drawing of the embodiment of the invention three;
Fig. 8 is the BIOS management method process flow diagram of the embodiment of the invention three;
Fig. 9 is the main board system structural drawing of the embodiment of the invention four;
Figure 10 is the BIOS management method process flow diagram of the embodiment of the invention four.
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Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the invention, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment only is the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment among the present invention, those of ordinary skills belong to the scope of protection of the invention not making the every other embodiment that is obtained under the creative work prerequisite.
As shown in Figure 2, the main board system structural drawing for the embodiment of the invention one comprises: mainboard CPU 210, mainboard management control module 220 and BIOS memory module 230.
Above-mentioned mainboard CPU 210 is used for sending bios program read or write order to mainboard management control module 220, and the read or write of carrying the read or write result that receives 220 answers of mainboard management control module is replied.
Above-mentioned mainboard management control module 220, be used to receive the bios program read or write order that mainboard CPU 210 sends, according to described bios program read or write order BIOS memory module 230 is carried out read or write, reply the read or write of carrying the read or write result to mainboard CPU 1 and reply.
Above-mentioned BIOS memory module 230 is used to store bios program, and described BIOS memory module 230 can be independent of mainboard management control module 220 or be integrated in mainboard management control module 220 inside.
Above-mentioned mainboard management control module 220 can further include BIOS administrative unit 221 and telemanagement unit 222.BIOS administrative unit 221, be used to receive the bios program read or write order that mainboard CPU 210 sends, according to described bios program read or write order BIOS memory module 230 is carried out read or write, reply the read or write of carrying the read or write result to mainboard CPU 210 and reply.Telemanagement unit 222 is used to realize Remote configuration, refreshes, upgrades and manages bios program.
The embodiment of the invention is integrated BIOS administrative unit 221 in the mainboard management control module 220 of main board system, finish replying by BIOS administrative unit 221 to the bios program read or write, and in BIOS memory module 230, preserve bios program, reduced the BIOS management costs, and can realize Remote configuration, refresh, upgrade and manage bios program by the telemanagement unit 222 of mainboard management control module 220.
As shown in Figure 3, the mainboard management control module structural drawing for the embodiment of the invention one comprises:
BIOS administrative unit 310, be used to receive the bios program read or write order that mainboard CPU sends, according to bios program read or write order the BIOS memory module is carried out read or write, reply the read or write of carrying the read or write result to mainboard CPU and reply.
Above-mentioned mainboard management control module can further include telemanagement unit 320 and processing unit 330.Above-mentioned telemanagement unit 320 is used for Remote configuration BIOS administrative unit 310, or remote reflash, upgrading or management bios program.Above-mentioned processing unit 330 is used for by bus configuration BIOS administrative unit 310, and the project of configuration comprises: in the BIOS memory module between the memory capacity of bios program, the bios program preservation position or the backup area of bios program in the BIOS memory module.
The embodiment of the invention is integrated BIOS administrative unit 310 in the mainboard management control module, finish replying by BIOS administrative unit 310 to the bios program read or write, reduced the BIOS management costs, and can realize Remote configuration, refresh, upgrade and manage bios program by the telemanagement unit 320 in the mainboard management control module.
As shown in Figure 4, the BIOS management method process flow diagram for the embodiment of the invention one comprises:
Step S401, the BIOS administrative unit of mainboard management control module receives the bios program read or write order that mainboard CPU sends.
Before the bios program read or write order that described reception mainboard CPU sends, can also comprise: the processing unit of mainboard management control module is by the described BIOS administrative unit of bus configuration.The project of configuration comprises: in the BIOS memory module between the memory capacity of bios program, the bios program preservation position or the backup area of bios program in the BIOS memory module.
Can also pass through the telemanagement unit Remote configuration BIOS administrative unit of mainboard management control module, or remote reflash, upgrading or management bios program.
Step S402, the BIOS administrative unit is carried out read or write according to bios program read or write order to the BIOS memory module.
The BIOS administrative unit is carried out read or write according to bios program read or write order to the BIOS memory module, can comprise: the BIOS administrative unit is resolved bios program read or write order, obtains corresponding bios program read or write sequential; When bios program read or write sequential was the read operation sequential, the BIOS administrative unit read bios program according to the read operation sequential from the BIOS memory module; Perhaps, when bios program read or write sequential was the write operation sequential, the BIOS administrative unit write the bios program that carries in the write operation sequential according to the write operation sequential to the BIOS memory module.
Step S403, the BIOS administrative unit is replied the read or write of carrying the read or write result to mainboard CPU and is replied.
The BIOS administrative unit is replied the read or write of carrying the read or write result to mainboard CPU and is replied, specifically comprise: after reading bios program according to the read operation sequential from the BIOS memory module, the BIOS administrative unit is carried bios program to mainboard CPU answer and is read replying of result; Perhaps, behind the bios program that carries in BIOS memory module write operation sequential according to the write operation sequential, the BIOS administrative unit is carried bios program to mainboard CPU answer and is write replying of result.
The embodiment of the invention is integrated BIOS administrative unit in the mainboard management control module, is finished the replying of bios program read or write by the BIOS administrative unit, has reduced the BIOS management costs.
As shown in Figure 5, main board system structural representation for the embodiment of the invention two, the main board system structure of present embodiment, comprise: mainboard CPU 510, south bridge 520 and mainboard management control module 530, networking-on-motherboard card 540, FLASH device 550 and DDR (Double Date Rate, Double Data Rate) device 560.Wherein, mainboard CPU510 is connected with mainboard management control module 530 by south bridge 520; Networking-on-motherboard card 540, FLASH device 550 and DDR device 560 are connected with mainboard management control module 530 respectively.
Wherein, mainboard management control module 530 comprises: LPC is from dish interface 531, BIOS administrative unit 532, bus interface 533, on-chip bus 534, network interface card interface 535, processor 536, FLASH controller 537 and DDR controller 538.
Wherein, LPC is connected with the south bridge 520 of main board system from dish interface 531; BIOS administrative unit 532 is connected with bus interface 533 from dish interface 531 with LPC respectively; Bus interface 533 is connected with on-chip bus 534; Network interface card interface 535, processor 536, FLASH controller 537 and DDR controller 538 all are connected with on-chip bus 534; Network interface card interface 535 is connected with networking-on-motherboard card 540; FLASH device 550 is connected with FLASH controller 537; DDR device 560 is connected with DDR controller 538.
In the present embodiment, BIOS administrative unit BIOS memory module is specifically as follows FLASH device 550 and DDR device 560; The telemanagement unit specifically can pass through network interface card interface 535 long-range reception configuration datas.
As shown in Figure 6, the BIOS management method process flow diagram for the embodiment of the invention two specifically may further comprise the steps:
Step S601, the BIOS administrative unit disposes FLASH device and DDR device, and bios program fixedly is kept in the FLASH device.Wherein, the BIOS administrative unit can be by bus interface and on-chip bus indication FLASH controller and DDR controller respectively to being configured between the backup area of the preservation position of the memory capacity of bios program in FLASH device and the DDR device, bios program and bios program etc.Wherein the amount of capacity of bios program can be carried out flexible configuration as required in FLASH device and the DDR device, and theoretical value is less than the FLASH device of correspondence or the total memory capacity of DDR device.Present embodiment can dispose polylith BIOS interval in FLASH device and DDR device, preserve bios program different or backup, when needs call different bios programs, only needs to revise corresponding address configuration and gets final product.
Step S602, the BIOS administrative unit is carried to bios program the DDR device from the FLASH device.Behind the main board system electrification reset, the BIOS administrative unit reads bios program in the FLASH device by bus interface and on-chip bus indication FLASH controller, and described bios program is placed on on-chip bus, indicate the DDR controller that described bios program is write the DDR device then.
Step S603, the BIOS administrative unit judges whether the bios program read or write order from main board system.If have then execution in step S604, otherwise the BIOS administrative unit continues to judge whether the bios program read or write order from main board system.
Step S604, the BIOS administrative unit is resolved bios program read or write order, obtains bios program read or write sequential.Judge the bios program read or write order that has main board system when the BIOS administrative unit, be that the BIOS administrative unit receives main board system by south bridge, LPC during from bios program read or write order that dish interface and lpc bus send, resolve bios program read or write order, obtain bios program read or write sequential.
Step S605, the BIOS administrative unit is carried out corresponding read or write according to bios program read or write sequential.When described bios program read or write sequential was the read operation sequential, the BIOS administrative unit was initiated on-chip bus by bus interface and is read the bios program request, and read bios program according to described read operation sequential indication DDR controller from the DDR device.When described bios program read or write sequential is the write operation sequential, the BIOS administrative unit is initiated on-chip bus by bus interface and is write the bios program request, and writes the bios program that carries in the described write operation sequential according to described write operation sequential indication DDR controller to the DDR device.
Step S606, the BIOS administrative unit is replied the read or write of carrying the read or write result to mainboard CPU and is replied.When described bios program read or write sequential was the read operation sequential, the DDR controller read bios program from the DDR device after, the BIOS administrative unit was carried described bios program to mainboard CPU answer and is read replying of result.When described bios program read or write sequential is the write operation sequential, after the DDR device write the bios program that carries in the described write operation sequential, described BIOS administrative unit was carried described bios program to mainboard CPU answer and is write replying of result at the DDR controller.
Step S607, the BIOS administrative unit is transported to the bios program in the DDR device in the FLASH device and preserves.When main board system descends electricity or finishes the read or write of a bios program, BIOS administrative unit indication DDR controller is placed on on-chip bus with the bios program in the DDR device, indicates the FLASH controller that described bios program is transported in the FLASH device then and preserves.
In the foregoing description, FLASH device and DDR device are independent of the mainboard control chip.
In the foregoing description, can local dispose, refresh, upgrade and manage bios program, also can pass through network interface card interface and networking-on-motherboard card and external network UNICOM, Remote configuration, refresh, upgrade and manage bios program, the fault of remote diagnosis BIOS administrative unit.
In the foregoing description, the all functions action of BIOS administrative unit can be carried out by the inner integrated processor of mainboard management control module, perhaps, the action of all functions of BIOS administrative unit also can be finished jointly by described BIOS administrative unit and the inner integrated processor of described mainboard management control module in the foregoing description.
The foregoing description is integrated BIOS administrative unit in the mainboard management control module of main board system, finishes replying the bios program read or write by the BIOS administrative unit.In the FLASH device of mainboard management control module outside and DDR device, preserve bios program, realize many parts of different bios programs in space and backup of flexible configuration BIOS device according to demand, improve the reliability of bios program, reduce cost, and can realize Remote configuration, refresh, upgrade and manage bios program by the network interface card interface of mainboard management control module.
As shown in Figure 7, be the main board system structural representation of the embodiment of the invention three, the main board system structure of present embodiment comprises: mainboard CPU 710, south bridge 720 and mainboard management control module 730, networking-on-motherboard card 740 and FLASH device 750.Wherein, mainboard CPU 710 is connected with mainboard management control module 730 by south bridge; Networking-on-motherboard card 740 is connected with mainboard management control module 730 respectively with FLASH device 750.
Wherein, mainboard management control module 730 comprises: LPC is from dish interface 731, BIOS administrative unit 732, bus interface 733, on-chip bus 734, network interface card interface 735, processor 736 and FLASH controller 737.
Wherein, LPC is connected with the south bridge 720 of main board system from dish interface 731; BIOS administrative unit 732 is connected with bus interface 733 from dish interface 731 with LPC respectively; Bus interface 733 is connected with on-chip bus 734; Network interface card interface 735, processor 736 and FLASH controller 737 all are connected with on-chip bus 734; Network interface card interface 735 is connected with networking-on-motherboard card 740; FLASH device 750 is connected with FLASH controller 737.
In the present embodiment, BIOS administrative unit BIOS memory module is specifically as follows FLASH device 737; The telemanagement unit specifically can pass through network interface card interface 735 long-range reception configuration datas.
As shown in Figure 8, the BIOS management method process flow diagram for the embodiment of the invention three specifically may further comprise the steps:
Step S801, the BIOS administrative unit disposes the FLASH device, and bios program fixedly is kept in the FLASH device.Wherein, the BIOS administrative unit can be by bus interface and on-chip bus indication FLASH controller to being configured between the backup area of the preservation position of the memory capacity of bios program in the FLASH device, bios program and bios program etc.Wherein the amount of capacity of bios program can be carried out flexible configuration as required in the FLASH device, and theoretical value is less than the total memory capacity of FLASH device.Present embodiment can dispose polylith BIOS interval in the FLASH device, preserve bios program different or backup, when needs call different bios programs, only needs to revise corresponding address configuration and gets final product.
Step S802, the BIOS administrative unit judges whether the bios program read or write order from main board system.If have then execution in step S803, otherwise the BIOS administrative unit continues to judge whether the bios program read or write order from main board system.
Step S803, the BIOS administrative unit is resolved bios program read or write order, obtains bios program read or write sequential.Judge the bios program read or write order that has main board system when the BIOS administrative unit, be that the BIOS administrative unit receives main board system by south bridge, LPC during from bios program read or write order that dish interface and lpc bus send, resolve bios program read or write order, obtain bios program read or write sequential.
Step S804, the BIOS administrative unit is carried out corresponding read or write according to bios program read or write sequential.When described bios program read or write sequential was the read operation sequential, the BIOS administrative unit was initiated on-chip bus by bus interface and is read the bios program request, and read bios program according to described read operation sequential indication FLASH controller from the FLASH device.When described bios program read or write sequential is the write operation sequential, the BIOS administrative unit is initiated on-chip bus by bus interface and is write the bios program request, and writes the bios program that carries in the described write operation sequential according to described write operation sequential indication FLASH controller to the FLASH device.
Step S805, the BIOS administrative unit is replied the read or write of carrying the read or write result to mainboard CPU and is replied.When described bios program read or write sequential was the read operation sequential, the FLASH controller read bios program from the FLASH device after, the BIOS administrative unit was carried described bios program to mainboard CPU answer and is read replying of result.When described bios program read or write sequential is the write operation sequential, after the FLASH device write the bios program that carries in the described write operation sequential, described BIOS administrative unit was carried described bios program to mainboard CPU answer and is write replying of result at the FLASH controller.
In the foregoing description, the FLASH device is independent of the mainboard control chip.
In the foregoing description, can local dispose, refresh, upgrade and manage bios program, also can pass through network interface card interface and networking-on-motherboard card and external network UNICOM, Remote configuration, refresh, upgrade and manage bios program, the fault of remote diagnosis BIOS administrative unit.
In the foregoing description, the all functions action of BIOS administrative unit can be carried out by the inner integrated processor of mainboard management control module, perhaps, the action of all functions of BIOS administrative unit also can be finished jointly by described BIOS administrative unit and the inner integrated processor of described mainboard management control module in the foregoing description.
The foregoing description is integrated BIOS administrative unit in the mainboard management control module of main board system, finishes replying the bios program read or write by the BIOS administrative unit.In the FLASH device of mainboard management control module outside, preserve bios program, realize many parts of different bios programs in space and backup of flexible configuration BIOS device according to demand, improve the reliability of bios program, reduce cost, and can realize Remote configuration, refresh, upgrade and manage bios program by the network interface card interface of mainboard management control module.
As shown in Figure 9, be the main board system structural representation of the embodiment of the invention four, the main board system structure of present embodiment comprises: mainboard CPU 910, south bridge 920 and mainboard management control module 930 and networking-on-motherboard card 940.
Wherein, mainboard CPU 910 is connected with mainboard management control module 930 by south bridge 920; Networking-on-motherboard card 940 is connected with mainboard management control module 930.
Wherein, mainboard management control module 930 comprises: LPC is from coiling ROM 936 and processor 937 on interface 931, BIOS administrative unit 932, bus interface 933, on-chip bus 934, network interface card interface 935, the sheet.
Wherein, LPC is connected with the south bridge 920 of main board system from dish interface 931; BIOS administrative unit 932 is connected with bus interface 933 from dish interface 931 with LPC respectively; Bus interface 933 is connected with on-chip bus 934; ROM 936 is connected with on-chip bus 934 respectively on network interface card interface 935, processor 937 and the sheet; Network interface card interface 935 is connected with networking-on-motherboard card 940.
In the present embodiment, the BIOS administrative unit is specially BIOS administrative unit 932, and the BIOS memory module is specially ROM 936 on the sheet; The telemanagement unit is specially network interface card interface 935.
As shown in figure 10, the BIOS management method process flow diagram for the embodiment of the invention four specifically may further comprise the steps:
Step S1001, ROM on the BIOS administrative unit configuration sheet, and bios program fixedly is kept on the sheet among the ROM.Wherein, the BIOS administrative unit can be by bus interface and on-chip bus to being configured between the backup area of the preservation position of the memory capacity of bios program among the ROM on the sheet, bios program and bios program etc.Wherein, on the sheet among the ROM amount of capacity of bios program can carry out flexible configuration as required, theoretical value is less than the total memory capacity of ROM on the sheet.Present embodiment can dispose polylith BIOS interval among the ROM on sheet, preserve bios program different or backup, when needs call different bios programs, only need revise corresponding address configuration and get final product.
Step S1002, the BIOS administrative unit judges whether the bios program read or write order from main board system.If have then execution in step S1003, otherwise the BIOS administrative unit continues to judge whether the bios program read or write order from main board system.
Step S1003, the BIOS administrative unit is resolved bios program read or write order, obtains bios program read or write sequential.Judge the bios program read or write order that has main board system when the BIOS administrative unit, be that the BIOS administrative unit receives main board system by south bridge, LPC during from bios program read or write order that dish interface and lpc bus send, resolve bios program read or write order, obtain bios program read or write sequential.
Step S1004, the BIOS administrative unit is carried out corresponding read or write according to bios program read or write sequential.When described bios program read or write sequential was the read operation sequential, the BIOS administrative unit was initiated on-chip bus by bus interface and is read the bios program request, and reads bios program the ROM according to described read operation sequential from sheet.When described bios program read or write sequential is the write operation sequential, the BIOS administrative unit is initiated on-chip bus by bus interface and is write the bios program request, and writes the bios program that carries in the described write operation sequential according to described write operation sequential ROM on sheet.
Step S1005, the BIOS administrative unit is replied the read or write of carrying the read or write result to mainboard CPU and is replied.When described bios program read or write sequential is the read operation sequential, among ROM from sheet, read bios program after, the BIOS administrative unit is replied to mainboard CPU and is carried described bios program and read replying of result.When described bios program read or write sequential is the write operation sequential, write the bios program that carries in the described write operation sequential at ROM on sheet after, described BIOS administrative unit is replied to mainboard CPU and is carried described bios program and write replying of result.
In the foregoing description, ROM is integrated in the mainboard control chip on the sheet.
In the foregoing description, can local dispose, refresh, upgrade and manage bios program, also can pass through network interface card interface and networking-on-motherboard card and external network UNICOM, Remote configuration, refresh, upgrade and manage bios program, the fault of remote diagnosis BIOS administrative unit.
In the foregoing description, the all functions action of BIOS administrative unit can be carried out by the inner integrated processor of mainboard management control module, perhaps, the action of all functions of BIOS administrative unit also can be finished jointly by described BIOS administrative unit and the inner integrated processor of described mainboard management control module in the foregoing description.
The foregoing description is integrated BIOS administrative unit in the mainboard management control module of main board system, finishes replying the bios program read or write by the BIOS administrative unit.On the inner integrated sheet of mainboard management control module, preserve bios program among the ROM, realize many parts of different bios programs in space and backup of flexible configuration BIOS device according to demand, improve the reliability of bios program, reduce cost, and can realize Remote configuration, refresh, upgrade and manage bios program by the network interface card interface of mainboard management control module.
The invention described above embodiment sequence number is not represented the quality of embodiment just to description.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the module in the device among the embodiment can be distributed in the device of embodiment according to the embodiment description, also can carry out respective change and be arranged in the one or more devices that are different from present embodiment.The module of the foregoing description can be merged into a module, also can further split into a plurality of submodules.
Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can be well understood to the present invention and can realize by hardware, also can realize by the mode that software adds necessary general hardware platform.Based on such understanding, technical scheme of the present invention can embody with the form of software product, it (can be CD-ROM that this software product can be stored in a non-volatile memory medium, USB flash disk, portable hard drive etc.) in, comprise some instructions with so that computer equipment (can be personal computer, server, the perhaps network equipment etc.) carry out the described method of each embodiment of the present invention.
More than disclosed only be several specific embodiment of the present invention, still, the present invention is not limited thereto, any those skilled in the art can think variation all should fall into protection scope of the present invention.
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1. a basic input-output system BIOS management method is characterized in that, comprising:
The BIOS administrative unit of mainboard management control module receives the bios program read or write order that the mainboard central processor CPU sends;
Described BIOS administrative unit is carried out read or write according to described bios program read or write order to the BIOS memory module;
Described BIOS administrative unit is replied the read or write of carrying the read or write result to described mainboard CPU and is replied.
2. BIOS management method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, before the bios program read or write order that described reception mainboard CPU sends, also comprises:
The processing unit of described mainboard management control module is by the described BIOS administrative unit of bus configuration, and the project of configuration comprises: in the described BIOS memory module between the memory capacity of bios program, the bios program preservation position or the backup area of bios program in described BIOS memory module.
3. BIOS management method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:
By the described BIOS administrative unit of telemanagement unit Remote configuration of described mainboard management control module, or remote reflash, upgrading or management bios program.
4. BIOS management method according to claim 1 is characterized in that described BIOS administrative unit is carried out read or write according to bios program read or write order to the BIOS memory module, comprising:
Described BIOS administrative unit is resolved described bios program read or write order, obtains corresponding bios program read or write sequential;
When described bios program read or write sequential was the read operation sequential, described BIOS administrative unit read bios program according to described read operation sequential from described BIOS memory module;
Perhaps, when described bios program read or write sequential was the write operation sequential, described BIOS administrative unit write the bios program that carries in the described write operation sequential according to described write operation sequential to described BIOS memory module.
5. as asking BIOS management method as described in the claim 4, it is characterized in that described BIOS administrative unit is replied the read or write of carrying the read or write result to mainboard CPU and replied, and specifically comprises:
Described from described BIOS memory module, read bios program according to the read operation sequential after, described BIOS administrative unit is replied to described mainboard CPU and is carried described bios program and read replying of result;
Perhaps, described according to the write operation sequential after described BIOS memory module writes the bios program that carries in the described time sequential routine, described BIOS administrative unit is replied to described mainboard CPU and is carried described bios program and write replying of result.
6. a main board system is characterized in that, comprising: mainboard CPU, mainboard management control module and BIOS memory module;
Described mainboard CPU is used for sending basic input-output system BIOS program read or write order to described mainboard management control module, and the read or write of carrying the read or write result that receives described mainboard management control module answer is replied;
Described mainboard management control module, be used to receive the bios program read or write order that described mainboard CPU sends, according to described bios program read or write order described BIOS memory module is carried out read or write, reply the read or write of carrying the read or write result to described mainboard CPU and reply;
Described BIOS memory module is used to store bios program.
7. as asking claim 6 main board system, it is characterized in that described BIOS memory module is independent of described mainboard management control module or is integrated in described mainboard management control module inside.
8. a mainboard management control module is characterized in that, comprising:
The BIOS administrative unit, be used to receive the bios program read or write order that described mainboard CPU sends, according to described bios program read or write order the BIOS memory module is carried out read or write, reply the read or write of carrying the read or write result to described mainboard CPU and reply.
9. as mainboard management control module as described in the claim 8, it is characterized in that, also comprise:
The telemanagement unit is used for the described BIOS administrative unit of Remote configuration, or remote reflash, upgrading or management bios program.
10. as mainboard management control module as described in claim 8 or 9, it is characterized in that, also comprise:
Processing unit is used for the BIOS administrative unit by the described BIOS administrative unit of bus configuration, and the project of configuration comprises: in the BIOS memory module between the memory capacity of bios program, the bios program preservation position or the backup area of bios program in the BIOS memory module.
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