CN101364178A - Executing method and management method of BIOS while starting up for computer - Google Patents
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The invention discloses an execution method of a basic input and output system (BIOS) when a computer is started up. The method comprises the step that a selection list is provided for the user when the computer comprises a plurality of operating systems. In addition, the selection input of the user is received, and the selection input is loaded into an operating system to start up the computer according to the selection input of the user.
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Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of method of multi-boot, and particularly relevant for a kind of method of utilizing the multi-boot that Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) controls.
Background technology
Operating system (Operating System is called for short OS) is the program of a management computer hardware and software resource, also is the core and the foundation stone of computer system simultaneously.Operating system is born such as atomic transactions such as management and configuration network and managing file systems.Operating system also provides an operation interface that allows user and system mutual.
Operating system is from early stage literal interface graphical interfaces up till now, and its development is closely bound up with computer hardware, and the framework of different computers is also supported different operating system.The opinion with present desktop computer then has multiple different operating system can select to install.And different operating system also can have preferable performance in different field.Therefore, along with the capacity of storage device is more and more big, the user can be along with actual needs, and on a host computer more than one operating system are installed.
With traditional technology, manage a computer apparatus with several operation systems, need to install a cover application software and manage.That is to say that when the user had the starting up for computer of several operation systems to one, then computer apparatus can be written into a default master operating system earlier.By the application software of MOS, the user can determine to use the environment work down of which kind of operating system then.
Yet,, could determine the operating system that will be written at last because traditional multi-boot Technology Need is written into a default master operating system earlier.If operating system that will be written at last and predetermined operations system are not simultaneously, will cause the starting up for computer time elongated and inefficent.
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Therefore, purpose of the present invention is exactly the manner of execution when a kind of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) is provided at starting up for computer, can be useful in the computer apparatus with operation under a plurality of operating system environments, to be used for promoting the efficient of multi-boot.
In addition, the present invention also provides a kind of management method of multiple operating system, can utilize Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) to carry out the management of multi-boot.
The manner of execution of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) provided by the present invention when starting up for computer comprises when computer apparatus has a plurality of operating system, then provides one to select inventory to allow a user select.In addition, receive user's selection input, and according to user's selection input, and be written into wherein an operating system to start computer apparatus.
From another viewpoint, the invention provides a kind of management method of multiple operating system, be applicable to computer apparatus with a plurality of operating systems.Present invention resides in and set a plurality of links in the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) of computer apparatus, be connected to different operating system with corresponding respectively.When starting up for computer, then make Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) provide one to select inventory to allow a user select, and see through a wherein operating system of corresponding link calling, to start computer apparatus according to user's selection.
Because in the present invention, Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) can be set a plurality of links and be linked to different operating system, therefore just can carry out the management of multiple operating system, and also can realize the function of multi-boot.
For above-mentioned and other purposes, feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and conjunction with figs. is described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 illustrates the inside structure calcspar into a kind of computer apparatus.
Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 illustrate and are the flow chart of steps according to a kind of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) of a preferred embodiment of the present invention manner of execution when the starting up for computer.
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Fig. 1 illustrates the inside structure calcspar into a kind of computer apparatus.Please refer to Fig. 1, in general computer apparatus, for example desktop PC or portable computer device generally include at least one central processing unit 102, chipset 104, storer 106, hard disk 108 and Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) (BIOS) 120.Wherein, central processing unit 102 can be couple to storer 106, hard disk 108 and BIOS120 by chipset 104.
Chipset 104 generally includes north bridge chips 122 and South Bridge chip 124.In general, central processing unit 102 can be coupled to north bridge chips 122, and couples storer 106 and South Bridge chip 124 through north bridge chips 122.In addition, 124 of South Bridge chips can couple hard disk 108 and BIOS 120.
In the present embodiment, suppose that computer apparatus operates under the environment of a multiple operating system.That is to say that hard disk 108 may be divided into a plurality of independently storage spaces 132,134 ... 13n, and n is a positive integer.And in the storage space at least partly, can be separately installed with different operating system, for example operating system 1, operating system 2 and operating system n.Therefore, when starting up for computer, an operating system operates then to need to select to be written into wherein.
In order to manage these operating system, in the present embodiment, in the BIOS 120 a plurality of links can be set, and point to different operating system respectively.When starting up for computer, BIOS 120 can judge whether earlier that arbitrary operating system is preset and open computer apparatus.For example, operating system 1 is preset when opening computer apparatus, and then BIOS 120 just can see through corresponding link and directly arrive storage area 132 call operation systems 1, so that computer apparatus can be operated under the environment of operating system 1.
Suppose, without any operating system be preset in start and the time be used for opening computer apparatus.At this moment, BIOS120 just can provide one to select inventory, and is presented on the screen of computer apparatus and selects for the user.Wherein, the selection inventory that provided of BIOS 120 can be listed all and be set the OS name that can be used for starting shooting.When the user is chosen in wherein an operating system environment down during work, then BIOS 120 can be according to user's selection input, and sees through corresponding link and call out a wherein operating system.By this, computer apparatus just can move under the selected operating system of user.
In other is selected embodiment, the operating system that BIOS 120 was called out when computer apparatus was started shooting at every turn, the operating system of being called out in the time of can being preset as next starting up for computer automatically.For example, though this when start BIOS 120 will directly not called any operating system by default, yet according to user's selection, BIOS 120 may call operation systems 1 finishes this boot program of computer apparatus.The operating system that will call out when at this moment, operating system 1 just can be predetermined to be next starting up for computer.
Fig. 2 illustrates and is the detailed step process flow diagram according to a kind of BIOS of a preferred embodiment of the present invention manner of execution when the starting up for computer.Please refer to Fig. 2, when the user opened the power supply of a computer apparatus, BIOS at first can be on the screen of computer apparatus, and S202 is described as step, shows a start-up picture.Can sketch many information at this start-up picture, for example the kind of the size of the number of hard disk, storer and central processing unit and speed etc.
When the screen of computer apparatus when showing start-up picture, whether BIOS also needs to detect the BIOS set-up function and be activated as described in the step S204.In general, if the user need change the setting of BIOS, can be when computer apparatus shows start-up picture, enable one or several be used for starting the function button of BIOS set-up function, " Del " key on for example general keyboard.In other words, when BIOS does not detect the function button that is used for starting the BIOS set-up function and is enabled (being exactly the "No" that step S204 is indicated), then execution in step S214 continues follow-up starting up for computer program exactly.Relatively,, then, show that on the screen of computer apparatus a BIOS sets picture, operate for the user as described in the step S206 if when detecting the function button that is used for starting the BIOS set-up function and being enabled (being exactly the "Yes" that step S204 is indicated).
After the set-up function of BIOS was activated, BIOS can detect the user and whether any change be carried out in the setting of BIOS as described in the step S208.When some that has changed BIOS as the user set (being exactly the "Yes" that step S208 is indicated), then execution in step S210 stores user's change exactly, the preset value when being used as next starting up for computer.And in the present embodiment, if the user will increase operating system newly and start computer apparatus, or want in addition to do change in any setting to starting computer apparatus operating system, can set at this moment.
In addition, if in step S208, BIOS does not detect the user has the setting of couple BIOS to carry out any change (being exactly the "No" that step S208 is indicated), perhaps after the BIOS action of end step S210, then can judge whether the user will finish the BIOS set-up function as described in the step S212.
When the user does not also finish BIOS set-up function (being exactly the "No" that step S212 is indicated), this may mean that the user also will carry out other setting change, so BIOS is with regard to actions such as repeating step S208.Otherwise, when the user finishes BIOS set-up function (being exactly the "Yes" that step S212 is indicated), the then action of execution in step S214 representative.
Fig. 3 illustrates the detail flowchart into Fig. 2 step.Please refer to Fig. 3, finish the step S212 of Fig. 2 as BIOS after, can be as described in the step S302, whether detect computer apparatus has a plurality of operating systems to start shooting.If computer apparatus only is equipped with only one operating system (being exactly the "No" that step S302 is indicated), then start computer apparatus, just as described in the step S304 according to this operating system.In addition, if a plurality of operating systems (for example Fig. 1 illustrates) are installed in the computer apparatus, and be set in the BIOS set-up function by the user and be used for starting computer apparatus (being exactly the "Yes" that step S302 is indicated), whether then continue execution in step S306, detecting exactly has wherein an operating system be preset to start computer apparatus.
When having wherein an operating system be preset to start computer apparatus (being exactly the "Yes" that step S306 is indicated), then can carry out step S308 earlier, detect exactly the user whether voluntarily the selection operation system start computer apparatus.When user's decision utilizes the predetermined operations system that computer apparatus is started shooting (being exactly the "No" that step S308 is indicated), then can carry out step S310, start computer apparatus according to the predetermined operations system exactly.
Select among the embodiment at some, as user voluntarily during selection operation system start-up computer apparatus, can press function button other on the computer apparatus, the arbitrary button on general keyboard or appoint several buttons for example, however this function button is different with the function button that can start the BIOS set-up function.
As BIOS during at execution in step S308, detect user selection operation system (being exactly the "Yes" that step S308 is indicated) voluntarily, or just there is not the predetermined operations system to be used for starting computer apparatus (being exactly the "No" that step S306 is indicated) at all, then BIOS can execution in step S312, just provide one and select inventory, its detailed row can be set the operating system that is used for starting computer apparatus by the user, select for the user.
When the user is selecting to have selected on the inventory wherein an operating system, BIOS can be earlier as described in the step S314, receive user's selection input, and as described in the step S318, be written into relative operation system according to user's input, to finish the boot program of computer apparatus.
In other was selected embodiment, after being written into relative operation system, BIOS can also be as described in the step S320, with the selected operating system of this user, and the preset operating system when being used as next starting up for computer.
In sum, owing to can setting a plurality of links in BIOS, the present invention is connected to different operating system.Therefore, the present invention can utilize BIOS to carry out the management of multi-boot.In addition, because the present invention can be used as the selected operating system of starting shooting the preset operating system of next starting up for computer at every turn.Therefore, the present invention more can save the time of starting up for computer effectively.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limiting the present invention, anyly has the knack of this skill person, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can doing a little change and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is when with being as the criterion that claim was defined.
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1. the manner of execution of a Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) when starting up for computer comprises the following steps:
When this computer apparatus has a plurality of operating system, then provide one to select inventory to allow a user select;
Receive this user's selection input; And
According to this user's selection input, and be written into those operating systems one of them to start this computer apparatus.
2. the manner of execution of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) as claimed in claim 1 when starting up for computer is characterized in that, also comprises:
Whether detection is equipped with a plurality of operating systems is started shooting for this computer apparatus;
When this computer apparatus is only installed single operating system, then be loaded in this operating system, to start this computer apparatus;
Be set when starting this computer apparatus when having detected a plurality of operating systems, one of them is preset and starts this computer apparatus then to have judged whether those operating systems; And
When one of them is preset and starts this computer apparatus when those operating systems, then be written into this predetermined operations system, so that this computer apparatus is started shooting.
3. the manner of execution of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) as claimed in claim 2 when starting up for computer is characterized in that, one of them is preset the step when starting this computer apparatus when those operating systems, also comprises:
Judge this user whether those operating systems will be selected voluntarily one of them starts this computer apparatus; And
When this user need select voluntarily those operating systems one of them when starting this computer apparatus, this selection inventory then is provided, be written into selecteed operating system with selection according to this user.
4. the manner of execution of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) as claimed in claim 3 when starting up for computer, it is characterized in that, judge this user whether those operating systems will be selected voluntarily one of them starts the step of this computer apparatus, comprise and detect this user when this starting up for computer, whether enable the function button on this computer apparatus.
5. the manner of execution of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) as claimed in claim 1 when starting up for computer, it is characterized in that, also comprise the operating system of this user being selected to start this computer apparatus, be preset as the operating system that next time, this starting up for computer will be written into.
6. the manner of execution of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) as claimed in claim 1 when starting up for computer is characterized in that, also comprises:
Provide a start-up picture to allow this computer apparatus be shown to this user;
Whether detect a Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) set-up function is activated;
When this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) set-up function is activated, then provides a Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) to set picture and be shown to this user;
Detect this user and whether any change is carried out in the setting of this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS);
When the user changes the setting of this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), then store this user's change, the preset value when being used as start next time of this computer apparatus;
When this user does not carry out any change to this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), or this user's change has been stored when finishing, judged then whether this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) set-up function finishes;
When this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) set-up function does not also finish, then continue to detect this user and whether the setting of this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) is changed; And
When this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) set-up function is moved to end, or this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) set-up function is not activated when this starting up for computer, then carries out the follow-up boot action of this computer apparatus.
7. the manner of execution of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) as claimed in claim 6 when starting up for computer is characterized in that, judges the step whether this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) set-up function is activated, and comprising:
Whether at least one function button that detects on this computer apparatus is enabled; And
When this function button is enabled, then start this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) set-up function.
8. the management method of a multiple operating system is applicable to that one has the computer apparatus of a plurality of operating systems, comprises the following steps:
Set a plurality of links in the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) of this computer apparatus, correspondence is connected to those operating system respectively;
When this starting up for computer, then make this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) provide one to select inventory to allow a user select; And
See through according to this user's selection corresponding link call out those operating systems one of them, to start this computer apparatus.
9. the management method of multiple operating system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Judge whether those operating systems have one of them by default operating system as start;
When those operating systems one of them during by default operating system during as this starting up for computer, then see through corresponding link and call out this predetermined operations system; And
When not having to preset the operating system that is used for starting shooting, then carry out the step that this selection inventory is provided.
10. the management method of multiple operating system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, also comprises the selected operating system of the each start of this computer apparatus, is preset as the operating system that will call out when starting shooting next time.
11. the management method of multiple operating system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, this computer apparatus is a desktop PC.
12. the management method of multiple operating system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, this computer apparatus is a portable computer device.
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