CN102043638A - Computer system and computer startup setting method - Google Patents

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CN102043638A
CN102043638A CN2009101807341A CN200910180734A CN102043638A CN 102043638 A CN102043638 A CN 102043638A CN 2009101807341 A CN2009101807341 A CN 2009101807341A CN 200910180734 A CN200910180734 A CN 200910180734A CN 102043638 A CN102043638 A CN 102043638A
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The invention discloses a computer system and a computer startup setting method. The computer system is matched with a portable storage medium; a startup setting file is stored in the portable storage medium; the computer system comprises a pluggable transmission interface, a processing module and an embedded controller; the portable storage medium is coupled to the pluggable transmission interface in a pluggable mode; and the embedded controller is coupled to the pluggable transmission interface and the processing module. When the computer system starts up, the embedded controller reads the startup setting file stored in the portable storage medium and transmits the file to the processing module, and the computer system sets the startup environment thereof according to the startup setting file.

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Computer system and computer starting establishing method
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of computer system, and particularly relevant a kind of computer system and startup method thereof that starts enactment document that read.
Background technology
Along with the development of electronics and information industry, computer system has progressed into various application scenarios.Advanced at present computer system has comprised various hardware elements (screen, playing device, processor, hard disk etc.), communication interface (wireless network, LAN connect) and other expanding device simultaneously, makes computer system form a quite complicated multi-action computer system.Usually store specific startup enactment document in the present computer system, in order to write down the fundamentum of interactive communication between these different electronic modules, so that when computer system just starts, these electronic modules of initialization correctly.
For instance, start enactment document and can be basic input/output system (Basic Input/OutputSystem, BIOS) firmware.Generally speaking, when computer system is just started shooting, BIOS is the most basic software program code that is loaded on the computer hardware system, its main function comprises start selftest (as CPU, hard drive space, memory size), initialization action (at basic driver such as internal memory, motherboard chipset, display card or peripheral units), default value is provided (system time, frequency, driving voltage are set), resident library is provided or even is written into operating system etc.
Traditional computer system is its startup enactment document is stored in the special-purpose flash memory (flash memory) on the motherboard, or more early stage be directly to be stored in ROM (read-only memory) (Read-Only Memory, ROM) in, and via low pin (Low Pin Count, LPC) (FirmwareHub FWH) is connected special-purpose therewith flash memory of the main processing module of computer system or ROM (read-only memory) for interface or hub interface.When desire was started shooting to computer system, computer system just can read the startup enactment document by LPC interface or FWH interface via the north and south bridge chip, carried out the startup environment setting of computer system according to this document, finished the start flow process by this.
Special-purpose flash memory or ROM (read-only memory) need be set on motherboard in traditional computer system store startup enactment document boot-strap program code, yet the capacity of these internal memories has the restriction of certain size in the practical application, makes only to allow the default startup of storage one cover to set usually in these internal memories.And traditional computer system only can be stored in boot-strap program code in the internal memory of above-mentioned special use, and tool is not stored in boot-strap program code the elasticity of the memory storage of other form.
In view of this, purpose of the present invention is providing a kind of computer system exactly, it can be in order to support computer system, make this its computer system can read the various startups settings that its desire adopts easily, do not need boot-strap program code is burned onto the additional step of particular memory, to address the above problem.
Summary of the invention
A category of the present invention is to provide a kind of computer system, its Portable medium of arranging in pairs or groups.Store at least one startup enactment document (BIOS file) in the Portable medium.When computer system power-on of the present invention, not needing will start earlier enactment document (BIOS file) is burned onto in the interior memory modules (as BIOS ROM) of computer system, can utilize the startup enactment document (BIOS file) in the Portable medium directly to be written in the computing machine setting of starting shooting.
According to a specific embodiment, computer system comprises can plug transmission interface, processing module and embedded controller.The Portable medium can be coupled to this can plug transmission interface.Embedded controller couples this can plug transmission interface and this processing module.
When this computer system power-on, this embedded controller reads this startup enactment document that is stored in this Portable medium, and being sent to this processing module, this computer system is finished the startup environment set of this computer system according to this startup enactment document.
Another category of the present invention is to provide a kind of startup establishing method of computer system, and this computer system comprises embedded controller and processing module.
This computer system starting establishing method comprises the following step:
One Portable medium is connected to this computer system, and this Portable medium stores at least one startup enactment document.Then, when this computer system power-on, this embedded controller reads this startup enactment document by this Portable medium, and is sent to this processing module.At last, this processing module is set this computer system according to this startup enactment document.
In the known computer system, special-purpose memory modules need be set mostly, required startup enactment document (as the BIOS file) when being used for storing start, and the startup enactment document that desire adopts when needing in advance with computer booting is burned onto in the exclusive BIOS internal memory.On the other hand, known computer system usually need be after reading in BIOS, or even finish the start flow process and enter after the operating system, hardware element that can the driven part.For instance, general known computer system is not read in before the BIOS, and power supply also can't normal operation as yet usually for USB interface.
Compared to prior art, computer system proposed by the invention and computer starting establishing method, its utilization can be independent of the embedded controller outside the operating system program, embedded controller can optionally read the startup enactment document of separate sources and is sent in the processing module by plugging transmission interface (for example USB interface or storage card slot etc.), do not need to start earlier enactment document (BIOS file) and be burned onto in the computer system, just can finish start.Computer system can be switched various startup setting easily by this.
Can be further understood by following detailed Description Of The Invention and appended accompanying drawing about the advantages and spirit of the present invention.
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Figure 1 shows that according to the present invention the functional block diagram of computer system in one specific embodiment.
Figure 2 shows that according to the present invention a kind of method flow diagram of computer starting establishing method in one specific embodiment.
Figure 3 shows that according to the present invention a kind of method flow diagram of computer starting establishing method in another specific embodiment.
Figure 4 shows that according to the present invention the functional block diagram of computer system in another specific embodiment.
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See also Fig. 1, Figure 1 shows that according to the functional block diagram that reaches computer system 10 and Portable medium 20 in the specific embodiment of the present invention.In this embodiment, Portable medium 20 illustrates with carry-on dish of USB and personal computer respectively with computer system 10, but the present invention is not as limit.In the practical application, Portable medium 20 can be the medium of carry-on dish, storage card, portable hard drive or other Portable or hot swap type, and computer system 10 can be various computer systems such as personal computer, notebook, personal digital assistant or intelligent mobile phone.
In this embodiment, store at least one startup enactment document 200 (BIOS file) in the Portable medium 20, required various information or parameter when these contents that start enactment documents 200 can include computer system 10 starts.For instance, start enactment document and can be basic input/output system (BIOS) file.That is to say, can store many group BIOS files in the Portable medium 20, these BIOS files can make computer system 10 respectively when the BIOS of inside can't regular event, the user can not again the burning BIOS file directly utilize BIOS file in the carry-on dish of USB directly to carry out computer booting and set under the situation of computer-internal.And then switching computer system 10 to be to cooperate different users's demand, and for example normal boot-strap, system's replacement, safe mode and underlying hardware drive and start shooting etc.
As shown in Figure 1, computer system 10 comprises can plug transmission interface 100, processing module 102 and embedded controller 104, and in this embodiment, computer system 10 comprises control input block 106 and non-volatile storage medium 108 in addition.Embedded controller 104 is coupled to respectively and can plugs transmission interface 100, processing module 102, control input block 106 and non-volatile storage medium 108.
Can plug transmission interface 100 and can be the transmission interface that meets USB (universal serial bus) (USB) interface specification or 1394 interface specifications, or in another specific embodiment, can plug transmission interface 100 and also can be the storage card card reader.The user can insert the Portable medium among the present invention 20 can plug transmission interface 100, uses with computer system 10 formation coupling.
As shown in Figure 1, in this embodiment, processing module 102 has comprised central processing unit 1020, interface controller (as north bridge chips 1022 and South Bridge chip 1024) and read-write bus 1026.In general, central processing unit 1020 is that main information is handled and the core of judging in the computer system 10, and central processing unit 1020 is linked up or exchange message by some supporting chips (as the south among Fig. 1, north bridge chips) and other electron component.In the practical application, the data transmission between north bridge chips 1022 main management central processing unit 1020, internal memory and display ports (as AGP).And the main management of South Bridge chip 1024 I/O ports (as USB), keyboard controller, sound card, Floppy Disk Controller and hardware connectivity port (as IDE) etc.Illustrate with north bridge chips 1022 and the South Bridge chip 1024 that is provided with respectively among Fig. 1, but the present invention is as limit, interface controller also can be north and south bridge integral chip.
Shown in Figure 1, the South Bridge chip 1024 of processing module 102 extends read-write bus 1026, this read-write bus 1026 can be LPC or FWH bus, when computer system 10 is desired the starting up, processing module 102 can be read and write bus 1026 via this and read the required startup set information of start, with other software and hardware element of initialization normally.
What need special instruction is, computer system 10 of the present invention can be directly when reading start in the Portable medium 20 needed startup enactment document (as BIOS), mode of operation that it is main and flow sequence, see also Fig. 2, Figure 2 shows that method flow diagram according to a kind of computer starting establishing method in the specific embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in Figure 2, execution in step S100 at first is connected to Portable medium 20 the plugged transmission interface 100 of this computer system 10.Portable medium 20 stores at least one startup enactment document.
But follow embedded controller 104 execution in step S102, when these computer system 10 starts, this is enabled and driven to this embedded controller 104 can plug transmission interface 100.
In this embodiment, embedded controller 104 itself can be processor or the system-on-a-chip circuit with specific function, itself is independent of outside the CPU (central processing unit) (as central processing unit 1020) of computer system 10.Embedded controller 104 is driven by the firmware program of manufacturers design, can carry out some specific function.In general CPU (central processing unit) (as central processing unit 1020) can realize basic application (general-purpose) function of computer system 10 by this in order to the operating system program of computer system 10.What need pay special attention to is, in this embodiment, embedded controller 104 performed firmware programs itself also can be independent of outside the operating system program that computer system 10 moved, and this firmware program comprises the driver that this can plug transmission interface.
What need special instruction is when computer system power-on, can plug the transmission interface 100 former states that can't operate (disable) that were in before this.In the step S102 of this embodiment, when these computer system 10 starts, this embedded controller 104 opens this power supply that can plug transmission interface 100 supply and this can plug transmission interface 100 according to this driver initialization, uses to enable to plug transmission interface 100.Thus, before computer system 10 does not enter operating system as yet, or even do not read in as yet before the BIOS, embedded controller 104 just can be finished the driven that can plug transmission interface 100 and set.
Then, just can enter step S104, embedded controller 104 reads one of them by Portable medium 20 and starts enactment document 200, and the startup enactment document 200 that will read is sent to processing module 102 via read-write bus 1026.
What need replenish is when reading a startup enactment document 200 among a plurality of startup enactment documents 200 of embedded controller 104 by storage in the Portable medium 20, can determine by embedded controller 104 automatic judgements or according to user's operation.In this embodiment, the control input block 106 that couples with embedded controller 104 can be jumper switch (jumper) module or toggle switch (toggle switch) module.The user can produce specific selection control signal by operation control input block 106, for instance, toggle switch can be set in various combinations such as 010 or 110, can represent different startups to set demand respectively.In step S104, embedded controller can select control signal by reading corresponding startup enactment document 200 in the various startups settings in the Portable medium 20 according to this.
Then, but just execution in step S106, and the processing module 102 of computer system 10 is set according to the startup that the startup enactment document 200 that reads in this moment carries out computer system 10.
What need special instruction is, in computer system 10 of the present invention and computer starting establishing method, when these computer system 10 starts, computer system 10 can utilize this embedded controller 104 directly by reading needed startup enactment document 200 of when start in the Portable medium 20, and directly is sent to this processing module 102 (as step S104).This processing module 104 can directly start enactment document 200 according to this subsequently and set this computer system 10, thus, just can get rid of in the known practice, needs will start earlier the additional step that enactment document is burned onto non-volatile storage medium (as the BIOS internal memory).The Portable medium (the carry-on dish of USB) that only needs to have the BIOS file is inserted on the computing machine, can finish to start and set, and helps and improves the maneuverability that computer starting is set.
On the other hand, the present invention is not limited only to dynamically apply mechanically the function that different startup enactment documents carry out the startup setting of computer system 10 in the Portable medium 20.Please consult Fig. 3 once more, Figure 3 shows that method flow diagram according to a kind of computer starting establishing method in another specific embodiment of the present invention.Compared to previous embodiment, the computer starting establishing method of present embodiment is after step S300 finishes, and further execution in step S301 is to judge the mode of operation of present computer system 10.
Judge that in step S301 computer system 10 is to be in dynamic starting state, just can enter step S302 to step S306, be to read the startup enactment document by Portable medium 20 in the previous embodiment, use the startup of finishing computer system 10 and set, do not give unnecessary details in addition at this.
If judging computer system 10 among the step S301 is not when being in dynamic starting state, for instance if this computer system 10 is in when presetting starting state, this moment, computer system 10 just entered step S308, drove embedded controller 104 then required system information when reading start by non-volatile storage medium 108.In this embodiment, store internal storage starting enactment document 1080 in the non-volatile storage medium 108.Among the step S308, the internal storage starting enactment document 1080 in the embedded controller 104 reading non-volatile mediums 108, and via the read-write bus 1026 be sent to processing module 102.
Then, but execution in step S310 makes processing module 102 finish the startup environment setting of computer system 10 according to internal storage starting enactment document 1080.
The default startup that the present computer system 10 that can be internal storage starting enactment document 1080 herein adopts is set or manufacturer provides the startup of suitable version set, computer system 10 is stored in the starting up's speed that can accelerate device in the non-volatile storage medium 108 with it, but the present invention is as limit, computer system 10 of the present invention under the situation that does not have non-volatile storage medium 108 or internal storage starting enactment document 1080 also can adopt when damaging and start enactment document 200 in the Portable medium 20 and start shooting.
On the other hand, if judge that through step S301 this computer system 10 is to be in update mode, computer system 10
What need special instruction is, this kind update mode, do not need to move the processing module 102 of computer system 10 haply, be meant the cooperation operation of the CPU (central processing unit) (as central processing unit 1020) that does not need computer system 10 especially, that is to say and work as computer system 10 because of some cause trouble, when machine or when can't normal boot-strap entering operating system, computer system 10 of the present invention also can be by being independent of the renewal that embedded controller 104 outside the processing module 102 starts enactment document (as the BIOS file), reset or initialization operation, carry out the reparation of computer system 10 by this.
What need to replenish is, in the above-described embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, what the embedded controller 104 of computer system 10 directly was coupled to processing module 102 reads bus 1026, but the present invention is not as limit.
See also Fig. 4, Figure 4 shows that according to the functional block diagram of computer system in another specific embodiment of the present invention 30 with Portable medium 40.With computer system among the previous embodiment maximum different be in, further comprise change-over switch 309 in the computer system 30 of this embodiment, change-over switch 309 is coupled between this read-write bus 3026, this embedded controller 304 and this non-volatile storage medium 308.
Computer system 30 is utilized change-over switch 309 and then is switched the relation that couples between this read-write bus 3026, this embedded controller 304 and this non-volatile storage medium 308.For instance, computer system 30 is when dynamic starting state, and change-over switch 309 can be coupled to embedded controller 304 with read-write bus 3026, and by this, computer system 30 can read one of them to Portable medium 40 and start enactment document.
When computer system 30 during in default starting state, change-over switch 309 just can be coupled to non-volatile storage medium 308 with read-write bus 3026.And when computer system 30 during in update mode, change-over switch 309 just can be coupled to non-volatile storage medium 308 with embedded controller 304.Wherein, start reading and being provided with of setting in the computer system 30, its detailed step is roughly the same with the detailed content described in the previous embodiment, so do not give unnecessary details in addition at this.
Take a broad view of, computer system proposed by the invention and computer starting establishing method, its utilization can be independent of the embedded controller outside the operating system program, embedded controller can optionally read the startup enactment document of separate sources and is sent in the processing module by plugging transmission interface (for example USB interface or storage card slot etc.), computer system can be switched various startup setting easily by this, or also can use the internal storage starting enactment document in the update calculation machine system.
By the above detailed description of preferred embodiments, be to wish to know more to describe feature of the present invention and spirit, and be not to come scope of the present invention is limited with above-mentioned disclosed preferred embodiment.On the contrary, its objective is that hope can contain in the scope that is arranged in claims of the present invention of various changes and tool equality.

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1. a computer system cooperates the Portable medium, and above-mentioned Portable medium stores the startup enactment document, it is characterized in that, aforementioned calculation machine system comprises:
Can plug transmission interface, couple above-mentioned Portable medium;
Processing module; And
Embedded controller, couple above-mentioned transmission interface and the above-mentioned processing module of plugging, when aforementioned calculation machine system boot, above-mentioned embedded controller reads the above-mentioned startup enactment document that is stored in above-mentioned Portable medium, and being sent to above-mentioned processing module, aforementioned calculation machine system finishes the startup environment set of aforementioned calculation machine system according to above-mentioned startup enactment document.
2. computer system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned processing module comprises central processing unit, read-write bus and interface controller, above-mentioned interface controller is connected with above-mentioned read-write bus and couples with above-mentioned central processing unit, above-mentioned interface controller receives above-mentioned startup enactment document, and is sent to above-mentioned central processing unit and carries out above-mentioned startup enactment document.
3. computer system according to claim 2 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned interface controller comprises South Bridge chip and north bridge chips, and wherein above-mentioned South Bridge chip is connected with above-mentioned read-write bus, and above-mentioned north bridge chips and above-mentioned central processing unit couple.
4. computer system according to claim 2 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned interface controller is a north and south bridge integral chip.
5. computer system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned startup enactment document is the basic input/output system file.
6. computer system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, wherein aforementioned calculation machine system further comprises non-volatile storage medium, and above-mentioned non-volatile storage medium and above-mentioned embedded controller couple, and stored memory starts enactment document in the above-mentioned non-volatile storage medium.
7. computer system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, wherein when aforementioned calculation machine system is in update mode, above-mentioned embedded controller optionally reads above-mentioned startup enactment document by above-mentioned Portable medium, and it is write to above-mentioned non-volatile storage medium to replace part or all of above-mentioned internal storage starting enactment document, upgrade the above-mentioned internal storage starting enactment document in the above-mentioned non-volatile storage medium by this.
8. computer system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, wherein aforementioned calculation machine system further comprises non-volatile storage medium and change-over switch, stored memory starts enactment document in the above-mentioned non-volatile storage medium, above-mentioned change-over switch is coupled between above-mentioned read-write bus, above-mentioned embedded controller and the above-mentioned non-volatile storage medium, and above-mentioned change-over switch is connected to above-mentioned read-write bus in order to switch with above-mentioned embedded controller or above-mentioned non-volatile storage medium.
9. computer starting establishing method, coupled computer system and Portable medium, aforementioned calculation machine system comprises embedded controller and processing module, above-mentioned Portable medium stores the startup enactment document, it is characterized in that the aforementioned calculation machine starts establishing method and comprises the following step:
Connect above-mentioned Portable medium and aforementioned calculation machine system;
When aforementioned calculation machine system boot, above-mentioned embedded controller reads above-mentioned startup enactment document by above-mentioned Portable medium, and is sent to above-mentioned processing module; And
Above-mentioned processing module is set aforementioned calculation machine system according to above-mentioned startup enactment document.
10. computer starting establishing method according to claim 9 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned embedded controller is carried out firmware program, and above-mentioned firmware program is independent of outside the operating system of aforementioned calculation machine system.
11. computer starting establishing method according to claim 9, it is characterized in that, wherein aforementioned calculation machine system comprises and can plug transmission interface, aforementioned calculation machine system is connected with above-mentioned Portable medium by the above-mentioned transmission interface that plugs, when aforementioned calculation machine system boot, before above-mentioned embedded controller reads above-mentioned Portable medium, further comprise the following step:
When aforementioned calculation machine system boot, the above-mentioned transmission interface that plugs is enabled and driven to above-mentioned embedded controller.
12. computer starting establishing method according to claim 11, it is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned embedded controller is carried out firmware program, above-mentioned firmware program is independent of outside the operating system of aforementioned calculation machine system, and above-mentioned firmware program comprises the above-mentioned driver that plugs transmission interface, when aforementioned calculation machine system boot, it is to finish through the following steps that above-mentioned embedded controller is enabled the above-mentioned step that plugs transmission interface:
Opening the above-mentioned power supply that plugs transmission interface supplies with; And
Utilize above-mentioned embedded controller according to the above-mentioned transmission interface that plugs of above-mentioned driver initialization, to enable the above-mentioned transmission interface that plugs.
13. computer starting establishing method according to claim 9 is characterized in that, wherein when aforementioned calculation machine system boot, above-mentioned embedded controller is to be read above-mentioned startup enactment document and be sent to above-mentioned processing module by above-mentioned Portable medium.
14. computer starting establishing method according to claim 9 is characterized in that wherein aforementioned calculation machine system stores the internal storage starting enactment document, the aforementioned calculation machine starts establishing method and further comprises the following step:
If aforementioned calculation machine system is in default starting state, utilizes above-mentioned embedded controller to read above-mentioned internal storage starting enactment document, and be sent to above-mentioned processing module; And
Utilize above-mentioned processing module to finish the startup environment setting of aforementioned calculation machine system according to above-mentioned internal storage starting enactment document.
15. computer starting establishing method according to claim 9 is characterized in that wherein aforementioned calculation machine system stores the internal storage starting enactment document, the aforementioned calculation machine starts establishing method and further comprises the following step:
If aforementioned calculation machine system is in update mode, utilize above-mentioned embedded controller optionally to read above-mentioned startup enactment document by above-mentioned Portable medium; And
Utilize above-mentioned embedded controller that its above-mentioned startup enactment document that reads is write and replace part or all of above-mentioned internal storage starting enactment document, upgrade above-mentioned internal storage starting enactment document by this.
16. computer starting establishing method according to claim 9 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned startup enactment document is the basic input/output system file.
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