CN103970542A - Method and device for configuring onboard firmware - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a method and device for configuring onboard firmware. The method and device for configuring the onboard firmware aim to facilitate configuring operations on the onboard firmware and improve configuring efficiency. The method comprises the steps that a unified entrance of configuration item list menu of the onboard firmware is provided on a BIOS setting interface; after it is detected that a user selects the configuration item list menu of the onboard firmware, the configuration item list menu of the onboard firmware is displayed; while the configuration item list menu of the onboard firmware is displayed or after the configuration item list menu of the onboard firmware is displayed, the reset function of all the configuration items of the onboard firmware is forbidden; after it is detected that the user completes all the configuration of the selected configuration items of the onboard firmware, system reset is carried out once uniformly. Compared with the prior art that system reset needs to be carried out once every time the configuration of one configuration item of the onboard firmware is completed, the method can complete the system reset at one time, operations of the user are facilitated, and the configuration efficiency of the onboard firmware is improved.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to computer realm, be specifically related to a kind of method and apparatus that configures plate and carry firmware.
Background technology
In the middle of abundant computer peripherals, there is a lot of equipment to have plate and carry firmware (being OptionROM).So-called plate carries firmware, refer to and (be for example present in storage chip that equipment carries, SAS card has storage chip) in Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) (Basic Input/Output System, BIOS) part, the function same with hardware driving in operating system is provided, comprise and allow basic software initialization, configuration and its external unit that cannot directly access of access, for example, the PXE plate that the plate of SAS card carries firmware, network interface card carries firmware etc., and these plates carry firmware abundant configuration feature is provided.At present, the configuration under BIOS, except plate carries the configuration of firmware, other configuration is mainly all carried out in setup menu.
Prior art provides a kind ofly configures the method that plate carries firmware and is: in BIOS start-up course, user opens OptionROM configuration interface by the shortcut of prompting, and it shows an OptionROM configuration project.As shown in accompanying drawing 1-a, at OptionROM configuration interface, prompting user LSI is configured (PressCtrl-C to start LSI Corp Configuration Utility).After each OptionROM configuration project completes, system prompt exits the starting system of laying equal stress on (Exit the Configuration Utility and Reboot), as shown in accompanying drawing 1-b.
Inventor finds, there is following significantly defect in the method that the above-mentioned configuration plate providing carries firmware, that is, user once can only be configured an OptionROM configuration project, and all needs to restart primary system after completing an OptionROM configuration item object configuration at every turn.Therefore, in the time that needs are configured multiple OptionROM configuration projects, the method operation that above-mentioned prior art provides is more loaded down with trivial details, and allocative efficiency is lower.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of method and apparatus that configures plate and carry firmware, to facilitate, plate is carried the configuration operation that firmware carries out and improves allocative efficiency.
First aspect, the invention provides a kind of method that configures plate and carry firmware, comprising:
At basic input-output system BIOS, interface being set provides plate to carry the unified entrance of firmware configuration bulleted list menu;
Detect that user selects described plate to carry after firmware configuration bulleted list menu, shows that described plate carries firmware configuration bulleted list;
Show described plate carry firmware configuration bulleted list in or afterwards, the reset function that all described plates are carried to firmware configuration project is forbidden;
Detecting that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, unifiedly carrying out primary system reset.
In conjunction with first aspect, in the first embodiment of first aspect, describedly at basic input-output system BIOS, interface is set and provides plate to carry the unified entrance of firmware configuration bulleted list menu, comprising:
The character string of carrying firmware configuration bulleted list menu for describing described plate is added into the interface description file code that BIOS comprises;
The character string that interface display is set carries firmware configuration bulleted list menu for describing described plate at described BIOS.
In conjunction with first aspect, in the second embodiment of first aspect, described in detect that user selects described plate to carry after firmware configuration bulleted list menu, shows that described plate carries firmware configuration bulleted list, comprising:
Detect that user selects described plate to carry after firmware configuration bulleted list menu, the internal memory that carries firmware configuration item destination code to depositing described plate scans;
Carry depositing described plate after the internal memory been scanned of firmware configuration item destination code, show that described plate carries firmware configuration bulleted list.
In conjunction with first aspect, in any one embodiment of the first to two of first aspect kind, described show described plate carry firmware configuration bulleted list in or afterwards, the reset function that all described plates are carried to firmware configuration project is forbidden, and comprising:
Show described plate carry firmware configuration bulleted list in or afterwards, by writing the register of complex programmable logic device (CPLD), forbidding system reseting pin.
In conjunction with first aspect, in any one embodiment of the first to two of first aspect kind, describedly detecting that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, unifiedly carry out primary system reset, comprising:
Detecting that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, by writing the register of complex programmable logic device (CPLD), the reseting pin of enabled systems.
Second aspect, the invention provides a kind of device that configures plate and carry firmware, comprising:
Entrance provides module, provides plate to carry the unified entrance of firmware configuration bulleted list menu for interface is set at basic input-output system BIOS;
Display module, for detection of select described plate to carry after firmware configuration bulleted list menu to user, shows that described plate carries firmware configuration bulleted list;
Disabled module, for show described plate carry firmware configuration bulleted list in or afterwards, the reset function that all described plates are carried to firmware configuration project is forbidden;
Reseting module, for detecting that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, unifiedly carries out primary system reset.
In conjunction with two aspects, in the first embodiment of second aspect, described entrance provides module to comprise:
Code adding device, for being added into by the character string of carrying firmware configuration bulleted list menu for describing described plate the interface description file code that BIOS comprises;
Character string display unit, the character string of carrying firmware configuration bulleted list menu for describing described plate for interface display being set at described BIOS.
In conjunction with two aspects, in the second embodiment of second aspect, described display module comprises:
Internal memory scanning element, for detection of select described plate to carry after firmware configuration bulleted list menu to user, the internal memory that carries firmware configuration item destination code to depositing described plate scans;
List display unit, for carrying after the internal memory been scanned of firmware configuration item destination code depositing described plate, shows that described plate carries firmware configuration bulleted list.
In conjunction with second aspect, in any one embodiment of the first to two of second aspect kind, described disabled module comprises:
Pin forbidden cell, for show at display module described plate carry firmware configuration bulleted list in or afterwards, by writing the register of complex programmable logic device (CPLD), forbidding system reseting pin.
In conjunction with second aspect, in any one embodiment of the first to two of second aspect kind, described reseting module comprises:
Pin enables unit, for detecting that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, by writing the register of complex programmable logic device (CPLD), the reseting pin of enabled systems.
In the present invention, on the one hand, due to being set at BIOS, interface provide plate to carry the unified entrance of firmware configuration bulleted list menu, therefore, in the time that the multiple configuration projects that need to carry firmware to plate are configured, just can enter from an interface, without switching back and forth between multiple interfaces; On the other hand, due to can be showing in contained firmware configuration bulleted list or afterwards, the reset function of all plates being carried to firmware configuration project is forbidden, detecting that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, primary system reset is carried out in unification, with in prior art, after the configuration that completes a plate at every turn and carry firmware configuration project, all need to carry out compared with primary system resets, method provided by the invention once completion system resets, be convenient for users to operate, improved the allocative efficiency that plate carries firmware.
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Fig. 1-a is the OptionROM configuration interface schematic diagram that prior art provides;
Fig. 1-b is that after OptionROM configuration project that prior art provides completes, system prompt exits the starting system schematic diagram of laying equal stress on;
Fig. 2 is the method flow schematic diagram that configuration plate that the embodiment of the present invention provides the embodiment of the present invention and provides carries firmware;
Fig. 3 be the embodiment of the present invention provide at BIOS, interface is set and provides plate to carry the unified entrance schematic diagram of firmware configuration bulleted list menu;
Fig. 4 is that in one section of Installed System Memory of embodiment of the present invention traversal, all plates carry firmware configuration project schematic diagram;
Fig. 5 is that the user's option board that detects that the embodiment of the present invention provides carries after firmware configuration bulleted list menu, and display board carries firmware configuration bulleted list schematic diagram;
Fig. 6 is the device logical organization schematic diagram that configuration plate that the embodiment of the present invention provides carries firmware;
Fig. 7 is the device logical organization schematic diagram that configuration plate that another embodiment of the present invention provides carries firmware;
Fig. 8 is the device logical organization schematic diagram that configuration plate that another embodiment of the present invention provides carries firmware;
Fig. 9-a is the device logical organization schematic diagram that configuration plate that another embodiment of the present invention provides carries firmware;
Fig. 9-b is the device logical organization schematic diagram that configuration plate that another embodiment of the present invention provides carries firmware;
Fig. 9-c is the device logical organization schematic diagram that configuration plate that another embodiment of the present invention provides carries firmware;
Figure 10-a is the device logical organization schematic diagram that configuration plate that another embodiment of the present invention provides carries firmware;
Figure 10-b is the device logical organization schematic diagram that configuration plate that another embodiment of the present invention provides carries firmware;
Figure 10-c is the device logical organization schematic diagram that configuration plate that another embodiment of the present invention provides carries firmware;
Figure 11 is the electronic devices structure schematic diagram that the embodiment of the present invention provides.
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The invention provides a kind of method that configures plate and carry firmware, comprising: at basic input-output system BIOS, interface being set provides plate to carry the unified entrance of firmware configuration bulleted list menu; Detect that user selects described plate to carry after firmware configuration bulleted list menu, shows that described plate carries firmware configuration bulleted list; Show described plate carry firmware configuration bulleted list in or afterwards, the reset function that all described plates are carried to firmware configuration project is forbidden; Detecting that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, unifiedly carrying out primary system reset.The present invention also provides corresponding configuration plate to carry the device of firmware.Below be elaborated respectively.
Referring to Fig. 2, is the method that configuration plate that the embodiment of the present invention provides carries firmware, mainly comprises that step S201 is to step S204:
S201, at basic input-output system BIOS, interface being set provides plate to carry the unified entrance of firmware configuration bulleted list menu.
In prior art, often open OptionROM configuration interface one time, it shows an OptionROM configuration project.And in method provided by the invention, at BIOS, interface being set provides plate to carry the unified entrance of firmware configuration bulleted list menu.As shown in Figure 3, arrange in interface at BIOS, " OptionRomConfiguration Utility " this demonstration be exactly the unified entrance that plate carries firmware configuration bulleted list menu.If multiple configuration projects that user will be carried firmware to plate are configured, only need to unify entrance from this and enter.As one embodiment of the invention, at basic input-output system BIOS, interface being set provides the unified entrance that plate carries firmware configuration bulleted list menu to comprise the steps S2011 and step S2012:
S2011, is added into by the character string of carrying firmware configuration bulleted list menu for describing plate the interface description file code that BIOS comprises.
BIOS comprises many files, and wherein, interface description file is for showing BIOS interface, and for example, the interface description file that suffix is .vrf is exactly one of them.In embodiments of the present invention, the character string of carrying firmware configuration bulleted list menu for describing plate can be added into the interface description file code that BIOS comprises, for example, the character string " OptionRom Configuration Utility " of carrying firmware configuration bulleted list menu for describing plate is added into the interface description file code that suffix is .vrf.
S2012, the character string that interface display is set carries firmware configuration bulleted list menu for describing plate at BIOS.
For example, as described in the embodiment of step S2012, the character string " OptionRom Configuration Utility " of carrying firmware configuration bulleted list menu for describing plate is added into the interface description file code that suffix is .vrf, at BIOS, interface display is set and carries the character string of firmware configuration bulleted list menu " OptionRom Configuration Utility " for describing plate, as shown in the part that the oval frame of accompanying drawing 3 gets up.
S202, detects that user's option board carries after firmware configuration bulleted list menu, and display board carries firmware configuration bulleted list.
What is called detects that user's option board carries after firmware configuration bulleted list menu, refers to after detecting " OptionRom Configuration Utility " (part that oval frame gets up) that user moves to cursor accompanying drawing 3 examples and supresses carriage return (Enter) key.In one embodiment of the invention, detect that user's option board carries after firmware configuration bulleted list menu, display board carries firmware configuration bulleted list and comprises the steps S2021 and step S2022:
S2021, detects that user's option board carries after firmware configuration bulleted list menu, and the internal memory that storing board is carried to firmware configuration item destination code scans.
In system, there is one section of fixed memory to be specifically designed to storing board and carry firmware configuration item destination code.For example, according to " the PNP BIOS Spec V1.0a " definition of specification to OptionROM, what in this section of memory address of 0xC0000～0xEFFFF of Installed System Memory, deposit is that plate carries firmware (OptionROM) configuration item destination code, as shown in Figure 4, detect that user's option board carries after firmware configuration bulleted list menu, the memory address of the Start instruction from figure starts, go to search according to OptionROM marking head structure, can traverse all plates and carry firmware (OptionROM) configuration project.As shown in following table 1 and table 2, be respectively OptionROM marking head structure and plug and play expansion marking head structure:
Table 1
| Offset | Length | Value | Description | |
| 0h | 2h | AA5h | Signature | Standard |
| 2h | 1h | Varies | Option ROM Length | Standard |
| 3h | 4h | Varies | Initialization Vector | Standard |
| 7h | 13h | Varies | Reserved | Standard |
| 1Ah | 2h | Varies | Offset to Expansion Header Structure | New for Plug and Play |
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S2022, carries storing board after the internal memory been scanned of firmware configuration item destination code, and display board carries firmware configuration bulleted list.
When storing board being carried to the internal memory been scanned of firmware configuration item destination code,, when the memory address that cannot find this signature (signature) of 0xAA55 or search after traversal is 0xEFFFF, display board carries firmware configuration bulleted list, plate as shown in Figure 5 carries firmware configuration prompting interface, and lower show every of square frame " OptionRom Configuration Utility " is that plate carries firmware configuration bulleted list.
S203, when display board carries firmware configuration bulleted list or afterwards, the reset function of all plates being carried to firmware configuration project is forbidden.
In fact, each configuration project that the plate of accompanying drawing 5 examples carries in firmware configuration bulleted list has a reset function, that is, can complete after configuration at it, sends reset request from trend system.All send reset request to system for fear of a configuration project that completes plate and carry firmware at every turn, in embodiments of the present invention, when display board carries firmware configuration bulleted list or afterwards, the reset function of all plates being carried to firmware configuration project is forbidden.Because all homing actions of system all will be by the reseting pin of system, pass through again CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device, CPLD) forwarding, send reset signal, therefore, in one embodiment of the invention, can be when display board carries firmware configuration bulleted list or afterwards, by writing the register of CPLD, forbid the reseting pin of this system.
S204, is detecting that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, unifiedly carries out primary system reset.
In embodiments of the present invention, complete a selected plate carries after the configuration of firmware configuration project at every turn, will return the interface of accompanying drawing 5 examples, but as previously mentioned, due in carrying firmware configuration bulleted list at display board or afterwards, forbid the reseting pin of this system, therefore, in the time of the interface of accompanying drawing 5 examples, can not point out user to carry out system reset operation.Only have user all to complete after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, while being retracted into the interface of accompanying drawing 3 examples, just can unify to carry out primary system reset.Particularly, as one embodiment of the invention, detecting that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, it is unified that to carry out that primary system resets can be to detect that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, by writing the register of CPLD, the reseting pin of enabled systems.
The configuration plate providing from the invention described above embodiment carries the method for firmware, on the one hand, due to being set at BIOS, interface provide plate to carry the unified entrance of firmware configuration bulleted list menu, therefore, in the time that the multiple configuration projects that need to carry firmware to plate are configured, just can enter from an interface, without switching back and forth between multiple interfaces; On the other hand, due to can be showing in contained firmware configuration bulleted list or afterwards, the reset function of all plates being carried to firmware configuration project is forbidden, detecting that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, primary system reset is carried out in unification, with in prior art, after the configuration that completes a plate at every turn and carry firmware configuration project, all need to carry out compared with primary system resets, the method that the embodiment of the present invention provides can reset by disposable completion system, be convenient for users to operate, improved the allocative efficiency that plate carries firmware.
The device 06 that carries firmware below to carry the configuration plate of the embodiment of the present invention of the method for firmware for carrying out above-mentioned configuration plate describes, and its logical organization is with reference to figure 6.For convenience of explanation, only show the part relevant to the embodiment of the present invention.The device that the configuration plate of Fig. 6 example carries firmware mainly comprises that entrance provides module 601, display module 602, disabled module 603 and reseting module 604, and each module is described in detail as follows:
Entrance provides module 601, provides plate to carry the unified entrance of firmware configuration bulleted list menu for interface is set at basic input-output system BIOS;
Display module 602, for detection of select described plate to carry after firmware configuration bulleted list menu to user, shows that described plate carries firmware configuration bulleted list;
Disabled module 603, for show described plate carry firmware configuration bulleted list in or afterwards, the reset function that all described plates are carried to firmware configuration project is forbidden;
Reseting module 604, for detecting that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, unifiedly carries out primary system reset.
It should be noted that, the configuration plate of above accompanying drawing 6 examples carries in the embodiment of device of firmware, the division of each functional module only illustrates, can be as required in practical application, the facility of the configuration requirement of for example corresponding hardware or the realization of software is considered, completed by different functional modules and above-mentioned functions is distributed, the inner structure of carrying the device of firmware by described configuration plate is divided into different functional modules, to complete all or part of function described above.And, in practical application, corresponding functional module in the present embodiment can be to be realized by corresponding hardware, also can be completed by the corresponding software of corresponding hardware implement, for example, aforesaid entrance provides module, can be to have to carry out aforementionedly at basic input-output system BIOS, interface to be set and to provide plate to carry the hardware of the unified entrance of firmware configuration bulleted list menu, for example entrance provides device, thereby can be also general processor or other hardware devices that can carry out corresponding computer program and complete aforementioned function; For another example aforesaid display module, can be to there is the aforementioned user of detecting of execution to select described plate to carry after firmware configuration bulleted list menu, show that described plate carries the hardware of firmware configuration bulleted list function, for example display, thus can be also general processor or other hardware devices (each embodiment that this instructions provides can apply foregoing description principle) that can carry out corresponding computer program and complete aforementioned function.
The entrance of accompanying drawing 6 examples provides module 601 can comprise code adding device 701 and character string display unit 702, and the configuration plate that another embodiment of the present invention provides as shown in Figure 7 carries the device 07 of firmware, wherein:
Code adding device 701, for being added into by the character string of carrying firmware configuration bulleted list menu for describing described plate the interface description file code that BIOS comprises;
Character string display unit 702, the character string of carrying firmware configuration bulleted list menu for describing described plate for interface display being set at described BIOS.
The display module 602 of accompanying drawing 6 examples can comprise internal memory scanning element 801 and list display unit 802, and the configuration plate that another embodiment of the present invention provides as shown in Figure 8 carries the device 08 of firmware, wherein:
Internal memory scanning element 801, for detection of select described plate to carry after firmware configuration bulleted list menu to user, the internal memory that carries firmware configuration item destination code to depositing described plate scans;
List display unit 802, for carrying after the internal memory been scanned of firmware configuration item destination code depositing described plate, shows that described plate carries firmware configuration bulleted list.
Accompanying drawing 6 to the disabled module 803 of accompanying drawing 8 arbitrary examples can comprise pin forbidden cell 901, as accompanying drawing 9-a carries the device 09-a to 09-c of firmware to the configuration plate of the arbitrary example of accompanying drawing 9-c.Pin forbidden cell 901 is in showing described plate at display module and carrying firmware configuration bulleted list or afterwards, by writing the register of complex programmable logic device (CPLD), and the reseting pin of forbidding system.
Accompanying drawing 6 to the reseting module 804 of accompanying drawing 8 arbitrary examples can comprise that pin enables unit 1001, as accompanying drawing 10-a carries the device 10-a to 10-c of firmware to the configuration plate of the arbitrary example of accompanying drawing 10-c.Pin enables unit 1001 for detecting that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, by writing the register of complex programmable logic device (CPLD), the reseting pin of enabled systems.
Refer to accompanying drawing 11, a kind of electronic equipment that the embodiment of the present invention provides, comprising: receiver 1101, central processing unit (CPU) 1102, storer 1103 and bus 1104.Display 1101, central processing unit 1102, storer 1103 interconnect by bus 1104.
Described display 1101, for detection of carrying after firmware configuration bulleted list menu to user's option board, shows that described plate carries firmware configuration bulleted list.
Described storer 1103, for storing instruction and data;
Described central processing unit 1102, for the instruction and data of read memory 1103 storages, carry out:
At basic input-output system BIOS, interface being set provides plate to carry the unified entrance of firmware configuration bulleted list menu;
Detect that user selects described plate to carry after firmware configuration bulleted list menu, shows that described plate carries firmware configuration bulleted list;
Show described plate carry firmware configuration bulleted list in or afterwards, the reset function that all described plates are carried to firmware configuration project is forbidden;
Detecting that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, unifiedly carrying out primary system reset.
Wherein, described central processing unit 1102 may be a kind of integrated circuit (IC) chip, has the processing power of signal.In implementation procedure, each step of said method can complete by the instruction of the integrated logic circuit of the hardware in processor or software form.These instructions can be realized and control, the method disclosing for carrying out the embodiment of the present invention to coordinate by processor wherein.Above-mentioned processor can also be general processor, digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processing, DSP), special IC (ASIC, Application Specific Integrated Circuit), ready-made programmable gate array (Field Programmable Gate Array, FPGA) or other programmable logic device (PLD), discrete gate or transistor logic device, discrete hardware components.
Wherein, above-mentioned general processor can be that microprocessor or this processor can be also the processors of any routine, demoder etc.Can directly be presented as that in conjunction with the step of the disclosed method of the embodiment of the present invention hardware processor is complete, or complete with the hardware in processor and software module combination.Software module can be positioned at random access memory, and flash memory, ROM (read-only memory), in the storage medium of this area maturations such as programmable read only memory or electrically erasable programmable storer, register.
In addition, each nextport hardware component NextPort of electronic equipment is coupled by bus 1104, and wherein, bus 1104, except comprising data bus, also comprises power bus, control bus and status signal bus in addition.But for the purpose of clearly demonstrating, in Figure 11, various buses are all designated as to bus 1104.
It should be noted that, the content such as information interaction, implementation between the each module/unit of said apparatus, due to the inventive method embodiment based on same design, its technique effect bringing is identical with the inventive method embodiment, particular content can, referring to the narration in the inventive method embodiment, repeat no more herein.
The possible implementation that one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that various aspects of the present invention or various aspects can be embodied as system, method or computer program.Therefore, the possible implementation of each aspect of the present invention or various aspects can adopt complete hardware implementation example, complete implement software example (comprising firmware, resident software etc.), or the form of the embodiment of integration software and hardware aspect, is all referred to as " circuit ", " module " or " system " here.In addition, the possible implementation of each aspect of the present invention or various aspects can adopt the form of computer program, and computer program refers to the computer readable program code being stored in computer-readable medium.
Computer-readable medium can be computer-readable signal media or computer-readable recording medium.Computer-readable recording medium is including but not limited to electronics, magnetic, optics, electromagnetism, infrared or semiconductor system, equipment or device, or aforesaid appropriately combined arbitrarily, as random access memory (RAM), ROM (read-only memory) (ROM), Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EPROM (EPROM or flash memory), optical fiber, portable ROM (read-only memory) (CD-ROM).
Processor in computing machine reads the computer readable program code being stored in computer-readable medium, makes processor can carry out the function action specifying in the combination of in process flow diagram each step or each step; Generation is implemented in the device of the function action specifying in each piece of block diagram or each combination.
Computer readable program code can be completely carried out on user's local computer, part is carried out on user's local computer, as independent software package, part on user's local computer and part on remote computer, or on remote computer or server, carry out completely.Also should be noted that in some alternate embodiment, in process flow diagram, in each step or block diagram, each dated function may be not according to occurring in sequence of indicating in figure.For example, depend on related function, in fact two steps or two pieces that illustrate in succession may be executed substantially concurrently, or these pieces sometimes may be carried out with reverse order.
Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various changes and modification and not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention the present invention.Like this, if these amendments of the present invention and within modification belongs to the scope of the claims in the present invention and equivalent technologies thereof, the present invention is also intended to comprise these changes and modification interior.
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1. configure the method that plate carries firmware, it is characterized in that, described method comprises:
At basic input-output system BIOS, interface being set provides plate to carry the unified entrance of firmware configuration bulleted list menu;
Detect that user selects described plate to carry after firmware configuration bulleted list menu, shows that described plate carries firmware configuration bulleted list;
Show described plate carry firmware configuration bulleted list in or afterwards, the reset function that all described plates are carried to firmware configuration project is forbidden;
Detecting that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, unifiedly carrying out primary system reset.
2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, describedly at basic input-output system BIOS, interface is set and provides plate to carry the unified entrance of firmware configuration bulleted list menu, comprising:
The character string of carrying firmware configuration bulleted list menu for describing described plate is added into the interface description file code that BIOS comprises;
The character string that interface display is set carries firmware configuration bulleted list menu for describing described plate at described BIOS.
3. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described in detect that user selects described plate to carry after firmware configuration bulleted list menu, shows that described plate carries firmware configuration bulleted list, comprising:
Detect that user selects described plate to carry after firmware configuration bulleted list menu, the internal memory that carries firmware configuration item destination code to depositing described plate scans;
Carry depositing described plate after the internal memory been scanned of firmware configuration item destination code, show that described plate carries firmware configuration bulleted list.
4. according to the method described in claims 1 to 3 any one, it is characterized in that, described show described plate carry firmware configuration bulleted list in or afterwards, the reset function that all described plates are carried to firmware configuration project is forbidden, and comprising:
Show described plate carry firmware configuration bulleted list in or afterwards, by writing the register of complex programmable logic device (CPLD), forbidding system reseting pin.
5. according to the method described in claims 1 to 3 any one, it is characterized in that, describedly detecting that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, unifiedly carry out primary system reset, comprising:
Detecting that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, by writing the register of complex programmable logic device (CPLD), the reseting pin of enabled systems.
6. configure the device that plate carries firmware, it is characterized in that, described device comprises:
Entrance provides module, provides plate to carry the unified entrance of firmware configuration bulleted list menu for interface is set at basic input-output system BIOS;
Display module, for detection of select described plate to carry after firmware configuration bulleted list menu to user, shows that described plate carries firmware configuration bulleted list;
Disabled module, for show described plate carry firmware configuration bulleted list in or afterwards, the reset function that all described plates are carried to firmware configuration project is forbidden;
Reseting module, for detecting that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, unifiedly carries out primary system reset.
7. device according to claim 6, is characterized in that, described entrance provides module to comprise:
Code adding device, for being added into by the character string of carrying firmware configuration bulleted list menu for describing described plate the interface description file code that BIOS comprises;
Character string display unit, the character string of carrying firmware configuration bulleted list menu for describing described plate for interface display being set at described BIOS.
8. device according to claim 6, is characterized in that, described display module comprises:
Internal memory scanning element, for detection of select described plate to carry after firmware configuration bulleted list menu to user, the internal memory that carries firmware configuration item destination code to depositing described plate scans;
List display unit, for carrying after the internal memory been scanned of firmware configuration item destination code depositing described plate, shows that described plate carries firmware configuration bulleted list.
9. according to the device described in claim 6 to 8 any one, it is characterized in that, described disabled module comprises:
Pin forbidden cell, for show at display module described plate carry firmware configuration bulleted list in or afterwards, by writing the register of complex programmable logic device (CPLD), forbidding system reseting pin.
10. according to the device described in claim 6 to 8 any one, it is characterized in that, described reseting module comprises:
Pin enables unit, for detecting that user all completes after the configuration that selected plate carries firmware configuration project, by writing the register of complex programmable logic device (CPLD), the reseting pin of enabled systems.
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