CN104123121A - Computer system utilizing disk basic input and output system and method thereof - Google Patents
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The invention provides a computer system utilizing a disk basic input and output system and a method thereof. The computer system comprises a CPU, a storage unit and a disk basic input and output system loader, wherein the storage unit is used for storing a first basic input and output program code and an operation system, and the disk basic input and output system loader is used for reading the first basic input and output program code in the storage unit to allow the CPU to execute the first basic input and output program code. By means of the computer system, the disk basic input and output system (Disk-BIOS) in the storage unit replaces functions of a traditional basic output and input memory. Besides omitting of a procedure of burning the disk basic input and output system in the process of producing computers and reduction of cost of parts, BIOS versions can be updated more conveniently after the products are sold, and high-speed maintenance is achieved in a service maintenance procedure.
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Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of computer system, refer in particular to a kind of computer system that does not need BIOS storer.
Background technology
From the initial stage in the 1980's, IBM has released after PC, and PC has developed 30 years so far, has spread to the whole world, and everybody can use computer, even has an above computer.ROM (read-only memory) (the ROM that BIOS storer in PC is also used by the 1980's, Read-only memory) develop into flash memory (Flash memory) now, its capacity also develops into 128MB or higher by 16KB originally, and the computer language using during editor BIOS also develops into C language by compositional language.The storer of traditional ROM (read-only memory) (ROM) that BIOS storer is storing basic input/output system (BIOS) procedure code or flash memory (Flash memory) etc.Traditional B IOS ROM (read-only memory) (ROM) is used ISA and X-BUS interface, and modern PC is used LPC (low pin count) interface.
After the electric power starting of computer, BIOS will be carried out by the flash memory on motherboard (Flash memory), first complete power supply start selftest POST (Power-on Self-test), by subsystem initialization such as system chipset and storeies.Bios program code also comprises diagnostic function, to guarantee some important hardware element, similarly is keyboard, disk set, I/O mouth etc., can normal operation and correctly initialization.Nearly all BIOS can optionally carry out the setting program of CMOS memory; Namely preserve the custom setting data of user that BIOS can access (time, date, Winchester disk drive details, etc.).Finally according to the setting of CMOS memory, operating system is written in dynamic RAM.
The content of BIOS forms along with the function evolution editor of CPU, system chipset or peripheral device conventionally, also often has BIOS to upgrade the action of version after commodity selling.Normally computer user is by network for the mode of renewal bios version now, and from the version of computermaker website crawl renewal, after download, burning BIOS ROM (read-only memory) (ROM) is redaction by BIOS content update again.
Embedding control chip (Embedded Controller Chip) is to develop out in response to portable computer (Portable PC) in generation nineteen ninety, so desktop computer does not generally need this chip.The major function of this chip is to have integrated keyboard controller (KBC) and both functions of keyboard decoder device (KBD).Traditional desktop computer has an external keyboard, in keyboard, there is a keyboard decoder device (KBD), the keyboard controller (KBC) of being responsible for the scan code of button (scan-code) to pass back system, keyboard controller is changed into scan code the keypad code of IBM PC/XT or IBM PS2 again.Because keyboard has been contained in the inside of portable computer system, so need to there be keyboard controller and keyboard decoder device in portable computer inside, so embed control chip, just arise at the historic moment, be responsible for keyboard controller and keyboard decoder device Function Integration Mechanism in a chips.In addition, embed control chip and also increased the many original unexistent function of desktop computer, for example the charge/discharge control of power brick (Battery Pack), the brightness of screen and power managements of compared with control and system etc.
In addition, desktop computer system chipset, also replaces the function of keyboard controller KBC in recent years and is placed in South Bridge chip in hardware circuit mode, and in other words, desktop computer has not re-used KBC single-chip microprocessor.
Traditionally, PC is used BIOS storer to comprise some shortcomings: the one, and the manufacturing cost of material cost and burning program code, after commodity selling, bios version upgrades also inconvenient in addition, in addition when BIOS storer is poisoning or damage, computer must send and repair, and replaces also labor intensive cost of new BIOS storer.Because every problem of known techniques needs a solution to solve the problems referred to above.
Summary of the invention
The object of this invention is to provide a computer system, that use disk is exported input block loader (Disk-BIOS Loader) substantially and disk basic input/output system procedure code (Disk-BIOS Code) replaces traditional BIOS storer, effectively to solve the above problems
For achieving the above object, the technical solution used in the present invention is:
A computer system, comprising: a CPU element; One storage element, in order to store one first basic output loading routine code and an operating system; And a disk basic input/output system loader (Disk-BIOS Loader), in order to this first basic output loading routine code reading in this storage element, for this CPU element, carry out this first basic output loading routine code.
Wherein, further comprise an embedding control chip, a system chipset and a single-chip microprocessor, wherein this disk basic input/output system loader is arranged at one of the following units: this CPU element, this embedding control chip, this system chipset and this single-chip microprocessor.
Wherein, further comprise a dynamic RAM, wherein this disk basic input/output system loader is written into this first basic output loading routine code in this dynamic RAM.
Wherein, further comprise a dynamic RAM, wherein this CPU element is carried out this first basic output loading routine code so that this operating system is written in this dynamic RAM.
Wherein, this disk basic input/output system loader is a procedure code or a hardware.
Wherein, this storage element further comprises an application program and a data archival.
The invention provides a kind of method of carrying out a basic output loading routine code, comprise the following steps:
One CPU element is provided;
Provide a storage element, in order to store one first basic output loading routine code and an operating system;
Read this first basic output loading routine code in this storage element; And
This CPU element is carried out this first basic output loading routine code.
Wherein, further comprise the following steps: when this CPU element is carried out this first basic output loading routine code this operating system to be written in a dynamic RAM.
Compared with prior art, innovation of the present invention has following advantages:
1. shorten the development time of product.Computer manufacture can be carried out with the editor of research and development of products end BIOS with assembling end simultaneously, even if there is BIOS content need revise when upgrading in product manufacture and assembling process, does not all need burning BIOS storer again.
2. save material and manufacturing cost, improve quality.The present invention is not because need to use BIOS storer, and therefore material cost reduces, and has reduced manufacturing cost again because having exempted the flow process of burning BIOS storer, and computer system is also because having lacked a spare part, and the yield of product can promote more.
3. after commodity of the present invention are sold, although have BIOS to upgrade the demand of version, user is also without carrying out BIOS burning work, and one group of BIOS storer of burning need spend several minutes to more than ten minutes conventionally.
4. after commodity of the present invention are sold, because system there is no BIOS storer, also so not have BIOS storer and damage the demand of changing, product more easily keeps in repair.
After consulting the described embodiment of graphic and ensuing paragraph, this technical field has knows that the knowledgeable just can understand other object of the present invention conventionally, and technological means of the present invention and enforcement aspect.
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Fig. 1 is the structure drawing of device of computer system of the present invention;
Fig. 2 illustrates an embodiment of computer system structure of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is implementing procedure figure of the present invention.
Description of reference numerals: 10 computer systems; 11CPU unit; 12 storage elements; 13 disk basic input/output system loaders; 14 dynamic RAM; 17 input blocks; 18 display units; 121 first basic output loading routine codes; 122 operating systems; 301,302,303,304,305,306 steps.
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Of the present invention being described in more detail in subsequently described, and preferred embodiment as described herein is as the purposes of explanation and description, is not used for limiting scope of the present invention.
The invention provides a computer system, is that use disk is exported input block loader (Disk-BIOS Loader) substantially and disk basic input/output system procedure code (Disk-BIOS Code) replaces traditional BIOS storer.
Fig. 1 is the structure drawing of device of computer system of the present invention.Fig. 2 illustrates an embodiment of computer system structure of the present invention, and wherein disk basic input/output system loader 13 is arranged at and embeds control chip 15, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration of Fig. 2.Computer system 10 mainly comprises a CPU element 11, a storage element 12 and a disk basic input/output system loader 13.Storage element 12 stores one first basic output loading routine code 121, an operating system 122.Better, storage element 12 can comprise an application program (not shown) and a data archival (not shown) again.Disk basic input/output system loader 13 reads the basic output of first in storage element 12 loading routine code 121 and carries out the first basic output loading routine code 121 for CPU element 11.In one embodiment, CPU element 11 is carried out the first basic output loading routine code 121, and operating system 122 is written in dynamic RAM 14.
CPU element 11 is individual CPU (central processing unit), is generally speaking the compatible CPU of PC of Intel or AMD, but is not limited to this product of two.In addition, present CPU element has usually been integrated the logical circuit of periphery, is also contained in our definition, and such as Intel3-core processor ivy-bridge processor or Sandy-bridge processor etc. even comprised built-in display card chip.
Storage element 12 is for storing the device of the first basic output loading routine code 121, operating system 122, application program (not shown) and data archival (not shown).Storage element 12 has comprised floppy discs machine, CD player, solid state hard disc (SSD) and Winchester disk drive (HDD) etc.
Disk basic input/output system loader 13 can be a procedure code (procedure code of for example simplifying), and this procedure code is the executable procedure code of CPU element 11.This procedure code has identical hardware interface with traditional BIOS storer, for example LPC (Low-Pin-Count) interface.In other words, disk basic input/output system loader 13 has identical hardware interface with traditional BIOS storer.Disk basic input/output system loader 13 also can be a hardware, and disk basic input/output system loader 13 can hardware circuit mode replace ROM (read-only memory) or flash memory for instance.
The first basic output loading routine code 121 is disk basic input/output system procedure code (Disk-BIOS Code), is that the program shelves with disk basic input/output system (Disk-BIOS) are arranged in storage element 12.Disk basic input/output system is the seemingly procedure code of traditional B IOS storer of one group of function class, comprises start selftest POST (Power-on Self-test), by subsystem initialization such as chipset and storeies.Before computermaker dispatches from the factory commodity, disk basic input/output system is deposited in storage element 12 (such as floppy discs machine, CD player, solid state hard disc and Winchester disk drive etc.).Traditional BIOS storer, because IC holds quantitative limitation, can be compressed procedure code conventionally; When carrying out, then procedure code is decompressed in dynamic RAM.The action of this compression and decompression is unwanted at disk basic input/output system of the present invention, because storage element 12 has enough memory space stored disk basic input/output system procedure codes.Disk basic input/output system procedure code also comprises diagnostic function, to guarantee some important hardware element, similarly is keyboard, disk set, I/O mouth etc., can normal operation and correctly initialization.In addition the CMOS that, disk basic input/output system has also comprised traditional B IOS storer builds function.
Disk basic input/output system loader 13 is from the difference of traditional B IOS storer: the function of procedure code and framework are completely different.The function of disk basic input/output system loader 13 is to open the circuit that leads to storage element 12, and the first basic output loading routine code (disk basic input/output system procedure code) 121 that is placed in storage element 12 is written into dynamic RAM 14, and skip to the first instruction execution of disk basic input/output system.
Operating system 122 comprises that Windows Linux etc. can be executed in the operating system of PC.Dynamic randon access memory 14 comprises that SDRAM, DDR2, DDR3 etc. are used in PC the storer in order to program or data access.Specifically, computer system more comprises an input block 17 and display unit 18.Input block can comprise keyboard, mouse, trace ball, Trackpad (Touch Pad).
Please continue to refer to Fig. 2.Computer system 10 further comprises an embedding control chip (Embedded Controller Chip) 15, one system chipset 16 and a single-chip microprocessor (not shown).Embed control chip 15 and integrate and form by early stage keyboard decoder device and keyboard controller, be used for greatly in portable computer, such as Notebook PC etc.Embed control chip and can increase ACPI EC function, ADC, DAC, PWM,, the function such as Smbus control.System chipset 16 is the combination of or a plurality of chips, and for example the north bridge of Intel (North-bridge) and south bridge (South-bridge) chipset, be the logical circuit of integrating except CPU element.Single-chip microprocessor (not shown) can be a Trackpad controller (Touch-Pad Controller).Above-mentioned disk basic input/output system loader 13 can be arranged at one of the following units: CPU element 11, embedding control chip 15, system chipset 16 and single-chip microprocessor (not shown).In a preferred embodiment, disk basic input/output system loader 13 is arranged at and embeds in control chip 15.
In a preferred embodiment, disk basic input/output system loader 13 is arranged at and embeds in control chip 15.One group of LPC (Low-Pin-Count) hardware interface that embedded control chip more than 15, outside and BIOS memory circuitry also connects, and there is the procedure code of disk basic input/output system loader 13 inside.
When system boot, the direct reading disk of CPU element 11 substantially exports input block loader (Disk-BIOS Loader) and disk basic input/output system procedure code (Disk-BIOS Code) replaces traditional BIOS storer.
Fig. 3 is implementing procedure figure of the present invention.
(step 301) system boot.
(step 302) carries out disk basic input/output system loader 13.Disk basic input/output system loader 13 can be a procedure code (procedure code of for example simplifying).Disk basic input/output system loader 13 can be arranged at one of the following units: CPU element 11, embedding control chip 15, system chipset 16 and single-chip microprocessor (not shown).In a preferred embodiment, disk basic input/output system loader 13 is arranged at and embeds in control chip 15, when carrying out disk basic input/output system loader 13, the procedure code that embeds control chip 15 is performed, this group procedure code is system CPU procedure code, for example the procedure code of the procedure code of Intel or AMD CPU rather than EC-Chip single-chip CPU.The main work of procedure code is to open to lead to after the circuit path of storage element 12 (such as floppy discs machine, CD player, solid state hard disc and Winchester disk drive etc.), skips to (step 303).
(step 303) reads the basic output loading routine code of first in storage element 12 (disk basic input/output system procedure code) 121, and the first basic output loading routine code 121 is written in dynamic RAM 14.
(step 304) carries out the first basic output loading routine code (disk basic input/output system procedure code) 121.When the first basic output loading routine code (disk basic input/output system procedure code) 121 is written in dynamic RAM 14, disk basic input/output system loader 121 skips to first instruction of disk basic input/output system and carries out.
(step 305) is written into operating system 122.The operating system 122 that is stored in storage element 12 is written in dynamic RAM 14 and is carried out.
(step 306) finishes.
Although the present invention discloses as above with embodiment, so it is not in order to limit the present invention, is anyly familiar with this skill person, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and when being used for a variety of modifications and variations.For instance, disk basic input/output system is replaced with to system trace routine (System-Debugger) program, to carry out system testing, this has more convenience for computer manufacturing plant and computer maintenance, reduces the manufacture of computermaker and the cost of serving of client service.In addition, under the present invention, storage element can be put the disk basic input/output system of different editions simultaneously, and person easy to use needs to use according to it.Therefore protection scope of the present invention when depending on accompanying claim the person of determining be as the criterion.
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1. a computer system of using disk basic input/output system, is characterized in that, comprising:
One CPU element;
One storage element, in order to store one first basic output loading routine code and an operating system; And
One disk basic input/output system loader, carries out this first basic output loading routine code in order to this first basic output loading routine code reading in this storage element for this CPU element.
2. the computer system of use disk basic input/output system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, further comprise an embedding control chip, a system chipset and a single-chip microprocessor, wherein this disk basic input/output system loader is arranged at one of the following units: this CPU element, this embedding control chip, this system chipset and this single-chip microprocessor.
3. the computer system of use disk basic input/output system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, further comprise a dynamic RAM, wherein this disk basic input/output system loader is written into this first basic output loading routine code in this dynamic RAM.
4. the computer system of use disk basic input/output system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, further comprise a dynamic RAM, wherein this CPU element is carried out this first basic output loading routine code so that this operating system is written in this dynamic RAM.
5. the computer system of use disk basic input/output system according to claim 1, is characterized in that, this disk basic input/output system loader is a procedure code or a hardware.
6. the computer system of use disk basic input/output system according to claim 1, is characterized in that, this storage element further comprises an application program and a data archival.
7. a method of carrying out a basic output loading routine code, is characterized in that, comprises the following steps:
One CPU element is provided;
Provide a storage element, in order to store one first basic output loading routine code and an operating system;
Read this first basic output loading routine code in this storage element; And
This CPU element is carried out this first basic output loading routine code.
8. the method for loading routine code is exported in execution one according to claim 7 substantially, it is characterized in that, further comprise the following steps: when this CPU element is carried out this first basic output loading routine code this operating system to be written in a dynamic RAM.
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