CN1277191C - Expanded BIOS and double mode computer using the same - Google Patents
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The present invention provides a basic input/output system (BIOS). The present invention comprises a non-volatile memory which comprises a basic function module and an extended function module, wherein the basic function module is used for execution to complete guiding operation and initialization of a starting function of a computer; the extended function module is used for starting and running an appliance operating system. Besides, the basic function module also comprises a jumping unit which points to the extended function module and is used for indicating whether the extended function module runs. By applying the present invention, the appliance function of a double-mode computer which uses the BIOS is independent of a hard disk.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the Computer Applied Technology field, be meant expanded BIOS especially and use the double mode computing machine of this expanded BIOS.
Background technology
Along with the develop rapidly of computing machine, computing machine has possessed the necessary hardware of support multimedia function, as CD-ROM drive, and video card, sound card, TV card etc., existing WINDOWS operating system also provides the various softwares of play multimedia files.But, after starting the complicated operations system, restarting playout software comes play multimedia files to have certain inconvenience, for example start the complicated operations system and need long start-up time, and, itself will take a large amount of internal memories and cpu resource the complicated operations system, therefore certainly will influence broadcast performance.At present in order to make computing machine that multimedia function is provided more easily, double mode computing machine has appearred, double mode computer patterns and the tame power mode of being meant, be under the power mode, do not start complicated WINDOWS operating system, computing machine just can be realized the function of similar home appliances such as CD, VCD, DVD, sound equipment.
At present, computer realization should family's power mode method be to provide the embedded OS of corresponding function, here be called household electrical appliances operating system (OS) and be stored on the hard disk, and these household electrical appliances OS put with different guidance codes with WINDOWS operating system realize.The process that starts tame power mode is as follows:
After opening computing machine, CPU carries out the bios code in the nonvolatile memory, carries out self check and initialization, read user's setting option of CMOS then, call hard disk partition table then, enter the guidance code option, select to enter tame power mode or computer patterns by the user.The guidance code of selecting according to the user calls the code of operating system different on the hard disk then, when the user selects to start the code of household electrical appliances OS, CPU just transfers the code of these household electrical appliances OS from hard disk, enter tame power mode, provide audio frequency cd to play, video disc is play, and supports function such as infrared remote control; If the user selects the guidance code of computer patterns, then computing machine enters common start-up mode, for example starts WINDOWS operating system.
The mode of this realization household electrical appliances function, the operating system that used household electrical appliances OS and hard disk are provided, all be stored on the hard disk as WINDOWS operating system, when hard disk breaks down, as occur that the hardware boot sector damages, hard disk is by low lattice, hard disk during by operations such as subregions again, when perhaps being deleted, can cause the tame power mode of double mode computing machine to use with household electrical appliances OS file associated by mistake.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, fundamental purpose of the present invention has been to provide expanded BIOS and has used the double mode computing machine of this expanded BIOS, makes the household electrical appliances function of double mode computing machine not rely on hard disk.
This invents described basic input-output system BIOS, comprises basic function module, is used for carrying out comprising pilot operationp and initialized computer starting function to finish, and also comprises extended function module, is used for finishing starting and operation household electrical appliances operating system; Whether described basic function module also comprises a jump-transfer unit of pointing to extended function module, be used to refer to extended function module and move;
Wherein, described extended function module is arranged in different nonvolatile memories with described basic function module, is connected with address bus (Address Bus) by data bus (Data Bus) between the described different non-volatile storer; Described jump-transfer unit is pointed to extended function module by address bus.
A kind of double mode computing machine also is provided, has comprised basic function module, be used for carrying out and comprise pilot operationp and initialized computer starting function, also comprised extended function module, be used for finishing and start and operation household electrical appliances operation system function to finish; Whether described basic function module also comprises a jump-transfer unit of pointing to extended function module, be used to refer to extended function module and move;
Described extended function module is arranged in different nonvolatile memories with described basic function module, wherein, described basic function module is arranged in nonvolatile memory on the mainboard of computing machine, is connected with address bus by data bus between the described different non-volatile storer; Described jump-transfer unit is pointed to extended function module by address bus.
A kind of startup method of double mode computing machine also is provided, basic function module and extended function module are set, and basic function module is arranged in different nonvolatile memories with extended function module; In basic function module, set in advance a jump-transfer unit of pointing to extended function module, may further comprise the steps:
A, CPU read and carry out the basic function module in the nonvolatile memory, and judge whether the jump-transfer unit in the basic function module is effective, if not, withdraws from this flow process, otherwise execution in step B;
B, CPU are written into extended function module from corresponding nonvolatile memory, start and operation household electrical appliances operating system.
By said method as can be seen, the present invention places nonvolatile memory with household electrical appliances OS, makes the computing machine of tame power mode break away from hard disk fully, has realized the double mode computing machine of real tame power mode, can better adapt to the needs of different user.For example, for the certain user, the man power mode of the more conducts of computing machine uses, and may have the situation of not using hard disk.In addition, use the present invention, household electrical appliances OS that family's power mode is used and hard disk disengaging are not stored on the hard disk, when user's hard disk corruptions, when even not having hard disk, this computing machine is unlikely to can't use as scrap iron, use and still can be used as household electrical appliances, for example see VCD/DVD, see TV, listen MP3 and as sound equipment etc. by tame power mode.
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Fig. 1 realizes the synoptic diagram of expanded BIOS by a nonvolatile memory for the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram that the connection of two nonvolatile memories realizes expanded BIOS.
Fig. 3 realizes household electrical appliances model process figure for the present invention.
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For making purpose of the present invention, technical scheme and advantage clearer, below by specific embodiments and the drawings, the present invention is described in more detail.
As shown in Figure 1, the invention provides a kind of expanded BIOS.Comprise nonvolatile memory, basic function module and an extended function module.Wherein, basic function module is arranged in described nonvolatile memory, and is carried out by CPU and to comprise guiding, initialized computer starting function to finish, and is basic identical with the function that the BIOS of existing computing machine provides; Extended function module comprises household electrical appliances OS code, is arranged in described nonvolatile memory, and carries out startup and operation by described CPU; Wherein, in basic function module, increased the jump-transfer unit that whether loads extended function module, when jump-transfer unit is effective, during the basic function module end of run, the extended function module operation; Wherein, described jump-transfer unit is pointed to extended function module.
In addition, extended function module also can be arranged in and the employed different nonvolatile memory of basic function module, and Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram that the connection of two nonvolatile memories realizes expanded BIOS.As shown in Figure 2, link to each other with address bus (Address Bus) by data bus (Data Bus) between the different nonvolatile memory.The jump-transfer unit that basic function module increases is still pointed to extended function module by address bus, and when the invoke extensions functional module, CPU can read extended function module and carry out the household electrical appliances OS code that this module provides according to hardware address.In like manner, extended function module also can be arranged in a plurality of nonvolatile memories, and links to each other with address bus by data bus.
Wherein, the household electrical appliances OS of extended function module comprises the driver of CD-ROM drive, the driver of sound card, video card, the driver that can also comprise memory device, driver as the USB dish, the drivers of disk or hard disk etc., these drivers are stored in the extended function module by the mode of compression, map.
It below is the tame power mode start-up course of using the computing machine of this expanded BIOS.Describe referring to Fig. 3, may further comprise the steps:
Step 301-302: computer starting, CPU reading non-volatile storage basic function module is carried out initialization and self check (POST).Wherein, the relevant option of jump-transfer unit is stored among the CMOS, in the process of basic function module operation, read the user is provided with among the CMOS value and judgement about jump-transfer unit, if the corresponding option of jump-transfer unit moves extended function modules for execution in step 303 effectively then, otherwise directly enter normal hard disk operation system bootstrap process, execution in step 305.
Wherein, the user can promptly in the setting up procedure of BIOS, be provided with the redirect option that whether loads extended function module in the interactive interface that basic function module provides, whether load extended function module in afterwards the start-up course with decision, and be kept in the specified byte among the CMOS.
Step 303:CPU reads extended function module, and realizes tame power mode by startup and the operation of the household electrical appliances OS in the extended function module.
At first, CPU loads extended function module, starts household electrical appliances OS.Comprise initialization, load the application program of the driver and the household electrical appliances OS of each hardware, and the script file that moves these household electrical appliances OS, interactive interface provided to the user.Wherein, the driving of the corresponding hardware device of loading is used for supporting the function of each hardware.Then, household electrical appliances OS carries out corresponding program according to user's operation, sets up association between related hardware is driven, and provides corresponding household electrical appliances function to the user.
For example household electrical appliances OS carries out relative program, and sets up keyboard by driving, and the association between mouse, CD-ROM drive, sound card, video card, display and the memory device provides audio frequency cd to play, and video disc is play, and the file that reads memory device such as plays at function.Can find out significantly that the tame power mode of this mode has not relied on hard disk, therefore have or not hard disk can realize tame power mode.
Step 304: the user withdraws from these household electrical appliances OS.
Step 305: computing machine enters common start-up mode, reads the operating system on the hard disk, for example is written into the WINDOWS system in the hard disk.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is in order to restriction the present invention, within the spirit and principles in the present invention not all, any modification of being done, is equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1, a kind of basic input-output system BIOS comprises basic function module, is used for carrying out comprising pilot operationp and initialized computer starting function to finish, and it is characterized in that:
Also comprise extended function module, be used for finishing startup and operation household electrical appliances operating system;
Whether described basic function module also comprises a jump-transfer unit of pointing to extended function module, be used to refer to extended function module and move;
Described extended function module is arranged in different nonvolatile memories with described basic function module, is connected with address bus by data bus between the described different non-volatile storer; Described jump-transfer unit is pointed to extended function module by address bus.
2, a kind of double mode computing machine comprises basic function module, is used for carrying out comprising pilot operationp and initialized computer starting function to finish, and it is characterized in that: also comprise extended function module, be used for finishing startup and operation household electrical appliances operation system function; Whether described basic function module also comprises a jump-transfer unit of pointing to extended function module, be used to refer to extended function module and move;
Described extended function module is arranged in different nonvolatile memories with described basic function module, wherein, described basic function module is arranged in nonvolatile memory on the mainboard of computing machine, is connected with address bus by data bus between the described different non-volatile storer; Described jump-transfer unit is pointed to extended function module by address bus.
3, a kind of startup method of double mode computing machine is characterized in that, basic function module and extended function module are set, and basic function module is arranged in different nonvolatile memories with extended function module; Set in advance a jump-transfer unit of pointing to extended function module in basic function module, this method may further comprise the steps:
A, CPU read and carry out the basic function module in the nonvolatile memory, and judge whether the jump-transfer unit in the basic function module is effective, if not, withdraws from this flow process, otherwise execution in step B;
B, CPU are written into extended function module from corresponding nonvolatile memory, start and operation household electrical appliances operating system.
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