CN201374055Y - Computer system initiatively distinguishing mainboard - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a computer system, which comprises a South Bridge chip, a setting unit and a basic input-output system. Corresponding system distinguishing codes can be set in the setting unit in advance to the mainboards with different models; and the basic input-output system of a universal edition is additionally loaded in the computer system. Then, the computer system can initiatively distinguish the mainboards, and can select proper basic input-output system setting value according to the distinguishing result to realize to meet the demands of a plurality of mainboards by using the basic input-output system of one edition.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of computer system, and particularly relevant for a kind of initiatively computer system of identification mainboard.
Background technology
Along with coming of information age, computing machine becomes one of indispensable electronic product gradually in the middle of daily life.Such as desktop PC (Desktop Computer), notebook (NotebookComputer), personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), server (Server), workstation (Workstation) and the employed industrial computer of industrial community (Industrial Computer) ... or the like, computing machine affects people's life directly or indirectly in each aspect.
Simultaneously, be accompanied by the development in science and technology and the market demand, not only various types of computer products make rapid progress, and mainboard is also correspondingly weeded out the old and bring forth the new.Generally speaking, each tame mainboard manufacturers produce the mainboard of various specification and model.And various mainboard, different because of the chipset on it (Chipset) and element need the different element drives programs and the setting of parameters.Therefore, different motherboard design need be mated different basic input/output systems (Basic Input/Output System, BIOS) setting.
Therefore, must spend manpower and resource more usually, be the basic input/output system of different motherboard design different editions, and correctly load corresponding version, for the normal operation of computer system.Simultaneously, mainboard manufacturer also must test the mainboard of different model with the basic input/output system of right version before mainboard dispatches from the factory.If in test process, employed basic input/output system version match is wrong, needs labor intensive and resource to go corrigendum again.Therefore, for system testing and basic input/output system design, the anxiety of inconvenience and waste is arranged all.
Summary of the invention
The utility model provides a kind of computer system, can set corresponding System Discrimination sign indicating number in advance to the mainboard of different model, reaches the initiatively function of identification mainboard.
The utility model provides a kind of computer system, comprises South Bridge chip, setup unit, and Basic Input or Output System (BIOS).Wherein South Bridge chip has a plurality of pins, and setup unit has a plurality of circuits in order to the output system identification code, and these circuits and pin are electrical connected one to one.In addition, Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) then is to electrically connect South Bridge chip, reading the system identification that pin is transmitted, and the peripherals of computer system is carried out relevant hardware set.
In an embodiment of the present utility model, a plurality of pins of above-mentioned South Bridge chip are respectively the universal input and output port of computer system.
In an embodiment of the present utility model, above-mentioned setup unit comprises a plurality of first resistance, a plurality of jumper switch and a plurality of second resistance.A plurality of first resistance have first end and second end separately.First end of these first resistance is in order to the reception supply voltage, and the above-mentioned a plurality of circuits of its second end electric connection, to cause above-mentioned a plurality of circuits outputs in order to a plurality of data bits as system identification.A plurality of jumper switchs also have first end and second end separately.First end of these switches electrically connects second end of these first resistance.A plurality of second resistance also have first end and second end separately.First end of these second resistance electrically connects second end of switch, and second end of these second resistance is in order to receive ground voltage.
In an embodiment of the present utility model, first end and second end of above-mentioned a plurality of jumper switchs are suitable for plugging wire jumper respectively, to see through the bit value that ground voltage or supply voltage come the setting data bit.
In an embodiment of the present utility model, first end of above-mentioned part jumper switch and second end all plug wire jumper respectively, see through the bit value that ground voltage comes the setting section data bit to cause setup unit.Also there are first end and second end of part jumper switch all not to plug wire jumper respectively, see through the bit value that supply voltage comes the setting section data bit to cause setup unit.
Based on above-mentioned, the utility model provides a kind of computer system, for the mainboard of different model, can set corresponding System Discrimination sign indicating number in advance in setup unit, and loads the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) of a general version in computer system.Afterwards, computer system is the identification mainboard initiatively, and selects suitable Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) setting value according to identification result, realizes satisfying with one edition Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) the demand of many moneys mainboard.
For above-mentioned feature and advantage of the present utility model can be become apparent, embodiment cited below particularly, and conjunction with figs. is described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 is the computer system synoptic diagram that is illustrated according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
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The computer system calcspar of Fig. 1 for being illustrated according to the utility model embodiment.Computer system 100 comprises a South Bridge chip 110, a setup unit 120 and a Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) (Basic Input/OutputSystem, BIOS) 130.South Bridge chip 110 electrically connects with setup unit 120, Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 130 respectively, and details are as follows for connected mode.
Please refer to Fig. 1.South Bridge chip 110 has a plurality of pin GPIO1～GPIO3, and these pins GPIO1～GPIO3 be computer system 100 universal input and output port (General Purpose Input/OutputPorts, GPIO).All has the chipset (Chipset) that contains South Bridge chip and north bridge chips on the general mainboard.Wherein, north bridge chips is responsible for handling high speed signal, and south bridge is responsible for low speed signal.So South Bridge chip 110 is identical with the function of South Bridge chip in the general chipset, is responsible for most interfacing equipment interface, multimedia controller and communication interface function in the contact computing machine.
First resistance R, 11～R13 has first end and second end separately.First end of first resistance R, 11～R13 is all in order to receive a supply voltage V
DD, and second end of first resistance R, 11～R13 electrically connects circuit L31～L33 respectively.Jumper switch S41～S43 has first end and second end separately, and its first end electrically connects second end of first resistance R, 11～R13 respectively.Second resistance R, 21～R23 also has first end and second end separately.Wherein, first end of second resistance R, 21～R23 electrically connects second end of jumper switch S41～S43 respectively, and second end of second resistance R, 21～R23 is all in order to receive a ground voltage.
130 of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS)s are to electrically connect with South Bridge chip 110.The Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) that general mainboard is possessed, it leaves in the flash memory of mainboard usually.Because the mainboard of various models, hardware such as inner chipset and element are equipped with and are not quite similar, therefore general mainboard has and aims at the designed Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) of this mainboard model, and have its corresponding resident program, system's active program and parameters setting or the like, provide exclusive Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) with difference at mainboard.And the industry of specialized designs Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) is more arranged, the as seen manpower of its importance and required cost and resource on the market.
The Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 130 of the utility model embodiment can be a chip, and has the required Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) setting value of many moneys mainboard operation simultaneously.At this, the model that the system identification that Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 130 can be received according to South Bridge chip 110 comes the identification mainboard, and select the parameter value of corresponding Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) according to this, carry out relevant hardware with peripherals and set computer system 100.
Next, how explanation utilizes setup unit 120 to set and the output system identification code further, and reach initiatively identification mainboard, and then can use the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 130 of a version, the effect that provides the different model mainboard to use according to this system identification.
Suppose the mainboard of certain mainboard manufacturers produce A, B, three kinds of different models of C now.With the way of prior art, three mainboard designs the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) of three a, b, c version respectively for this reason, and correctly a, b, c Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) is loaded respectively in A, B, the C mainboard.A, B, C mainboard also must use correct Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) beta version to test before dispatching from the factory again.Wherein, three mainboard exclusive a, b, c version Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), be not complete difference, often have identical program of part or pre-set parameter.
Therefore, the practice of the utility model embodiment is that each program and the parameter with A, B, Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) that C three mainboard is identical loads in the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 130, and different parts is then according to different parameter or the programs of the required loading of each mainboard.Therefore, A, B, C three mainboard all will use Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 130 jointly.That is to say, for the A, the B that use same Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 130, C three mainboard, as long as the model of first identification mainboard is wherein which of A, B, C, Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 130 can provide its corresponding Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) setting value, for the normal operation of mainboard.For example, when the result of identification mainboard was mainboard A, Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 130 was called out out the needed Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) setting value of mainboard A promptly according to this identification result.
Below explain, how to use the computer system 100 of the utility model embodiment, reach the effect of above-mentioned identification mainboard model.Please continue with reference to figure 1.The utility model embodiment is in setup unit 120, at the different logical circuit of mainboard configuration of different model.And the output result of logical circuit can be a plurality of data bits, and this data bit promptly can be used as the System Discrimination sign indicating number of identification mainboard.Logical circuit is made up of aforesaid first resistance R, 11～R31, second resistance R, 21～R23 and jumper switch S41～S43.
And the method for purchasing of logical circuit is as follows, and as shown in Figure 1, for example first end and second end in jumper switch S42 plugs wire jumper, make win resistance R 12 must with 22 conductings of second resistance R.At this moment, first end of switch S 42 can be pulled down to and approach ground voltage, and then causes the output of circuit L32 can be considered " 0 ".That is this ground voltage is as the data bit output that one " 0 " is provided.
For example when first end of jumper switch S41 and second end do not plug wire jumper (being represented by dotted lines as the S41 among Fig. 1), jumper switch S42 will present open circuit, so circuit L32 will accept supply voltage V again
DDAct on the output of first resistance R 12, this non-zero output can be considered " 1 ".That is, this supply voltage V
DDAs the data bit output that one " 1 " is provided.Jumper switch S43 and S41 all do not plug wire jumper, so circuit L33 is an external output data bit " 1 ".
On the other hand, so the pin GPIO1～GPIO3 of South Bridge chip 110 receives data bit " 1 ", " 0 ", " 1 " from circuit L31～L33 respectively.These three data bits-101 are the construction system identification code.Each system identification tool three bit data bits event can be the mainboard of eight kinds of different models and sets.That is to say whether switch S 41～S43 can according to plugging wire jumper, and then with ground voltage or supply voltage V
DD, the bit value of setting the data bit that circuit L31～L33 exports is " 0 " or " 1 ".Therefore, the output valve of circuit L31～L33 has " 0 " or " 1 " two kinds.
In the utility model embodiment, circuit L31～L33 has exported three data bits, and passes to South Bridge chip 110 via pin GPIO1～GPIO3 respectively.Therefore, setup unit 120 formed system identifications can have eight kinds of situations.The combination of these eight kinds of system identifications is as shown in table 1, comprise " 000 ", " 001 " ... " 111 " so setup unit 120 can utilize this eight kinds of system identifications, are that the mainboard of eight kinds of different models is done the identification setting.
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In embodiment of the present utility model, only the mainboard at A, B, three kinds of models of C carries out identification, so system identification " 101 ", " 110 ", " 111 " are assigned to mainboard A, B, C respectively, all the other five then is the system identification of not assigning as yet, as " 000 ", " 001 " ... " 100 " can prepare to the amplification of future during newly-increased novel mainboard and use.
The system identification of having assigned mainboard A for " 101 " after, when making mainboard A, only need the logical circuit in the setup unit 120, purchase as illustrating as Fig. 1, make South Bridge chip 110 to receive system identification " 101 " from setup unit 120.And in Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 130, set, make it when South Bridge chip 110 reads system identification " 101 ", then call out out the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) setting value that all mainboard A are suitable for.
Therefore, when computer system 100 was desired to read Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 130, Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 130 had A, B, the required different Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) setting value of three kinds of mainboards of C as described above.So Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 130 can read system identification " 101 " from South Bridge chip 110 earlier, and picks out mainboard A by above-mentioned setting.At last, then call out out the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) setting value that mainboard A is suitable for, to carry out follow-up action.
Thus, no matter the computer system of any model as long as preset relevant setting earlier, all can use Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 130 to carry out default.By this, no matter on the production line or in the test of dispatching from the factory, all can save in order to distinguish the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) of mainboard, that may cause obscures and wrong and required manpower that expends and resource.
In addition, also can get the read apparatus identification code for the first time for after " 101 ", promptly write relevent information about mainboard A in system in Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 130.So, when same mainboard need re-use Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 130 next time, the model identification of the mainboard that promptly need not try again.About implementation detail herein, the present technique field has knows that usually the knowledgeable can design voluntarily according to its application target, and the utility model is not limited thereto.
In another embodiment of the utility model, if the mainboard of required identification has only two kinds of models, for example be 12-DIMM and 18-DIMM, the logical circuit in the setup unit 120 then, also can be formed, and be seen through the data bit of a circuit L31 output " 0 " or " 1 " by one first resistance R 11, a jumper switch S41 and one second resistance R 21.At this moment, the system identification that South Bridge chip 120 is received is the data bit of a bit number, so total " 0 " or " 1 " two group system identification codes can be set two kinds of different mainboards.Therefore, when above-mentioned circuit is the N bar, can produce 2
NIndividual system identification is with identification 2
NThe mainboard of planting.The user can design voluntarily according to application target, and the utility model is also unrestricted for the number of this number.
From another viewpoint, computer system of the present utility model except the mainboard that can be applicable to general personal computer, also is suitable for multiple server, for example in the server system of rack (Rackmount).Generally speaking, the width of rack-mount server is 19 inches, and height is unit (1U=1.75 inch=44.45 millimeter) with U.The server that therefore, 1U, 2U, 3U, 4U, 5U, 7U multiple standards are arranged usually.Suppose in the cabinet of multiple server system, when integrating the different system of 1U, 2U, 3U, 4U, 5U, 7U simultaneously, also can use the utility model to come the mode of initialization system identification code with setup unit 120, come to do identification initiatively, in order to the management and the setting of subsequent server system for total system.
In sum, computer system of the present utility model can be utilized setup unit, set corresponding System Discrimination sign indicating number at different mainboards, to reach the initiatively function of identification mainboard model, and then can utilize the initiatively result of identification mainboard model, in same Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), read the corresponding Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) setting value of mainboard.By this, the utility model saves the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) for the mainboard that mates different editions, required manpower that expends and resource.
Though the utility model discloses as above with embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the utility model; have in the technical field under any and know the knowledgeable usually; in not breaking away from spirit and scope of the present utility model; when doing a little change and retouching, so protection domain of the present utility model is worked as with being as the criterion that claim was defined.
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1. a computer system is characterized in that, comprising:
One South Bridge chip comprises a plurality of pins;
One setup unit has in order to export a plurality of circuits of a system identification, and wherein those circuits and those pins are electrical connected one to one; And
One Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) electrically connects this South Bridge chip, reading this system identification that those pins are transmitted, and the peripherals of this computer system is carried out relevant hardware set.
2. computer system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, those pins are respectively a universal input and output port of this computer system.
3. computer system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this setup unit comprises:
A plurality of first resistance, have one first end and one second end separately, first end of those first resistance is in order to receiving a supply voltage, and second end of those first resistance electrically connects those circuits, to cause those circuits outputs in order to a plurality of data bits as this system identification;
A plurality of jumper switchs have one first end and one second end separately, and first end of those switches electrically connects second end of those first resistance; And
A plurality of second resistance have one first end and one second end separately, and first end of those second resistance electrically connects second end of those switches, and second end of those second resistance is in order to receive a ground voltage.
4. computer system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, first end of those jumper switchs and second end are suitable for plugging a wire jumper respectively, sets the bit value of those data bits to see through this ground voltage or this supply voltage.
5. computer system as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, first end and second end of those jumper switchs of part all plug this wire jumper respectively, is to see through the bit value that this ground voltage comes those data bits of setting section to cause this setup unit.
6. computer system as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, first end and second end of those jumper switchs of part all do not plug this wire jumper respectively, is to see through the bit value that this supply voltage comes those data bits of setting section to cause this setup unit.
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