TW201506637A - Method of automatically revising BIOS online - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of automatically revising BIOS online. The method is executed at the cloud host providing the input interface. The method comprises the following steps: 1. enabling the user end to login the cloud host from the input interface through account number and a password, the cloud host listing corresponding BIOS files on the input interface to provide the user end to select; 2. allowing the user end to click the BIOS function to be revised from the input interface and to input the content to be revised, then transmitting the BIOS content to be revised to the cloud host for processing; 3. allowing the cloud host to revise the specific BIOS program code content inside the corresponding functional segment within the BIOS operational file, then compiling the BIOS operational file as a binary file. Accordingly, by utilizing multiple control objects installed by the input interface respectively corresponding to the program code content within the functional segment, the effect of automatically revising BIOS program codes online can be achieved.

Description

Automatically modify the BIOS on the line

The invention relates to a method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line, and particularly relates to a method for automatically modifying the code content of the corresponding BIOS file by modifying the BIOS function provided by the input interface.

The so-called BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is mainly used as the main medium for controlling the hardware and providing the operating system to control the computer hardware and external devices. The main setting items include CMOS settings (such as date, Time, hardware timing, monitor display mode, etc.), CPU (Central Processing Unit) operating frequency, operating voltage setting, temperature protection setting, chipset setting, power management setting, plug and play and peripheral device interface configuration Settings, system boot sequence settings, hardware or software password settings, and hard disk auto detect sequence settings.

It can be known from the above that the hardware of the computer is controlled by the BIOS on the motherboard. The motherboard manufacturer can control the computer hardware through the setting items in the BIOS, and the processing method according to different usage types is used for paper processing. For a dedicated computer model, the BIOS only needs to be the initial value (no adjustment required) to maintain normal operation. If it is a computer model for computer graphics or games, its BIOS needs to carefully adjust its setting items, such as CPU clock and memory. The parameters of the setting items such as the body clock and the memory access cycle can be matched to meet the user's needs and high stability. Therefore, for the motherboard manufacturer, the setting items and setting values in the BIOS of the motherboard of each computer model are set. There are different ways to match.

However, the above BIOS is written in a programming language, and each setting item in the BIOS system corresponds to a functional section, and the functional section is defined by a BIOS code. That is, the motherboard manufacturer needs to adjust the BIOS code of each functional section according to different computer models, and the BIOS engineer searches for a specific functional section to modify the BIOS code and its parameters. Even if only some simple parameter adjustments are made in this function section, the average person cannot be successfully modified. As a result, after the customer M (such as the motherboard manufacturer) requests the BIOS engineer E, our BIOS engineer generally modifies the BIOS code and tests. It takes three to seven working days to complete (as shown in Figure 1). This long modification of the BIOS code often makes the customer unsatisfied.

For this reason, how to easily modify the BIOS code of the function section and compile it by simply inputting the interface is a subject of the present invention.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line, which utilizes a plurality of control items (such as a table object, a list object, and a pull-down function object) provided by an input interface, thereby achieving an online Modifying the effect of the BIOS code, the method is implemented as: a cloud host that provides an input interface, the cloud host has a plurality of BIOS files and at least one account, each BIOS file corresponds to at least one account, and the cloud host provides The input interface is provided with a plurality of control items corresponding to the function sections in the BIOS file, and the plurality of control items constitute a plurality of functions capable of modifying the BIOS, and each control item corresponds to a function section in the BIOS file. For the specific BIOS code content, the method includes at least the following steps: Step 1: A user terminal is logged into the cloud host by the input interface with a dedicated account and a password corresponding to the account, and the cloud host is on the input interface. According to the account, the corresponding BIOS file is listed for the user to select as a BIOS file, or the user can upload the BIO to be modified. The S file to the cloud host is a BIOS job file; Step 2: The user terminal selects the function of the BIOS to be modified by the input interface, and inputs the content to be modified, and then transfers the content of the BIOS to be modified to the cloud host for processing. Step 3: The cloud host modifies the contents of the BIOS in the corresponding function section of the BIOS file according to the content of the BIOS that is sent by the user terminal in step 2, that is, adjusts single or multiple Control the contents of the object, and then compile the BIOS job file as One or two progressive files.

The BIOS file is compiled into a binary file in the step 3, and the cloud host automatically sends the binary file to the user end by email.

The input interface is formed by the cloud host providing a webpage, and the user terminal enters the input interface by logging in to the webpage via a network.

Among them, the device is a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer or a mobile phone.

The input interface is composed of a software provided by the cloud host, and the soft system is installed on an operating system of the user device, and the software is executed by the device at the user end and connected via the network. After the cloud host, you can enter the input interface.

Among them, the operating system is WINDOWS, iOS (iPhone OS), Linux or Android (Android).

The step 2 of transmitting the BIOS content to be modified by the cloud host is performed by clicking one of the input interfaces [send].

When the user terminal uploads the BIOS file to be modified to the cloud host, the cloud host records the account corresponding to the uploaded BIOS file.

The cloud host receives the corresponding BIOS file according to the account, and the user selects a part according to the account, and the user clicks the drop-down function key of the [Platform Select] function of the input interface. The cloud host will output the corresponding BIOS file according to the account in the pull-down function table of the [Platform Selection] function of the input interface for the user to select.

The cloud host actively records the content to be modified in step 2 in one of the BIOS files to modify the history table.

Among them, the input interface provides the function of changing the reading order of the boot device.

Among them, the input interface provides a function to change the [Start BIOS setting hotkey].

Among them, the input interface provides a function to change the password setting.

Among them, the input interface provides the function of changing the SMBIOS content.

The benefit provided by the present invention is that the specific control item corresponds to a specific BIOS code content in a functional section of the BIOS file, and the plurality of control items constitute a plurality of functions of the BIOS that can be modified, so that the user does not need to The program recognition capability can easily modify the content of the control object by the cloud host, and then automatically compile the BIOS file into a binary file and automatically transfer it to the user. At the end, the advantages of easily and quickly modifying the BIOS file are achieved.

10‧‧‧Cloud Host

11‧‧‧Input interface

20‧‧‧User side

The user terminal is logged into the cloud host by the input interface with a dedicated account and a password corresponding to the account. The cloud host lists the corresponding BIOS file according to the account interface for use. Select as a BIOS job file

The S2‧‧‧ user terminal selects the function of modifying the BIOS by the input interface, and inputs the content to be modified, and then transmits the content of the BIOS to be modified to the cloud host for processing.

S3‧‧‧ The cloud host modifies the contents of the BIOS in the corresponding function section of the BIOS file according to the content of the BIOS to be modified according to the user of step 2, and then compiles the BIOS file into one. Binary file

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the process of modifying the BIOS file by a conventional motherboard manufacturer.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a method for automatically modifying a BIOS on the line according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a method for automatically modifying a BIOS on the line according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the login screen of step 1 of the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the screen of the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the invention. The user terminal uploads the modified BIOS file to the cloud host.

Figure 6 is a step 2 of the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the present invention. The user terminal selects the function of modifying the BIOS by the input interface, and inputs the screen of the content to be modified, and displays the change boot sequence.

Figure 7 is a step 2 of the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the present invention. The user terminal selects the function of modifying the BIOS by the input interface, and inputs another screen of the content to be modified, and displays the change [Start BIOS setting hot Key] function.

Figure 8 is a step 2 of the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the present invention. The user terminal selects the function of modifying the BIOS from the input interface, and inputs a screen of one of the contents to be modified, and displays the change password setting.

Figure 9 is a step 2 of the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the present invention. The user terminal selects the function of modifying the BIOS by the input interface, and inputs a screen of one of the contents to be modified, and displays the setting of changing the SMBIO content.

Figure 10 is a step 2 of the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the present invention. The user terminal selects the function of modifying the BIOS by the input interface, and inputs a screen of one of the contents to be modified, which is displayed on the mobile phone to change the SMBIO content setting. .

In view of the above, the preferred embodiments and the drawings are used to illustrate the means and effects of the invention.

Please refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 10 . FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a method for automatically modifying a BIOS on the line according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a method for automatically modifying a BIOS on the line according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the login screen of step 1 of the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the screen of the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the invention. The user terminal uploads the modified BIOS file to the cloud host. Figure 6 is a step 2 of the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the present invention. The user terminal selects the function of modifying the BIOS by the input interface, and inputs the screen of the content to be modified, and displays the change boot sequence. Figure 7 is a step 2 of the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the present invention. The user terminal selects the function of modifying the BIOS by the input interface, and inputs another screen of the content to be modified, and displays the change [Start BIOS setting hot Key] function.

Figure 8 is a step 2 of the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the present invention. The user terminal selects the function of modifying the BIOS from the input interface, and inputs a screen of one of the contents to be modified, and displays the change password setting. Figure 9 is a step 2 of the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the present invention. The user terminal selects the function of modifying the BIOS by the input interface, and inputs a screen of one of the contents to be modified, and displays the setting of changing the SMBIO content. Figure 10 is a step 2 of the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the present invention. The user terminal selects the function of modifying the BIOS by the input interface, and inputs a screen of one of the contents to be modified, which is displayed on the mobile phone to change the SMBIO content setting. .

The present invention provides a method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line. The method is implemented in a cloud host 10 (shown in FIG. 3) for the user to log in. The cloud host 10 has a plurality of BIOS files and at least one account. The cloud host 10 also needs to provide at least one input interface 11 and utilize a plurality of control objects (such as table objects and lists) provided in the input interface 11. The pieces and the drop-down menu objects respectively correspond to the contents of specific BIOS code in a function section of the BIOS file, and the plurality of control items constitute a plurality of functions of the BIOS that can be modified, so that some BIOS programs can be easily modified on the line. The method has at least the following steps: Step 1: The user terminal 20 is logged into the cloud host 10 by the input interface 11 with a dedicated account number and a password corresponding to the account (as shown in FIG. 4). On the input interface 11, the cloud host 10 lists the corresponding BIOS file according to the account for the user to select a BIOS file (S1), or the user terminal uploads the BIOS file to be modified to the cloud host 10 It is a BIOS file (as shown in Figure 5); Step 2: The user terminal 20 selects the function of the BIOS to be modified by the input interface 11, and inputs the content to be modified, and then transmits the content of the BIOS to be modified to the cloud. The host 10 processes (S2).

Step 3: The cloud host 10 modifies the content of the BIOS in the corresponding function section of the BIOS file according to the content of the BIOS that is sent by the user terminal in step 2, and then compiles the BIOS file into one. Binary gear (S3).

Therefore, by using the program object corresponding to the code in each function section, the user terminal 20 does not need to deliberately search for the function section to be modified, and the BIOS function option of the input interface 11 can be used to input the BIOS to be modified. Content, the content of the corresponding control item is easily adjusted, and the code of the function section is directly modified by the cloud host 10.

The method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the present invention is to compile the BIOS file into a binary file, and the cloud host 10 automatically transmits the binary file to the user terminal 20, and then the user terminal 20 Loading the motherboard BIOS chip, the transmission mode is not limited in the present invention, and can be used for e-mail delivery, peer-to-peer delivery (P2P) or directly for the user terminal 20 to download into the computer for packaging testing (such as Figure 3).

The input interface of the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line may be configured by the cloud host 10 to provide a webpage, and the user terminal enters the input interface by logging in to the webpage via a network. The above device may be any device that can log in to the webpage, such as a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, or a mobile phone.

The input interface of the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the present invention may also be composed of a software provided by the cloud host. The soft system is installed on an operating system of the device of the user end, and the software is installed by the user. After the device executes and connects to the cloud host via the network, the input interface can be accessed. The above device may be any device that can execute the software, and may be, for example, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, or a mobile phone. The operating system described above may be executed by the software, and may be, for example, an operating system such as WINDOWS, iOS (iPhone OS), Linux, or Android (Android).

The method for automatically modifying the BIOS on line in the second step of the method of transmitting the BIOS content to the cloud host 10 is performed by clicking one of the input interfaces [send].

The method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the present invention, when the user terminal 20 uploads the BIOS file to be modified to the cloud host 10 by itself, as shown in FIG. 5, the cloud host 10 records the BIOS file uploaded and uploaded. The account number, so that the next time the user logs in to the cloud host 10, the previously uploaded BIOS file can be sorted according to the account for the user terminal 20 to select.

The method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the present invention, the input interface 11 of the cloud host 10, lists the corresponding BIOS file according to the account, and the user terminal 20 selects a part, and the user terminal 20 clicks the input interface. A pull-down function key of the [Platform Selection] function, the cloud host 10 will output the corresponding BIOS file according to the account in the pull-down function table of the [Platform Selection] function of the input interface, for the user end 20 choices.

The method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the invention is that the cloud host 10 actively records the content to be modified in step 2 of the modification history table of each BIOS file, so that the user can trace the modified content according to the history record data (in the figure) Not shown).

The following describes an embodiment to illustrate that the input interface 11 of the present invention provides the following (but not limited to) functions: 1. Changing the booting sequence of the booting device, as shown in FIG. 6, the user selects the booting device. After that, the order of the booting device is adjusted by UP or DOWN, and after clicking the [send] button, the cloud host 10 can modify the code in the corresponding functional section of the BIOS working file; 2. Change the setting function of [Start BIOS setting hotkey]. As shown in Figure 7, the user can click the single hotkey or the combination hotkey setting, or set the delay time of waiting for the input hotkey. After confirming, click [ Send the [] button, the cloud host 10 can modify the code in the corresponding function section of the BIOS file; 3. Change the password setting function, as shown in Figure 8, the user can change the password at any time to enhance security. management.

4. Change SMBIOS (original is System Management, Chinese is BIOS management information, including BIOS manufacturer, BIOS version number, etc.), as shown in Figure 9 and Figure 10 (this figure is an example of operation on a mobile phone) The user can change the SMBIOS, and after clicking the [send] button, the cloud host 10 can modify the code in the corresponding function section of the BIOS job file.

The function provided by the input interface 11 of the present invention is composed of a plurality of control items (such as table objects, list objects, and pull-down function items) provided in the input interface 11 and the objects And the content to be modified by the user terminal 20 respectively corresponds to the specific code content of the specific function section in the BIOS file, so the cloud host 10 can input the content to be modified according to the user terminal 20 according to the corresponding relationship. Automatically modifying the corresponding code content of the corresponding function section of the BIOS work file, so that the user terminal 20 can easily modify the function area by adjusting the content of the control object without the program recognition capability, and the cloud host 10 directly modifies the function area. The code content of the segment is then automatically compiled into a binary file and automatically transmitted to the user end to achieve the advantage of easily and quickly modifying the BIOS file. Generally, the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line of the present invention sends the content or string of the BIOS to be modified from the user terminal 20 to the cloud host 10 to transmit the modified and compiled BIOS file to the user terminal 20, approximately It can be completed in 20 minutes, and the invention can greatly improve customer satisfaction compared with the traditional time when the engineer manually modifies the BIOS content and tests the completion time of about three to seven working days.

The present invention has been described in more detail by the above-described preferred embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified embodiments, and various changes and modifications may be made to the structures within the scope of the technical idea disclosed herein. It is within the scope of the invention.

The user terminal is logged into the cloud host by the input interface with a dedicated account and a password corresponding to the account. The cloud host lists the corresponding BIOS file according to the account interface for use. Select as a BIOS job file

The S2‧‧‧ user terminal selects the function of modifying the BIOS by the input interface, and inputs the content to be modified, and then transmits the content of the BIOS to be modified to the cloud host for processing.

S3‧‧‧ The cloud host modifies the contents of the BIOS in the corresponding function section of the BIOS file according to the content of the BIOS to be modified according to the user of step 2, and then compiles the BIOS file into one. Binary file

Claims (15)

A method for automatically modifying a BIOS on the line, the method is implemented as: a cloud host that provides an input interface, the cloud host has a plurality of BIOS files and at least one account, each BIOS file corresponds to at least one account, and the cloud host provides The input interface is provided with a plurality of control items corresponding to the function sections in the BIOS file, and the plurality of control items constitute a plurality of functions capable of modifying the BIOS, and each control item corresponds to a function section in the BIOS file. For the specific BIOS code content, the method includes at least the following steps: Step 1: A user terminal logs in to the cloud host by using a dedicated account and a password corresponding to the account interface, and the cloud host is on the input interface. According to the account, the corresponding BIOS file is listed for the user to select as a BIOS file, or the user terminal uploads the BIOS file to be modified to the cloud host as a BIOS file; Step 2: The user terminal The input interface selects the function of modifying the BIOS, and inputs the content to be modified, and then transmits the content of the BIOS to be modified to the cloud host for processing; And, step 3: the cloud host according to the user of the step 2 to modify the contents of the BIOS, modify the specific BIOS code content in the corresponding function section of the BIOS file, and then compile the BIOS file as One or two progressive files. The method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the step 3 compiles the BIOS file into a binary file, and the cloud host automatically sends the binary file to the user end by email. . The method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the input interface is formed by the cloud host providing a webpage, and the user terminal accesses the webpage through a network by using a device. Input interface. The method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line according to item 3 of the patent application scope, wherein the device is a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer or a mobile phone. The method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the input interface is composed of a software provided by the cloud host, and the soft system is installed on an operating system of the user device. The software is executed by the device at the user end and connected via the network After the cloud host, you can enter the input interface. The method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line according to item 5 of the patent application scope, wherein the device is a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer or a mobile phone. A method for automatically modifying a BIOS on the line according to item 5 of the patent application scope, wherein the operating system is WINDOWS, iOS (iPhone OS), Linux or Android (Android). The method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the step 2 of transmitting the content of the BIOS to be modified to the cloud host is performed by clicking a [send] button of the input interface. According to the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the user terminal uploads the BIOS file to be modified to the cloud host, the cloud host records the account corresponding to the uploaded BIOS file. According to the method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line according to claim 1, wherein the cloud host has the corresponding BIOS file according to the account interface, and the user terminal selects the part, and the user terminal Click the pull-down function button of the [Platform Select] function of the input interface, and the cloud host will output the corresponding BIOS file according to the account in the pull-down function table of the [Platform Select] function of the input interface. User side selection. According to the method of automatically modifying the BIOS on line, as described in claim 1, wherein the cloud host actively records the content to be modified in step 2 in one of the BIOS file modification history tables. The method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the input interface provides a function of changing the reading order of the booting device. The method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the input interface provides a setting function of changing the [Start BIOS setting hot key]. The method for automatically modifying the BIOS on the line according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the input interface provides a function for changing the password setting. A method for automatically modifying a BIOS on line, as described in claim 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the input interface provides a function of changing the contents of the SMBIOS.