System initialization method

Abstract

The invention discloses a system initialization method which is characterized in that specific data, which is not used when the initialization program of an interface device is executed, is temporarily transferred from a traditional memory to an extension memory so as to increase the usable space of the traditional memory. Therefore, during the process of booting self-detection of a computer system, enough traditional memory space can be obtained to load in and execute the initialization program of the interface device, thus successfully achieving the object of system initialization.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a system initialization method, and in particular to a system initialization method for executing an initialization program of a computer system interface device. Background technique [0002] In today's computer system architecture, the memory block with a memory address below 1M is called conventional memory, while the memory block with a memory address greater than or equal to 1M is called extended memory. . When the computer system is performing the Power-On Self Test (POST), a large amount of traditional memory is needed to load and execute the initialization program stored in the optional ROM of the interface device. [0003] For example, some relatively complex computer system interface cards may require a large amount of available traditional memory to execute the corresponding initialization procedure, but the POST itself also takes up a considerable amount of memory space. Under the condition that there is n...

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[0003] For example, some more complex computer system interface cards may require a large amount of available traditional memory to perform the corresponding initialization procedures, but the POST itself also takes up a considerable amount of memory space

Under the situation that there is not enough traditional memory available to load and execute the initialization program, the computer system cannot complete the initialization action of the interface card, nor can it configure the interface card through its utility program (utility).

[0004] To sum up, if the computer system cannot obtain enough traditional memory to execute the initialization program during the POST process, on the one hand, some interface card functions will not be able to operate smoothly, and in severe cases, the computer system may even be shut down ( hang), which will have a negative impact on the use of the computer system

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