System and method for detecting and reporting resource conflicts
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1. A method of Power On Self Test resource conflict detection and reporting comprising the steps of:
- dynamically assigning resources to provide electronic access to devices physically attached to a computer system;
reading the state of a flag indicative of a user-selected compatibility mode requiring at least partial reallocation of resources;
if the flag is in a first state and one or more devices will become inaccessible due to the reallocation of resources, generating at least one message indicative of a resource conflict; and
reallocating at least some of the resources according to the user-selected compatibility mode.
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Abstract
A system and method of resource conflict detection and reporting during power on self test is provided. The method includes, for example, reading the state of a flag indicative of a user-selected compatibility mode requiring at least partial reallocation of resources. If the flag is in a first state and one or more devices will become inaccessible due to resource constraints, at least one message indicative of a resource conflict is generated.
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1. A method of Power On Self Test resource conflict detection and reporting comprising the steps of:
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dynamically assigning resources to provide electronic access to devices physically attached to a computer system;
reading the state of a flag indicative of a user-selected compatibility mode requiring at least partial reallocation of resources;
if the flag is in a first state and one or more devices will become inaccessible due to the reallocation of resources, generating at least one message indicative of a resource conflict; and
reallocating at least some of the resources according to the user-selected compatibility mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A software product including one or more computer executable instructions for performing a power on self test, the software product comprising:
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first computer executable instructions that cause a computer to dynamically assign resources to provide electronic access to devices physically connected to the computer;
second computer executable instructions that cause a computer to read the state of a flag indicative of a user-selected compatibility mode requiring at least partial reallocation of resources;
third computer executable instructions that generate at least one message indicative of a resource conflict if the flag is in a first state and one or more devices will become inaccessible due to the reallocation of resources; and
fourth computer executable instructions that reallocate at least some resources according to the user-selected compatibility mode. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer system comprising:
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a CPU, a memory, at least one input/output bus, a board input/output system including logic for performing a power on self test, the power on self test logic comprising instructions that cause the CPU to dynamically assign resources to provide electronic access to devices physically connected to the at least one input/output bus, to read the state of a flag indicative of a user-selected compatibility mode requiring at least partial reallocation of resources, to generate at least one message indicative of a resource conflict if the flag is in a first state and one or more devices will become inaccessible due to the reallocation of resources, and to reallocate at least some resources according to the user-selected compatibility mode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A resource conflict detecting system comprising:
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means for dynamically assigning resources to provide electronic access to devices physically attached to a computer system;
means for reading the state of a flag indicative of a user-selected compatibility mode requiring at least partial reallocation of resources;
means for determining if the flag is in a first state and one or more devices will become inaccessible due to the reallocation of resources and generating at least one message indicative of a resource conflict; and
means for reallocating at least some of the resources according to the user-selected compatibility mode. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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