Method and apparatus for setting the operating parameters of a computer system
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a configuration selector (CS) selectively configurable to denote one of a plurality of operating modes for the apparatus, including a configuration mode;
a programmable multiplexer, responsive to the CS, to assert a default bus/core ratio common to a plurality of processors and buses that can be employed to form the apparatus when the CS is configured to denote the configuration mode of operation;
a storage medium, responsive to the CS, having stored therein a basic input/output system (BIOS) equipped to operate in any one of the plurality of operating modes, including the configuration mode, wherein the BIOS operates to facilitate user programming of a plurality of operating parameters for the apparatus;
a processor, coupled to the storage medium and the programmable multiplexer, operates to execute the BIOS, in a speed consistent with the asserted bus/core ratio; and
a bus, coupled to the programmable multiplexer, the processor and the storage medium, operates to provide instructions and data to the processor, including the BIOS, in a speed consistent with the asserted bus/core ratio.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a configuration selector that is selectively configurable to denote one of a plurality of operating modes for the apparatus, including a configuration mode. The apparatus further comprising a programmable multiplexer, a processor, a bus, and a storage medium having stored therein a basic input/output system (BIOS) equipped to operate in any one of the plurality of operating modes, including the configuration mode wherein the BIOS facilitates user programming of a plurality of operating parameters for the apparatus. The programmable multiplexer, responsive to the configuration selector, asserts a default bus/core ratio common to a plurality of processors and buses that can be employed to form the apparatus when the configuration selector is configured to denote the configuration mode of operation. The processor, coupled to the storage medium and the programmable multiplexer, operates to execute the BIOS, in a speed consistent with the asserted bus/core ratio. The bus, coupled to the programmable multiplexer, the processor and the storage medium, operates to provide instructions and data to the processor, including the BIOS, in a speed consistent with the asserted bus/core ratio.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a configuration selector (CS) selectively configurable to denote one of a plurality of operating modes for the apparatus, including a configuration mode; a programmable multiplexer, responsive to the CS, to assert a default bus/core ratio common to a plurality of processors and buses that can be employed to form the apparatus when the CS is configured to denote the configuration mode of operation; a storage medium, responsive to the CS, having stored therein a basic input/output system (BIOS) equipped to operate in any one of the plurality of operating modes, including the configuration mode, wherein the BIOS operates to facilitate user programming of a plurality of operating parameters for the apparatus; a processor, coupled to the storage medium and the programmable multiplexer, operates to execute the BIOS, in a speed consistent with the asserted bus/core ratio; and a bus, coupled to the programmable multiplexer, the processor and the storage medium, operates to provide instructions and data to the processor, including the BIOS, in a speed consistent with the asserted bus/core ratio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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11. A method for setting a plurality of operating parameters of a computer system, the method comprising:
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(a) determining whether a configuration selector of the computer system denotes a configuration mode of operation; (b) asserting a default bus/core ratio common to a plurality of processors and buses that can be employed to form the computer system from a programmable multiplexer, if it is determined under (a) that the computer system is to operate in the configuration mode of operation; (c) executing a basic input/output system (BIOS) equipped to operate in the configuration mode of operation by a processor in a speed consistent with the asserted bus/core ratio, the processor being coupled to a bus that also operates in a speed consistent with the asserted bus/core ratio; and (d) facilitating user programming of the plurality of operating parameters by the BIOS operating in the configuration mode of operation.
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