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Methods and devices for decompressing and executing option memory for device in shadow memory of a computer system having a BIOS

  • US 8,560,824 B2
  • Filed: 08/28/2008
  • Issued: 10/15/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for executing an option memory of a computer peripheral interface device in conjunction with a system basic input output system (“

  • BIOS”

    ) of a computer system having a shadow memory and a host bus adapter (“

    HBA”

    ), the method comprising;

    allocating an area of system memory during Power On Self Test (“

    POST”

    ) for the system;

    decompressing, via the BIOS, a portion of the option memory using the allocated area during POST for the system; and

    storing, via the BIOS, the decompressed portion in the shadow memory during POST for the system;

    wherein the option memory comprises uncompressed wrapper instructions adapted to perform the method.

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