Motherboard and a method for boot-up
AssigneeMitac Computing Technology Corporation
InventorShun-Chieh Yang
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Abstract
A motherboard is to be disposed in a local server, and includes a platform controller hub (PCH) that transmits a command associated with read access to image file data, and a baseboard management controller that includes a memory unit and a processor unit which is electrically connected between the memory unit and the PCH. The memory unit stores an image file data associated with boot-up data of the local server. The processor unit receives the command from the PCH, and interprets the command so as to retrieve the image file data stored in the memory unit. The processor unit performs format conversion upon the image file data so as to generate a packet which conforms to protocols of the PCH, and transmits the packet to the PCH.
Claims20
A motherboard to be disposed in a local server, the motherboard comprising:
- a platform controller hub transmitting a command associated with read access to image file data;
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- a baseboard management controller including a memory unit and a processor unit which is electrically connected between said memory unit and said platform controller hub;
- wherein said memory unit stores an image file data associated with boot-up data of the local server;
- wherein said processor unit receives the command from said platform controller hub, and interprets the command so as to retrieve the image file data stored in said memory unit accordingly;
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- wherein said processor unit performs format conversion upon the image file data so as to generate a packet which conforms to protocols of said platform controller hub, and transmits the packet to said platform controller hub for boot-up process.
A method for boot-up to be implemented by a server system, the server system including a local server which is provided with a motherboard, the motherboard including a platform controller hub and a baseboard management controller, the baseboard management controller including a memory unit which stores image file data associated with boot-up data, and a processor unit which is electrically connected between the memory unit and the platform controller hub, the method comprising:
- transmitting, by the platform controller hub, a command associated with read access to image file data;
- interpreting, by the processor unit, the command received from the platform controller hub so as to retrieve the image file data stored in the memory unit accordingly;
- performing, by the processor unit, format conversion upon the image file data so as to generate a packet which conforms to protocols of the platform controller hub;
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- transmitting, by the processor unit, the packet to the platform controller hub for boot-up process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.