# US 11,907,729 B2 · Computer system and booting method thereof

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- Number: US 11,907,729 B2
- Document ID: US11907729B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/843,256
- Filed: 2022-06-17
- Published: 2023-05-18
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2021-11-15
- Assignees: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
- Applicants: Asustek Computer Inc.
- Inventors: Yu Gu; Hung-Hsuan Chen; Bing-Min Lin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11907729B2

## CPC

- G06F 9/4401: Bootstrapping (security arrangements therefor G06F21/57)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A booting method is provided, applied to a computer system. The computer system includes a transmission interface, a power key, and a trigger element. The transmission interface includes a transmission specification and is electrically connected to a graphics card, and the power key is used for driving the computer system to perform a booting procedure. The booting method includes: detecting, in the booting procedure, whether the trigger element is triggered or not; and lowering the transmission specification and restarting the computer system when the trigger element is triggered. A computer system adopting the booting method is further provided.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A booting method, applied to a computer system, the computer system comprising a transmission interface, a power key, and a trigger element, wherein the transmission interface comprises a transmission specification and is electrically connected to a graphics card, the power key is used for driving the computer system to perform a booting procedure, the booting method comprising:
detecting, in the booting procedure, whether the trigger element is triggered; and
lowering the transmission specification and restarting the computer system when the trigger element is triggered,
wherein before the step of detecting whether the trigger element is triggered, the booting method further comprises determining whether the transmission specification has been lowered, and the step of detecting whether the trigger element is triggered is performed when determining that the transmission specification has not been lowered.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The booting method according to claim 1, wherein the transmission interface is a PCI-E interface.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The booting method according to claim 1, wherein the trigger element is a functional key, a switch, or a jumper.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The booting method according to claim 1, wherein the computer system comprises a basic input/output system (BIOS), and the transmission specification of the transmission interface is recorded in the BIOS.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The booting method according to claim 4, wherein the step of lowering the transmission specification of the transmission interface and restarting the computer system when the trigger element is triggered comprises:
lowering settings of the transmission specification in the BIOS; and
restarting the computer system according to the lowered transmission specification.

### Claim 6

A computer system, comprising:
a mainboard, comprising a transmission interface, the transmission interface comprising a transmission specification and being electrically connected to a graphics card;
a trigger element, electrically connected to the mainboard; and
a power key, electrically connected to the mainboard, and used for driving the computer system to perform a booting procedure, wherein
the mainboard detects, in the booting procedure, whether the trigger element is triggered, and lowers the transmission specification and restarts when the trigger element is triggered, and
before the mainboard detects, in the booting procedure, whether the trigger element is triggered, the mainboard determines whether the transmission specification has been lowered, and the mainboard detects whether the trigger element is triggered when the mainboard determines that the transmission specification has not been lowered.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The computer system according to claim 6, wherein the mainboard comprises an indicator light, for indicating a running state of the booting procedure.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The computer system according to claim 6, wherein the transmission interface is a PCI-E interface.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The computer system according to claim 6, wherein the mainboard comprises a basic input/output system (BIOS), and the transmission specification is recorded in the BIOS.