Method for accessing data in a computer and the computer thereof
AssigneeVIA Technologies, Inc.
InventorChien-Fa Wang
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Abstract
A method for data accessing in a computer and the computer thereof is provided. The computer includes a non-volatile memory and a volatile memory, the non-volatile memory having a first portion and a second portion, and the first portion storing the basic input/output system (BIOS) of the computer. The method includes (a) copying data in the second portion of the non-volatile memory to the volatile memory when the computer starts up; (b) updating data stored in the volatile memory when a user wants to update corresponding data in the second portion of the non-volatile memory; and (c) restoring the data in the volatile memory to the non-volatile memory when the computer is ready to shut down.
Claims26
A method for accessing data in a computer, the computer comprising a non-volatile memory and a volatile memory, the non-volatile memory comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion storing the basic input/output system (BIOS) of the computer,
- the method comprising:
- (a) allocating data in the second portion of the non-volatile memory to the volatile memory when the computer starts up;
- (b) updating corresponding data stored in the volatile memory when a user wants to update data stored in the second portion of the non-volatile memory;
- and
- (c) writing back the data in the volatile memory to the second portion of the non-volatile memory when the computer is ready to shut down.
A computer comprising:
- a non-volatile memory comprising a first portion for storing the basic input/output system (BIOS) of the computer and a second portion;
- a volatile memory for storing data temporarily during operation of the computer;
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- a processor;
- wherein the processor allocates data stored in the second portion of the non-volatile memory to the volatile memory when a user starts up the computer;
- the processor updates data stored in the volatile memory when the user wants to update corresponding data stored in the second portion of the non-volatile memory;
- and the processor writes back the updated data in the volatile memory to the non-volatile memory when the user is ready to shut down the computer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.