Computer starter and starting method for utilizing smart card interface

Abstract

A starter for starting a computer system is provided. The starter includes: an IC card interface for generating an enable signal when an IC card is inserted; a register set for storing a command provided to the IC card and a computer secure check signal and detecting whether a user secure check signal matches the computer secure check signal or not; a state machine for reading the user secure check signal from the IC card interface to proceed a secure check process, generating a verification signal when the user secure check signal matches the computer secure check signal, and generating a reset signal to reset the IC card and proceed the computer secure check process again when the user secure check signal matches the computer secure check signal; and a power control circuit for generating a Power On signal to a power supply of the computer system in response to the check signal and starting the computer system.

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