Method of reading data stored in an optical medium of a computer system
OwnerYu-Chih Cheng, Ming-Horn Tsai +1inventors
InventorsYu-Chih Cheng, Ming-Horn Tsai, Xin Zhang
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Abstract
A method for reading data stored in an optical disc of a computer system. The method enables the computer system to execute a media-player program while the computer is performing a power-on-self-test (POST) stored in a basic input/output system (BIOS), and play the optical disc with low power consumption. The media-player program is executed upon reception of an interrupt signal during the POST.
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A method of reading information from an optical disc in a computer system, the computer system comprising a basic input/output system (BIOS) for executing power-on procedures of the computer system, and a media-player program stored in the computer system, the method comprising:
- while the BIOS is executing the power-on procedures of the computer system, the BIOS interrupting the power-on procedures and executing the media-player program, and playing the information stored on the optical disc without having completed the power-on procedures of the computer system.
A computer system comprising:
- a basic input/output system (BIOS) for executing power-on procedures of the computer system;
- a media-playing program stored in the computer system;
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- an optical disc player for playing an optical disc;
- wherein while the BIOS is executing the power-on procedures of the computer system, the BIOS is capable of interrupting the power-on procedures, and executing the media-player program, allowing the BIOS to play the information stored on the optical disc while not having completed the power-on procedures of the computer system.
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