Computer and method for connecting computer to network disk
OwnerChin-Yu WANG, Heng-Yi Liaoinventors
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Abstract
A computer includes a BIOS and a communication system. The BIOS includes a disk access interface module and a ram disk. The disk access interface module accesses a remote disk, and the ram disk stores data retrieved from the remote disk. The communication system includes a storage medium having a preset format and a communication protocol layer module. The storage medium having the preset format has a network chip driver to allow the BIOS to call and connect to the network. Thus, the computer may communicate with the remote disk. The communication protocol layer module makes the computer communicate with the remote disk through the network chip driver.
Claims10
A computer comprising:
- a basic input/output system (BIOS) including a disk access interface module to access a remote disk through a network, wherein the BIOS creates a ram disk to store shortcut data retrieved from the remote disk;
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- a communication system including:
- a storage medium having a preset format, wherein the storage medium having the preset format includes a network chip driver to establish a connection between the computer and the network;
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- a communication protocol layer module allowing the computer to communicate with the remote disk via the network chip driver.
A method for connecting a computer to a network disk, comprising:
- accessing a storage medium having a preset format by a BIOS, wherein the storage medium having the preset format includes a network chip driver;
- executing the network chip driver to establish a connection between the computer and a network;
- executing a communication protocol layer module to allow the computer to communicate with a remote disk through the network chip driver;
- creating a ram disk by the BIOS;
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- storing a shortcut data retrieved from the remote disk to the ram disk.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.