Server system
AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsSheng-Cun Zheng, He-Dong Lv, Hong-Lian Huang, Jian-She Shen
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Abstract
A server system includes a PCH, a BMC, a BIOS with a write protect end, and a controlling circuit. The BIOS includes a write protect end. The BMC includes a memory portion storing updated server data. The BIOS is electrically connected to the PCH and is electrically connected to the BMC. The controlling circuit includes a first input end and an output end. The first input end is electrically connected to the PCH. The output end is electrically connected to the write protect end. The controlling circuit is configured so that when an error in the BIOS is detected, the write protect end is opened and the BIOS is updated from the memory portion of the BMC.
Claims8
A server system comprising:
- a platform controller hub;
- a baseboard management chip having a memory portion, the memory portion storing updated server data;
- a basic input/output system with a write protect end, the basic input/output system electrically connected to the platform controller and electrically connected to the baseboard management system;
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- a controlling circuit with a first input end electrically connected to the platform controller hub, and an output end electrically connected to the write protect end of the basic input/output system;
- wherein, the controlling circuit is configured so that when an error in the basic input/output system is detected, the write protect end is opened and the basic input/output system is updated from the memory portion of the baseboard management system;
- wherein, the basic input/output system further comprises chip select signal input end, the platform controller hub comprises a chip select signal bus connected to the chip select signal input end, the baseboard management chip further comprises a second programmable pin, and the second programmable pin is a chip select signal pin and is electrically connected to the chip select signal input end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.