Method and system for initializing optional components after self-booting of a customized product

A customized product comprising:

• a processor;
• a storage device that holds a configuration code that indicates whether one or more optional components are installed in the customized product;
• and
• a memory that contains instructions that are readable by said processor and that control said processor to perform the following acts when a self-boot operation of the customized product is initiated, the customized product having one or more optional components, wherein the customized product cannot identify the one or more optional components during the self-boot operation and the customized product is situated in a safety risk environment:
• read said configuration code from said storage device, wherein the configuration code is operative to indicate whether a particular optional component is installed in the customized product;
• determine from said configuration code that said particular optional component is installed in said customized product, thus yielding a determination;
• and
• execute an operation in response to said determination, wherein the processor of the customized product executes a procedure to initialize the particular optional component responsive to the determination that the particular optional component is installed in the customized product.

A storage medium that is tangible and non-transitory, and comprises instructions that are readable by a processor of a customized product to cause said processor to perform the following acts when a self-boot operation of the customized product is initiated, the customized product having one or more optional components, wherein the customized product cannot identify the one or more optional components during the self-boot operation and the customized product is situated in a safety risk environment:

• read a configuration code from a storage device that is included in the customized product, wherein the configuration code is operative to indicate whether a particular optional component is installed in the customized product;
• determine from said configuration code that the particular optional component is installed in said customized product, thus yielding a determination;
• and
• execute an operation in response to said determination, wherein the processor of the customized product executes a procedure to initialize the particular optional component responsive to the determination that the particular optional component is installed in the customized product.