Method and system for uniquely identifying peripheral component devices

Method and system for uniquely identifying peripheral component devices

A system for identifying peripheral devices in an information handling system uses a path-based signature for each peripheral component device. A static table is included for listing the path of each peripheral device and is accessible to the Basic Input-Output System (BIOS). The BIOS is configured...

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Hauptverfasser: SAMER EL HAJ MAHMOUD, AUSTIN P. BOLEN, ARAVIND HARIRAMASAMY, MADHUSUDHAN RANGARAJAN
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:A system for identifying peripheral devices in an information handling system uses a path-based signature for each peripheral component device. A static table is included for listing the path of each peripheral device and is accessible to the Basic Input-Output System (BIOS). The BIOS is configured to identify peripheral components associated and determine a path-base device signature for each peripheral component.