A new method of upgrading the System BIOS based on EFI BIOS architecture

• Main Authors: Shih-Ta Chu, 朱時達
• Other Authors: 徐郁輝
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/81724706885211706580

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 資訊工程學系碩士在職專班 === 99 === Due to the fast development on the personal computer in the recent years, the accessories, both in hardware and software also grow rapidly. BIOS, which stands for Basic Input Output System, part of the software would also need to improve. The purpose of the improvement is to better the calculation speed and functionality, avoiding hardware compatibility issues, virus attacks causing the data and program damage and saving the time and the cost on total recall for upgrading both hardware and software. Thus, IT industries need to introduce an immediate way to upgrade BIOS in each system. In the article, a new technology base on CLOUD SERVER SYSTEM will introduce to help upgrading BIOS. It is called Just-In System BIOS Upgrade. For the following article, we will use “Just-In” for the full name. “Just-In” is a method where the upgraded BIOS move to the CLOUD SERVER. At the mean time, users can click on the icon where indicate to update BIOS. When users select the function, BIOS will updated through networking and connects with the CLOUD SERVER, after the personal information is retrieved, for example, BIOS version, System version, and previous false messages, BIOS will automatically update to the most current ones. At the meantime, it will also pass the false messages for future data analysis. After careful analysis and trial runs, the “Just-In” provided by our facility helps to eliminate the human resources and date storing while upgrading BIOS. Also, it can initiate the update and in large quantity. One other advantage about upgrading BIOS via CLOUD SERVER is that we can guarantee the consistency in BIOS version and the accuracy in Flash Process. It can also help tracking the history on updating BIOS.