Inventors:
Wendy Q. Leung - San Ramon CA
Sau Ken Eng - Fremont CA
Felix Chinn - Sunnyvale CA
Assignee:
Adaptec, Inc. - Milpitas CA
International Classification:
G06F 9445
US Classification:
710 1, 710 2, 710 8, 710 10, 710 62, 713 1, 713 2, 713100
Abstract:
A single BIOS image generating option ROM code, and method for initializing controller chips of a computer system are provided. The method includes the operations of integrating a set of controller chips to a motherboard, and generating a table that identifies the set of controller chips and PCI device function addresses of the set of controller chips. The method then includes identifying one of the set of controller chips to be a master controlling chip and those other than the master controlling chip to be non-controlling chips. Then a single generic option ROM code is generated for the set of controller chips. Once generated, the table and the generic option ROM code is stored in a system BIOS ROM of the computer system during boot-up.