Bios tracing using a hardware probe

摘要

Methods and apparatuses may provide for tracing the performance of BIOS from the start of its execution. A hardware device such as a hardware probe may be connected to the processor on a target board and used to gather and transfer data to a host computer without resort to a COM port.

主权项

1. A system to trace a Basic Input/Output (BIOS) process, comprising:
a target processor on a target board, the target processor including a BIOS stored on the target board; a host processor; and a linkage coupled to the host processor, the linkage to convey data concerning the target processor and the BIOS process to the host processor, wherein the linkage comprises a hardware probe that is linked to one or more pins of the target processor.