Method and apparatus for remote modification of system configuration setting

摘要

A method and apparatus for updating the system configuration settings of a computer system Embodiments include a remote system configuration system that enables a user to update the system configuration of a target machine from a server machine over a network or similar communications system. Another embodiment includes a system configuration method using a bus master device to write system configuration data into a target computer system.

主权项

1. A client computing device, comprising:
a non-volatile, rewriteable memory to store at least a current set of system configuration information settings, wherein the current set of system configuration information settings includes at least configuration information settings to be used by a basic input/output system to initialize at least one central processing unit (CPU) present in the client computing device, memory present in the client computing device, and an operating system installed on the client computing device; a volatile system memory; and the at least one central processing unit to
send the current set of system configuration information settings to a remote server computing device;when the current set of system configuration information settings is unequal to a reference set of configuration information settings accessible by the remote server computing device, subsequently receive a configuration information setting update from the remote server computing device that includes at least a portion of the reference set of configuration information settings;temporarily store the configuration information setting update in the volatile system memory; andupdate each current configuration information setting, in at least a portion of the current set of system configuration information settings stored in the client computing device, that corresponds to each configuration information setting included in the configuration information setting update received from the remote server computing device.