| 摘要 |
Providing output to a display over a general-purpose data transmission medium, such as USB, LAN or Wi-Fi so that the display means can interact with the computer outside the operating system (OS). Provides a plurality of display interface components which maybe software such as drivers or hardware interface modules. Each component is associated with a respective stage of operation of the computer which is configured to use a respective one of the display interface components during each of a plurality of distinct operational stages. This allows display output during multiple operational stages of the computer. The operational stages may include operating stages prior to booting, after booting and during booting of the OS so the display maybe output during boot or pre-os or any of the operational stages. Operating stages may include powering up, booting, running and shutting down of OS and computer. Stages may also include stages of OS installation. |
