USER DEVICE HAVING NONVOLATILE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY AND METHOD OF BOOTING THE SAME

摘要

Disclosed is a method of booting a user device including a nonvolatile random access memory (RAM) and a mode register. The method includes reading a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) refresh setting during a booting operation, and setting the mode register to a refresh timing mode of the nonvolatile RAM according to the BIOS refresh setting. The refresh timing mode selectively includes a refresh inactivation mode for inactivating a refresh operation of the nonvolatile RAM or a refresh execution mode of multiple refresh execution modes having corresponding different refresh periods for activating the refresh operation of the nonvolatile RAM.