METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A DATA MODULE LOCK TO DEVICE HARDWARE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIRMING THAT A CIRCUIT CARD IS COMPATIBLE WITH A COMPUTER

摘要

Systems and methods for confirming that a circuit card is compatible with a computer in which it is installed includes accessing a list of compatible circuit cards stored in the computer's nonvolatile memory, determining if the circuit card is included in the list of compatible circuit cards; and storing operating software on the circuit card only if the circuit card is included in the list of compatible circuit cards. The list of compatible circuit cards can be the Plug-and-Play Identification (PnP ID) list stored in the computer's BIOS data. Power may be removed from the circuit card if the circuit card is not included in the list of compatible circuit cards. Various embodiment systems and methods are disclosed which confirm that the circuit card has been certified for a particular computer as part of the circuit card's software downlaod application stored on the computer's hard drive and executed by the computer's processor. By offloading the card-to-computer compatibility testing to the computer's processor and software maintained on the computer's hard drive, the various embodiments enable FCC compliant circuit cards that are less complex and more affordable.