| 摘要 |
A system for configuring peer devices without unnecessary delay in boot up time by using a compatibility bridge. Upon initiating a configuration cycle, a BIOS initialization scans all peer devices located on the host bus. A watchdog timer times out after a predetermined duration when the intended device fails to respond to the configuration cycle. A bit associated with the particular device is set in a scorecard register. The compatibility bridge responds to the configuration cycle after the time-out period.
|
