| 摘要 |
An extended basic input output system (E-BIOS) (17) has a first portion of code for providing power-on self-test (POST) and boot functions for a first computer, including code for sensing if the first computer does not boot. In the event of failure to boot, a second portion of code in the E-BIOS (17) directs establishing a communication link (15) with a remote diagnostic and repair computer (13). When communication is established, a master code kernel (20) at the diagnostics and repair computer may be executed to download a slave kernel (22) to random access memory of the first computer (11), allowing an automatic software kernel or an operator at the diagnostics and repair computer to access and modify code and data in memory devices of the first computer (11), and to reboot the first computer (11) after repair.
|
