Patent ID: 8078859
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of configuring a computer with an expansion card to process a basic input output system (BIOS) program thereof, the method comprising: performing an expansion card detecting program to detect and identify the expansion card by reading signals from an identifying finger of the expansion card through a detecting pin of a slot of a motherboard of the computer; loading an associated configuration program with the detected expansion card of the BIOS program; and executing a basic hardware initializing program of the BIOS program; wherein the expansion card detecting program comprises contents, the contents correspond to an identification of the expansion card; performing an expansion card detecting program further comprises: determining if an identification number from the detecting pin matches one of the contents in the expansion card detecting program, and if matching, then loading the configuration program associated with the content, if the identification number from the detecting pin does not match one of the contents in the expansion card detecting program, then loading a default configuration program.