Patent ID: 6513076
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of detecting peripheral components for a computer system to effectively start a driver of a peripheral component connected to a first bus, wherein the computer system comprises a plurality of second buses, comprising the steps of:loading the driver of the peripheral component to the computer system and initiating the driver of the peripheral component; loading information of the peripheral component by the first bus; starting the driver of the peripheral component by the computer system when the computer system supports the information of the peripheral component and ending the method of detecting; scanning orderly one of the first bus and the second buses by the driver; ending the method of detecting when all of the first bus and the second buses are scanned; reading an In Input/Output (I/O) address of one of the first bus and the second buses by the driver; starting the driver of the peripheral component unsuccessfully by the computer system when the I/O address has the information of the peripheral component and ending the method of detecting; and returning to the step of scanning one of the first bus and the second buses by the driver.