Patent ID: 6256731
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer system comprising:a configuration selector (CS) to selectively denote an of a plurality of computer system operating modes, said plurality of computer system operating modes comprising a configuration mode; anda first plurality of configurable devices to be configured in response to the configuration mode being denoted by the configuration selector, the first plurality of configurable devices includinga storage medium having stored therein a plurality of instructions to implement a basic input/output system (BIOS) equipped to operate in each of the plurality of operating modes, wherein, in the configuration mode, the BIOS is to facilitate programming of a plurality of operating parameters for a second plurality of configurable devices,a processor, coupled to the storage medium, to execute the BIOS, anda programmable multiplexer to assert a default bus/core ratio common to the first and second plurality of configurable devices when in the configuration mode.