Patent ID: 8621192
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer start-up system comprising: at least one expansion card mounted on a main body unit of a computer; and an initialization executing device for initializing the expansion card by executing, at a time of power-on of the main body unit, an initialization command which is set in accordance with the expansion card; wherein the main body unit comprises: a common command storing device for storing a common command which is set in advance as an initialization command common to expansion cards performing a same type of operational functions and card types set to be a group by a specified criteria among the expansion cards; an execution processing control device for identifying the specific card type of each expansion card at the time of power-on of the main body unit and initializing the expansion cards of the specific card type by executing the common command; and a history information storing device for storing card identification information which indicates the expansion card initialized by execution of the common command; wherein the execution processing control device includes an initialization execution control function for recognizing the card identification information at each expansion card, allowing the initialization executing device to execute the initialization command stored in advance in the expansion card when the recognized card identification information of each expansion card is not stored in the common command storing device and the history information storing device, and inhibiting the initialization executing device from executing the initialization command when the card identification information is stored in the common command storing device and the history information storing device.