Patent ID: 6282647
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A programming method for flashing a read only memory (ROM) chip of a host adapter with an updated option ROM BIOS code, the host adapter being connected to a host computer system, the method comprising:building a table having start address information and memory size information of memory space occupied in random access memory (RAM) of the host computer system by one or more PCI host adapters which are connected to the host computer system via a PCI bus;identifying a selected PCI host adapter having a ROM chip;mapping a desired amount of memory space for the updated option ROM BIOS code from the RAM of the host computer system to the ROM chip;redirecting a start address of an additional PCI host adapter that is within the desired amount of memory space; andloading the updated option ROM code into the desired amount of memory space in the RAM and in the ROM chip of the selected host adapter.