Patent ID: 8387133

Claim:
A power on certification method for a personal computer (PC), comprising: connecting a booting certification device to a PC; booting the PC, and running a basic input output system (BIOS); making the BIOS retrieve recognition information of the booting certification device through a verification procedure, so as to judge whether the recognition information is consistent with verification information stored in the PC or not; when the recognition information is consistent with the verification information, acquiring an identify number of connection ports connected to the booting certification device, comparing a number recorded in the BIOS with the identify number of the connection ports connected to the booting certification device, enabling a plurality of peripheral devices b the verification procedure when the identify number of the connection ports connected to the booting certification device is consistent with the number recorded in the BIOS, and disabling the plurality of peripheral devices by the verification procedure when the identify number of the connection ports connected to the booting certification device is different from the number recorded in the BIOS; running the verification procedure again by the PC, when the recognition information is different from the verification information; and continuously running the BIOS by the PC, when the recognition information is consistent with the verification information.