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EP0369934A2
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User-configurable setups in non-volatile storage
Assignee: COMPUADD CORP
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Filing: 1989-08-11
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-08-11
Abstract
Abstract A user-definable setup parameter, such as any of a plurality of hard disk drive physical data, may be used in setting up the operation of a computer. A non-volatile memory (30) is provided for storing at least one data record comprising a user-definable setup parameter. A terminal (36) displays this data record to the user. An input device (44) is operable to write user-defined changes to the data record by the user. A processor (14) is coupled to the non-volatile memory (30), the displayer (36) and the input device (44) and is operable to write the changes entered by the user to the non-volatile memory (30) and to thereafter set up the operation of the computer (10) according to parameters including the user-definable setup parameter. The invention allows the user to select among a plurality of stored setup parameters or to enter his own setup parameter according to the physical limitations of his own system.
Inventors
- 👤 Theodore Eric Weber
- 👤 Jenni Lee Griffith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 11:13
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/44; G06F9/4401; G06F9/4411
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
Apparatus for setting up the operation of a computer using user-definable setup parameters, comprising: a non-volatile memory for storing at least one data record comprising a user-definable setup parameter; a visual output device for displaying said data record to the user; an input device for writing user-defined changes to said data record by the user; and a processor coupled to said non-volatile memory, said visual output device and said input device, said processor operable to write said user-defined changes to said non-volatile memory and to set up the operation of the computer according to parameters including said user-definable setup parameter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
Apparatus for setting up the operation of a computer using user-definable setup parameters, comprising: a non-volatile memory for storing at least one data record comprising a user-definable setup parameter; a visual output device for displaying said data record to the user; an input device for writing user-defined changes to said data record by the user; and a processor coupled to said non-volatile memory, said visual output device and said input device, said processor operable to write said user-defined changes to said non-volatile memory and to set up the operation of the computer according to parameters including said user-definable setup parameter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of Claim 1, wherein said non-volatile memory comprises a static random access memory backed by a battery power supply.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
The apparatus of Claim 1, wherein said non-volatile memory stores a plurality of setup parameters including said user-definable setup parameter, said visual output device displaying said setup parameters to the user; a read-only memory coupled to said processor, selected ones of said setup parameters chosen by the user from respective tables of alternative setup parameters stored in said read-only memory.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of Claim 3, wherein said selected ones of said setup parameters include bus clock speed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of Claim 3, wherein said selected ones of said setup parameters include at least one wait state number.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
114 words
The apparatus of Claim 1, and further comprising a read-only memory coupled to said processor for storing a setup program, wherein said setup program includes a plurality of tables of alternative data records, each record identified by an index and including a plurality of data fields; said processor operable to display said data fields in said data record in response to the user entering an index matching a respective index for said data record, said processor further operable to enable the user to write data into a set of data fields comprising said data record stored in said non-volatile memory in response to the user entering an index not stored in said read-only memory.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
97 words
ln a computer, apparatus for configuring a disk drive controller by a user, comprising: a non-volatile memory for storing at least one data record comprising disk physical data; a visual output device for displaying said data record to the user; an input device for entering user-defined changes to said data record by the user; and a processor coupled to said non-volatile memory, said visual output device, said input device and said disk drive controller, said processor operable to write said changes to said non-volatile memory and to configure said disk drive controller according to said data record.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
97 words
ln a computer, apparatus for configuring a disk drive controller by a user, comprising: a non-volatile memory for storing at least one data record comprising disk physical data; a visual output device for displaying said data record to the user; an input device for entering user-defined changes to said data record by the user; and a processor coupled to said non-volatile memory, said visual output device, said input device and said disk drive controller, said processor operable to write said changes to said non-volatile memory and to configure said disk drive controller according to said data record.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
71 words
The apparatus of Claim 7, and further comprising a read-only memory coupled to said processor, a setup program stored in said read-only memory and including a table of alternative read-only data records each indexed by different respective type indices, said processor operable to display a selected one of said read-only data records in response to the user entering a type index matching an index of one of said read-only data records.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of Claim 7, wherein said disk physical data include the number of cylinders of the disk.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of Claim 7, wherein said disk physical data include a number of heads.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of Claim 7, wherein said disk physical data include a number of sectors present on the disk.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
134 words
Apparatus for selecting at least one clocking parameter for the setup of the operation of a computer, comprising: a non-volatile memory for storing at least one data record comprising a clocking parameter; a displayer for displaying said data record to the user; an input device for selecting one of a plurality of predetermined clocking parameters; a read-only memory for storing said plurality of predetermined clocking parameters; and a processor coupled to said non-volatile memory, said displayer, said input device and said read-only memory, said processor operable to successively display ones of said clocking parameters on said displayer, to write one of the displayed clocking parameters selected by the user to said non-volatile memory, and to set up the operation of the computer according to parameters including said clocking parameter stored in said non-volatile memory.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
134 words
Apparatus for selecting at least one clocking parameter for the setup of the operation of a computer, comprising: a non-volatile memory for storing at least one data record comprising a clocking parameter; a displayer for displaying said data record to the user; an input device for selecting one of a plurality of predetermined clocking parameters; a read-only memory for storing said plurality of predetermined clocking parameters; and a processor coupled to said non-volatile memory, said displayer, said input device and said read-only memory, said processor operable to successively display ones of said clocking parameters on said displayer, to write one of the displayed clocking parameters selected by the user to said non-volatile memory, and to set up the operation of the computer according to parameters including said clocking parameter stored in said non-volatile memory.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of Claim 12, wherein said clocking parameter comprises a bus clock rate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of Claim 12, wherein said clocking parameter comprises a wait state number.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
77 words
A method for setting up the operation of a computer, comprising the steps of: reading a user-definable setup parameter from a non-volatile memory; displaying the parameter to a user; changing the displayed parameter by entering a user-defined parameter value by the user; writing the changed parameter to the non-volatile memory; and executing an input/output software program to begin computer operation, said step of executing including the substep of reading the user-definable setup parameter from the non-volatile memory.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
77 words
A method for setting up the operation of a computer, comprising the steps of: reading a user-definable setup parameter from a non-volatile memory; displaying the parameter to a user; changing the displayed parameter by entering a user-defined parameter value by the user; writing the changed parameter to the non-volatile memory; and executing an input/output software program to begin computer operation, said step of executing including the substep of reading the user-definable setup parameter from the non-volatile memory.
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