The present invention is a method and apparatus to provide functionalities to a system BIOS. The method comprises interfacing an interface module to the system BIOS, and receiving a request from the system BIOS to perform a task. System device information associated with the task is received from the...http://www.google.de/patents/US6487656?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6487656 - System and method for providing functionalities to system BIOS