Method of making computer booting from any one of card of...

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2007-07-03

2007-07-03

Frech, Karl D. (Department: 2876)

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Systems controlled by data bearing records

Credit or identification card systems

C235S375000

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10762234

ABSTRACT:
A method of making a computer booting an operation system from a flash card which is plugged in a multi-card reader having the following steps: at first, a bootable card having a master bootable record or reserve sector written a bootable pattern thereon is prepared. Then if the BIOS of the host computer requests a bootable pattern from the USB storage apparatus, the firmware of the multi-card reader is then provided a logic unit number (LUN)=0 to the host computer if there is a bootable flash card seated at a socket. The socket is not need to be the first socket but arbitrary. Thus, the USB card reader will be convenient for any user.

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