Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Digital data processing system initialization or configuration – Loading initialization program
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-29
2011-10-11
Du, Thuan (Department: 2116)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
Loading initialization program
C713S100000, C714S004110, C714S015000, C717S120000, C717S173000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08037291
ABSTRACT:
In one embodiment a computer system comprises a processor and a memory module coupled to the processor and comprising logic instructions stored in a computer readable medium. The logic instructions, when executed, configure the processor to initiate power on self test processing in the basic input/output system of a computing device, compare a first identifier derived from a master boot record on the computing device with a second identifier stored in a memory location on the computing device, and implement a master boot record recovery process when the first identifier does not correspond with the second identifier.
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Du Thuan
Hewlett--Packard Development Company, L.P.
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