Method and apparatus for booting a computer system

Details Method and apparatus for booting a computer system Method and apparatus for booting a computer system

2007-12-25

2007-12-25

Du, Thuan (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

Loading initialization program

C713S100000, C714S015000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10891149

ABSTRACT:
A method for quickly booting a personal computer system using a non-volatile reprogrammable memory device. A compressed memory image of the contents of the system working memory, hardware configuration and other information stored in memory when the system is in a desired operational state is stored in the non-volatile reprogrammable memory. When rebooting the process detects changed hardware and diverts from the reboot to identify the hardware before continuing.

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