Methods and apparatus for acquiring expansion read only...

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2007-05-21

2008-07-08

Cao, Chun (Department: 2115)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

Loading initialization program

C710S104000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07398384

ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus for acquiring expansion read only memory size information prior to operating system execution are disclosed. The disclosed methods and apparatus access an instance of a data structure generated prior to execution of an operating system and display boot phase memory usage information associated with an expansion read only memory.

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