Apparatus and method for loading BIOS from a diskette in a personal computer system
US5410699A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 2, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4406
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for loading BIOS from a diskette drive into a personal computer system normally connected to a hardfile, such as a fixed disk. The personal computer system further includes a system processor, a random access main memory, a read only memory and a switching means. The switching means generates a signal to indicate a mode for whether BIOS loads from either diskette or disk. In a priority mode, BIOS loads immediately from diskette. In a recovery mode, BIOS loads from diskette after testing the disk subsystem.
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