System for reconfiguring a boot device by swapping the logical device number of a user selected boot drive to a currently configured boot drive
US6282641A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 18, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4406
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus and method for specifying operation of a boot device in a processor-based system. The apparatus comprises a memory for storing instruction sequences by which the processor-based system is processed and a processor for executing the stored instruction sequences. The stored instruction sequences cause the processor to: (a) determine if a boot process should proceed from a currently specified drive; (b) if not, specify a drive from which the boot process will proceed; and (c) initiate the boot process.
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