System and method for initiating operation of a computer system
US6347371B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 25, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4408
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system includes first and second computer-readable media. The second computer-readable medium stores information specifying one of the first and second computer-readable media from which the computer system boots. The computer system reads the information from the second computer-readable medium and boots from the specified one of the first and second computer-readable media in response to an event and the information.
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