Computer with bootable hibernation partition
US6385721B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4418
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer has a central processing unit, memory and an I/O subsystem. The I/O subsystem is linked to a mass storage device having a first partition, and a second partition containing a hibernation data storage area. The mass storage device further includes a partition table which indicates that the first partition is active to boot the computer and that the second partition is not active. The computer also has logic using the I/O subsystem to select which partition is to be used to boot the computer. The memory contains a program, in response to the logic to select the partition, which is capable of reading the partition table of the mass storage device and modifying it so that the selected partition is presented as active to the CPU for booting the computer.
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