Method and system for monitoring a boot process of a data processing system providing boot data and user prompt
US6463531B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/327
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for monitoring the boot process of a data processing system. In accordance with the method and system of the present invention, data detailing each operation performed during a boot process of a data processing system is stored within a memory of the data processing system. All the stored data is then displayed in response to a halting of the boot process, such that step-by-step details of the boot process are available to a user prior to operation of the data processing system by an operating system.
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