System and method for storing component information and a program in a hidden partition, and loading the component information to a reserved portion of the memory using the program
US6772330B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4406
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system that includes a program and component information stored in a hidden partition on a hard disk drive of the computer system such that the program is configured to cause the computer system to store the component information into a portion of a memory, create a first table associated with the information, store the first table into the portion of the memory, and notify the system firmware of the first table and the portion of the memory.
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