Method for protecting data in a hard disk
US7743424B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/1433
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention discloses a method for protecting data in a hard disk, such that when a computer executes a power-on self test (POST) of a basic input/output system (BIOS), completes initialization of memories and calls an interrupt routine of the BIOS to read a hard disk area after initialization program codes of interface devices of all hard disk are executed, the computer will determine whether or not the hard disk has added a protection description data with a portion that matches with a computer identification code of the computer before accessing data in the hard disk.
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