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System and method for restoring a master boot record in association with accessing a hidden partition

US7765394B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

Dell Products L.P. · US

Inventors

Alan E. Beelitz · Austin, US
Shree Dandekar · Cedar Park, US
Paul J. Maia · Cedar Park, US
Reva Tolliver · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2006
Grant date	Jul 27, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 27, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/441
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for restoring a master boot record in association with accessing a hidden partition is disclosed. According to one aspect, a method of restoring a master boot record for a storage device is disclosed. The method can include initiating access to a hidden partition stored within a storage device. The method can also include disassociating a visible partition descriptor from a visible partition of the storage device. The method can also include associating the visible partition descriptor with the hidden partition and accessing the hidden partition using the visible partition descriptor. The method can also include reassociating the visible partition descriptor with the visible partition while accessing the hidden partition.

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