Disabling a feature that prevents access to persistent secondary storage
US8533445B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0866
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
During a boot block part of a boot procedure in an electronic device having a persistent secondary storage, a feature that prevents access to the persistent secondary storage is disabled. The persistent secondary storage is accessed during the boot block part of the boot procedure to retrieve information to perform a predetermined task.
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