Apparatus and method of accessing a computer pre-boot routine before activation of a computer keyboard
US8909909B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4401
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An example method comprises activating a computer power-on button and releasing the power-on button when the computer begins to energize; reactivating the computer power-on button a second time within a predetermined time period from the first activating step; and sensing the reactivating step with the predetermined time period and initiating a command to enter a BIOS pre-boot routine instead of booting to the computer operating system (OS). The command to enter the BIOS pre-boot routine is initiated before activation of a computer keyboard.
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