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7269722 Preview of UNIX boot process from multi-user level  
A system and method for previewing a reboot. In one embodiment the method comprises modifying a configuration of a computer system and previewing a reboot, wherein previewing the reboot comprises...
7268583 Reconfigurable integrated circuit device for automatic construction of initialization circuit  
A reconfigurable integrated circuit device, in which an arbitrary operating state is constructed based on configuration data, has a reconfigurable circuit unit, having a plurality of reconfigurable...
7269721 Method, system, and apparatus for booting with remote configuration data  
Method, apparatus and computer software provide for the loading of configuration data from a remote source to set the initial configuration of a computing system during a boot process. One or more...
7269746 Method of transmitting identification data from an option pack to a main unit before the option pack is fully powered  
A Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or handheld device comprising a main unit and an option pack, wherein the option pack stores all of the application software and drivers. Upon insertion, the...
7266625 Data communication system  
Apparatus information as to all of communication apparatus which are connected to a USB data communication apparatus 200 selectably switching a master function and a slave function is acquired in...
7266633 System and method for communicating the synchronization status of memory modules during initialization of the memory modules  
A memory system includes a memory hub controller coupled to a plurality of memory modules each of which includes a memory hub. The memory hub controller and the memory hubs each include at least...
7266677 Application modifier based on operating environment parameters  
A system and/or method that modifies and/or configures an application based at least upon a parameter of an operating environment. An interrogation component interrogates an operating environment...
7266680 Method and apparatus for loading configuration data  
A system is provided for configuring a configurable device. The system includes an internal bus in communication with registers and to a configuration circuit. The configuration circuit may include...
7266679 System and method for reducing instability in an information handling system  
A system and method for reducing instability in an information handling system are disclosed. A method includes detecting a configuration change of a first memory device. Next, the method...
7263589 Apparatus and method for controlling booting operation of computer system  
An apparatus and method for managing a memory of a computer and controlling a booting operation of the computer, are provided. The computer includes a memory having a user area and a protected...
7263620 System and method for graceful shutdown of host processor cards in a server system  
A host processor card configured to be fitted into a server system includes a processor, and a memory coupled to the processor for storing an operating system. A power control line controls the...
7263456 On circuit finalization of configuration data in a reconfigurable circuit  
Reconfigurable circuits with configuration data loaders are described herein. The configuration data loaders are adapted to enable on circuit finalization of configuration data provided in symbolic...
7260712 Transactional kernel configuration  
Systems, methods, and devices are provided for transactional kernel configuration. One embodiment includes a kernel configuration tool, a system file accessible by the kernel configuration tool,...
7260713 Apparatus and method for building, storing, uploading, relocating and executing DOS based software module during system startup time  
The present invention provides a method of packaging, storing, uploading, and executing a DOS based software module capable for being utilized as applications of a PCI device. The present invention...
7260710 Initializing function block registers using value supplying setting interface coupled to table linking block identifier to multiple register address set  
A processor ( 1 ) having an instruction memory ( 2 ) supplies addressing information and setting values to be set to registers (REGA to REGD) to a setting interface unit ( 3 ), and address values...
7260698 Method and system for page initialization using off-level worker thread  
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product are presented for memory page initialization operations. After an application thread attempts to reference a memory page, an exception or...
7260832 Process for preventing virus infection of data-processing system  
A process for preventing virus infection of a data-processing system with a startup apparatus is disclosed. The process includes steps of a) comparing a first specific information of the...
7257704 Method of selectively loading a pre-boot execution extension determined based on an identifier  
A PXE boot extension is requested from a PXE boot extension server from a computer. A BIOS identifier corresponding to a desired PXE boot extension is stored on the computer, and is provided to a...
7257705 Method for preserving changes made during a migration of a system's configuration to a second configuration  
Techniques for reconfiguring systems that are configured by modifying configuration tables in a database. Reconfiguration begins by making a copy of the production version to obtain the development...
7257702 Boot time reducing device including boot preparation instructing unit  
With a temporary operating unit being operating, a user provides a boot timing using a boot timing instructing unit. This causes a CPU to compute a boot preparation timing based on the boot timing,...
7257650 Universal graphic adapter for interfacing with hardware and means for determining previous output ranges of other devices and current device intial ranges  
The subject invention relates to a Universal Graphics Adapter (UGA) that is a hardware-independent design that encapsulates and abstracts low-level graphics hardware in a standard manner through...
7257701 Method and system for configuring an operating system in a computer system  
A method and system for configuring an operating system in a computer system including language selection during bootup rather than at manufacture. A first aspect of the method and system comprises...
7254656 Method and service and computer program code for broadcast of interface group bring-up in a multiprocessor computer system having multiple nodes  
A method and hardware design is disclosed for allowing the bring-up of a large scale system of interfaces that need to undergo a sequence of calibration steps. The method involves the use of a...
7254702 Method of distributed recording whereby the need to transition to a second recording device from a first recording device is broadcast by the first recording device  
An automatically configuring storage array includes a plurality of media storage devices coupled together within a network of devices. Preferably, the network of devices is an IEEE 1394-2000 serial...
7254726 System and method for managing system events by creating virtual events in an information handling system  
In a computer system or information handling system, a virtual system event provides for the communication of the notification of a system events from the hardware of the computer system to the...
7254811 Update system and method for updating a scanning subsystem in a mobile communication framework  
A system, method and computer program product are provided for efficiently updating a scanning subsystem of a mobile communication device. Initially received is a first portion of an update adapted...
7254736 Systems and method providing input/output fencing in shared storage environments  
Systems and methods for I/O fencing in a shared storage environment are provided. Prior to initiating an I/O request, when feasible, the current time from a local timer is compared to the current...
7254652 Autonomic configuration of port speeds of components connected to an interconnection cable  
The present invention provides a method and computer program product for reading an encoded cable speed/length value contained within an interconnection cable to set the interconnection speed of...
7254701 Method and device for safeguarding a digital process device  
A method for safeguarding a digital process device having a data storage slot comprises the steps of: providing a drawable storage device for storing a start-up code of the digital process device;...
7251724 Device environment configuration system and method, and data storage therefor  
A device environment configuration apparatus and method for defining a device profile containing setup information for a device according to how the device is connected to a system such as a POS...
7251813 Server apparatus having function of changing over from old to new module  
A server apparatus includes a virtual server control unit for generating a virtual client OS for each module to be started stored in a storing device on the basis of a file start instruction; a...
7251723 Fault resilient booting for multiprocessor system using appliance server management  
A multiprocessor computer system implements fault resilient booting by using appliance server management. While previous systems have utilized fault resilient booting, it has required the use of a...
7251736 Remote power control in a multi-node, partitioned data processing system via network interface cards  
A system and method for remote power control across multiple distinct nodes of a logically coherent data processing system where each node has the design of a traditional standalone SMP server. The...
7251726 Multiple functionality associated with a computer ON/OFF pushbutton switch  
The invention in one implementation encompasses a computer having an operating system and a power ON/OFF pushbutton switch. A microcontroller is coupled to receive ON/OFF information generated by...
7251725 Boot process for a computer, a boot ROM and a computer having a boot ROM  
A boot process for a computer comprising, in a client environment, a) generating, using a non-volatile data storage medium, a boot image request, b) passing the boot image request to a boot image...
7249249 Dynamic hardfile size allocation to secure data  
A system and method for access control of a hardfile responsive to a computer system having an operating system is disclosed. The method includes detecting a special boot condition during a...
7249252 Method of replacing initialization code in a control store with main code after execution of the initialization code has completed  
A method includes loading initialization code into a control store in an embedded microprocessor and executing the initialization code. The method determines if the execution of the initialization...
7249251 Methods and apparatus for secure modification of a retention period for data in a storage system  
One embodiment is a method and apparatus for modifying retention periods in a storage system, in which previously defined retention periods for units of data may be reduced. In another embodiment,...
7249201 Single driver for multifunctional SCSI chips  
A method is provided for managing multiple functions of a multi-channel SCSI chip. The method includes hiding a first function of a multi-channel SCSI chip from an operating system, wherein the...
7246225 Method and apparatus for implementing a sleep proxy for services on a network  
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for implementing a sleep proxy. The system starts by receiving a request at the sleep proxy for information pertaining to a service...
7246221 Boot disk replication for network booting of remote servers  
In one embodiment, a method includes replicating data in a storage disk. The method also includes storing the data in an Internet Protocol Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) boot disk that is...
7246224 System and method to enable platform personality migration  
An embodiment of the present invention relates generally to computer configuration and, more specifically, to a system and method to seamlessly determine the component configurations of a series of...
7246223 System and method for monitoring configuration changes in a document processing device  
A method and system for notifying an administrator when a user of a document processing device, such as a multifunction peripheral device, requests a change in the configuration of the document...
7246222 Processor type determination based on reset vector characteristics  
A system and method of processor type determination. A reset vector from a processor is identified. Responsive to characteristics of the reset vector, a processor type of the processor is determined.
7243223 Computer system using disk controller and operating service thereof  
When there is an access passing between unit disk controllers, the band of a mutual connecting network must be very large in order to exhibit the performance sufficiently, so that the cost is...
7243245 Method and system for performing automatic startup application launch elimination  
A method and system for controlling a startup sequence in a computer system is disclosed. The method and system include monitoring at least one aspect of a plurality of startup applications...
7243222 Storing data related to system initialization in memory while determining and storing data if an exception has taken place during initialization  
A method of storing data related to system initialization in a data hub in a manner which provides accessibility to the data in either the pre-boot environment or the run-time environment.
7243220 Networking apparatus and method capable of wake-on-LAN after improper shutdown  
A networking apparatus and method capable of wake-on-LAN after improper shutdown, used in a networked device. The networking apparatus at least comprises a physical layer and a medium access...
7243199 Memory data protection system  
A memory data protection system is disclosed, which comprises a memory circuit, a protection contents indicating section which stores a security bit and a protection bit, a protection function...
7240190 Resource compatible system for computer system reads compressed filed stored in legacy BIOS and decompresses file using legacy support operating system driver  
A resource compatible system for EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) and BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) to be used in a computer system having both the EFI and BIOS at the same time. The computer...