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7240188 Storage system  
A technique that can update the firmware with services for clients continued on a circuit board that comprises a control unit of a storage system is provided. A plurality of blade that comprise...
7240187 Method and apparatus to support legacy master boot record (MBR) partitions  
Disclosed is a method, apparatus, and system in which a basic input/output BIOS is run and a non-volatile memory coupled to the BIOS is read. The BIOS determines if legacy partition address data is...
7240106 System and method for remote discovery and configuration of a network device  
A technique for remotely configuring a computing device via a network. A device configuration system is provided to determine a network address of the computing device, to identify the computing...
7240227 Automatic restart and resume of computing system upon reapplication of external power  
The automatic restart and resume of computing systems upon reapplication of external power, especially in the context of grid computing, is disclosed. A method receives a signal, such as an ACPI S4...
7239251 Multi-bit digital input using a single pin  
Electronic devices, and methods, for transmitting, transferring and/or conveying a multi-bit digital signal as a voltage signal via a single pin. Devices and methods according to the invention...
7237150 Method and device for non-destructively recovering data in a data processing system  
The invention relates to a method for recovering data in a data processing system ( 1 ) according to which a recovery is exclusively effected in predetermined units or installations. A recovery...
7237086 Configuring a management module through a graphical user interface for use in a computer system  
A customization program for use in customizing a baseboard management controller used for monitoring operation of various computer system components is disclosed. A user interacts with the...
7237104 Automatic configuration of equipment software  
An architecture for automatically configuring software of a piece of equipment. The piece of equipment is in communication with a network, the piece of equipment having one or more...
7237103 Computing device deployment using mass storage device  
Computing device deployment and configuration using a mass storage device is provided. A generic computing device is provided to a customer or end user. A mass storage device is used to distribute...
7237101 Methods and apparatus for self describing devices  
Methods and arrangements for facilitating the integration of devices, such as hardware components, with a computer operating system or the like. Contemplated herein are self-describing devices that...
7237105 Startup system and method using boot code  
A startup system using a boot code includes an external memory storing a boot code, a buffer connected to an external memory for storing the boot code transferred from the external memory, a DMA...
7237102 Methods and apparatus for configuring hardware resources in a pre-boot environment without requiring a system reset  
Methods and apparatus for configuring a hardware device in a pre-boot environment are disclosed. For example, a configuration manager is provided for use in a computer having a processor. The...
7234052 System boot using NAND flash memory and method thereof  
A system and method are provided for booting a computing device using a NAND flash memory. Boot code stored in the NAND flash memory is transferred to a RAM for execution by the CPU. Operating...
7234051 Method and apparatus for booting from a selection of multiple boot images  
A method and apparatus for booting from a selection of multiple boot images. Control logic is coupled with a plurality of memory devices containing a plurality of boot images. The control logic...
7234050 Techniques for initializing a device on an expansion card  
Techniques for initializing/reinitializing a device on an expansion card without power cycling the system. More specifically, an instruction set is provided such that a device on an expansion card...
7234049 Computer system with NAND flash memory for booting and storage  
A computer system includes a system controller with a central processing unit and a memory bus controller operating in a first interface mode; a system memory connected with the system controller...
7233985 Providing a reliable operating system for clients of a net-booted environment  
A method and apparatus are provided for supplying a reliable and maintainable operating system in a net-booted environment. According to one embodiment, a network computer (NC) client boots from a...
7234082 Apparatus of remote server console redirection  
An apparatus of remote server console redirection is described. The apparatus provides multi-managers to control remote server computers simultaneously. The apparatus includes at least one...
7234048 Method for initializing or configuring an electrical circuit  
A method for initializing or configuring an electrical circuit, is described. The method includes reading data units stored in a memory device, using data contained in a first data unit part of the...
7234008 Method and system for exchanging data between a central processing unit and an input/output processor  
A method is disclosed for exchanging data between a central processing unit (CPU) and an input/output processor (IOP). The CPU and IOP may both be senders or receivers depending on whether data is...
7234055 Computer operating booting system making use of multi-buttons  
A multi-buttons booting system comprises an on-switch button logic unit, an embedded chip (EC) and its RAM, a lookup module, and a loading module. A plurality of on-switch buttons are connected to...
7231512 Technique for reconstituting a pre-boot firmware environment after launch of an operating system  
A technique in accordance with the invention includes in response to an asynchronous interrupt occurring during a run time of an operating system, executing instructions. These instructions are...
7231435 Network system, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and control program  
As an example of the present invention, for example, there is disclosed an information processing apparatus which communicates with a client device to which a peripheral device is connected...
7231515 Method and system for maintaining the boot order of mass storage devices in a computer system  
Methods and systems are provided for maintaining the boot order of mass storage devices in a computer system. According to these methods and systems, the boot order priority of the mass storage...
7228407 Adaptive management method and system with automatic dependency resolution  
A resource management method ( 300 ) and a corresponding system are proposed. In the solution of the invention, an authority publishes ( 324 ) multiple rules, each one defining a desired target...
7228406 Interacting with optional read-only memory  
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method to select a desired configuration parameter for an option read-only memory (ROM) coupled to a system; obtain a code module corresponding...
7228293 Copy detection for digitally-formatted works  
An electronic book reader has a processor, a display surface, and access to a memory card upon which is stored a digitally-formatted creative work such as a book. In addition, the reader has access...
7228410 Network interface sharing methods and apparatuses that support kernel mode data traffic and user mode data traffic  
Methods and apparatuses are provided that allow kernel mode data traffic and user mode data traffic to share a common network communication port. One apparatus includes user mode logic, kernel mode...
7228409 Networking interface sharing methods and apparatuses that support kernel mode data traffic and user mode data traffic  
Methods and apparatuses are provided that allow kernel mode data traffic and user mode data traffic to share a common network communication port. One apparatus includes user mode logic, kernel mode...
7228405 Methods and apparatuses for allowing users to dynamically interact with configurable devices or hardware during a preboot stage  
Methods and apparatuses of configuring a computer system. During a runtime stage or a preboot stage, a device driver for a configurable device exports a set of the configuration information that is...
7228408 Computer system capable of operating in multiple operation modes and the operating method thereof  
A multi-mode operation system and method for computer systems is proposed. The system includes a storage device having first and second disk partitions, a mode controller and a master boot program....
7225239 Secure system unit mobility  
A system unit has at least a first network identity and a second network identity for communicating with a network, and an indication of which of the network identities was effective on the most...
7225328 Maintenance terminal of disk array device  
A maintenance terminal for a disk array device is provided which can make setting of the disk array device and can easily confirm the setting contents. The maintenance terminal for the disk array...
7225284 Increasing the quantity of I/O decode ranges using SMI traps  
A method of increasing the quantity of input/output (I/O) decode ranges using system management interrupts (SMI) traps is disclosed. In one aspect, the present disclosure teaches a method of...
7225326 Hardware assisted ATA command queuing  
One embodiment involves having a processor writing disk drive command information for a number of data transactions to cacheable system memory. The processor then performs a single write...
7225333 Secure processor architecture for use with a digital rights management (DRM) system on a computing device  
A secure processor is operable in normal and preferred modes, and includes a security kernel instantiated when the processor enters into preferred mode and a security key accessible by the security...
7225327 Method, system, software, and processor for initializing information systems operating in headless and non-headless environments  
A method, system, software, and processor for initializing information systems operating in headless and non-headless environments are presented. In one form, an information system includes a...
7225325 Customizing a computer system by using stored configuration parameters in a configuration mechanism  
The present invention is related to a system and method for customizing a computer system. According to a first aspect of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the method includes...
7222230 System and method for manual fail-safe bootstrap based on a single flash ROM  
A system for manual fail-safe bootstrap based on a single flash Read-Only Memory (ROM) includes a flash ROM ( 130 ) and an address map circuit ( 120 ). The flash ROM stores a main boot code ( 1301...
7222240 Token for storing installation software and drivers  
A “dual” personal key/token is disclosed. The “dual” personal key is useful for installing drivers and other command interfaces which allow the personal key to be coupled to and used with a...
7222229 System for automated boot from disk image  
A system allowing a target machine to be booted up from a disk image stored in memory. Instead of reading the boot-up information from a disk drive or other physical device the data is read from...
7219210 Memory allocation to multiple computing units  
Memory allocation to multiple computing units is disclosed. A static offset for each computing unit is determined, and a portion of memory is allocated for each computing unit, and remapped into a...
7219325 Exploiting unused configuration memory cells  
A programmable device having a processing core is configured to use a subset of configuration memory cells as read/write memory. The subset of memory cells is a don't care set that includes...
7219221 System and method for automatic booting based on single flash ROM  
A system and method for automatic booting based on a single flash ROM includes a flash ROM ( 130 ) and an address map circuit ( 120 ). The flash ROM is stored with a main boot code ( 1301 ) in a...
7219167 Accessing configuration registers by automatically changing an index  
An embodiment of the invention is directed to a method for accessing configuration registers. An indication that an attempt has been made to access a first register is received. This first register...
7219220 Methods and apparatuses for resetting the physical layers of two agents interconnected through a link-based interconnection  
A method for effecting an in-band reset of the physical layers of two agents interconnected through a link-based interconnection scheme. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a first...
7219219 Hardware initialization method that is independent of boot code architecture  
A first vendor generates one or more files corresponding to an integrated circuit having one or more registers. A content of the files is structured for at least one of: (i) incorporation into a...
7216222 System and method for writing data from a storage means to a memory module in a solid state disk system  
The invention is directed to a system and method for writing data from a non-volatile storage means to a volatile memory module within a solid state disk system, upon start-up. The system...
7216200 System and method for remote RAID configuration  
A deployment module of a RAID deployment management system integrates vendor-specific RAID configurations into a vendor-independent infrastructure with a RAID configuration utility that translates...
7216223 Configuring multi-thread status  
One exemplary method for configuring multi-thread status in a system having a core with multi-thread capability which comprises the steps of selecting a desired multi-thread status from either...