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7269723 |
Reducing the boot time of a client device in a client device/data center environment
A method, computer program product and system for reducing the boot time of a client device in a client device/data center environment. A profile of the client device, which includes information...
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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...
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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...
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7266678 |
Dynamic configuration of computer when booting
A system and method for configuring a unique computer name record for an information handling system included in a network of a plurality of information handling systems. The method and system for...
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7263606 |
Method and apparatus for software protection via multiple-route execution
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for protecting a shelled computer program with a startup code featuring multiple-route execution. In one embodiment, the startup code comprises a...
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7263605 |
Decoupled hardware configuration manager that generates a user interface prior to booting using hardware configuration option data read from plurality of hardware devices
The present disclosure relates to a technique or device to allow hardware related drivers to present a centralized configuration program and, more particularly, to a technique or device to allow...
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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...
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7263569 |
Method and system for distributing power in a computer system
An apparatus for distributing power in a computer system includes a power supply device; a processing device including a CPU module and a plurality of I/O modules; and an insert line coupled...
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7263716 |
Remote management mechanism to prevent illegal system commands
An integrated circuit, a computer system, and a method for authorizing RMCP requests. The method includes receiving a request for a system action and initiating a timer. The method also includes...
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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...
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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...
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7260318 |
Computer device capable of playing DVD films without the need of executing an operating system
A computer device capable of playing DVD films without the need of running an operating system is disclosed. The computer device comprises a computer keyboard unit comprising a keyboard controller,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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7257703 |
Bootable NAND flash memory architecture
A memory architecture allows for use of non-addressable NAND memory to be used as boot memory in digital processing systems. NAND memory, which is typically of lower cost and higher density, may...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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7254703 |
Methods and apparatus for acquiring and displaying expansion read only memory size information
Method and apparatus for acquiring and displaying expansion read only memory size information prior to operating system execution are disclosed. The disclosed method and apparatus detect an...
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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;...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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7251812 |
Dynamic software update
A system and method for dynamically updating software on one or more installation media for installation on at least one destination machine. The invention obtains update content from one or more...
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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...
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7251727 |
System and method for surely but conveniently causing reset of a computerized device
Enhanced reset logic is included in a user's computerized device so that the device owner (e.g., the user's employer) can assure prompt reset (e.g., to insure device use of newly downloaded...
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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...
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7249253 |
Booting from a re-programmable memory on an unconfigured bus
Boot up instructions may be stored on a memory coupled to the peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus. These instructions may be accessed, despite the fact that peripheral component...
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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...
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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...
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7246348 |
Method and apparatus for using print jobs for downloading and executing printer controller code
A method for updating microcode of a printer includes the steps of embedding a microcode update file as a module in a print job file, inputting the print job file to the printer, recognizing that...
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7243224 |
Preboot execution bootloading
A method and apparatus are described for preboot execution bootloading. Under and embodiment of the invention, a method comprises requesting a memory address region and boot image data from a...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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7240189 |
Fast resume to normal operation of a computer in a power saving mode
A fast resume of a computer from a low power mode to a normal operating mode captures a power down message from the operating system of the computer to devices connected thereto. In response to the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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