Fail-safe computer boot apparatus and method
August 25, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3787816 Remote processor initialization in a multi-station peer-to-peer intercommunication system Method of purging erroneous signals from closed ring data communication networks capable of repeatedly circulating such signals Initial program load system Self booting logical AND circuit Customization of a system control program in response to initialization of a computer system Apparatus and method for loading a system reference diskette image from a system partition in a personal computer system Method and system increasing the operational availability of a system of computer programs operating in a distributed system of computers Recovery from a possible switching error in a computer I/O system Initial BIOS load for a personal computer system InventorsApplicationNo. 296125 filed on 08/25/1994US Classes:713/2Loading initialization program (e.g., booting, rebooting, warm booting, remote booting, BIOS, initial program load (IPL), bootstrapping)ExaminersPrimary: Kriess, Kevin A.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG06F 009/00AbstractLogin files necessary to successfully boot a computer and corresponding to a preselected, minimal system configuration are stored in a predetermined location in a selected non-volatile mass storage device attached to the computer. These latter login files are not configurable by the user. During a boot process, the boot program first attempts to boot the system using the conventional user-configured login files. However, after a predetermined number of attempts to boot the system using the user-configured files, the boot process switches to the minimal system files and boots the system using these files. | |
