| 摘要 |
To provide an information handling system and a method of controlling the same which allows the state of the system to be saved without destructing other user data on an external storage device. When a predetermined event occurs, the system saves hibernation information in a hibernation information storing area on a hard disk. A hibernation managing information storing area is provided in the outermost cylinder of the hard disk. A boot sector already exists in the outermost cylinder. Therefore, the hibernation managing information is written in the outermost cylinder after the boot sector has been sheltered to the hibernation information storing area. After such series of processes have been completed, the system shifts to a hibernation mode. On the other hand, when power feeding to the system is resumed, the hibernation information is read out to check whether or not the system was in the hibernation mode, etc. The hibernation information saved in the hibernation information storing area is restored to the original place and writes the master boot record which was sheltered to the hibernation information storing area back to the outermost cylinder. |
