发明名称 |
Method and system for master boot record recovery |
摘要 |
A method and system for recovering a master boot record within a data processing system. In accordance with the method of the present invention, a master boot record recovery setup utility is invoked by a user. In response to invoking the master boot record recovery utility, the master boot record in a first bootable device is copied to an alternate non-volatile storage device. A recovery flag is set within BIOS indicating that the MBR has been securely copied. In response to a failed boot attempted from the first boot device, the copy of said master boot record within said alternate non-volatile storage device is accessed and utilized to boot the system.
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申请公布号 |
US2003014619(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2003.01.16 |
申请号 |
US20010906506 |
申请日期 |
2001.07.16 |
申请人 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
CHESTON RICHARD WAYNE;DAYAN RICHARD ALAN;SPRINGFIELD RANDALL SCOTT |
分类号 |
G06F9/445;(IPC1-7):G06F15/177 |
主分类号 |
G06F9/445 |
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