SG88755A1 - System and method for initiating operation of a computer system - Google Patents

System and method for initiating operation of a computer system

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Publication number
SG88755A1
SG88755A1 SG9903389A SG1999003389A SG88755A1 SG 88755 A1 SG88755 A1 SG 88755A1 SG 9903389 A SG9903389 A SG 9903389A SG 1999003389 A SG1999003389 A SG 1999003389A SG 88755 A1 SG88755 A1 SG 88755A1
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Singapore
Prior art keywords
initiating operation
computer system
computer
initiating
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SG9903389A
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E Beelitz Alan
D Amberg Richard
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Dell Usa Lp
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Publication of SG88755A1 publication Critical patent/SG88755A1/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F8/00—Arrangements for software engineering
    • G06F8/40—Transformation of program code
    • G06F8/54—Link editing before load time
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programs
    • G06F9/4401—Bootstrapping
    • G06F9/4406—Loading of operating system
    • G06F9/4408—Boot device selection

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Software Systems (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Stored Programmes (AREA)
  • Information Retrieval, Db Structures And Fs Structures Therefor (AREA)
  • Hardware Redundancy (AREA)
  • Multi Processors (AREA)
  • Exchange Systems With Centralized Control (AREA)
SG9903389A 1999-01-25 1999-07-15 System and method for initiating operation of a computer system SG88755A1 (en)

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US09/236,859 US6347371B1 (en) 1999-01-25 1999-01-25 System and method for initiating operation of a computer system

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SG88755A1 true SG88755A1 (en) 2002-05-21

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US (1) US6347371B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2000222058A (de)
KR (1) KR100621450B1 (de)
CN (1) CN1133944C (de)
AU (1) AU742050B2 (de)
BR (1) BR0000068A (de)
DE (1) DE10002788B4 (de)
FR (1) FR2793046B1 (de)
GB (1) GB2349720B (de)
IE (1) IE20000023A1 (de)
IT (1) IT1319792B1 (de)
MY (1) MY118656A (de)
SG (1) SG88755A1 (de)
TW (1) TW480442B (de)

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IE20000023A1 (en) 2000-10-18
US6347371B1 (en) 2002-02-12
GB9930760D0 (en) 2000-02-16
JP2000222058A (ja) 2000-08-11
AU742050B2 (en) 2001-12-13
AU1352200A (en) 2000-07-27
GB2349720B (en) 2001-12-19
DE10002788A1 (de) 2000-08-03
MY118656A (en) 2004-12-31
CN1264085A (zh) 2000-08-23
TW480442B (en) 2002-03-21
GB2349720A (en) 2000-11-08
DE10002788B4 (de) 2005-10-20
BR0000068A (pt) 2000-09-12
FR2793046B1 (fr) 2006-08-04
CN1133944C (zh) 2004-01-07
FR2793046A1 (fr) 2000-11-03
KR100621450B1 (ko) 2006-09-06
KR20000052314A (ko) 2000-08-16
IT1319792B1 (it) 2003-11-03
ITTO20000032A1 (it) 2001-07-14

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