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US 2006/0069908 A1Published application
Information processing apparatus and boot control method
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsToru Hanada, Katsunori Horibe
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Abstract
When a computer system including a LAN device is to be booted, a LAN option ROM code of the LAN device and BIOS-ROM information are loaded in a RAM. Thus, boot is executed.
Claims2
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a device that has a plurality of operation modes and is operable in one operation mode of said plurality of operation modes;
- first memory means for storing operation information of a system and operation information relating to the operation mode of the device;
- rewritable second memory means in which the operation information relating to the operation mode of the device, which is stored in the first memory means, is written;
- selection means for selecting one of said plurality of operation modes of the device;
- nonvolatile third memory means for storing setting information based on the operation mode that is selected by the selection means;
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- setting means for setting the operation information that is stored in the second memory means, on the basis of the setting information that is stored in the third memory means.
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A boot control method for use in a system including a device that has a plurality of operation modes and is operable in one operation mode of said plurality of operation modes, the method comprising:
- a first storing step of storing, in first memory means, operation information of the system and operation information relating to the operation mode of the device;
- a second storing step of writing in rewritable second memory means the operation information relating to the operation mode of the device, which is stored in the first memory means;
- a selection step of selecting one of said plurality of operation modes of the device;
- a third storing step of storing, in nonvolatile third memory means, setting information based on the operation mode that is selected by the selection step;
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- a setting step of setting the operation information that is stored in the second memory means, on the basis of the setting information that is stored in the third memory means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.