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AssigneeLenovo Pte. Ltd.
InventorsRichard Cheston, Daryl Cromer, Jan Janick, John Karidis, Howard Locker, Randall Springfield
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An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for autonomically disposing a computer such as a workstation. The computer's local persistent storage medium is configured with pre-boot image which is configured with a set of functional modules that facilitate disposal or recycling of the computer to the next user. The disposal and recycle methods are automated, require minimal user intervention, and facilitate moving configuration options and data to a different computer. The entire process may execute from the pre-boot image on the computer's local persistent storage medium without ever booting the primary operating system.
An apparatus to automatically dispose of a computer, the apparatus:
An apparatus to automatically dispose of and recycle a computer, the apparatus comprising:
An method to automatically dispose of a computer, the method comprising:
An apparatus to automatically dispose of a computer, the apparatus comprising:
A system to automatically dispose of a computer, the system comprising:
A software medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform operations to dispose of a computer, the operations comprising:
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