System and method for backup and recovery of data stored in a hard disk of a computer

Abstract

The present invention provides a computer system (10) including a CPU (central process unit) (101), a memory (102), a hard disk (103) storing data to be backupped, and a BIOS ROM (basic input/output system read only memory) (104). The BIOS ROM stores codes of BIOS (1041) of the computer system and codes of a backup and recovery program (1042). The backup and recovery program includes codes for dividing a portion of free storing space of the hard disk as a backup partition for backup of the data stored in the hard disk, codes for copying the data stored in the hard disk to be backupped into the backup partition as a backup, and codes for releasing the storing space of the backup partition. The CPU reads the codes from the BIOS ROM and executes the codes in a particular segment of the memory. A related computer based method is also provided.

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