Information processing apparatus and control method

A control method for an information processing apparatus including a processor that executes BIOS (basic input output system) processing, and a memory that temporarily stores pieces of data to be accessed by the BIOS processing, the method comprising performing, by the processor:

• storing data location information indicating a location within the memory of some of the pieces of data stored in the memory through the BIOS processing in an area separate from an area in the memory where the pieces of data is stored;
• and
• when accessing one of the pieces of data stored in the memory through the BIOS processing, if the data location information on the data to be accessed is not stored in the memory, accessing the data by searching the pieces of data stored in the memory in a predetermined order, and if the data location information on the data to be accessed is stored in the memory, accessing the data in accordance with the data location information.