Computing system and method for preparing a computer-readable medium
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsT. Gavin Smith, Terry Wayne Liles
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Abstract
An image is received in response to a specification. The image represents information. In response to the received image, the information is installed onto a first portion of a computer-readable medium. The received image is stored on a second portion of the computer-readable medium so that, even after the information is installed onto the first portion, the stored received image is retained on the second portion for subsequently reinstalling the information onto the first portion.
Claims18
A method performed by a computing system, the method comprising:
- forming a primary partition and a utility partition on a computer-readable medium;
- selecting and receiving an image from a network;
- installing information on the selected image;
- determining whether an order specification identifies additional software to be received from the network and installed on the computer-readable medium;
- forming a restorable image of the primary partition;
- and
- storing the restorable image on the utility partition.
A computing system, comprising:
- a computer-readable medium;
- and
- a computing device for:
- forming a primary partition and a utility partition on the computer-readable medium;
- selecting and receiving an image from a network;
- installing information on the selected image;
- determining whether an order specification identifies additional software to be received from the network and installed on the computer-readable medium;
- forming a restorable image of the primary partition;
- and
- storing the restorable image on the utility partition.
A build-to-order computing system, comprising:
- a computer-readable medium;
- and
- a computing device for:
- forming a primary partition and a utility partition on the computer-readable medium;
- selecting and receiving an image from a network;
- installing information on the selected image;
- determining whether a build-to-order specification identifies additional software to be received from the network and installed on the computer-readable medium;
- forming a restorable image of the primary partition;
- and
- storing the restorable image on the utility partition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.