Electronic device to restore MBR, method thereof, and computer-readable medium

An electronic device comprising:

• a storage unit to store a master boot record (MBR) and an operating system;
• a control unit to boot the electronic device using the MBR and the operating system stored, and to generate and store backup data of the MBR in the storage unit when the electronic device is booted;
• a validity determination unit to determine validity of the MBR when a predetermined event has occurred, the predetermined event being at least one of an ending or starting of the operating system, a user's logoff, and a switchover to a power saving mode of the electronic device;
• and
• a restoration unit to restore the MBR using the backup data stored in the storage unit when the MBR is not valid,
• wherein the validity determination unit determines the validity of the MBR depending on whether an address based on a BCD (Boot Configuration Data) of the operating system coincides with address information recorded in a partition table entry of the MBR.

A method of restoring a master boot record (MBR) of an electronic device, the method comprising:

• booting the electronic device using a pre-stored MBR and operating system;
• generating and storing backup data of the MBR if the electronic device is booted;
• determining validity of the MBR at an ending of the operating system, the ending of the operating system being at a time of a user's logoff or a switchover to a power saving mode of the electronic device;
• and
• restoring the MBR using the stored backup data if the MBR is not valid.

A method of restoring a master boot record (MBR) of an electronic device, the method comprising:

• booting the electronic device using a pre-stored MBR and operating system;
• generating and storing backup data of the MBR if the electronic device is booted;
• determining validity of the MBR if a predetermined event has occurred, the predetermined event being at least one of an ending or starting of the operating system, a user's logoff, and a switchover to a power saving mode of the electronic device;
• and
• restoring the MBR using the stored backup data if the MBR is not valid,
• wherein the validity determining operation includes determining the validity of the MBR depending on whether an address based on a boot configuration data (BCD) of the operating system coincides with address information recorded in a partition table entry of the MBR.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium to contain computer-readable codes as a program to execute a method of restoring a master boot record (MBR), the method comprising:

• booting the electronic device using a pre-stored MBR and operating system;
• generating and storing backup data of the MBR if an electronic device is booted;
• determining validity of the MBR at an ending of the operating system, the ending of the operating system being at a time of a user's logoff or a switchover to a power saving mode of the electronic device;
• and
• restoring the MBR using the stored backup data if the MBR is not valid.