Phison Electronics Corporation

Yi-Hung Peng

Chia-Jung Hsu

Ching-Hsien Wang

A data protecting method for a rewritable non-volatile memory module having a first storage area and a second storage area and a memory controller and a memory storage device using the same are provided. The method includes providing default configuration information in response to a boot command from a host system, wherein the host system cannot recognize the second storage area according to the default configuration information. The method also includes requesting the host system to re-boot when a user identification code and a user password receiving from the host system pass an authentication procedure, and providing first configuration information to the host system after re-booting the host system. The host system can recognize the second storage area according to the first configuration information. Accordingly, the method can effectively protect data stored in the rewritable non-volatile memory module.

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Miaoli, Taiwan

Yi-Hung Peng