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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2024
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for managing device startup are disclosed. Device keys used by boot up components of a data processing system to access one or more hardware and/or software components of the data processing system may be maintained by an entity installed within the data processing system that operates independently of a main processor of the data processing system. New and/or replacement device keys may be obtained by said entity while the data processing system is in a powered off state such that when the data processing system is later powered on, the boot up components will have access to the new and/or replacement device keys to effectuate a seamless boot up of the data processing system using newly installed ones of the one or more hardware and/or software components.