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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1999
Yung-Fu Chang, Medina, OH (US);
Randal A. Leeson, Stow, OH (US);
Accelent Systems Inc., Fairlawn, OH (US);
Abstract
A device ( ) for user replacement of an inoperable, first boot loader program includes a boot memory ( ) including the first boot loader program beginning at a first address, a PCMCIA card ( ) including a second boot loader program beginning at a second memory address, and a selector switch ( ). Selector switch ( ) receives the user selection of one of the first boot loader program and the second boot loader program, and generates a selection signal corresponding to the user selected boot loader program. Combinational logic ( ) receiving the selection signal, enables the selected boot loader program and disabling the other boot loader program.