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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2001
Houk Wang, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A computer system comprises: a non-volatile memory for storing therein a BIOS table relating to basic operation of the computer system; an auxiliary memory for storing an operating system of the computer system; an information memory provided in the auxiliary memory for storing therein information on the operating system; and a BIOS controller for automatically setting up the BIOS table of the non-volatile memory based on the OS information stored in the information memory when a BIOS POST routine of the computer system is executed. With this configuration, although an auxiliary memory device storing the OS of the computer system according to the present invention is replaced, the OS information can be automatically set up in the BIOS table, thereby providing a convenience to the user. In addition, according to the present invention, a computer system needs no rebooting thereof due to OS change in the BIOS table.