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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2002
Thavatchai Makphaibulchoke, Arlington, TX (US);
Matthew Fischer, Plano, TX (US);
Subramanian Ramesh, Plano, TX (US);
Thavatchai Makphaibulchoke, Arlington, TX (US);
Matthew Fischer, Plano, TX (US);
Subramanian Ramesh, Plano, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method for loading an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) original equipment manufacturer (OEM) description table in a computer platform employing an ACPI-compatible implementation is disclosed. In one embodiment of the system, a storage structure is operably associated with the computer platform and contains a copy of an ACPI OEM description table in a packed form. An acquirer is operable to search the storage structure fop the ACPI OEM description table and call a swapper to complete the loading of the ACPI OEM description table by issuing a signature search request.