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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2006
Scott P. Dubal, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Patrick L. Connor, Portland, OR (US);
Mark V. Montecalvo, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Scott P. Dubal, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Patrick L. Connor, Portland, OR (US);
Mark V. Montecalvo, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture, wherein in certain embodiments, an indicator is searched for in a computational platform, and wherein the indicator indicates an operational state of a device coupled to the computational platform. A determination is made that the indicator has been modified to disable the device. The indicator is modified to allow enablement of the disabled device. The device is tested to determine whether the device is capable of operating correctly.