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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2006
Alan E. Beelitz, Leander, TX (US);
Shree A. Dandekar, Round Rock, TX (US);
Roy W. Stedman, Austin, TX (US);
Reva L. Tolliver, Austin, TX (US);
Alan E. Beelitz, Leander, TX (US);
Shree A. Dandekar, Round Rock, TX (US);
Roy W. Stedman, Austin, TX (US);
Reva L. Tolliver, Austin, TX (US);
Dell Products, LP, Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method for accessing a hidden partition during a boot sequence is disclosed. An information handling system can include a basic input output system (BIOS) that can be operable to access a master boot record (MBR) of a storage device. The digital media storage device can include a fixed number of visible partitions and at least one hidden partition. The information handling system can further include a processor operable to detect a boot event operably associated with initiating a request to access contents that can be stored within an associated hidden partition of the storage device. The information handing system can also include a memory that can be operable to store at least a portion of the contents of the hidden partition. The contents can be stored upon accessing the hidden partition using an association established between one of the fixed number of visible partitions and the hidden partition.