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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2005
Nathan J. Peterson, Raliegh, NC (US);
Joseph Wayne Freeman, Raleigh, NC (US);
Rod David Waltermann, Rougemont, NC (US);
Randall Scott Springfield, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Mark Charles Davis, Durham, NC (US);
Steven Dale Goodman, Raleigh, NC (US);
Howard Jeffrey Locker, Cary, NC (US);
Daryl Carvis Cromer, Apex, NC (US);
Nathan J. Peterson, Raliegh, NC (US);
Joseph Wayne Freeman, Raleigh, NC (US);
Rod David Waltermann, Rougemont, NC (US);
Randall Scott Springfield, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Mark Charles Davis, Durham, NC (US);
Steven Dale Goodman, Raleigh, NC (US);
Howard Jeffrey Locker, Cary, NC (US);
Daryl Carvis Cromer, Apex, NC (US);
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A 'setmax' command is issued in BIOS to hide the service area (HPA) of a HDD during normal operation, so that the HPA cannot be accessed or erased inadvertently by the user or by a virus. Pressing a special key (e.g., F11) during booting permits access to the HPA.