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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2006
Applicants:
Ram Krishan Kaul, Cupertino, CA (US);
Terry Ping-chung Lee, Roseville, CA (US);
Dong Wei, Roseville, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ram Krishan Kaul, Cupertino, CA (US);
Terry Ping-Chung Lee, Roseville, CA (US);
Dong Wei, Roseville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/24 (2006.01); G06F 15/177 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A computer system provides an extensible firmware interface with a pre-start configuration phase. This permits configuring a device prior to beginning a start phase for the device.