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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2009
Applicants:
Hsien-shan Wang, Taipei, TW;
Tsung-fu Hung, Taipei, TW;
Inventors:
Hsien-Shan Wang, Taipei, TW;
Tsung-Fu Hung, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
ASUSTeK Computer Inc., Taipei, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/445 (2006.01); G06F 15/177 (2006.01); G06F 9/24 (2006.01); G06F 9/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for booting a computer system is provided. In the method for booting the computer system, a memory space is created using a BIOS to simulate a virtual disk. The virtual disk is used to execute operations which have to be executed via a floppy disk drive. The operations are executed in the virtual disk via the BIOS. In addition, a second virtual disk is created for storing program files needed in installing the operating system.