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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2011
Timothy M. Lambert, Austin, TX (US);
Brian L. Brelsford, Austin, TX (US);
Elie Jreij, Austin, TX (US);
Wade Butcher, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Timothy M. Lambert, Austin, TX (US);
Brian L. Brelsford, Austin, TX (US);
Elie Jreij, Austin, TX (US);
Wade Butcher, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a processor and an access controller communicatively coupled to the processor. The access controller may include a memory having a bootloader portion including a first memory address and a second memory address a second processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The second processor may be configured to: (i) attempt to execute the a first copy of a bootloader stored at the first memory address; (ii) in the event of a failure to execute the first copy of the bootloader, copy a second copy of the bootloader stored at the second memory address to the first memory address; and (iii) subsequent to copying the second copy to the first memory address, attempt to execute the second copy of the bootloader stored at the first memory address.