METHOD FOR STARTING AN OPERATING SYSTEM RAPIDLY BY PRESSING A HOTKEY
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1. A method for starting an operating system rapidly by pressing a hotkey, the method comprising the steps of:
- setting a hotkey for each operating system;
executing a BIOS power on self test program;
determining whether any hotkey has been pressed during execution of the power on self test program;
activating a disk partition section which stores an operating system corresponding to a hotkey if the hotkey has been pressed;
loading a master boot record; and
starting the operating system stored in the activated disk partition section.
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Abstract
A method for starting an operating system rapidly by a hotkey includes the steps of: setting a hotkey for each operating system; executing a BIOS power on self test program; determining whether any hotkey has been pressed during execution of the power on self test program; activating a disk partition section which stores an operating system corresponding to a hotkey if the hotkey has been pressed; loading a master boot record; starting the operating system stored in the activated disk partition section.
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1. A method for starting an operating system rapidly by pressing a hotkey, the method comprising the steps of:
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setting a hotkey for each operating system;
executing a BIOS power on self test program;
determining whether any hotkey has been pressed during execution of the power on self test program;
activating a disk partition section which stores an operating system corresponding to a hotkey if the hotkey has been pressed;
loading a master boot record; and
starting the operating system stored in the activated disk partition section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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