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METHOD FOR STARTING AN OPERATING SYSTEM RAPIDLY BY PRESSING A HOTKEY

  • US 20060224879A1
  • Filed: 03/08/2006
  • Published: 10/05/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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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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