METHOD AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RECOGNITION OF THE RESOURCES OF A DEFECTIVE HARDWARE UNIT
First Claim
1. A method of recognizing resources of a computer comprising a system serial number and a broken hardware unit comprising a non-volatile memory unit and enablement definition data relating to functions of said broken hardware unit, said method comprising:
- starting said computer;
entering a serial number in a read/write non-volatile memory field of said non-volatile memory unit;
reading said read/write non-volatile memory field; and
matching said serial number of said read/write non-volatile memory field with said system serial number.
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Abstract
A system and method of recognizing resources of a computer comprising a system serial number and a broken hardware unit comprising a non-volatile memory unit and enablement definition data relating to functions of the broken hardware unit, wherein the method comprises starting the computer; entering a serial number in a read/write non-volatile memory field of the non-volatile memory unit; reading the read/write non-volatile memory field; and matching the serial number of the read/write non-volatile memory field with the system serial number. The method may further comprise detecting failure of the broken hardware unit after the starting of the computer. Preferably, a reading that the serial number of the read/write non-volatile memory field matches with the system serial number permits acceptance of the enablement definition data of the broken hardware unit.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of recognizing resources of a computer comprising a system serial number and a broken hardware unit comprising a non-volatile memory unit and enablement definition data relating to functions of said broken hardware unit, said method comprising:
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starting said computer;
entering a serial number in a read/write non-volatile memory field of said non-volatile memory unit;
reading said read/write non-volatile memory field; and
matching said serial number of said read/write non-volatile memory field with said system serial number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A program storage device readable by computer, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by said computer to perform a method of recognizing resources of a computer comprising a system serial number and a broken hardware unit comprising a non-volatile memory unit and enablement definition data relating to functions of said broken hardware unit, said method comprising:
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starting said computer;
entering a serial number in a read/write non-volatile memory field of said non-volatile memory unit;
reading said read/write non-volatile memory field; and
matching said serial number of said read/write non-volatile memory field with said system serial number. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a computer comprising;
a system serial number; and
a broken hardware unit comprising;
a non-volatile memory unit comprising a read/write non-volatile memory field; and
enablement definition data relating to functions of said broken hardware unit;
a power unit adapted to start said computer;
a first control mechanism adapted to enter a serial number in said read/write non-volatile memory field;
a second control mechanism adapted to read said read/write non-volatile memory field; and
a processor adapted to match said serial number of said read/write non-volatile memory field with said system serial number. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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