COMPUTER SYSTEM AND BOOTING METHOD THEREOF
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1. A computer system, comprising:
- a data storage unit to store first operating system data of the computer system;
a main memory to which the first operating system data is copied;
a data transmission unit to transmit data between the data storage unit and the main memory; and
a controller to perform a power-on self test (POST) of the computer system, and to control the data transmission unit to copy the first operating system data stored in the data storage unit to the main memory during the POST.
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Abstract
A computer system, including a data storage unit which stores first operating system data of the computer system therein; a main memory to which the first operating system data is copied; a data transmission unit which transmits data between the data storage unit and the main memory; and a controller which performs a power-on self test (POST) of the computer system, and controls the data transmission unit to copy the first operating system data stored in the data storage unit to the main memory during the POST.
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1. A computer system, comprising:
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a data storage unit to store first operating system data of the computer system; a main memory to which the first operating system data is copied; a data transmission unit to transmit data between the data storage unit and the main memory; and a controller to perform a power-on self test (POST) of the computer system, and to control the data transmission unit to copy the first operating system data stored in the data storage unit to the main memory during the POST. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A booting method of a computer system, the booting method comprising:
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performing a power-on self test (POST) of the computer system; and copying first operating system data of the computer system stored in a data storage unit to a main memory during the POST. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer system having a reduced booting time, comprising:
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a main memory to store first operating system data upon booting the computer; and a controller to perform a power-on self test (POST) when the computer system starts up and to copy the first operating system data from a data storage unit to the main memory during the POST so as to reduce the booting time of the computer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A direct memory access controller to receive a command during a Power-On Self Test (POST), to copy first operating system data to a main memory, and to transmit an interrupt indicating that the first operating system has been copied to the main memory successfully.
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