COMPUTING DEVICE BOOTING UTILIZING DISPERSED STORAGE
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1. A method for booting-up a computing device, the method comprises:
- detecting, by a processing module, a boot-up of the computing device;
addressing, by the processing module, a distributed basic input/output system (BIOS) memory to retrieve a plurality of error coded BIOS data slices;
reconstructing, by the processing module, BIOS data from the plurality of error coded BIOS data slices using an error coding dispersal function; and
booting up the computing device in accordance with the BIOS data.
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Abstract
A computing device boot-up method begins by a processing module detecting a boot-up of the computing device. The method continues with the processing module addressing a distributed basic input/output system (BIOS) memory to retrieve a plurality of error coded BIOS data slices. The method continues with the processing module reconstructing BIOS data from the plurality of error coded BIOS data slices using an error coding dispersal function. The method continues with the computing device booting up in accordance with the BIOS data.
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1. A method for booting-up a computing device, the method comprises:
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detecting, by a processing module, a boot-up of the computing device; addressing, by the processing module, a distributed basic input/output system (BIOS) memory to retrieve a plurality of error coded BIOS data slices; reconstructing, by the processing module, BIOS data from the plurality of error coded BIOS data slices using an error coding dispersal function; and booting up the computing device in accordance with the BIOS data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computing device comprises:
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a processing module; a memory controller; and main memory, wherein, when the computing device is being booted up; the processing module addresses, via the memory controller, a distributed basic input/output system (BIOS) memory to retrieve a plurality of error coded BIOS data slices; at least one of the memory controller and the processing module reconstructs BIOS data from the plurality of error coded BIOS data slices using an error coding dispersal function; the main memory stores the BIOS data; and booting-up the computing device in accordance with the BIOS data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A basic input/output system (BIOS) memory comprises:
a plurality of memory devices arranged in accordance with a pillar width of an error coded dispersal function, wherein the plurality of memory devices stores, in accordance with the error coded dispersal function, error coded BIOS data slices of BIOS data and wherein, when addressed, the plurality of memory devices outputs the error coded BIOS data slices in accordance with the error coded dispersal function. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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