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System and method for managing the boot sequence of an information handling system

  • US 7,174,446 B2
  • Filed: 04/25/2003
  • Issued: 02/06/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for maintaining a boot sequence in an information handling system, the information handling system including one or more bootable devices and a memory for storing a previous configuration of the one or more bootable devices, the previous configuration including a first list of one or more elements, each element of the previous configuration including a device type and a device discriminator, wherein the device discriminator uniquely identifies the device among devices of the same type, the method comprising:

  • receiving a current configuration for one or more bootable devices in an information handling system, the current configuration including a second list, each element of the second list including a device type and a device discriminator, wherein the device discriminator uniquely identifies the device among devices of the same type;

    comparing the previous configuration to the current configuration of one or more bootable devices; and

    updating the previous configuration.

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