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Electronic device having an alterable configuration and methods of manufacturing and configuring the same

  • US 7,516,315 B2
  • Filed: 03/18/2005
  • Issued: 04/07/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electronic device having an alterable configuration, comprising;

  • a non-volatile memory configurable to include at least a second operating system partition and a file system partition, the non-volatile memory storing a boot ROM that is operable when said boot ROM is executed by a processor of said electronic device when said electronic device is powered up to;

    in the event that a first operating system partition is available, boot a first operating system therein, the first operating system operable when booted to cause the first operating system partition to be deleted and the file system partition to be expanded to encompass memory freed by the deletion; and

    otherwise boot a second operating system in said second operating system partition.

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