BIOS/utility setup display

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6317828
SERIAL NO

09191833

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A method and computer system for a system setup program includes a routine for displaying a subset of bootable devices from an adapter card, such as a PERC card, on a system from which a user may specify a bootable device to serve as a boot drive, and bootable devices to serve as alternative boot drives. The computer system includes a system Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), a system processor, a system memory coupled to the system processor, at least one expansion slot coupled to the system processor via a bus, at least one adapter coupled to the computer system via the at least one expansion slot, and a system BIOS ROM code. The BIOS ROM code detects a plurality of bootable devices on the computer system, selects from the plurality of bootable devices a preselected number of bootable devices for display, and displays the subset of bootable devices on a setup display. The setup display allows a user to specify a bootable device to serve as a boot drive of the computer system. The method includes detecting a plurality of bootable devices on the computer system, selecting from the plurality of bootable devices a preselected number of bootable devices for display, and displaying the subset of bootable devices on a setup display. The setup display allows a user to specify a bootable device to serve as a boot drive from the computer system.

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DELL USA L PONE DELL WAY ROUND ROCK TX 78682

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Nunn, Susan Austin, TX 2 61

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