Operating system selector and data storage drive
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Aug 23, 2005
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Apr 8, 2004
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Jun 27, 2003
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Jun 28, 2002
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An operating system selector operable to boot a non-EFI compatible operating system where the operating system files are stored in a GPT partition of a data storage drive, the data storage drive having a first address set, the operating system selector being operable to read a GUID partition table to identify address information relating to the GPT partition, define the GPT partition as a virtual data storage drive having a second address set, call an address mapper and pass the address information to the address mapper, and perform a loading step to boot the operating system.
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