Patent ID: 8566951
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: setting a security for an optical drive using a program where a control by an operating system of the apparatus is not being performed, said setting further comprising: initializing the optical drive; receiving a response to the initializing including a device identification and confirming the presence of a security function on the optical drive by the program of an apparatus, wherein the security function provides that the optical drive may be set to one or more of read-only mode and writeable mode, said confirming being performed in a state where a control by an operating system of the apparatus is not being performed; when it is determined that the optical drive has the security function, setting the security on the optical drive by the program to a security setting maintained by the program; and transferring the control from the program to the operating system wherein the security setting is maintained for the optical drive; wherein the optical drive executes a security command in a predetermined period of an initialization command being received from the program at the optical drive during execution of a Power-On Self Test.