Patent ID: 6717594
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: G06F,G09G,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for configuring a data processing system, said method comprising:starting execution of a boot process to boot a data processing system; determining a configuration of said data processing system; establishing a flag in said data processing system for indicating whether to display a graphical depiction of said configuration; determining whether said flag is set; in response to a determination that said flag is not set, completing execution of said boot process without determining said configuration of said data processing system, generating a graphical depiction of said configuration, or graphically displaying said graphical depiction; and in response to a determination that said flag is set, executing said configuration of said data processing system, generating a graphical depiction of said configuration of said data processing system, and graphically displaying said graphical depiction prior to completing execution of said boot process, wherein said steps of determining a configuration of said data processing system, generating said graphical depiction of said configuration, and graphically displaying said graphical depiction are completed prior to booting said data processing system and prior to said data processing system executing an operating system.