Patent ID: 7076646
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A selective quick boot system, for use in a computer system comprising an operating system and a plurality of devices, the selective quick boot system comprising: a plurality of quick buttons, each quick button generating a unique quick signal; a control module configured to receive the quick signals, the control module generating a unique event code corresponding to a received quick signal; and a processing module implemented in a system BIOS of the computer system and including an event table recording a partial set of the plurality of devices corresponding to each event code, the processing module configured to receive the event code generated by the control module, compare the received event code with the event table, and provide power to the partial set of devices corresponding to the received event code referenced in the event table, without entering into the operating system; wherein the processing module is powered by the control module when the quick signal is received, and the devices excepting the partial set of devices corresponding to the received event code referenced in the event table are not provided with power after the computer system is booted.