Patent ID: 8356167
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer comprising: a processor; an input device; a storage medium storing a basic input/output system (BIOS); a hard disk drive (HDD) comprising a hard disk, the hard disk comprising a first storage area, a second storage area, a third storage area, and a boot block storage area, the HDD storing, in the first storage area, an operating system (OS) to be executed by the processor, the HDD storing, in the second storage area, data for use in restoring the OS to a predetermined state for system recovery, and storing, in the third storage area, restoration software to execute processing to restore the OS to the predetermined state for system recovery by using the data, and the HDD storing, in the boot block storage area, a boot block having information indicating which storage area is active; and a storage section storing a program that is allowed to be activated when the BIOS detects a depression of a specific key of the input device and to cause an activation of the restoration software, the information of the boot block being changeable according to an indication of the program.