Patent ID: 6032239
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer comprising:at least one processor for running software including operating code;at least one storage device accessible by the processor, the storage device having at least one partition;the operating code including a partition table for mapping a logical reference value to a first partition of the at least one partition; anda routine for dynamically modifying the logical reference value to the first partition by altering the partition table, wherein altering the partition table includes updating a partition mapping to a logical drive using a BIOS Parameter Block data retrieved from a boot record of the first partition, wherein further the operating system logical reference value is modified for the first partition by using the BIOS Parameter Block data of the first partition to update an operating system Drive Parameter Block and by using the BIOS Parameter Block data to update a Drive Data Table;wherein after the routine alters the partition table, the processor may continue running the operating code without requiring the computer to reboot and when the operating code uses the logical reference to the storage device, the operating code correctly maps to the first partition.