Patent ID: 6993645

Claim:
In a computer system, said system including a Basic Input Output System (BIOS), said BIOS including a Power On Self Test (POST), a method for displaying selected content to a user of said system during said Power On Self Test, said method comprising the steps of: initiating said Power On Self Test; retrieving selected content from a designated persistent storage medium location during said Power On Self Test, said designated persistent storage medium separate from a storage medium holding said BIOS; creating a time interval between the completion of said Power On Self Test and a commencement of the loading of an operating system for said computer system; displaying said selected content to said user during at least part of said Power On Self Test and during at least part the created time interval; updating the selected content stored in said designated persistent storage medium location subsequent to the completion of the loading of the operating system; and displaying the updated selected content to a user during at least part of the next execution of said Power On Self Test and a subsequent created time interval between the completion of said Power On Self Test and a commencement of the loading of an operating system for said computer system.