Patent ID: 7512819

Claim:
An information processing apparatus comprising: a main body; a display unit coupled to the main body, the display unit being rotatable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the main body; a disc drive unit which is provided in the main body and drives a removable medium; an eject switch being disposed on the surface of the main body and coupled to the disc drive to eject the removable medium, the eject switch being operable in the state in which the disc drive is powered on; a first switch and a second switch which are provided on the main body, the second switch being covered by the display unit in the closed position to prevent the second switch from being operated; a power supply control unit which is provided in the main body and powers on the main body in response to an operation of one of the first switch and the second switch; means for determining, in response to power-on of the main body, whether a factor of the power-on of the main body is the operation of the first switch or the operation of the second switch; and means for executing a first process for booting up an operating system in a case where the factor of the power-on of the main body is the operation of the first switch, and executing a second process for sending an eject command to the disc drive unit to eject the removable medium and then powering off the main body in a case where the factor of the power-on of the main body is the operation of the second switch.