Patent ID: 7937512

Claim:
A recovery device for reimaging a computing device, comprising: a memory having at least one stored set of instructions for reimaging at least part of the stored contents of a computing device memory; a processor communicatively linked to the memory, and configured to access the memory, retrieve the at least one stored set of instructions for reimaging and execute the at least one stored set of instructions to reimage the computing device memory, wherein the at least one stored set of instructions include the steps of: simulating a first input from an input device to enter the computing device's BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) menu; simulating a second input from the input device to access system boot options in the computing device's BIOS menu; simulating a third input from the input device to designate the recovery device as a preferred boot device; simulating a fourth in input from the in input device to exit the computing device's BIOS menu; and reimaging the computing memory; and a connector to communicatively link the processor and the computing device.