公开(公告)号：US20060085625A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-20

申请号：US10967821

申请日：2004-10-18

申请人： Richard Cheston ,  Daryl Cromer ,  Jan Janick ,  John Karidis ,  Howard Locker ,  Randall Springfield

发明人： Richard Cheston ,  Daryl Cromer ,  Jan Janick ,  John Karidis ,  Howard Locker ,  Randall Springfield

IPC分类号： G06F15/177

CPC分类号： G06F8/63 ,  G06F2221/2143

摘要： An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for autonomically disposing a computer such as a workstation. The computer's local persistent storage medium is configured with pre-boot image which is configured with a set of functional modules that facilitate disposal or recycling of the computer to the next user. The disposal and recycle methods are automated, require minimal user intervention, and facilitate moving configuration options and data to a different computer. The entire process may execute from the pre-boot image on the computer's local persistent storage medium without ever booting the primary operating system.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于自动地布置诸如工作站的计算机的装置，系统和方法。 计算机的本地持久存储介质被配置有预引导映像，其被配置有一组功能模块，这些功能模块便于将计算机处理或再循环到下一个用户。 处置和回收方法是自动化的，需要最少的用户干预，并且便于将配置选项和数据移动到不同的计算机。 整个过程可以从计算机本地持久存储介质上的预引导映像执行，而无需引导主操作系统。