Jonathan T Stern, 46835 Newcastle Dr, Olivette, MO 63132

7000159, Feb 14, 2006

Mar 10, 2003

10/385228

Jonathan T. Stern - Round Rock TX, US
Marc D. Alexander - Cedar Park TX, US

Dell Products L.P. - Round Rock TX

G11C 29/00

714718, 714 14

A system and method for reducing the amount of time for a boot operation is provided that includes a test management module that divides the memory into multiple test blocks and then selects a limited number of test blocks to test during a boot operation, thereby decreasing the overall amount of memory test time.

7162625, Jan 9, 2007

Mar 10, 2003

10/385135

Jonathan T. Stern - Round Rock TX, US
Marc D. Alexander - Cedar Park TX, US

Dell Products L.P. - Round Rock TX

G06F 13/28
G11C 29/00

713 2, 711141, 711142, 711143, 711145, 714 14, 714 36, 714718

The present invention discloses an information handling system that reduces POST time in a boot operation. The information handling system includes a processor, a memory and a BIOS unit. The BIOS also includes memory test pointer and a test block size indicator. During the POST routine, the BIOS tests at least one test block during at least one idle period.

2006017, Aug 10, 2006

Feb 4, 2005

11/051853

Jonathan Stern - Round Rock TX, US
Ricardo Martinez - Austin TX, US

Dell Products L.P. - Round Rock TX

G06F 13/24

710268000

In one embodiment, in response to determining that an information handling system (“IHS”) is in a first state, it is determined whether an interrupt was caused by a source included in a first group of potential sources. Also, in response to determining that the IHS is in a second state, it is determined whether the interrupt was caused in a source included in a second group of potential sources. In another embodiment, in response to determining that an IHS is in a first state, a source of an interrupt request is determined by checking potential sources in response to a first previously determined sequence. Also, in response to determining that the IHS is in a second state, the source of the interrupt request is determined by checking the potential sources in response to a second previously determined sequence.

2007016, Jul 19, 2007

Sep 28, 2005

11/237397

Ricardo Martinez - Austin TX, US
Jonathan Stern - Round Rock TX, US
Charles Ueltschey - Austin TX, US

G06F 3/00

710015000

A system and method is disclosed for managing the access to GPIO ports that are coupled to input pins of devices in the computer system. Access commands directed to a GPIO port are monitored. When an access command is detected, an interrupt is issued and an interrupt handler determines if the access command is authorized. If the command is authorized, the interrupt handler completes the access command and returns control to the software program that issued the access command. If the command is not authorized, the command is prevented from reaching the GPIO and the access attempt is logged. The GPIO ports that are monitored may be those GPIO ports that are coupled to an input or enable pin of a sensitive hardware component within the computer system.