Mark A. Piwonka

Power supply identification

Protected memory area

Enablement and disablement of cameras

Protected memory area

Device configuration prior to initialization of a system

Method for determining whether to enter a S3 state based on user-defined permissible S3 period during an always on mode

Modify executable bits of system management memory page table

Locking a system management interrupt (SMI) enable register of a chipset

Systems and methods of determining a trust level from system management mode

Clearing secure system resources in a computing device

System and method for updating a basic input/output system (BIOS)

Resetting a system in response to changes of component settings

Apparatus for determining during a power-on sequence, a value to be written to a first register in a secure area and the same value to a second register in non-secure area, which during a protected mode, the value is compared such that if it is equal, enabling writing to a memory

CONTROLLING ACCESS TO A MEMORY REGION

Method for secure storage and verification of the administrator, power-on password and configuration information

System and method for programming a data storage device with a password

Method for restoring CMOS in a jumperless system

Unattended BIOS recovery

Recovery of custom BIOS settings

Method for ensuring optimal memory configuration in a computer

Systems and methods for securing ports

Automatic determination of geometric translation parameters for a disk device

Ownership tag on power up screen