A METHOD TO HIBERNATE COMPUTER INTO EXTERNAL STORAGE AND MAKING ITS OPERATING SYSTEM (OS) PORTABLE

摘要

Computer Hibernation involves copying the contents of a volatile memory i.e. Random Access memory (RAM) into a non-volatile memory typically Hard Disk of the computer. After hibernating the computer, if the power supply is turned off, it is possible to restart the computer from where we had hibernated it. This is accomplished by copying the contents which have been previously stored in the hard disk back to the RAM. This helps in easy shut down and restart of computer and power saving. This invention makes use of the computer hibernation technology in order to save the contents of RAM in an external storage such as Flash Drive, thus Hibernating the computer in an external USB storage. Multiple hibernation instances can be made and thus we can choose to restart from an earlier saved instance. Also, with this invention it will be possible to make the Operating System (OS) portable and to resume its hibernation state wherever and whenever we require through a USB storage device on any Personal Computer (PC). This invention would make use of a portable OS so that we do not have to own a PC to keep applications and data. Hence we would only require a USB storage device and all the computing power be available anytime anywhere with any PC.