Instead of needing to utilize a separate boot device for BIOS (
Basic Input/Output System) storage in addition to a flash disk, manufacturers may use the DiskOnChip Millennium Plus for both boot XIP (execute in place) and data storage functions.
This privately held company, best known for its
Basic Input/Output System called AMIBIOS, supplies state-of-the-art hardware, software, utilities and RAID controllers to over 55 percent of today's high-tech manufacturers.
Firstly, it simply renders the computer useless by attacking the
basic input/output system (BIOS), in which case the hard drive has to be removed and sent for in-lab recovery.