Disclosed is an apparatus including a memory device. The memory device includes a memory array, a number of non-volatile memory sections configured to store a copy of operational information for the memory array, and a controller coupled to the number of non-volatile memory sections. The controller can responsive to a first wake-up operation, select a first non-volatile memory section as a starting section to retrieve the copy of operational information. The controller can responsive to a second wake-up operation, select a second non-volatile memory section as the starting section to retrieve the copy of operational information without regard to success of a prior attempt to retrieve the copy of operational information.