公开(公告)号：US20060230316A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-12

申请号：US11095720

申请日：2005-03-30

申请人： Ying-Chih Lu ,  Meng-Hua Cheng ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Lung-Hung Yu ,  Chi-Tsung Chang ,  Chia-Hsing Lee

发明人： Ying-Chih Lu ,  Meng-Hua Cheng ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Lung-Hung Yu ,  Chi-Tsung Chang ,  Chia-Hsing Lee

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1417

摘要： A method for ensuring normal operation at an Early Power-On Self Test stage of a computer device is proposed. The method is applied to the computer devices having a timing function. A largest execution time for at least an Early POST program is preset, and the actual execution time of the Early POST program is counted when the computer device is activated. If the execution time of the POST program is greater than the largest execution time, the computer devices will then be restarted, the POST program will be re-executed, and the timing process of the POST program will be performed again, until execution time of every Early POST programs is smaller or equal to the corresponding preset largest execution time. Upon which, the timing will be terminated, and the computer devices will be able to enter into the stage of Later POST. This method ensures any Early POST program causing the system to hang to be cleared by automatically restarting the computer system, so that users will not experience system hangs during the Early POST stage.

摘要翻译： 提出了一种在计算机设备的早期开机自检阶段确保正常运行的方法。 该方法应用于具有定时功能的计算机设备。 预设至少一个Early POST程序的最大执行时间，并且在启动计算机设备时计算Early POST程序的实际执行时间。 如果POST程序的执行时间大于最大执行时间，则计算机设备将重新启动，POST程序将被重新执行，POST程序的定时处理将再次执行，直到执行时间 每个早期POST程序小于或等于相应的预设最大执行时间。 计时器将被终止，计算机设备将进入后期POST阶段。 此方法确保任何早期POST程序导致系统挂起以通过自动重新启动计算机系统来清除，以便用户在早期POST阶段不会遇到系统挂起。

公开(公告)号：US20060136794A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-22

申请号：US11051230

申请日：2005-02-04

申请人： Ying-chih Lu ,  Meng-Hua Cheng ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Lung-Hung Yu ,  Chi-Tsung Chang ,  Chia-Hsing Lee

发明人： Ying-chih Lu ,  Meng-Hua Cheng ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Lung-Hung Yu ,  Chi-Tsung Chang ,  Chia-Hsing Lee

IPC分类号： G01R31/28 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F13/4226 ,  G06F11/3656

摘要： A computer peripheral connecting interface system configuration debugging method and system is proposed, which is designed for use in conjunction with a computer platform that is equipped with a particular type of peripheral connecting interface, such as a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) interface, for automatically finding errors in the PCI system configurations of a group of peripheral devices connected to the PCI peripheral connecting interface, and if errors are found, capable of automatically generating an electronic error report. This fully-automatic debugging capability can help software engineers to more conveniently and efficiently correct the errors in the PCI system configurations on a computer platform.

摘要翻译： 提出了一种计算机外设连接接口系统配置调试方法和系统，其设计用于与具有特定类型的外围连接接口（例如PCI（外围组件互连）接口）的计算机平台结合使用，用于自动 在连接到PCI外围设备连接接口的一组外围设备的PCI系统配置中发现错误，并且如果发现错误，则能够自动生成电子错误报告。 这种全自动调试功能可以帮助软件工程师更方便有效地纠正计算机平台上PCI系统配置中的错误。

公开(公告)号：US20060230196A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-12

申请号：US11096325

申请日：2005-03-30

申请人： Ying-Chih Lu ,  Meng-Hua Cheng ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Lung-Hung Yu ,  Chun-Lung Wu ,  Chia-Hsing Lee

发明人： Ying-Chih Lu ,  Meng-Hua Cheng ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Lung-Hung Yu ,  Chun-Lung Wu ,  Chia-Hsing Lee

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/0766 ,  G06F11/0748 ,  G06F11/3055 ,  G06F11/3058 ,  G06F11/3065

摘要： A monitoring system and method utilizing System Management Interrupt is proposed. The monitoring system is applicable to electronic facilities for monitoring and recording operational status of the electronic facilities. According to the operational status, the electronic facility generates System Management Interrupt (SMI) related data, and execute a specific program (a SMI Handler) stored in a first data storage area of the data storage unit that allows the SMI related data to be stored in a second data storage area of the data storage unit. Base on the stored SMI related data, a system software tester will be able to analyze abnormal situations occurred in the electronic facilities.

摘要翻译： 提出了利用系统管理中断的监控系统和方法。 监控系统适用于监控和记录电子设备运行状况的电子设备。 根据操作状态，电子设备生成系统管理中断（SMI）相关数据，并且执行存储在数据存储单元的第一数据存储区域中的特定程序（SMI处理程序），其允许存储SMI相关数据 在数据存储单元的第二数据存储区域中。 基于存储的SMI相关数据，系统软件测试人员将能够分析电子设备中发生的异常情况。

公开(公告)号：US20060179295A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-10

申请号：US11054983

申请日：2005-02-09

申请人： Ying-Chih Lu ,  Meng-Hua Cheng ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Chun-Lung Wu ,  Chi-Tsung Chang ,  Chia-Hsing Lee

发明人： Ying-Chih Lu ,  Meng-Hua Cheng ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Chun-Lung Wu ,  Chi-Tsung Chang ,  Chia-Hsing Lee

IPC分类号： G06F9/24

CPC分类号： G06F9/441

摘要： A multiple system image options selective booting method and interface is proposed, which is designed for use in conjunction with a computer platform for the user to select a desired system image from multiple available options contained in a system image source (such as a CD-ROM module) for booting up the computer platform with the user-selected system image. This feature allows the user to more conveniently select a desired system image from a collection of system image options for booting up a computer platform.

摘要翻译： 提出了一种多系统图像选择选择性引导方法和接口，其被设计为与计算机平台结合使用，以便用户从包含在系统图像源（例如CD-ROM）中的多个可用选项中选择期望的系统图像 模块），用于通过用户选择的系统映像启动计算机平台。 该功能允许用户从用于引导计算机平台的系统图像选项的集合中更方便地选择期望的系统图像。

公开(公告)号：US20060224874A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-05

申请号：US11095782

申请日：2005-03-30

申请人： Ying-Chih Lu ,  Chun-Lung Wu ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Lung-Hung Yu ,  Chi-Tsung Chang ,  Meng-Hua Cheng

发明人： Ying-Chih Lu ,  Chun-Lung Wu ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Lung-Hung Yu ,  Chi-Tsung Chang ,  Meng-Hua Cheng

IPC分类号： G06F9/445

CPC分类号： G06F9/4401

摘要： A method for updating System Management Basic Input Output System (SMBIOS) data in BIOS of a computer system is provided so as to allow a user to store user-defined information in a storage unit of a computer system, wherein the storage unit has a default SMBIOS data. This method establishes an accessing block in the BIOS that enable the user to access user data, determines whether the accessing block contains the user data after activating the BIOS. If there is user data in the accessing block, the user data is stored in the storage unit and the default SMBIOS data is removed; otherwise, the default SMBIOS data is retained, thereby achieving the advantage of easy update.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于在计算机系统的BIOS中更新系统管理基本输入输出系统（SMBIOS）数据的方法，以允许用户将用户定义的信息存储在计算机系统的存储单元中，其中存储单元具有默认 SMBIOS数据。 该方法在BIOS中建立一个访问块，使用户能够访问用户数据，确定访问块是否在激活BIOS后包含用户数据。 如果访问块中存在用户数据，则将用户数据存储在存储单元中，并删除默认的SMBIOS数据; 否则，保留默认SMBIOS数据，从而实现易于更新的优点。

公开(公告)号：US20060178785A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-10

申请号：US11053571

申请日：2005-02-07

申请人： Chi-Tsung Chang ,  Ying-Chih Lu ,  Meng-Hua Cheng ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Ling-Hung Yu ,  Chia-Hsing Lee

发明人： Chi-Tsung Chang ,  Ying-Chih Lu ,  Meng-Hua Cheng ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Ling-Hung Yu ,  Chia-Hsing Lee

IPC分类号： G05D23/00

CPC分类号： G05D23/1917

摘要： A heat dissipating method is applied to a computer system having a timing signaling mechanism and a temperature sensing unit. Firstly, a process of setting a dissipating temperature operating mode is performed. Then, a periodic signal is regularly transmitted to a basic input output system by the timing signaling mechanism of the computer system, and a temperature of each of hardware devices is regularly sensed by the temperature sensing unit. Subsequently, a heat dissipating unit of each of the hardware devices is actuated to perform a heat dissipation process according to the temperature sensed by the temperature sensing unit and the dissipating temperature operating mode. Therefore, the present invention can control operating intensity of the heat dissipating units and achieve hardware monitoring without requiring additional software or hardware, such that heat dissipating and operation efficiencies of the hardware devices of the computer system can be improved.

摘要翻译： 散热方法应用于具有定时信令机构和温度感测单元的计算机系统。 首先，进行设定耗散温度运转模式的处理。 然后，通过计算机系统的定时信令机制将周期性信号定期地发送到基本输入输出系统，并且由温度感测单元定期地感测每个硬件设备的温度。 随后，驱动每个硬件装置的散热单元，以根据由温度检测单元感测的温度和散热温度运行模式进行散热处理。 因此，本发明可以控制散热单元的操作强度，并且实现硬件监视而不需要额外的软件或硬件，从而可以提高计算机系统的硬件设备的散热和运行效率。

公开(公告)号：US07152013B2

公开(公告)日：2006-12-19

申请号：US11053571

申请日：2005-02-07

申请人： Chi-Tsung Chang ,  Ying-Chih Lu ,  Meng-Hua Cheng ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Ling-Hung Yu ,  Chia-Hsing Lee

发明人： Chi-Tsung Chang ,  Ying-Chih Lu ,  Meng-Hua Cheng ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Ling-Hung Yu ,  Chia-Hsing Lee

IPC分类号： G01K1/08 ,  G01K13/00 ,  G06F15/00 ,  G06F1/20 ,  G05D23/00

CPC分类号： G05D23/1917

摘要： A heat dissipating method is applied to a computer system having a timing signaling mechanism and a temperature sensing unit. Firstly, a process of setting a dissipating temperature operating mode is performed. Then, a periodic signal is regularly transmitted to a basic input output system by the timing signaling mechanism of the computer system, and a temperature of each of hardware devices is regularly sensed by the temperature sensing unit. Subsequently, a heat dissipating unit of each of the hardware devices is actuated to perform a heat dissipation process according to the temperature sensed by the temperature sensing unit and the dissipating temperature operating mode. Therefore, the present invention can control operating intensity of the heat dissipating units and achieve hardware monitoring without requiring additional software or hardware, such that heat dissipating and operation efficiencies of the hardware devices of the computer system can be improved.

公开(公告)号：US20060206764A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-14

申请号：US11080865

申请日：2005-03-11

申请人： Ying-Chih Lu ,  Meng-Hua Cheng ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Chia-Hsing Lee ,  Chi-Tsung Chang ,  Ling-Hung Yu

发明人： Ying-Chih Lu ,  Meng-Hua Cheng ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Chia-Hsing Lee ,  Chi-Tsung Chang ,  Ling-Hung Yu

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G11C29/26 ,  G11C5/04 ,  G11C2029/0407

摘要： A memory reliability detection system and a memory reliability detection method are applied in a computer device to perform a detection process on a motherboard according to a basic input/output system (BIOS) program during power-on of the computer device, so as to allow the computer device to successfully enter an operating system and steadily operate as well as perform an initialization procedure according to the BIOS program. The computer device is allowed to read a parameter of a dual in-line memory module (DIMM) on the motherboard to perform the detection process. If a detection result does not satisfy a predetermined requirement, the DIMM is problematic and recorded in a storage unit, such that the computer device can identify and ignore the problematic DIMM according to the record after power-on, thereby preventing an influence on operation stability of the computer device due to reading the problematic DIMM during operation.

摘要翻译： 在计算机装置中应用存储器可靠性检测系统和存储器可靠性检测方法，以在计算机装置通电期间根据基本输入/输出系统（BIOS）程序在母板上执行检测处理，以允许 计算机设备成功进入操作系统并稳定运行，并根据BIOS程序执行初始化过程。 允许计算机设备读取主板上的双列直插式存储器模块（DIMM）的参数，以执行检测过程。 如果检测结果不满足规定的要求，则DIMM存在问题并记录在存储单元中，使得计算机装置可根据上电后的记录识别并忽略有问题的DIMM，从而防止对操作稳定性的影响 由于在操作期间读取有问题的DIMM，计算机设备。

公开(公告)号：US07293204B2

公开(公告)日：2007-11-06

申请号：US11051230

申请日：2005-02-04

申请人： Ying-chi Lu ,  Meng-Hua Cheng ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Lung-Hung Yu ,  Chi-Tsung Chang ,  Chia-Hsing Lee

发明人： Ying-chi Lu ,  Meng-Hua Cheng ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Lung-Hung Yu ,  Chi-Tsung Chang ,  Chia-Hsing Lee

IPC分类号： G06F11/00 ,  G06F9/00 ,  G06F9/24 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F1/24 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G05B11/01

CPC分类号： G06F13/4226 ,  G06F11/3656

摘要： A computer peripheral connecting interface system configuration debugging method and system is proposed, which is designed for use in conjunction with a computer platform that is equipped with a particular type of peripheral connecting interface, such as a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) interface, for automatically finding errors in the PCI system configurations of a group of peripheral devices connected to the PCI peripheral connecting interface, and if errors are found, capable of automatically generating an electronic error report. This fully-automatic debugging capability can help software engineers to more conveniently and efficiently correct the errors in the PCI system configurations on a computer platform.

摘要翻译： 提出了一种计算机外设连接接口系统配置调试方法和系统，其设计用于与具有特定类型的外围连接接口（例如PCI（外围组件互连）接口）的计算机平台结合使用，用于自动 在连接到PCI外设连接接口的一组外围设备的PCI系统配置中发现错误，并且如果发现错误，则能够自动生成电子错误报告。 这种全自动调试功能可以帮助软件工程师更方便有效地纠正计算机平台上PCI系统配置中的错误。

公开(公告)号：US07908469B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-15

申请号：US11985149

申请日：2007-11-13

申请人： Ling-Hung Yu ,  Ying-Chih Lu ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Chi-Tsung Chang ,  Meng-Hua Cheng ,  Chun-Lung Wu

发明人： Ling-Hung Yu ,  Ying-Chih Lu ,  Chun-Yi Lee ,  Chi-Tsung Chang ,  Meng-Hua Cheng ,  Chun-Lung Wu

IPC分类号： G06F9/00 ,  G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G06F9/4401 ,  G06F15/177

摘要： A method for executing the power on self test (POST) on the computer system and a method for updating the SMBIOS information partially are provided for a computer system with a first memory and a second memory, wherein the first memory comprises a first storage block and a second storage block. A user can previously set the specific SMBIOS information in the second storage block. And during the POST stage, the default SMBIOS information in the BIOS code loaded from the first storage block to the second memory will be partially updated according to the specific SMBIOS information set by the user. As a result, the purpose of using the appropriated SMBIOS information to initiate the computer system can be achieved.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在计算机系统上执行电源自检（POST）的方法和部分地用于更新SMBIOS信息的方法被提供给具有第一存储器和第二存储器的计算机系统，其中第一存储器包括第一存储块和 第二个存储块。 用户可以预先在第二个存储块中设置特定的SMBIOS信息。 在POST阶段，从第一个存储块加载到第二个存储器的BIOS代码中的默认SMBIOS信息将根据用户设置的特定SMBIOS信息进行部分更新。 因此，可以实现使用专用的SMBIOS信息来启动计算机系统的目的。