CN101174234A - Mainboard error detection method - Google Patents

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CN101174234A
CN101174234A CNA2006101380395A CN200610138039A CN101174234A CN 101174234 A CN101174234 A CN 101174234A CN A2006101380395 A CNA2006101380395 A CN A2006101380395A CN 200610138039 A CN200610138039 A CN 200610138039A CN 101174234 A CN101174234 A CN 101174234A
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The invention discloses a motherboard error detection method. A detection device is connected to a signal output port to obtain related error detection information. The method comprises the steps that corresponding signal data of each program segment of a starting up self test program in the motherboard is set; the starting up self test program is executed in the motherboard, the program segments are executed in sequence, and the corresponding signal data is output to the detection device through the signal output port; the detection device receives and stores the signal data in sequence; the detection device searches the corresponding character string information of the signal data in sequence according to a pre-established signal meaning cross reference list; the detection device displays the corresponding character string information of the signal data in sequence. The invention ensures that maintenance personnel can be aware of the content of an error detecting code without checking an error detecting code technical manual, and provides complete error detection information to facilitate the maintenance personnel to judge the cause of the error of a computer system, thereby improving the motherboard detection efficiency.

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Mainboard error detection method
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of test that utilizes software or debug with the method for guard against false, particularly relate to a kind of mainboard error detection method.
Background technology
(Power On Self Test, POST) in the program, major part utilizes hardware unit such as Debug Card to carry out trace routine to start selftest on present mainboard, when Debug Card detects wrong hardware unit, just can show corresponding error-detecging code.At this moment, detection or maintenance personal just need table look-up in addition, to know the meaning of error-detecging code representative, testing process like this is time-consuming and efficient is lower, and because each basic input/output (Basic Input Output System, BIOS) program segment drops on all may be repeated in the test procedure to call out and carries out, therefore when certain program segment is shaved one's head living mistake, detect or the accurate misjudgment place of program paragraph relation that the maintenance personal must be by front and back, and aforementioned Debug Card in also can't the trace test program program circuit and provide hardware resource to dispose the relevant information of performance level.
Please refer to the TaiWan, China publication number No. 200622590, this patent application case discloses a kind of method of the BIOS of demonstration error-detecging code complete information, utilize a radio transmitting device, the BIOS error-detecging code of one massaging device is sent to an electronic installation and is shown the information that it is complete, it comprises the following steps: to set up the tables of data of an error-detecging code and complete information thereof, in this electronic installation; Provide an I/O port module in this massaging device, in order to as the interface between arithmetic element and this radio transmitting device; The outgoing position of setting the BIOS error-detecging code is this I/O port module; This I/O port module of initialization and this radio transmitting device are when beginning to carry out the start selftest; Start this radio transmitting device of this massaging device; Carry out follow-up start selftest and produce error-detecging code, send by this radio transmitting device again; Receive this error-detecging code, the radio transmitting device by this electronic installation receives; Contrast this error-detecging code, by this tables of data, with the specific specific complete information that goes out this error-detecging code representative; And this specific complete information of demonstration.
Though above-mentioned patent application case discloses and a kind ofly with wireless transmission method relevant error detection information has been sent to technique for displaying means on the existing information equipment, and allow and detect or the maintenance personal need not browse under the situation of any error-detecging code technical manual, can understand the content of error-detecging code, but its as error-detecting routine only can show the pairing error detection information of that step that computer system makes a mistake, can't show complete test procedure procedure information, for detect or the maintenance personal in the error detection interpretation, in default of the relevant error detection information of the front and back of making a mistake, make its information content that can access show imperfect slightly.
Therefore, how a kind of mainboard error detection method is provided, detect or the maintenance personal can understand the error-detecging code content under the situation of error-detecging code technical manual need not browsing except allowing, more can know program circuit and the schedule thereof of understanding the start self test program, become one of researchist's problem to be solved.
Summary of the invention
Technical matters to be solved by this invention is, a kind of mainboard error detection method is provided, relevant information by each step correspondence in the real-time demonstration start self test program, allow and detect or the maintenance personal understands the error reason that computer system operation takes place fast and detects progress at present, to promote the mainboard detection efficiency.
To achieve these goals, the invention discloses a kind of mainboard error detection method, be connected to the cresset output port of this mainboard,, include the following step to obtain relevant error detection information by pick-up unit:
Set the cresset data of each program segment correspondence of the start of one in described mainboard self test program;
In described mainboard, carry out described start self test program, carrying out described program segment in regular turn, and by the corresponding described cresset data of described cresset output port output described pick-up unit extremely;
Described pick-up unit receives and stores described cresset data in regular turn;
Described pick-up unit is searched described cresset data corresponding characters string information in regular turn according to a cresset meaning table of comparisons of setting up in advance; And
Described pick-up unit shows described cresset data corresponding characters string information in regular turn.
Described cresset data are represented with binary mode.
Described mainboard error detection method also includes described pick-up unit shows present error detection state according to complete described program segment step.
Described error detection state is represented in the number percent mode.
Described character string information shows in Chinese mode.
Described character string information shows in English mode.
Mainboard error detection method of the present invention by each test procedure in the start self test program being defined the cresset data of its representative, when carrying out each test procedure, shows the relevant information and the detection progress of present test procedure simultaneously.Detect or the maintenance personal can understand the error-detecging code content under the situation of error-detecging code technical manual need not browsing except allowing, complete error detection information more is provided, judge the reason that computer system makes a mistake to help detection or maintenance personal, reach the purpose that promotes the mainboard detection efficiency.
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Fig. 1 is the system block diagrams of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the method flow diagram of the embodiment of the invention; And
Fig. 3 is the program circuit synoptic diagram of the start self test program of the embodiment of the invention.
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10 mainboards, 11 cresset output ports
20 pick-up units, 21 micro controller modules
22 display modules, 200 first program paragraphs
201 second program paragraphs 202 the 3rd program paragraph
203 quadruple pass preface paragraphs 204 the 5th program paragraph
205 the 6th program paragraphs 300 the 7th program paragraph
Step 100 is set the cresset data of each program segment correspondence of the start self test program in the mainboard
Step 101 is carried out the start self test program in mainboard, carrying out those program segments in regular turn, and by corresponding those cresset data of cresset output port output to pick-up unit
Step 102 pick-up unit shows present error detection state according to those complete program segments
Step 103 pick-up unit receives and stores those cresset data in regular turn
Step 104 pick-up unit is searched those cresset data corresponding characters string information in regular turn according to the cresset meaning table of comparisons of setting up in advance
Step 105 pick-up unit shows those cresset data corresponding characters string information in regular turn
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See also Fig. 1, be the system block diagrams of the embodiment of the invention.Mainboard error detection of the present invention as shown in Figure 1 system includes mainboard 10 and pick-up unit 20.
Mainboard 10, constitute by circuit substrate and a plurality of electronic component, it (for example includes chipset, South Bridge chip, north bridge chips), central processing unit, internal memory, I/O chip, input/output interface, basic input/output (Basic Input Output System, BIOS) or the like.
Cresset output port 11 is arranged on the mainboard 10, in order to exporting the cresset data of corresponding mainboard 10 test results, and can transmit (UniversalAsynchronous Receiver/Transmitter on cresset output port 11 practices by asynchronous serial; UART) interface (for example, RS-232, RS-485) or peripheral assembly connecting interface (Peripheral Componect Interconnect, PCI) or the like input/output interface realizes that wherein the cresset data are not with scale-of-two mode tables such as (for example, 0001,0010,0011).
Pick-up unit 20 is connected with mainboard 10, in order to receiving and to store the error detection information that mainboard 10 transmits in regular turn, and the character string information that shows corresponding error detection information in regular turn, its pick-up unit 20 includes micro controller module 21 and display module 22.
Micro controller module 21, be connected with cresset output port 11, have input/output end port (not shown) and data storage cell (not shown), its data storage cell stores the cresset meaning table of comparisons of setting up in advance, when micro controller module 21 receives the cresset data that mainboard 10 transmits, hunt out cresset data corresponding characters string information in regular turn by the cresset meaning table of comparisons, character string information being sent to display module 22 shows again, for detecting or maintenance personal's inspection, wherein character string information is represented with Chinese, English or other Languages mode.
Display module 22, be connected with micro controller module 21, in order to the character string information that shows that in regular turn micro controller module 21 transmits, wherein can constitute by dot matrix LCD MODULE (DotMatrix LCD Display Module) or LCD (LCD) on display module 22 practices.
See also Fig. 2, be the method flow diagram of the embodiment of the invention.Mainboard error detection method of the present invention as shown in Figure 2 is connected to the cresset output port of mainboard by pick-up unit, and to obtain relevant error detection information, it includes the following step:
At first, set the cresset data (step 100) of each program segment correspondence of the start self test program in the mainboard, ending place at each program segment on its practice adds the preceding paragraph cresset data output routine, wherein the cresset data with scale-of-two (for example, 0001,0010,0011 ...) mode represents, and the start self test program, be a major part in basic input/output (BIOS) function, it is responsible for finishing to central processing unit, mainboard, internal memory, soft/hard-disk system, display system (comprising display buffer), serial/parallel row connector, keyboard, the detection of CD-ROM drive (CD-ROM) etc.
Next, in mainboard, carry out the start self test program, to carry out each program segment in regular turn, and pass through those corresponding cresset data of cresset output port output to pick-up unit (step 101), when carrying out the program paragraph, make the cresset data of the corresponding test procedure kind of cresset output port 11 outputs by above-mentioned cresset data output routine; Pick-up unit shows present error detection state (step 102) according to those complete program segments, when pick-up unit receives specific cresset data, can judge present testing progress, then, showing present error detection state by display module 22, wherein the error detection state is represented in the number percent mode.
Pick-up unit receives and stores those cresset data (step 103) in regular turn, when pick-up unit 20 receives the cresset data, and the cresset data that stores synchronized is all, cresset data that also can only storing predetermined stroke count (for example, ten) in step 103 certainly; Then, pick-up unit is searched those cresset data corresponding characters string information (step 104) in regular turn according to the cresset meaning table of comparisons of setting up in advance, wherein character string information is represented with Chinese, English or other Languages mode, cooperates the cresset meaning table of comparisons to hunt out each cresset data corresponding characters string information in regular turn by the software searching procedure on the practice.
At last, pick-up unit shows those cresset data corresponding characters string information (step 105) in regular turn, so, detection or maintenance personal can inspect the program segment that makes a mistake in the start self test program, and then go to check relevant hardware unit, and also can know and understand the detection progress of start self test program at present.
Please refer to Fig. 3, be the program circuit synoptic diagram of the start self test program of the embodiment of the invention.At first, start self test program in the present embodiment includes a plurality of test procedure sections and (for example is respectively the first program paragraph 200, ConfigOptionROMs), its corresponding cresset data are " 0001 ", the second program paragraph 201 (for example, InitPCIVGAROM), its corresponding cresset data are " 0010 ", the 3rd program paragraph 202 (for example, ConfigIO), its corresponding cresset data are " 0011 ", quadruple pass preface paragraph 203 (for example, Config4GBMemory), its corresponding cresset data are " 0100 ", the 5th program paragraph 204 (for example, InitPCIVGA), its corresponding cresset data are " 0101 ", the 6th program paragraph 205 (for example, EnablePCIFunctions), its corresponding cresset data are " 0110 ", and the 7th program paragraph 300 (ReadPCIWord), and its corresponding cresset data are " 1000 ".
At first, test procedure is carried out the first program paragraph 200 in regular turn and is exported cresset data " 0001 " to pick-up unit 20, and pick-up unit 20 can these cresset data of storage also show corresponding at present error detection information content and detection progress, then, if during the test process inerrancy of the first program paragraph 200, test procedure just can enter into the part of the second program paragraph 201 and export cresset data " 0010 " to pick-up unit 20, equally, pick-up unit 20 can these cresset data of storage and corresponding at present error detection information content and the detection progress of demonstration.
Then, when test procedure is carried out calling the 7th program paragraph 300 in the second program paragraph 201, just can call out the 7th program paragraph 300 and carry out in the 7th program paragraph 300 relevant test procedure and output cresset data " 1000 " to pick-up unit 20, after 300 tests of the 7th program paragraph are finished, test procedure just can return the second program paragraph 201 and enter into the 3rd program paragraph 202, the rest may be inferred, up to finishing all test procedures.
Wherein if computer system when machine during in performed calling the 7th program paragraph 300 programs of the 3rd program paragraph 202, detects or the maintenance personal can know program paragraph, hardware unit information and the detection progress that the understanding computer system makes a mistake at present by pick-up unit 20.
By this mainboard error detection method, by each test procedure in the start self test program being defined the cresset data of its representative, when carrying out each test procedure, the relevant information and the detection progress that show present test procedure simultaneously, so, detect or the maintenance personal can understand the error-detecging code content under the situation of error-detecging code technical manual need not browsing except allowing, complete error detection information more is provided, judge the reason that computer system makes a mistake to help detection or maintenance personal, reach the purpose that promotes the mainboard detection efficiency.
Though the present invention with aforesaid most preferred embodiment openly as above; but it is non-in order to limit the present invention; any those skilled in the art; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can doing a little change and modification, therefore scope of patent protection of the present invention must be looked this instructions appending claims and defined and be as the criterion.

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1. mainboard error detection method is connected to the cresset output port of this mainboard by pick-up unit, to obtain relevant error detection information, it is characterized in that, includes the following step:
Set the cresset data of each program segment correspondence of the start of one in described mainboard self test program;
In described mainboard, carry out described start self test program, carrying out described program segment in regular turn, and by the corresponding described cresset data of described cresset output port output described pick-up unit extremely;
Described pick-up unit receives and stores described cresset data in regular turn;
Described pick-up unit is searched described cresset data corresponding characters string information in regular turn according to a cresset meaning table of comparisons of setting up in advance; And
Described pick-up unit shows described cresset data corresponding characters string information in regular turn.
2. mainboard error detection method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described cresset data are represented with binary mode.
3. mainboard error detection method as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, carry out described program segment in regular turn in described mainboard, and the described cresset data of exporting correspondence by described cresset output port also include described pick-up unit shows present error detection state according to complete described program segment step to the step of described pick-up unit.
4. mainboard error detection method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, described error detection state is represented in the number percent mode.
5. mainboard error detection method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described character string information shows in Chinese mode.
6. mainboard error detection method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described character string information shows in English mode.
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