CN101206576A - Computer host capable of shortening start time and method for shortening computer start time - Google Patents

Computer host capable of shortening start time and method for shortening computer start time Download PDF

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CN101206576A
CN101206576A CNA2006101699127A CN200610169912A CN101206576A CN 101206576 A CN101206576 A CN 101206576A CN A2006101699127 A CNA2006101699127 A CN A2006101699127A CN 200610169912 A CN200610169912 A CN 200610169912A CN 101206576 A CN101206576 A CN 101206576A
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The invention provides a computer mainframe capable of reducing start-up time and a method for reducing the start-up time for the computer mainframe and is applicable to the start-up process of the computer. The method is as follows: receiving a simplified start-up signal, a computer reads simplified start-up data, which is set up in the basic input-output system according to the simplified start-up signal, activates the operation system and enables at least one resident program in the operation system according to the simplified start-up data. As a result, the start-up can be accomplished quickly, requiring no time for start-up self-detection of all hardware, no loading of all resident programs.

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Shorten the main frame of on time and shorten main frame on time method
Technical field
The present invention is relevant for the method that shortens the on time, especially in regard to an a kind of computing machine can according in the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) built-in simple and easy start data finish boot action apace, be a kind of main frame that shortens the on time concretely and shorten main frame on time method.
Background technology
The world today is an Information technologyization, flourish epoch of electronic industry, and various high-tech product, electronic equipment development of being derived by micro computer are rapid, on the spot and brought greatest convenience for daily life.Along with the continuous research and development of current various electronics technologies with progress greatly, people also relatively improve for the request for utilization of all types of electric consumers, nowadays the consumer has not terminated in high-quality standard to the requirement of electronic product, more whether to have convenience, hommization and factor such as multi-functional considering when choosing.And be in response to this trend of the times, each manufacturer is there's no one who doesn't or isn't with light, thin, short, little design main shaft as its product, and the main target that is designed to research and develop with comprehensive (all-in-one), to improve self competitiveness of product, in the hope of in strong market competition, showing one's talent.
Yet, the diversity on the function, though make the purposes of all types of electric consumers more extensive, may not be useful for operational convenience.With the computing machine is example, sells now in computing machine on the market, except that can carrying out general operation system, software program, online or computer game, still can watch videodisc etc., therefore, even if the simple calculation machine of function, the every function that is had is numerous will not to be less than 10.But function the more, means that promptly system in the computing machine need spend the more time and load various softwares and program, or whether search the action that detects peripherals normal.Thus, before the user uses a computer, promptly spent many times on waiting for, the required consumed time of particularly starting shooting is longer, makes the user feel inconvenient and loaded down with trivial details really.
General speech, opening computer flow process be first power-on to activate computing machine, see also shown in Figure 1ly, computing machine is started shooting according to following flow process:
Step 101 begins to carry out Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) (Basic Input/Output System is called for short BIOS);
Step 102 is carried out the oneself to system and is detected (Power-On Self Test is called for short POST), can regular event to determine computing machine and coupled hardware device;
Step 103, after the oneself detected end, Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) promptly began to read first sector (Boot Sector claims to activate the sector again) of the floppy disk on the computing machine;
Step 104 is if first sector (Master Boot Record is called for short MBR, claims the main sector of activating again) of the hard disk on the computing machine can then be attempted reading in for reading in first sector of no floppy disk;
Step 105 adds the boot program in first sector of hard disk in the internal memory on the borne computer, then reloads by the start sector that is provided in the operating system stored in the hard disk (Boot Sector);
Step 106, last, enter operating system, promptly finish the action of start.
But, take off in the opening computer flow process last, take long part of on time, wherein one mainly be to be that system carries out the oneself and detects spent overlong time.This be because the peripherals that is connected with computing machine now too much due to, and these peripherals include hard disk, floppy disk, CD-ROM drive, serial port (Com Port), parallel port (LPT Port) at least ... etc., make the opening computer time become very tediously long.It is too much that another reason promptly is to load the quantity of the needed start of start shelves, logfile, execution shelves, associated with or other resident program, need spend considerable time when causing loading reads, and this is because install due to the too much running program or software on the computing machine.So, the user uses all functions at every turn when using a computer, and but need expend tediously long time waiting and detect all devices and load relative program, not only loses time, and also makes the user feel not anti-.
For improving this problem, the resident program that promptly has the part user will seldom use from operating system is closed or is deleted, to shorten the on time.But with regard to general user, and can't learn and how close or delete resident program, and once close mistakenly or resident program that the deletion system is required, will cause system that unusual or fault take place.The part user is arranged to install one with the minicomputer system interface hard disk of (SmallComputer System Interface is called for short SCSI), to promote the reading speed of hard disc of computer, as the means that shorten the on time again.But this mode shortens limited time, and need consider financial cost, and many consumers are hung back.So above-mentioned dual mode all can't effectively solve a long difficult problem of on time, therefore, before how the easiest and mode hommization thoroughly solves, take off a difficult problem, be the required a kind of problem of wanting faced of current manufacturer.
Summary of the invention
Because the aforementioned active computer on time is long, and shortens many disappearances purpose of the present invention that the on time need expend financial cost and be a kind ofly to shorten the main frame of on time and shorten main frame on time method.
For achieving the above object, of the present inventionly provide a kind of method that shortens the on time, be applicable to the opening computer process, when computing machine receives simple and easy starting-up signal, promptly read simple and easy start data built-in in the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) according to simple and easy starting-up signal, hardware device on the specified computing machine of the simple and easy start data oneself that starts shooting is detected, activation manipulation system again, and, promptly finish start according at least one resident program in the simple and easy start data activation operating system.So, the stand-by period in the time of can significantly shortening start.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of main frame that shortens the on time, comprise power-supply unit, simple and easy activator switch and motherboard at least.Wherein simple and easy activator switch is located at the surface of main frame, and couples with power-supply unit.And motherboard and power-supply unit electrically connect, and comprise central processing unit and ROM (read-only memory) on the motherboard at least, central processing unit is connected with ROM (read-only memory), when simple and easy activator switch is pressed, the power-supply unit service voltage is to motherboard, and when described central processing unit was enabled, central processing unit was promptly carried out boot action, the action of complete start at short notice according to simple and easy start data stored in the ROM (read-only memory).
For can be to the object, the technical characteristics and the effect of the present invention, do further understanding and understand, cooperate graphicly especially exemplified by embodiment, be described in detail as follows:
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Fig. 1 is the process flow diagram of existing computer booting;
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of main frame of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is a start process flow diagram of the present invention; And
Fig. 4 is the self-testing process figure of start of the present invention.
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Main frame 1 power-supply unit 10
Simple and easy activator switch 11 motherboards 12
Central processing unit 120 ROM (read-only memory) 121
Primary memory 122 display cards 123
North bridge chips 124 connecting interfaces 125
South Bridge chip 126 display screens 2
Disk 3 CD-ROM drives 4
Keyboard 5 mouses 6
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The present invention is a kind of main frame that shortens the on time, sees also shown in Figure 2ly, and main frame 1 comprises power-supply unit 10, simple and easy activator switch 11 and motherboard 12.Wherein simple and easy activator switch 11 is located at the surface of main frame 1, pushes in the time of will carrying out simple and easy start for the user.Simple and easy activator switch 11 couples with power-supply unit 10, and when simple and easy activator switch 11 was pressed, power-supply unit 10 service voltages were to motherboard 12.Comprise central processing unit 120 and ROM (read-only memory) 121 on the motherboard 12, central processing unit 120 electrically connects with ROM (read-only memory) 121.When central processing unit 120 was enabled, central processing unit 120 was carried out boot action according to simple and easy start data stored in the ROM (read-only memory) 121.
In one embodiment of this invention, see also shown in Figure 2 again, store the normal boot-strap data in the ROM (read-only memory) 121, when central processing unit 120 is enabled, central processing unit 120 is carried out boot action according to the normal boot-strap data according to the normal procedure of start, so, the user can select to carry out boot action with the normal boot-strap data according to the normal procedure of start, or complies with simple and easy start data to carry out boot action fast.
The present invention is a kind of method that shortens the on time, sees also shown in Figure 3ly, is applicable in the opening computer process, at first, Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) in the computing machine has a Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) in (Basic Input/Output System is called for short BIOS)
Receive a simple and easy starting-up signal (step 301).
In the present invention, the surface of computing machine is provided with a simple and easy activator switch 11, and when simple and easy activator switch 11 was pushed by the user, simple and easy activator switch 11 produced simple and easy starting-up signal.
Secondly, according to simple and easy starting-up signal read in the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) built-in simple and easy start data (step 302).
Wherein, have simple and easy start data and normal boot-strap data in the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), and the normal boot-strap data make computing machine start shooting according to the normal procedure of start.
Hardware device on the computing machine of the simple and easy start data appointment oneself that starts shooting is detected (step 303).
In one embodiment of this invention, when oneself that the hardware device on the computing machine of simple and easy start data appointment is started shooting detects, see also shown in Figure 4:
At first, link the hardware device on the specified computing machine of simple and easy start data, and judge whether the hardware device on the computing machine of simple and easy start data appointment is in normal connecting state (step 401).
For example, as shown in Figure 2, the hardware device of binding can for example be the equipment such as assembly, primary memory 122, display card 123, connecting interface 125, disk 3, keyboard 5 or mouse 6 on the motherboard 12.
Then, then detect the hardware device on the computing machine that has linked, whether can regular event (step 402) with the hardware device on the computing machine of determining to have linked.
In the present invention, be that the computer hardware that is connected with north bridge chips 124 and South Bridge chip 126 is judged, if computer hardware is not in normal connecting state, or when detecting, find computer hardware be in can't regular event abnormal occurrence the time, set loudspeaker in the mat computing machine then, make loudspeaker send the sound notifying user's computer hardware generation abnormality, or mat show error code or message on a display screen 2 of computing machine, to notify user's computer hardware generation abnormality.
At last, the computer hardware on the computing machine that has linked is carried out configuration and setting (step 403).
In the present invention, computer hardware on the computing machine that has linked is carried out configuration and setting, normally to transmit the test signal to other chip or internal memory, the signal of passing back according to above-mentioned chip or internal memory carries out the setting or the adjustment of configuration to described chip or internal memory again.
After step 303, load a start log file (step 304) of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) appointment.
In the present invention, when computing machine reads the specified start log file of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), be to search the disk 3 that can be used to start shooting on the computing machine earlier, then on disk 3, search again and start log file that reading disk 3 is stored.Now lift instantiation explanation, after oneself that computer hardware is started shooting detected, Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) was the floppy disk that judges whether earlier can read on the computing machine, if no floppy disk reads for Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), promptly search the interior start hard disk of computing machine.If when searching the start hard disk, promptly read the main interior stored start log file in sector (first sector of the 0th magnetic head of the 0th magnetic post of hard disk, the i.e. sector of foremost 512bytes) that activates of hard disk.
In preferred embodiment of the present invention, the order of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) search start log file is main for the order that sets in Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) according to the user, above-mentioned order (search floppy disk earlier, search hard disk again) only is an example, but in fact certainly ought be not as limit.
In step 305, according to the position load operation system in the disk 3 of the specified computing machine of start log file.
In the present invention, after computing machine reads the start log file, can be according to the position in the specified disk of start log file 3, read the program that is stored in the load operation system in the disk 3, for example: file allocation table FAT, hidden system file io.sys, hidden system file msdos.sys, autoexec.bauser.dat, system.dat, win.ini, associated profiles such as system.ini, and then load operation system.
At last, then load the specified resident program of simple and easy start data, promptly finish start (step 306).
Wherein, in the present invention, the specified resident program of simple and easy start data can be screen protection program or antivirus software etc. and need the program of loading in the lump when start.
So, do not need to waste again computing machine during start and carry out all hardware start oneself detection, and load the required time of all resident programs, significantly shorten and finish the required time of start.
In described embodiment, after computing machine is finished start, for activating hardware devices all on the computing machine and resident program for the user, go up all functions to use a computer, can when computing machine receives the load signal that keyboard 5 produces, promptly link the hardware device that does not link as yet in all computing machines by pushing the keyboard 5 on the computing machine, and detect and configuration and setting, reload all resident programs that do not load as yet in the computing machine.So, when the user behind quick turn-on, if will use other function or program, can push keyboard 5 input load signal by mat, to connect hardware device that does not link as yet or the resident program that does not load as yet.
The above only is a specific embodiment of the best of the present invention, and only structural attitude of the present invention is not limited thereto, any those skilled in the art in field of the present invention, can think easily and variation or modify all can be encompassed in protection scope of the present invention.

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1. a method that shortens the on time is applicable to a computing machine, it is characterized in that, the method for described shortening on time comprises the following steps:
Receive a simple and easy starting-up signal;
According to described simple and easy starting-up signal read in the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) built-in simple and easy start data;
Activate an operating system; And
According at least one resident program in the described operating system of described simple and easy start data activation.
2. the method for shortening on time as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the described simple and easy starting-up signal of described shortening on time method is pressed by a simple and easy activator switch set on the described computing machine surface and is produced.
3. the method for shortening on time as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described shortening on time method is after reading described simple and easy start data, before activating described operating system, also comprise according to most hardware devices in the described computing machine of described simple and easy start data activation, and carry out the self-trace routine in a start back.
4. the method for shortening on time as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, described shortening on time method is handled according to the following step when starting shooting the self-trace routine in back:
Link the hardware device on the specified described computing machine of described simple and easy start data;
Detect the hardware device on the described computing machine that has linked; And
Hardware device on the described computing machine that has linked is carried out configuration and setting.
5. as claim 2 or the method for 3 or 4 described shortening on times, it is characterized in that, described shortening on time method is after the self-trace routine in back of starting shooting, before activating described operating system, also comprise and read the specified start log file of described Basic Input or Output System (BIOS).
6. the method for shortening as claimed in claim 5 on time is characterized in that, described shortening on time method is handled according to the following step when reading described start log file:
Search the disk in order to start shooting on the described computing machine; And
Read stored described start log file in the described disk that is searched.
7. the method for shortening on time as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that, when described shortening on time method is searched described start log file in described Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), according to the order that the user sets, search the disk on the described computing machine in Basic Input or Output System (BIOS).
8. the method for shortening on time as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that described shortening on time method also comprises the following steps: after described computing machine is finished start
Receive the load signal that the keyboard on the described computing machine produces;
The hardware device that does not link as yet on linking in all described computing machines, and detect and configuration and setting; And
Load all resident programs that do not load as yet in the described computing machine.
9. a main frame that shortens the on time is characterized in that, the main frame of described shortening on time comprises at least:
One power-supply unit;
One simple and easy activator switch is located at the surface of described main frame, and couples with described power-supply unit; And
One motherboard, electrically connect with described power-supply unit, when described simple and easy activator switch is pressed, described power-supply unit is supplied with a voltage to described motherboard, comprise a central processing unit and a ROM (read-only memory) on the described motherboard, described central processing unit and described ROM (read-only memory) electrically connect, and when described central processing unit was enabled, described central processing unit was carried out boot action according to simple and easy start data stored in the described ROM (read-only memory).
10. the main frame of shortening on time as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, still store normal boot-strap data in the described ROM (read-only memory) of the main frame of described shortening on time, when described central processing unit was enabled, described central processing unit was carried out boot action according to described simple and easy start data according to the normal procedure of start.
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