CN101556552A - Test method of basic input output system - Google Patents

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CN101556552A
CN101556552A CNA2008100906951A CN200810090695A CN101556552A CN 101556552 A CN101556552 A CN 101556552A CN A2008100906951 A CNA2008100906951 A CN A2008100906951A CN 200810090695 A CN200810090695 A CN 200810090695A CN 101556552 A CN101556552 A CN 101556552A
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The invention discloses a test method of a basic input output system, which is used for testing the basic input output system of a computer system. First, the method provides a recovery flasher program of the basic input output system, wherein recovery flasher times and a name of a recovery flasher file are recorded in the recovery flasher program of the basic input output system; and then, the computer system is activated, and the recovery flasher program of the basic input output system is carried out, thereby the basic input output system of the computer system is automatically and repeatedly tested according to the recovery flasher times and the name of the recovery flasher file, and a test result is automatically memorized in a document. As a result, human resources required by the test process are reduced, and meanwhile, the convenience of testing the basic input output system is increased.

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The method of testing of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS)
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of method of testing of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), and particularly relevant for a kind of method of testing that automatically performs and write down the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) of test process.
Background technology
In general, the manufacturer of computer system must carry out the test action of every strictness to product before shipment, had to a certain degree quality guarantee to guarantee to circulate on the market product.For instance, in the quality guarantee test process of computer system, must (whether Basic Input/OutputSystem BIOS) repeatedly writes with a brush dipped in Chinese ink, correct with the function of checking BIOS, and the reliability of detecting information simultaneously to Basic Input or Output System (BIOS).
Fig. 1 is the process flow diagram of the method for testing of traditional Basic Input or Output System (BIOS).See also Fig. 1, at first shown in step 110, when the Test Engineer need test the BIOS of computer system, (Universal Serial Bus, USB) device came activating computer system must to see through USB (universal serial bus) earlier.Then in step 120, (Disk Operating System, DOS) pattern is to seek the document location that need write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink to enter disc operating system (DOS).And shown in step 130, the title of file is write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink in input.In step 140,, finish the action of BIOS test in view of the above at last with the BIOS that file is write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink computer system that writes with a brush dipped in Chinese ink of correspondence.
Yet in order further to guarantee the quality of computer system, computer system manufacturers often must be carried out repeatedly BIOS test processes to same computer system.In other words, the Test Engineer must repeat to see through manually operated mode and come the action of completing steps 110 to step 140, to reach the purpose that repeated test is handled.Be not difficult to infer, such mode of operation is time and effort consuming very.And carry out repeated test in artificial mode, also significantly promoted the possibility that operating mistake takes place.Above-mentioned situation all will cause negative influence to testing efficiency.In addition, in existing BIOS test process, do not provide the method for any every information that conveniently is recorded in the process of writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink and is produced yet.Just because of this, how providing a kind of mode more easily to come the BIOS of computer system is carried out test processes, will be one of important topic of facing of computer system manufacturers.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the invention provides a kind of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) (Basic Input/Output System, BIOS) method of testing, see through the BIOS that writes in advance and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink the test processes of writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink that program is finished repeatedly BIOS automatically, also increase the convenience of test b IOS simultaneously to reduce human resources.
The present invention proposes a kind of method of testing of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), in order to the BIOS of testing computer system.The method at first provides BIOS to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program.Wherein, BIOS writes with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program and records and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink number of times and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file name.Next, activating computer system is also carried out BIOS and is write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program, with according to writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink number of times and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file name and come automatically the BIOS of computer system is tested, and test result is stored in the file shelves.
In one embodiment of this invention, the method also comprises provides database.Several system informations of record and several predetermined BIOS are write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink the corresponding relation between the program in database.Wherein, system information can be computer system model or mainboard model or the like.
In one embodiment of this invention, the step that wherein provides BIOS to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program comprises the system information that obtains computer system.Then, write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program with corresponding preset BIOS in the database and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program as BIOS according to system information.
In one embodiment of this invention, wherein the step of activating computer system comprises that (Universal Serial Bus, USB) device comes activating computer system through USB (universal serial bus).
In one embodiment of this invention, wherein carry out BIOS and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program to comprise according to writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink the file of writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink that file name obtains correspondence according to writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink number of times and writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink the next automatic step that the BIOS of computer system is tested of file name.And, write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink the BIOS of computer system to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file according to writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink number of times.
In one embodiment of this invention, the step that wherein test result is stored in the file shelves is included at every turn when writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink the BIOS of computer system, and the information of writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink the action success or not is recorded in the file shelves.
In one embodiment of this invention, wherein after the step that test result is stored in the file shelves, also comprise and read this document shelves, and, judge the test quality grade of computer system according to this according to the number of times of successfully writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file.
The BIOS that the present invention utilized predefined to have to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink number of times and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file name writes with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program and comes automatically the BIOS of computer system is write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink action, with the function of checking BIOS and the reliability of information.Can avoid seeing through the mistake that manually repeats to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink processing and may cause thus, and then increase the efficient of test b IOS.
For above-mentioned feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and conjunction with figs. are described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 is the process flow diagram of the method for testing of traditional Basic Input or Output System (BIOS).
Fig. 2 is the process flow diagram of the method for testing of the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) that illustrates according to one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of the method for testing of the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) that illustrates according to another embodiment of the present invention.
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In the process that computer system is repeated to test, if the cover mechanism that can design is automatically finished the repeated test action, and the various message data that are recorded in the test process simultaneously to be produced, certainly will be able to avoid test the mistake that institute may cause artificially to be provided with, and then lifting testing computer system efficient.The present invention is the method for testing that develops a kind of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) that based on above-mentioned viewpoint.For make within the present invention hold more clear, below the example that can implement according to this really as the present invention especially exemplified by embodiment.
Fig. 2 is Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) (Basic Input/OutputSystem, the process flow diagram of method of testing BIOS) that illustrates according to one embodiment of the invention.Present embodiment is to illustrate in the quality guarantee test process of computer system, repeats repeatedly the action of writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink of BIOS automatically, with the detailed step of checking BIOS function.
See also Fig. 2, before carrying out the BIOS test, at first shown in step 210, provide a BIOS to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program.Wherein, to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program for example be to write an executable program of finishing in advance by the Test Engineer to BIOS.And write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink the file name of writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink that records in the program in order to brushing BIOS, and the information of need carrying out such as number of times of writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink at BIOS.Then in step 220, activating computer system is to begin to carry out test processes.In the present embodiment, for example be that (Universal Serial Bus, USB) device comes activating computer system through USB (universal serial bus).
After computer system is activated, next then shown in step 230, computer system will automatically perform BIOS and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program, to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink number of times and writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file name in the program according to BIOS, automatically the BIOS to computer system writes with a brush dipped in Chinese ink test, and test result is stored in the default file shelves.In more detail, after execution BIOS writes with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program, at first will obtain the corresponding file of writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink according to writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file name.Next, write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink the number of times of writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink in the program according to pre-defined at BIOS, repeatedly to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink the action of writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink that file carries out BIOS.
Comparison diagram 1 just can be found with Fig. 2 simultaneously, present embodiment in the time need repeating to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink to the BIOS of computer system, only need to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink the number of times of writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink of setting correspondence in the program, then behind activating computer system, just can finish the action that repeats to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink automatically at BIOS.Under need not be, significantly improve the efficient of test b IOS with the situation that manually repeats to operate.
What deserves to be mentioned is that computer system manufacturers is most likely developed dissimilar computer systems at different clients.And along with the difference of product type, the hardware resource that computer system disposed also can be different, thereby need write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file and carry out the BIOS test with different.In following embodiment, then be to illustrate to obtain the suitable detailed step that file carries out the BIOS test of writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink how automatically.
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of the method for testing of the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) that illustrates according to another embodiment of the present invention.See also Fig. 3, at first shown in step 310, provide a database.In this database, write down system information and predetermined BIOS and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink corresponding relation between the program.Wherein, system information can be computer system model, mainboard model, or client's code name or the like, do not limit its scope at this.In other words, in database, write down various computer system model, various mainboard model, and each client the predetermined BIOS that is suitable for respectively write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program.
Then shown in step 320, before carrying out the BIOS test, at first must obtain the system information (for example computer system model, mainboard model or client's code name) of computer system.And shown in step 330, in database, search, and then come to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program as BIOS of this test usefulness to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program corresponding to the predetermined BIOS of the system information of computer system.
Next in step 340, after utilizing the universal serial bus device activating computer system, just shown in step 350, automatically perform by the obtained BIOS of database and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program, and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file name and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink number of times and come the BIOS of computer system is tested in the program according to being recorded in BIOS, simultaneously test result is recorded in the file shelves of appointment.
In the present embodiment, at every turn when writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink the BIOS of computer system, the information of just this being write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink success or not is recorded in the file shelves of appointment.In addition, also the various log informations that produced can be recorded in the file shelves in the lump in writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink process.
At last shown in step 360, finish meet the BIOS that writes with a brush dipped in Chinese ink number of times and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink action after, the content that reads the file shelves obtains writes with a brush dipped in Chinese ink log information.And, judge the test quality grade of computer system according to the number of times of successful brushing BIOS.For instance, surpass first default value (for example 100 times) if write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink the number of times of success, the test quality grade of then judging computer system is for good.If yet the number of times of writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink success surpasses second default value (for example 200 times), the test quality grade of judging computer system is excellent.Yet it must be emphasized that above-mentioned only is the example of enumerating for convenience of description, not in order to limit the scope of the invention.
In another embodiment, the Test Engineer also can obtain through reading of file shelves and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink wrong total degree, and obtains generation mistake when action is write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink in which time execution simultaneously.Thus, cooperate the log information of writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink in the file shelves, can cause the possible cause of writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink mistake by analysis and evaluation, and then on BIOS test processes in the future, improve.
In sum, the method for testing of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) of the present invention at first provides definition to have the BIOS that writes with a brush dipped in Chinese ink number of times and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file name to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program.Then after activating computer system, automatically repeat BIOS and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program according to writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink number of times and writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file name, with the function of test b IOS and the reliability of information, and automatically test result is recorded in the default file shelves, with convenient inquiry in the future.Not only can exempt in view of the above and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink issuable mistake, also can reach the purpose that reduces human cost simultaneously with manual operation BIOS.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; have in the technical field under any and know the knowledgeable usually; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can doing a little change and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is when with being as the criterion that claim was defined.

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1. the method for testing of a Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), in order to test a Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) of a computer system, this method comprises:
Provide a BIOS to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program, wherein this BIOS writes with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program record one and writes with a brush dipped in Chinese ink number of times and and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file name;
Activate this computer system; And
Carry out this BIOS and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program, write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file name and automatically this BIOS of this computer system is tested to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink number of times and this according to this, and store a test result in file shelves.
2. the method for testing of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, more comprises:
One database is provided, and wherein a plurality of system informations of this data-base recording and a plurality of predetermined BIOS are write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink the corresponding relation between the program.
3. the method for testing of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, the step that provides this BIOS to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program comprises:
Obtain this system information of this computer system; And
According to this system information, write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program with this corresponding in this database predetermined BIOS and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program as this BIOS.
4. the method for testing of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, this system information comprise at least following one of them: a computer system model and a mainboard model.
5. the method for testing of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the step that activates this computer system comprises:
See through a universal serial bus device and activate this computer system.
6. the method for testing of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, carries out this BIOS and writes with a brush dipped in Chinese ink program, writes with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file name and automatically the step that this BIOS of this computer system tests is comprised to write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink number of times and this according to this:
Writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file name according to this obtains corresponding one and writes with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file; And
Write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink number of times according to this, write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink this BIOS that file is write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink this computer system with this.
7. the method for testing of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, stores this test result and comprises in the step of this document shelves:
When at every turn writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file and write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink this BIOS of this computer system with this, record is write with a brush dipped in Chinese ink the information of action success or not in this document shelves.
8. the method for testing of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, also comprises after the step of this document shelves in this test result of storage:
Read this document shelves; And
According to successfully writing with a brush dipped in Chinese ink the number that this writes with a brush dipped in Chinese ink file, judge a test quality grade of this computer system.
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