CN101620540A - Method for installing computer system - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a method for installing a computer system, which utilizes BIOS to establish a storage space for simulating a virtual disk. The method utilizes the virtual disk to implement the action which can only be implemented by a traditional floppy drive and implements the action on the virtual disk through the BIOS, thereby replacing the traditional floppy drive device, saving cost, saving time of reading information from a floppy disk and accelerating installation speed.
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Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of method that computer system is installed, and, the method for computer system is installed particularly relevant for after being provided with of the traditional floppy drive of a kind of replacement (legacy floppy).
Background technology
Progress along with computer technology, electronic bits of data big or small increasing, storing media is variation thereupon also, floppy disk has been difficult to satisfy the storage of great mass of data, and because universal serial (UniversalSerial Bus, USB) appearance of dish with oneself, the user does not re-use floppy disk especially gradually and stores carry-on data, the floppy disk capacity is little on the one hand, also be that its stability is low on the other hand, often read less than data, therefore the user does not wish to buy more traditional floppy drive again when buying PC now.
Fig. 1 is the method flow diagram of known installation computer system.Please refer to Fig. 1, the operating environment of this known technology is the boot action under installing operating system, and at first power-on (step 101) then enters selftest (Power On Self Test, POST) (step 102).Because computer system equipment is numerous, therefore whether the element in the first check system of meeting is normal when start, begins then to be written into operating system (step 103) from CD.When installing operating system, the driver of some hardware device sometimes must be installed earlier, just can detect this hardware device and continue installing operating system.Therefore next just judge whether and to read driver (step 104) from floppy drive A.Must go ahead of the rest in addition to make is loaded with the floppy disk (step 105) of driver, so that be written into the need of driver from floppy drive.If judge and to read driver from floppy drive A, then the preprepared floppy disk is put into floppy drive.Read in driver (step 106) to be written into the step of driver from floppy drive A.Be written into after the driver, set up virtual hard disk, to place the required archives (step 107) of installation procedure.Archives will be installed earlier to begin to install to virtual hard disk from optical media replication again.If judging in step 104 does not need to read driver from floppy drive A, then directly down execution in step 107 to set up virtual hard disk.After completing steps 107, then continue the installation (step 108) of complete operation system, finish start (step 109) at last.
From known technology, need floppy drive under some application conditions.For example in the program of installing operating system, need read driver from floppy drive.For installing operating system, therefore the user must additionally buy more floppy drive; In addition, the user also must properly preserve this floppy disk or back up this driver, has also caused user's puzzlement.
Summary of the invention
Purpose of the present invention just provides a kind of method that computer system is installed, and (Basic Input Output System, BIOS) virtual disk of being set up replaces traditional floppy drive to utilize Basic Input or Output System (BIOS).
For reaching above-mentioned or other purposes, the present invention proposes a kind of method that computer system is installed, and the method at first is a power-on, then carries out selftest (POST).Wherein, (Basic Input Output System BIOS) sets up a storage space, is used for simulating a virtual disk by Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) during POST.After finishing POST, then be written into operating system and finish boot program.
Method according to the described installation computer system of one embodiment of the invention, above-mentioned storage space is the part storage space of the primary memory of computer system, and this primary memory can (Random Access Memory RAM), so limit its scope for random access memory.
Starting-up method according to the described computer system of one embodiment of the invention, above-mentioned method also comprises checks BIOS ROM (read-only memory) (Read Only Memory, ROM) have or not target data in, if in the BIOS ROM (read-only memory) target data is arranged, then target data is copied to virtual disk, and this target data can be driver.
According to the method for the described installation computer system of one embodiment of the invention, above-mentioned method also comprises to be checked in the CD and has or not target data, if in the CD target data is arranged, then target data is copied to virtual disk, and this target data is a driver.
The present invention utilizes BIOS to set up a storage space, in order to the simulation virtual disk, and carries out action by BIOS to virtual disk, therefore traditional floppy drive removal also can normally can be carried out its script action.
For above-mentioned and other purposes, feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and cooperate appended graphicly, be described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 is the method flow diagram of known installation computer system.
Fig. 2 is the method flow diagram according to the installation computer system of one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is the method flow diagram according to the installing operating system of one embodiment of the invention.
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Some program is when installing, must just can read data via A groove disc driver (being floppy drive), and the user does not wish to use floppy drive gradually, therefore the present invention utilizes BIOS to set up a storage space to simulate virtual disk and (can be described as RAM disk, virtual disk or also can be described as fictitiousdisk), to replace the entity floppy drive.In order to make content of the present invention more clear, below the example that can implement according to this really as the present invention especially exemplified by embodiment.
Fig. 2 is the method flow diagram according to the installation computer system of one embodiment of the invention.Please refer to Fig. 2, present embodiment is the boot action under installing operating system, and at first power-on (step 210) is followed computer system and at first carried out selftest (Power On Self Test, POST) (step 220).During POST, Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) (Basic Input Output System, BIOS) the element configuration in the first detecting system of meeting, the action of for example whether detecting to hard disk and so on.
In the process of execution in step 220, can carry out step 221 to judge whether and to set up virtual disk (to call the BIOS virtual disk in the following text) by BIOS.At this, can determine to want to set up the BIOS virtual disk by the user sets the BIOS parameter, for example by user's whether activation of " BIOS virtual disk " set of options in BIOS.If before installing operating system, the driver of some hardware must be installed earlier, after detecting this hardware device, could continue installing operating system, yet the equipment of this computer has not had traditional entity floppy drive, therefore the user must be in advance in BIOS " BIOS virtual disk " set of options be activation, could before installing operating system, just set up " A groove disc driver " (is the BIOS virtual disk at this) earlier.Step 222 is to set up a storage space with cause BIOS, to simulate a virtual disk (being the BIOS virtual disk).In the present embodiment, the BIOS virtual disk is to be used for replacing traditional entity floppy drive.In addition, above-mentioned storage space can be the space of any storage means in the computer, for example entity hard disk or primary memory etc., and primary memory can be a random access memory etc., neither its scope that limits of said two devices.Be that the act random access memory is the example of storage space in the present embodiment, about the BIOS virtual disk, second virtual disk that can introduce after also can ining contrast to, second virtual disk is set up by BIOS.
When step 221 judged result for after should setting up the BIOS virtual disk, promptly set up BIOS virtual disk space (step 222) in random access memory, this disk space size can be 1.44MB, certainly can also be bigger, similarly be 20MB or 30MB or the like, viewing system situation and deciding.Execution in step 223 has or not target data to check in the BIOS ROM (read-only memory) afterwards.In the present embodiment, target data can be a driver, also can be other programs, archives and data.If in the BIOS ROM (read-only memory) target data is arranged, then step 224 copies to the BIOS virtual disk with target data.Otherwise,, then check to have or not target data (step 225) in the CD if do not have target data in the BIOS ROM (read-only memory).Because the limited storage space of BIOS ROM (read-only memory), so manufacturer also can put target data to CD.
Please continue with reference to Fig. 2, target data be arranged, then target data be copied to BIOS virtual disk (step 226), then then continue to finish other programs (step 227) of POST if step 225 is judged in the CD.If driftlessness data in the CD is then directly carried out step 227 to continue to finish other programs of POST.
For instance, motherboard manufacturer is when making motherboard, can earlier the driver that needs to use be put in advance into the storage space of BIOS, similarly be in ROM (read-only memory) or the flash memory (Flash memory) or the like, perhaps driver put in the bigger CD of capacity.Therefore in installation process,,, then driver is copied in the BIOS virtual disk, for operating system installation if having if necessary first install driver then just can have or not suitable driver to inspection in the BIOS ROM (read-only memory); If do not have, then have or not suitable driver to the CD inspection, again driver is copied in the BIOS virtual disk required for operating system installation.After being ready for BIOS virtual disk and driver, next just can carry out step 227 to continue to finish other programs of POST.
In addition, when step 221 judged result when not setting up the BIOS virtual disk, will directly carry out step 227 to continue to finish other programs of POST.The user can select not set up the BIOS virtual disk, to save storage space.That is in the time need before installing operating system, any driver not being installed, just can directly finishing POST action and do not set up the BIOS virtual disk.
After execution POST finishes, follow just installing operating system (step 230).Fig. 3 is the method flow diagram according to the installing operating system of one embodiment of the invention.Please refer to Fig. 3, at first step 231 is from the CD installing operating system, and then step 232 judges whether to need to read driver from floppy drive A.If need to read driver from floppy drive A, then read in driver (step 233) from the virtual disk that BIOS set up, drive the corresponding hardware of computer system according to driver then.Step 234 is set up one second virtual disk, and the BIOS virtual disk that this virtual disk and step 222 are set up is also inequality.The BIOS virtual disk that step 222 is set up is to be used for replacing traditional entity floppy drive.Second virtual disk that step 234 is set up is just set up after finishing the POST program, and BIOS can't be used as second virtual disk floppy drive and use.In the present embodiment, this second virtual disk can be a virtual hard disk, is used for depositing procedural file required in the installing operating system process.Continue all the other installation procedures (step 235) of complete operation system at last, to finish start (step 240), attention is built by the application program of operating system at this second virtual disk, is directly to learn on computer system, needs to be provided by BIOS with respect to BIOS virtual disk operating system.
What deserves to be mentioned is, from before till now the operating system position of floppy drive all be set at the A groove, the just setting of reading in early days of data needs can read by the A groove earlier and have partly, usefulness is still prolonged in this action so far, for example: needed SATA device driver in the installation process of Windows or Linux OS, when driver when using RAID mode to install or Add-On-Card drive, promptly be written into driver, therefore set a BIOS virtual disk and also allow system carry out smoothly by Floppy A.If judge and need read data from floppy drive A, then system just reads to the BIOS virtual disk.
In sum, the method in installation computer system of the present invention comprises following advantage at least:
1. utilize a virtual disk to come the stored target data, just removable thus traditional soft driving device, and then save cost.
2. come install driver by virtual disk, save, to accelerate installation rate from the time that floppy disk reads data.
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 as the criterion when looking claims person of defining.
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1. the method that computer system is installed is characterized in that, comprising:
Power-on;
Carry out selftest, wherein carry out selftest and comprise by Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) and set up storage space, with the simulation virtual disk; And
Installing operating system.
2. according to the method for the described installation computer system of claim 1, it is characterized in that the part storage space of the primary memory that wherein above-mentioned storage space is above-mentioned computer system.
3. according to the method for the described installation computer system of claim 2, it is characterized in that wherein above-mentioned primary memory is a random access memory.
4. according to the method for the described installation computer system of claim 1, it is characterized in that, wherein also comprise:
Check in the ROM of BIOS and have or not target data; And
If in the above-mentioned ROM of BIOS target data is arranged, then above-mentioned target data is copied to above-mentioned virtual disk.
5. according to the method for the described installation computer system of claim 4, it is characterized in that the above-mentioned target data that wherein copies to above-mentioned virtual disk is a driver.
6. according to the method for the described installation computer system of claim 1, it is characterized in that, wherein also comprise:
Check in the CD and have or not target data; And
If in the CD target data is arranged, then above-mentioned target data is copied to above-mentioned virtual disk.
7. according to the method for the described installation computer system of claim 6, it is characterized in that the above-mentioned target data that wherein copies to above-mentioned virtual disk is a driver.
8. according to the method for the described installation computer system of claim 1, it is characterized in that, also comprise:
In Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), set the whether activation of above-mentioned virtual disk.
9. according to the method for the described installation computer system of claim 1, it is characterized in that wherein the step of installing operating system comprises:
From the CD installing operating system;
Read in target data from above-mentioned virtual disk;
Drive the hardware of above-mentioned computer system according to above-mentioned target data; And
Carry out the installation of aforesaid operations system.
10. according to the method for the described installation computer system of claim 9, it is characterized in that wherein the step of installing operating system also comprises:
Set up second virtual disk; And
The procedural file that installing operating system is required copies to above-mentioned second virtual disk.
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