CN101739331A - Light source control circuit, hard disk module and computer device - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a light source control circuit, a hard disk module and a computer device, wherein the hard disk module comprises a plurality of hard disks which are respectively provided with a control end; the levels of the hard disk is decided according to the states of corresponding hard disks. The control end of each hard disk is respectively coupled to the input end of a buffer and the output end of each buffer is respectively and correspondingly coupled to a cathode end of one of a plurality of diodes. In addition, the hard disk module also comprises a light source the state of which is decided according to the conducting states of the diodes.
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Technical field
The invention relates to the control circuit in a kind of lamp source, and particularly relevant for a kind of control circuit that is used for the lamp source of many hard disc modules.
Background technology
In the system of a computer installation, the hard disk epochmaking external storage device of can saying so, it has formed the data storing center of total system.In general, the program and the data overwhelming majority of using during System Operation all is to be stored on the hard disk.Roughly, hard disk can be divided into traditional block form hi-tech configuration (Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment by its interface type, hereinafter to be referred as PATA) hard disk and novel string type hi-tech configuration (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment is hereinafter to be referred as SATA) hard disk.
Wherein, the PATA hard disk is owing to the transmission of employing block form, so its pin (pin) number is more, and the cable width is bigger, and for reaching the length limited that transmitting synchronous causes cable.SATA hard disk system adopts the string type transmission, so pin count is less, and cable also can be longer, makes that installation is more or less freely.Therefore, the SATA hard disk becomes the main flow in market gradually.In addition, also has the hard disk of other interface type at present, for example standard analysis system (StatisticsAnalysis System is hereinafter to be referred as SAS) hard disk etc.
With present computer system, especially be used for being used as the computer system of server, owing to usually need to store large-capacity data, therefore except purchasing more jumbo hard disk, the quantity that increases hard disk also is a settling mode wherein.Generally speaking, on the casing of traditional computer installation, all can dispose the lamp source that is used to refer to the hard disk duty.Yet, this lamp source is useful on the computer system of many hard disks, be exactly a very important techniques.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of many hard disc modules, can utilize identical lamp source to indicate the duty of each hard disk.
The invention provides a kind of computer installation, can have a plurality of hard disks, and utilize the lamp source of sharing to indicate the duty of each hard disk.
The invention provides a kind of hard disc module, comprise a plurality of hard disks, have a control end respectively, its level is that the state of the corresponding hard disk of foundation determines.And the control end of each hard disk all is coupled to the input end of an impact damper respectively, and all corresponding respectively one of them the cathode terminal of a plurality of diodes that is coupled to of the output terminal of each impact damper.In addition, hard disc module of the present invention also comprises a lamp source, and its state is that the conducting state according to these diodes decides.
From another viewpoint, the present invention also provides a kind of computer installation, comprises central processing unit, chipset and hard disc module.Central processing unit can be coupled to chipset, and chipset can see through a data-interface and be coupled to hard disc module.Hard disc module comprises a plurality of hard disks, has a control end respectively, and its level is that the state of the corresponding hard disk of foundation determines.And the control end of each hard disk all is coupled to the input end of an impact damper respectively, and all corresponding respectively one of them the cathode terminal of a plurality of diodes that is coupled to of the output terminal of each impact damper.In addition, hard disc module of the present invention also comprises a lamp source, and its state is that the conducting state according to these diodes decides.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned light source can be a light emitting diode, and its anode tap is coupled to an operating voltage, and cathode terminal then can see through the anode tap that a resistance is coupled to all diodes.
In addition, the hard disk among the present invention, can comprise SAS hard disk and SATA hard disk the two at least one of them.
Because the present invention can utilize impact damper to couple the control end of hard disk, diode then can be coupled to light emitting diode with control end.Therefore, the present invention can indicate the duty of different hard disks with identical lamp source.
For above-mentioned feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, embodiment cited below particularly, and conjunction with figs. is described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 illustrates and is the system block diagrams according to a kind of computer installation of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 illustrates and is the system block diagrams according to a kind of hard disc module of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 illustrates and is the circuit diagram according to a kind of light source control circuit of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 illustrates and is the system block diagrams according to a kind of computer installation of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Please refer to Fig. 1, the computer installation 100 that present embodiment provided comprises central processing unit 102, chipset 104, hard disc module 106 and basic input-output system unit (hereinafter to be referred as the BIOS unit) 110.Central processing unit 102 can be coupled to chipset 104, and chipset 104 then can be coupled to BIOS unit 110, and can be coupled to hard disc module 106 through a data-interface 108.
Data-interface 108 can be standard analysis system interface and serial hi-tech configuration interface the two at least one of them.In addition, 104 of chipsets can comprise north bridge chips 112 and South Bridge chip 114.And in the present embodiment, South Bridge chip 114 can see through data-interface 108 and be coupled to hard disc module 106, yet the present invention is not as limit.
Fig. 2 illustrates and is the system block diagrams according to a kind of hard disc module of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Please refer to Fig. 2, hard disc module 106 can comprise a plurality of hard disks (for example 202 and 204), light source control circuit 206 and lamp source 208. Hard disk 202 and 204 can have a control end CT respectively, and these control ends CT can be coupled to light source control circuit 206 respectively.In addition, light source control circuit 206 can also couple lamp source 208, and lamp source 208 can be configured on the casing of computer installation 100.By this, the user can see through the luminance in lamp source 208, learns the duty of hard disk 202 and 204.
Fig. 3 illustrates and is the circuit diagram according to a kind of light source control circuit of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Please refer to Fig. 3, in light source control circuit 206, comprise a plurality of impact dampers, for example 302 and 304.The input end of these impact dampers can correspondingly respectively be coupled to the wherein control end CT of a hard disk of Fig. 2.For example, the input end of impact damper 302 can couple the control end of hard disk 202, and the input end of impact damper 304 then can couple the control end of hard disk 204.In addition, light source control circuit 206 can also comprise a plurality of diodes, for example 306 and 308.And can be respectively corresponding one of them the input end of impact damper that be coupled to of the cathode terminal of each diode.
In the present embodiment, the cathode terminal of diode 306 can be coupled to the output terminal of impact damper 302, and the cathode terminal of diode 308 then can be coupled to the output terminal of impact damper 304.In addition, the anode tap of all diodes can see through resistance 310 and be coupled to lamp source 208.Wherein, lamp source 208 can realize that its cathode terminal can be coupled to the anode tap of each diode through resistance 310 with light emitting diode 312, and the anode tap of light emitting diode 312 then can couple an operating voltage VDD.
Please merge with reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 3, BIOS unit 110 has a built-in BIOS.When computer installation 100 starts, the user can come the state of each hard disk in the setting harddisk module 106 through the setting picture of BIOS.Suppose that one of them is made as activation to the user with hard disk, for example hard disk 202 activated that at this moment, the level of the control end CT of hard disk 202 can be an earth level.On the other hand, because hard disk 204 is the states that leave unused, so its control end CT can be the state of high impedance, also or a high level voltage is provided, makes diode 306 not conductings.
Because the level of hard disk 202 control end CT is an earth level, and hard disk 204 control end CT are high impedance status.Therefore, diode 306 meeting conductings, diode 308 then can open circuit.At this moment, light emitting diode 312 will be the earth level or the level of diode 306 critical voltages 306 because of the level of cathode terminal, lights and be driven.Therefore, light emitting diode 312 just can be indicated the state of hard disk 202.Relatively, when hard disk 204 activates and hard disk 202 during by forbidden energy, light emitting diode 312 also can be indicated the state of hard disk 204 according to above principle, and present embodiment is no longer given unnecessary details for literary composition at this.
Under another situation, when having a plurality of hard disks to be activated simultaneously, for example hard disk 202 and 204 all is set to activation, and then the cathode terminal of light emitting diode 312 can be coupled to the hard disk that control end CT arrives earth level at first.Therefore, a plurality of one of them states of hard disk that are activated can be indicated in lamp source 208.
In sum, can see through the control end that diode and impact damper are coupled to each hard disk owing to light emitting diode.Therefore, light emitting diode can be used to refer to the wherein state of a hard disk, and when a plurality of hard disks were activated, the wherein state of a hard disk still can be indicated in the lamp source, and does not have the generation of conflict.In addition, owing to dispose diode between impact damper and the lamp source, therefore can protect impact damper when the hard disk of correspondence is activated, the incident that causes because of excessive working current damaging takes place.
Though the present invention discloses as above with 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 doing a little change and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is worked as with being as the criterion that claim was defined.
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1. hard disc module comprises:
A plurality of hard disks have a control end, and its level is that the state according to this hard disk determines;
A plurality of impact dampers have input end respectively, and corresponding respectively one of them the control end of those hard disks that is coupled to;
A plurality of diodes, its cathode terminal are corresponding respectively to couple one of them anode tap of those impact dampers; And
One lamp source, its state are that the conducting state according to those diodes decides.
2. hard disc module as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this lamp source is a light emitting diode, and its anode tap is coupled to an operating voltage.
3. hard disc module as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises a resistance, is coupled to the anode tap of those diodes in order to the cathode terminal with this light emitting diode.
4. hard disc module as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the part of those hard disks is the standard analysis system disk, and another part is serial hi-tech configuration hard disk.
5. hard disc module as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that one of them is left unused when those hard disks, is high impedance status by the control end of idle hard disk then, one of them is enabled when those hard disks, and the level of the control end of the hard disk that then is enabled is an earth level.
6. computer installation comprises:
One central processing unit;
One chipset is coupled to this central processing unit; And
One hard disc module sees through a data-interface and be coupled to this chipset, and this hard disc module comprises:
A plurality of hard disks have a control end, and its level is that the state according to this hard disk determines;
A plurality of impact dampers have input end respectively, and corresponding respectively one of them the control end of those hard disks that is coupled to;
A plurality of diodes, its cathode terminal are corresponding respectively to couple one of them anode tap of those impact dampers; And
One lamp source is configured on the casing of this computer installation, decides and the state in this lamp source is a conducting state according to those diodes.
7. computer installation as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, this lamp source is a light emitting diode, and its anode tap is coupled to an operating voltage.
8. computer installation as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that this hard disc module also comprises a resistance, is coupled to the anode tap of those diodes in order to the cathode terminal with this light emitting diode.
9. computer installation as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, this data-interface is standard analysis system interface or serial hi-tech configuration interface.
10. computer installation as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that one of them is left unused when those hard disks, is high impedance status by the control end of idle hard disk then, one of them is enabled when those hard disks, and the level of the control end of the hard disk that then is enabled is an earth level.
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