JP2002073519A - Interface information output method and recording medium with output program recorded thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an interface information output method for facilitating a connection with an external device to be connected with an information processor and a recording medium with output program recorded thereon. SOLUTION: Interface information in an interface part is read out of a BIOS for starting the information processor and the read interface information is outputted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an interface information output method for outputting interface information of an information processing apparatus and a recording medium on which an output program is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, information processing apparatuses representing personal computers are widely used. Such an information processing apparatus is provided with an interface unit for connecting an external device, and a user connects an external device, for example, an information recording / reproducing device such as an optical disk, to the interface unit, and performs recording / reproducing of information. I have.

[0003]

When the user purchases an external device connected to the interface unit at the time of purchasing the information processing device, a seller having specialized knowledge selects an external device matching the information processing device. To sell
The information processing device and the external device can be operated without trouble.

However, when an external device is purchased later and connected to the information processing device, or when an external connection device in the office is connected to the information processing device, etc.
If there is a mismatch in the interface conditions with the information processing device, the external device cannot be operated.

[0005] Today, many users can process information with an information processing apparatus, but few users have specialized knowledge of an interface with an external device connected to the information processing apparatus. Many have occurred.

An object of the present invention is to provide an interface information output method and a recording medium on which an output program is recorded in order to facilitate connection between an information processing device and an external device.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, interface information in an interface section is read from a BIOS that starts up the information processing apparatus, and the read interface information is output.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the interface information in the interface section is read out from the BIOS which starts up the information processing apparatus, and the interface information recorded in advance records the interface information of the connection device connected to the interface section. A connection device name matching the read interface information is searched, and the searched connection device name is output.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the interface information in the interface section is read out from the BIOS which starts up the information processing apparatus, and the interface information recorded in advance records the interface information of the connection device connected to the interface section. The interface information of the specified connection device name is read, compared with the interface information read from the BIOS, and the mismatch information is output.

[0010] In the invention according to claim 4, claims 1 and 2 are provided.
Alternatively, the interface information notification method described in 3 is selected and operated from an input unit of the information processing apparatus. In the invention of claim 5, the interface information read from the BIOS is converted into a recording format of the interface information recorded in the interface information recording unit.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a program for reading interface information in an interface unit from a BIOS for starting up an information processing apparatus and outputting the read interface information is recorded.

According to the present invention, the interface information in the interface section is read out from the BIOS which starts up the information processing apparatus, and the interface information recorded in advance records the interface information of the connection device connected to the interface section. A program for searching for a connected device name that matches the read interface information and outputting the searched connected device name is recorded.

According to the present invention, the interface information in the interface section is read from the BIOS for starting up the information processing apparatus, and the interface information recorded in advance records the interface information of the connection device connected to the interface section. A program for reading the interface information of the specified connection device name, comparing the read interface information with the interface information read from the BIOS, and outputting mismatch information is recorded.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the BIOS
A program for converting the read interface information into a recording format of the interface information recorded in the interface information recording unit is recorded.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart of the first embodiment.

FIG. 1 shows a main part according to the present invention.
Is a processor (CP) that executes the processing of the information processing apparatus.
U), 2 is a BIOS recording unit for recording a basic program (BIOS) used when starting up the information processing apparatus, 3 is R
AM, 4 a display unit, 5 an input unit, 6 an interface (I / O) for connecting an external device according to the present invention, and 7 an interface information output program recording an interface information output program according to the present invention. Department.

An interface information reading program 71 and a display program 72 are recorded in the interface information output program recording section 7. The interface information output program recording unit 7 may be formed of, for example, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, and may be connected via an I / O (not shown).

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. When the user turns on the power switch in step S1, the process proceeds to step S2, and the information processing apparatus is started according to the BIOS program. When the user inputs an interface information output command from the input unit 5 in step S3, the process proceeds to step S4.

In step S4, the interface information output program recording unit 7 reads out the interface information read program 71 and the display program 72, and stores them in the RAM.
3 and thereafter the CPU 1 executes the processing according to the stored program. In step S5, a recording area for recording data is secured on the RAM 3 based on the interface information reading program (hereinafter, abbreviated as reading program) 71.

In step S6, based on the read program 71, the interface information is read from the BIOS recording unit 7 and recorded in the recording area secured on the RAM 3. That is, the BIOS is required to have a unique value indicating a maker name, a model number, and the like. The BIOS is searched for, and the maker name, speed, and LSI name used for the I / O 6 of the CPU 1 required for the interface. And the model number are read and recorded on the RAM 3.

In step S7, the interface information recorded on the RAM 3 is displayed on the display unit 4 based on the display program 72. Since the interface information is displayed on the display unit 4 as described above, it is possible to easily determine whether or not it matches the external device to be connected to the I / O 6.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the second embodiment, and FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of the second embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 3, the configuration of the second embodiment is the same as the configuration shown in FIG. 1 described in the first embodiment, except that the connection device interface information recording unit 8 and the interface information output program recording unit 7 have the conversion program 73 and A comparison program 74 is added.

In the connection device interface information recording section 8, interface information of an external device connected to the I / O 6 is checked beforehand.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the operation of the second embodiment, steps S10 to S12 shown in FIG. 4 are executed following step S6 of FIG. 2 described in the first embodiment.

That is, when the interface information is recorded on the RAM 3 in step S6, the process proceeds to step S10. In step S10, based on the conversion program 73, the interface information recorded on the RAM 3 is stored in the connection device interface information recording unit. 8 is converted into a form that can be easily compared with the interface information recorded in the interface information 8, and the converted interface information is re-recorded on the RAM 3.

That is, the interface information recorded on the RAM 3 in step S6 is coded information such as a model number of an LSI used for the I / O 6, for example.
The conversion program converts the coded information into interface information recorded in the connection device interface information recording unit 8, for example, transferable speed, transfer mode, and CPU occupancy.

In step S11, the comparison program 74
The interface information recorded in the connection device interface information recording unit 8 is searched based on the
A connection device name matching the interface information of the information processing device re-recorded above is searched.

In step S12, the display program 72
Is displayed on the display unit 4 based on. The user can easily determine whether or not the device name of the device to be connected is displayed on the display unit.

Next, the operation of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration of the third embodiment is the same as the configuration of the second embodiment described with reference to FIG. In the operation of the third embodiment, steps S20 to S24 shown in FIG. 5 are executed following step S10 of FIG. 4 described in the second embodiment.

In step S20, the user inputs a connection device name from the input unit 5. In step S21, based on the comparison program 74, the interface information corresponding to the connection device name input in step S20 is read from the connection device interface information recording unit 8, and is compared with the interface information recorded on the RAM 3.

If it is determined that the interfaces match, as a result of the comparison, the process proceeds to step S22, where "connection OK" is displayed on the display unit 4, and the processing ends. If the interface is inconsistent as a result of the comparison, the process proceeds to step S23,
Based on the comparison program 74, mismatched information is extracted, and the process proceeds to step S24, where the extracted mismatched information is displayed on the display unit 4.

As described above, when the interfaces are inconsistent, the mismatched information is displayed, so that it is possible to easily know what caused the inconsistency.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the interface information of the information processing device is read out from the BIOS and displayed, it is possible to easily know whether or not the interface with the external device to be connected matches.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Processor (CPU) 2 BIOS recording part 3 RAM 4 Display part 5 Input part 6 Interface (I / O) 7 Interface information output program recording part 8 Connection device interface information recording part 71 Interface information reading program 72 Display program 73 Conversion program 74 Comparison program

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. Interface information in an interface section is read from a BIOS for starting up an information processing apparatus,
An interface information output method for outputting read interface information. 2. Interface information in an interface section is read from a BIOS for starting up the information processing apparatus,
A search is made for a connection device name that matches the read interface information from an interface information record that records interface information of a connection device connected to the interface unit recorded in advance, and the searched connection device name is output. An interface information output method, characterized in that: 3. Interface information in an interface section is read from a BIOS for starting up the information processing device,
The interface information of the designated connection device name is read out from the interface information record in which the interface information of the connection device connected to the interface unit recorded in advance is recorded, and compared with the interface information read out from the BIOS, and the mismatch information is output. An interface information output method, characterized in that the interface information is output. 4. An interface information output method, wherein the interface information notification method according to claim 1, 2, or 3 is selected and operated from an input unit of the information processing apparatus. 5. The interface information output method according to claim 2, wherein the interface information read from the BIOS is converted into a recording format of the interface information recorded in the interface information recording unit. . 6. Interface information in an interface section is read from a BIOS for starting up the information processing apparatus,
A readable recording medium on which a program is recorded, which outputs the read interface information. 7. Interface information in an interface section is read from a BIOS for starting up the information processing apparatus,
A program for searching for a connection device name matching the read interface information from an interface information record in which interface information of a connection device connected to the interface unit recorded in advance is recorded, and outputting the searched connection device name. Recorded and readable recording medium. 8. The interface information in the interface section is read from the BIOS for starting up the information processing device,
The interface information of the designated connection device name is read out from the interface information record in which the interface information of the connection device connected to the interface unit recorded in advance is recorded, and compared with the interface information read out from the BIOS, and the mismatch information is output. A readable recording medium on which a program to be recorded is recorded. 9. The readable recording medium according to claim 7, wherein a program for converting interface information read from said BIOS into a recording format of interface information recorded in said interface information recording unit is recorded.