JPH06214684A - Computer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a computer capable of resuming even when a storage means is detached in a suspended state. CONSTITUTION:This computer is provided with a discrimination part 13 for discriminating whether or not the pulled-out storage means and the mounted storage means are the same when an HDD 2 is tentatively pulled out from a main body 2 in the suspended state and the HDD 2 is mounted on the main body thereafter and a warning means for issuing warnings. Since the warning is issued when the storage means attached thereafter is not the same even though the storage means is pulled out from the main body in the suspended state, an operator can be urged to be cautious and thus, the operator can mount the storage means the same as the pulled-out storage means.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a computer having a detachable storage means and having a suspend / resume function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, some computers on the market have a suspend / resume function. Even if the work is interrupted once in the computer having such a function, the work can be resumed by returning to the state at the time of the work interruption when the work is performed again, so that the operator's operation becomes easy.

[0003]

However, in the conventional computer having the suspend / resume function, in which the storage means is detachable, the storage means is removed from the main body in the suspended state, and another storage means is used. I couldn't resume it. This is to prevent the computer from running out of control or the replaced storage means from being destroyed due to a change in the environment due to the change in the storage means.

The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a computer which can be resumed even if the storage means is taken out in the suspended state.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a computer of the present invention is a computer having a suspend / resume function, which is provided with a detachable storage means in the main body. When the storage means is attached to the main body after the storage means is temporarily extracted from the main body in the suspended state based on the detection means for detecting that the storage means is attached and detached, and the signal from the detection means. A determination unit that determines whether the output storage unit and the attached storage unit are the same and outputs the result, and the extracted storage based on a signal from the determination unit It is characterized in that a warning means for issuing a warning when the means and the mounted storage means are not the same is provided.

Further, the storage means determines whether or not the information regarding the suspend / resume stored in the main storage device of the main body and the information regarding the suspend / resume stored in the mounted storage means are the same. Is desirable.

Further, it is desirable that the warning means displays a message indicating that the state before the suspension cannot be restored.

[0008]

In the computer according to the first aspect of the present invention, the storage means is temporarily taken out from the main body in the suspended state,
After that, when the storage means is attached to the main body, it is determined whether the extracted storage means and the attached storage means are the same, and the extracted storage means is attached. When the storage means is not the same as the storage means, a warning is issued, so that the operator can be alerted, and the same storage means as the one extracted by the operator can be attached. When the same storage means is attached, the suspended state may be maintained, or the resume may be performed immediately.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the computer determines whether or not the storage means extracted from the main body and the storage means attached to the main body in the suspended state are the same. Since the information regarding the suspend / resume stored in the device and the information regarding the suspend / resume stored in the mounted storage means are the same or not, it is necessary to surely determine whether or not they are the same. You can

In the computer according to the third aspect of the present invention, when the storage means extracted from the main body and the storage means attached to the main body in the suspended state are not the same, the state before the suspension cannot be restored. Is displayed, the operator can be effectively warned.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a main part of a computer which is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the computer according to the present embodiment, which is a routine that operates when the HDD (hard disk drive) is removed in the suspended state.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a simplified storage area in the hard disk drive of this embodiment.

The computer shown in FIG. 1 comprises a computer main body 1, an HDD 2, and a display section 3 as a warning means. The HDD 2 is mechanically detachable from the computer body 1. Computer body 1
Includes a control unit 11, a main storage device 12, a determination unit 13,
The interface circuit 14 and the extraction signal generation circuit 15 as a detection means are provided. Control unit 11
Between the main memory device 12, the determination unit 13 and the interface circuit 14, and the interface circuit 14 and H.
A plurality of data lines and control lines are connected to the DD2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the storage area of the HDD 2 has a header portion 21a, an OS area 21b, and program areas 21c. The header portion 21a is
It has a suspend information area 21d and a hard disk information area 21e. Hard disk information area 21
In e, the ID of the HDD, the type of OS, the capacity of the hard disk, etc. are stored. The header part 21a is an OS,
For example, it is an area provided separately from the MS-DOS area, and the contents stored in the header portion 21a can be read from the computer main body without depending on the OS. Therefore, by storing information on suspend / resume such as the ID, the type of OS, and the capacity of the hard disk in the header portion 21a, whether the OS is MS-DOS or the OS is UNIX / HDD can be discriminated by reading information about resume from the computer main body.

When the operator enters the suspend state, the control unit 11 stores information necessary for suspend / resume such as data in the main storage device, contents of internal registers, contents of the image memory in the main storage device 12, and the HDD 2
Stored in the suspend information area 21d. When the operator pulls out the HDD 2 in the suspended state, the flowchart shown in FIG. 2 is started.

In step S11, it is determined whether the HDD 2 is attached to the computer main body 1. When the HDD 2 is attached to the computer main body 1, the extraction signal generation circuit 15 stops outputting the extraction signal. If the control unit 11 has received the extraction signal, it returns to the start state, and if it has not received the extraction signal, step S
Move to 12.

In step S12, the determination unit 13 determines whether the newly mounted HDD 2 is the same as the HDD 2 that has been extracted. Header part 21 of HDD 2
Information related to suspend / resume such as ID, OS type, hard disk capacity, etc. stored in a is compared with the information stored in the main storage device 12 for determination. If the newly mounted HDD 2 is the same as the HDD 2 that has been extracted, the process proceeds to step S21, and if not, the process proceeds to step S13.

In step S13, a display indicating that the state before the suspension cannot be restored is output to the display unit 3, and then the process proceeds to step S14. In step S14,
If the operator desires to work on the mounted HDD 2, the reset is performed (step S15), and this routine ends. If it is not desired to work with the HDD 2 mounted by the operator, the process waits for the HDD to be removed in step S16. If the HDD is removed, the process returns to step S11 and the above-mentioned processing is performed.

In step S21, when the operator continues the work suspended by the suspend, the resume is performed (step S22), and this routine ends. If the operator does not continue the work suspended due to the suspend, this routine ends while maintaining the suspended state.

According to the above-described embodiment, even if the HDD 2 is pulled out from the computer main body 1 in the suspended state, if the HDDs 2 to be mounted later are not the same HDD, the display unit 3 cannot return to the state before the suspension. Since it is displayed, the operator can be alerted.
Further, if the operator mounts the same HDD by this warning, the suspended state can be maintained and the resume can be performed, and the operability is improved.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist thereof. For example, in the above-described embodiment, it is determined whether or not the newly mounted HDD 2 is the same as the HDD 2 that has been extracted, the ID stored in the header portion 21a of the newly mounted HDD 2, The information about the type of OS, the capacity of the hard disk, and the suspend / resume is compared with the information stored in the main storage device 12. The determination as to whether they are the same is made by, for example, the identification stored in the HDD. You may use information.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, when the newly mounted HDD 2 is not the same as the HDD 2 that has been extracted, the display unit 3 displays that the state before the suspension cannot be restored. However, the warning may be given by, for example, an alarm.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the newly mounted HDD 2 is the same as the HDD 2 that has been extracted, the operator resumes when the operation interrupted by the suspend is continued, When the suspended work is not continued, it is decided to maintain the suspended state. However, if the newly installed HDD2 is the same as the HDD2 that has been extracted, it automatically resumes. May be

In addition, in the above embodiment, the HDD is used as the removable storage means, but the storage means may be, for example, a memory cartridge, a memory card or the like. Further, the HDD may be one in which only the hard disk can be attached and detached.

[0024]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the storage means is temporarily withdrawn from the main body in the suspended state and then the storage means is attached to the main body, the storage means is attached to the extracted storage means. It is determined whether or not the storage means is the same, and if the extracted storage means and the attached storage means are not the same, a warning is issued, so that the operator can be warned. Therefore, it is possible to convert into the same storage means as that extracted by the operator, and it is possible to provide a computer capable of improving operability.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is determined whether the storage means extracted from the main body in the suspended state is the same as the storage means attached to the main body thereafter. Since the information regarding the suspend / resume stored in the main storage device and the information regarding the suspend / resume stored in the attached storage means are the same or not, the determination as to whether or not they are the same is surely made. It is possible to provide a computer that can perform.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, when the storage means extracted from the main body in the suspended state and the storage means attached to the main body thereafter are not the same, the state before the suspension can be restored. Since it is displayed that the information will disappear, it is possible to provide a computer that can effectively call attention to the operator.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a main part of a computer that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the computer according to the present embodiment, which is a routine that works when the HDD is pulled out in the suspended state.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a simplified storage area in the HDD of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Computer Main Body 2 HDD 3 Display Section 11 Control Section 12 Main Storage Device 13 Judgment Section 14 Interface Circuit 15 Extraction Signal Generation Circuit 21a Header Section 21b OS Area 21c Each Program Area 21d Suspend Information Area 21e Hard Disk Information Area

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A computer having a suspend / resume function, comprising a detachable storage means in a main body, and detecting means for detecting that the storage means is detached from the main body in a suspended state; When the storage means is temporarily removed from the main body in the suspended state based on the signal and then the storage means is attached to the main body, the extracted storage means and the attached storage means are the same. It is determined whether or not the storage means is the same as the determination means for outputting the result and the signal from the determination means, and a warning is issued when the extracted storage means and the mounted storage means are not the same. A computer provided with warning means for issuing. 2. The determining means determines whether or not the information on suspend / resume stored in the main storage device of the main body and the information on suspend / resume stored in the attached storage means are the same. The computer according to claim 1, which is 3. The computer according to claim 1, wherein the warning means displays a message indicating that the state before the suspension cannot be restored.