JPS63255729A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the misoperation by converting device information in a storage means, which is designated with an operating system, to characters and displaying them. CONSTITUTION:In a personal computer as an information processor, a reading part 4 reads device information in flexible disk devices (storage means) 3a and 3b, which is designated by the operating system, through a main storage device 2. A character converting part 5 converts device information read by the reading part 4 to characters. Display parts 6a and 6b are used to display characters or the like converted by the character converting part 5 and are arranged in prescribed positions near flexible disk devices 3a and 3b, and correspondence between devices 3a and 3b and display parts 6a and 6b is clarified to display arbitrary characters and codes. Thus, the reading part 4 reads device information in disk devices 3a and 3b and this information is converted to characters and is displayed when the system is operated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer that processes information and is equipped with a storage means such as a flexible disk device that operates on an operating system.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional information processing device, such as a personal computer.

This personal computer includes a central processing unit 1 that performs calculations and controls for information processing, a main storage device 2 that is connected to the central processing unit 1 and stores information, and an operating system that is connected to the central processing unit 1. It is provided with flexible disks B3a and 3b as storage means for performing operations and storing and reproducing information.

Next, the operation of this conventional personal computer will be explained. When the system is in operation, a magnetic storage medium (not shown) storing an operating system is attached to the flexible disk device 3a or 3b, and the personal computer is operated by reading the operating system from the magnetic storage medium. At this time, in order to determine the devices of the flexible disk devices 3a and 3b,
The device number (device information) of b is specified or the device number is automatically assigned, the personal computer is set to a usable state, and information processing is performed.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, since conventional personal computers are configured as described above, when using a flexible disk device, the operator must memorize the device number of the flexible disk device specified by the operating system, otherwise the wrong device may be used. There is a possibility that the number may be specified or the magnetic storage medium may be inserted into the wrong flexible disk device, which poses problems such as the risk of destroying existing stored information on the magnetic storage medium. Therefore, in order to solve this problem, there is a way to display the device number on the flexible disk device with a label, etc. However, with this method, the device number specified by the operating system and the device number displayed on the label do not necessarily match, and for this reason, the operator has to read the device number displayed on the label with the device number specified by the operating system before operation, which can lead to problems such as the operator being more likely to make operational errors. There was a point.

This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and by converting the device information of the storage means (flexible disk device, etc.) specified by the operating system into characters and displaying it, the It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing device capable of preventing specification operation errors and destruction of existing written information in a storage means.

[Means for solving problems]

The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a storage means (flexible disk device 3) specified by the operating system.
a reading unit 4 for reading the device information of a, 3b);
a character conversion unit 5 that converts the read device information t\i into characters; a display unit 6a that displays the converted characters;
5b.

[Effect]

When the operating system operates, the reading section 4
reads the device information of the storage means (flexible disk devices 3a, 3b), the character converter 5 converts the read device information into characters, and the display parts 5a, 5b display the converted characters.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a personal computer as an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Components corresponding to those shown in FIG. The explanation will be omitted. In FIG. 1, the reading section 4 reads the device information of the flexible disk devices (storage means) 3a and 3b designated by the operating system via the main memory bag N2, and the character conversion section 5 reads the device information of the flexible disk devices (storage means) 3a and 3b specified by the operating system. It converts device information into characters. The display sections 6a and 6b display characters converted by the character conversion section 5. That is, the display section 6a.

6b is placed at a predetermined position near the flexible disk devices 3a, 3b, and
3b and displays arbitrary characters and codes, such as device numbers.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The power is turned on, the personal computer is operated (step S1), and the operating system is operated (step S2). When this operating system is operating, device numbers for the flexible disk devices 3a and 3b are specified or automatically assigned, and device information indicating the device numbers is stored in a part of the main storage device 2 (step S3).
. This stored device information is read by the reading unit 4 (step S4), and it is determined whether the read device information has been changed (step S5).
. If there is no change in the device information, return to step S4 and repeat the same process, and if there is a change, the character conversion unit 5
The device number of the device assigned from the device information is converted into characters (step S6). This converted device number is manually input and displayed on the display section 6a or 6b of the assigned device (step S7).

According to the above embodiment, when the operator uses the flexible disk device 3a or 3b, the display section 6a or 6b
Since the device number is displayed, you can attach a floppy sheet to the flexible disk device with this displayed device number, and you can also write information to the installed floppy sheet or read from the floppy sheet. When reading information, the user can look at the device number displayed on the display section 6a or 6b and input the device number for specifying the flexible disk device.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the flexible disk device 3a,
Although two flexible disk devices 3b are shown connected, three or more flexible disk devices may be connected. Further, in the above embodiment, a flexible disk device is shown as the storage means, but other magnetic disk devices, storage devices, etc. may be used.

In this case as well, effects similar to those of the above embodiment can be obtained.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, there is a reading section that reads device information of a storage means specified by an operating system, a character conversion section that converts the read device information into characters, etc., and a character conversion section that converts the read device information into characters. Since the device is configured with a display unit that displays characters, etc., it is possible to display the above-mentioned device information that changes depending on the operating system, and it is also a device for writing information to the storage means and reading information from the storage means. The number can be determined, and therefore, it is possible to prevent the operator from making an operational error in specifying the storage means, thereby making it possible to prevent destruction of existing stored information in the storage means.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a personal computer as an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the personal computer of this embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a conventional 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a personal computer for information processing; FIG. 3a, 3b...Flexible disk device (recording means), 4...Reading section, 5...Character conversion section, 6a
, 6b...display section.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In an information processing device that operates on an operating system and is equipped with a storage means for storing and reproducing information, a reading section that reads device information of the storage means specified by the operating system and a character What is claimed is: 1. An information processing device comprising: a character conversion unit that converts characters into characters, etc.; and a display unit that displays the converted characters. (2) The display section is arranged at a predetermined position near the storage means, and displays arbitrary characters etc. with a clear correspondence with the storage means.
The information processing device described in the section.