KR20110108609A - Computer apparatus capable of hard disk coping and method thereof - Google Patents

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KR20110108609A
KR20110108609A KR1020100027890A KR20100027890A KR20110108609A KR 20110108609 A KR20110108609 A KR 20110108609A KR 1020100027890 A KR1020100027890 A KR 1020100027890A KR 20100027890 A KR20100027890 A KR 20100027890A KR 20110108609 A KR20110108609 A KR 20110108609A
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The present invention relates to a hard disk copyable computer device and a hard disk copying method using the same. The present invention is mounted in the computer main body 100, the internal hard disk 120 for storing the data read, data from the outside according to the control operation of the CPU 112, the main board and the internal hard disk A power supply unit 130 for distributing and supplying power for driving the disk 120 is provided. A data cable connected to the internal hard disk 120 and a power cable connected to the power supply unit 130 are connected to each other, and a connector 140 is fixed to a predetermined portion of the computer main body 100. The connector 140 further includes first and second display units 142 and 144. When the external hard disk 150 is connected to the connector 140, data stored in the external hard disk 150 is copied to the internal hard disk 120 according to a control operation of the CPU 112. According to the present invention as described above, there is an advantage in that hard disk copying can be performed in a short time without removing the case of the computer main body or using expensive copying equipment.

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Computer apparatus capable of hard disk copying and a hard disk copying method using the same

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a computer device, and more particularly, to a computer device capable of copying data of an external hard disk to an internal hard disk without removing the internal hard disk mounted in a desktop type computer main body. It relates to a hard disk copy method using the same.

As a type of computer device, a desktop type computer (hereinafter referred to as a "computer") is used. The computer is a personal computer and is also the most widely used computer because of its excellent price performance.

A hard disk (called a built-in hard disk) is mounted in the computer. The hard disk is the most frequently used component as a storage device because of its low price and large storage capacity.

Various information is stored in the internal hard disk, and the information can be easily copied to another storage medium. For example, a storage medium that is in the spotlight recently is a USB memory. The USB memory is a removable storage device using a flash memory. Since the USB memory is automatically recognized by simply plugging the USB memory into a USB port provided in a computer, information on the hard disk can be easily copied to the USB memory. On the contrary, copying is possible from the storage medium to the built-in hard disk.

Meanwhile, data may be copied to the internal hard disk using an external hard disk. This is often called 'hard disk copy'.

There are various methods of copying the hard disk.

As a representative example, there is a method of directly copying an internal hard disk and an external hard disk by using a cable.

However, in this case, after removing a part of the case of the computer main body, the data cable and power cable of the internal hard disk that are currently mounted must be connected to the external hard disk, which causes troublesome copying.

In another example, a copying apparatus is used. However, this method also requires the removal of the built-in hard disk from the computer main body, and thus, there is a need to separate and reassemble the housing of the computer main body as in the aforementioned method.

The above-described hard disk copying method has no great difficulty in copying the hard disk of one personal computer at home. Of course, copying the hard disk at home is no easy task of disassembling and assembling the body and connecting the data and power cables. Given that home users and housewives are users, copying hard disks takes time and effort.

By the way, in an environment where a plurality of computers are used, it will take a lot of time and effort just to copy the hard disk.

This will be described as an example of a PC room using dozens of computers.

Most of the computers used in PC rooms have various kinds of game programs installed. Game programs tend to have short cycles in their nature and therefore require frequent program updates.

Currently, updating a program in a PC room is widely used by downloading and executing a program while the computer is connected to an Internet medium (network). However, if the download speed is not fast, the time is not only long, and the program update operation is inconvenient because the guest stays resident due to the nature of the PC room. This is because a program update must be performed first on a computer that is not used by the customer.

However, the method of copying the hard disk by removing the internal hard disk mounted in the computer main body in the PC room is more inconvenient than downloading and updating through the Internet described above. Targeting dozens of computers will increase time.

In addition, when a hard disk mounted in a computer fails, formatting and setting of a program may be necessary in some cases. In this case, the above-described methods may be difficult.

In other words, in a PC room using multiple computers, it is difficult to separate a hard disk from each computer and copy a disk, or connect to an Internet media to download a program to upgrade.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problem, and to quickly copy data to the hard disk without removing the hard disk mounted inside the computer main body.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, a computer body; A main board mounted inside the computer main body; A memory provided in the main board, the controller controlling an overall operation of the computer device and a memory storing a program for a control operation; An internal hard disk mounted inside the computer main body and storing data read and external data according to an operation of the controller; A power supply unit for distributing and supplying power for driving the main board and the hard disk; And a connector for connecting a data cable connected to the internal hard disk and a power cable connected to the power supply unit, the connector being fixed to a predetermined portion of the computer main body, and an external hard disk connected to the connector. The data stored in the external hard disk is copied to the internal hard disk according to the control operation of the.

The connector is a 'Serial ATA (SATA)' method is applied, the internal hard disk and the external hard disk interface.

The connector further includes a first display unit to check whether the data cable and the power cable are connected.

A second display unit is further configured to indicate that copying from the external hard disk to the internal hard disk is completed.

According to another aspect of the invention, a step of connecting an external hard disk to the connector in a state in which a connector is connected to the data cable of the internal hard disk and the power cable of the power supply unit to a predetermined portion of the main body of the computer device; Comparing the data stored in the external hard disk and the internal hard disk by a controller of a computer device when the external hard disk is connected; And copying all or a part of data stored in the external hard disk to the internal hard disk according to the comparison result.

In the present invention, by directly connecting an external hard disk to a connector fixed to a predetermined portion of a desktop type computer device, all or part of data or programs stored in the external hard disk is mounted on the computer device according to a predetermined control operation. To the built-in hard disk.

This makes it possible to perform hard disk copying in a short time without the trouble of removing the case of the computer device for the conventional hard disk copying or using expensive copying equipment.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an external hard disk and a computer device connected thereto according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart of a hard disk copy in a computer device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a hard disk copyable computer device and a hard disk copying method using the same will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The internal hard disk and the external hard disk described in this embodiment may have different capacities but the same format.

1 is a block diagram of an external hard disk and a computer device connected thereto according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the computer device consists of a main body 100 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. Since the main body has a general desktop type computer as an example, other shapes are possible.

The main board 110 and the internal hard disk 120 are mounted in the main body 100.

The main board 110 is equipped with a CPU 112 for controlling the overall operation of the computer device, a memory 114 for storing a program for the control operation, and various elements (not shown). The program preferably stores a program for copying the internal hard disk 120 and the like and various control programs associated therewith.

The built-in hard disk 120 is connected to the CPU 112 via a data cable through a predetermined method, and reads information previously stored by the CPU 112, stores information from the outside, and stores the stored information. Providing information according to driving. The information refers to a program, data, and the like. The internal hard disk 120 is usually fixed by a bracket at a predetermined position inside the main body 100.

The internal hard disk 120 is additionally connected with an extra data cable in addition to the data cable.

A power supply unit 130 is provided for distributing and supplying power required for the entire drive of the computer including the main board 110 and the internal hard disk 120. A power cable is further connected to the power supply unit 130.

The connector 140 is mounted on the rear surface of the main body 100. The connector 140 is fixed to the rear surface of the main body 100, and the data cable and the power cable are connected to the connector 140. The connector 140 is 'Serial ATA (SATA)' is applied. That is, the connector 140 serves to interface the internal hard disk 120 and the external hard disk 150 to be described below. On the other hand, the connector 140 may be formed in other portions in addition to the rear surface of the main body 100. For example, if the hard disk is frequently copied, it may be formed on the front or side of the main body 100 to facilitate the work. In this case, of course, the structure of the case constituting the computer main body 100 should be formed accordingly.

The connector 140 further includes display units 142 and 144. The display units 142 and 144 may employ LED devices or other devices. In the display units 142 and 144, reference numeral 142 denotes a first display unit, and reference numeral 144 denotes a second display unit.

First, the first display unit 142 serves to easily check whether the data cable and the power cable are normally connected to the connector 140. That is, the first display unit 142 is configured to emit light only when both the data cable and the power cable are connected. If at least one of the data cable and the power cable is not normally connected, the first display unit 142 is in an unlit state. This is for the user to easily check that the hard disk copy cannot be performed normally.

The second display unit 144 turns on when the hard disk copy is completed, thereby providing a role for the user to easily check the progress of the hard disk copy.

Meanwhile, an external hard disk 150 connected with the connector 140 is provided. In the present embodiment, the external hard disk 150 serves to change the state of the internal hard disk 120 in the main body 100. The state change of the built-in hard disk 120 includes not only a copy of the built-in hard disk 120 but also a format function.

The computer device is provided with an information display unit 160 and an information input unit 170. The information display unit 160 refers to a general monitor device, and displays various menu screens for copying and formatting the internal hard disk 120. In addition, the information input unit 170 is connected to an input terminal (not shown) provided in the main body 100, such as a general keyboard, a mouse, etc., collectively referred to as a device for information input.

Next, a control operation for changing the state of the built-in hard disk mounted in the main body of the computer device in the computer device having the above-described configuration will be described.

2 is a control flowchart of changing a state of an internal hard disk using an external hard disk according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the standby state, as in step 100, the computer device is powered on and normally operating. In this case, a data cable extended from the internal hard disk 120 and a power cable extended from the power supply unit 130 are connected to the connector 140 at the rear of the main body 100 in a Serial ATA (SATA) method. It is. For reference, the SATA method is an example of a computer bus made mainly for data transmission with a hard disk or an optical drive, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. Therefore, the user can confirm that the first display unit 142 of the connector 140 is in a lit state and can copy or format normally. That is, the user may check whether the data cable and the power cable are normally connected according to the lighting state of the first display unit 142 provided in the connector 140. If the first display unit 142 is not configured, there is no easy way for a user to check whether the cables are normally connected to the connector 140, so if an error occurs during the above copy and format operation, It takes time to find the cause of the error.

In addition, the second display unit 144 remains unlit.

In this state, when the user determines that data update of the internal hard disk 120 mounted in the computer device is necessary, a preparation process for copying the hard disk is performed.

That is, the user connects the external hard disk 150 in which the data to be updated to the internal hard disk 120 is stored to the connector 140 (S102).

When the external hard disk 150 is connected to the connector 140, the CPU 112 detects the connection of the external hard disk 150, and indicates that the external hard disk 150 is connected to the monitor 160. Display. In addition, menu information for copying data to the internal hard disk 120 or formatting the internal hard disk 120 is displayed (S104).

When the menu information is displayed on the monitor 160, the user selects an operation for copying or formatting (s106).

First, the copy operation is selected.

When the user selects a copy menu from the menu information displayed on the monitor 160 by using an information input unit 170 such as a keyboard or a mouse, the CPU 112 displays the external hard disk 150 and the internal hard disk ( Data stored in each of the 120 is inspected (s108).

According to the test result, the data in the external hard disk 150 is copied to the internal hard disk 120 (S110). According to the copying operation, all or part of the data stored in the external hard disk 150 is copied to the internal hard disk 120 by the Serial ATA (SATA) method. An example of the copying process will be described. For example, the detailed menu is displayed again only when the external hard disk 150 stores more data than the internal hard disk 120. The detailed menu includes full copy and partial copy. The total copy is to copy all of the data in the external hard disk 150 to the internal hard disk 120. At this time, some data is copied in the form of overwriting. The partial copy copies only the data that is not in the internal hard disk 120 from the external hard disk 150.

Of course, when the copy menu is selected, the CPU 112 checks the data stored in the external hard disk 150 and the internal hard disk 120, and the CPU 112 automatically according to the test result. The operation of copying all the data of the external hard disk 150 to the internal hard disk 120 or updating only the data not included in the internal hard disk 120 may be controlled.

In this way, data can be easily copied from the external hard disk 150 to the internal hard disk 120 mounted in the main body 100.

When the copy is completed, the second display unit 144 is turned on (s112). The second display unit 144 is not lit until the copying process is completed.

The format menu is selected in step 106.

When the format menu is selected, the internal hard disk 120 is formatted. In this case, even if the internal hard disk 120 is not normal, since the CPU 112 recognizes the external hard disk 150 newly connected to the connector 140, the display of the menu information and the format menu is not performed. It is possible.

The CPU 112 performs an operation of formatting the internal hard disk 120 using the format command data stored in the external hard disk 150, and thus the internal hard disk 120 is formatted (s120). ).

As a result, the internal hard disk 120 may be formatted using the external hard disk 150.

When the format is completed, the second display unit 144 is turned on (s122). The second display unit 144 is in an unlit state until the format process is completed.

As described above, the present invention can easily copy data stored in an external hard disk to an internal hard disk mounted inside a computer device, or format the internal hard disk.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, which are merely exemplary, and a person of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It will be apparent that various modifications, changes, and equivalent other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

100: main body 110: main board
112: CPU 114: memory
120: internal hard disk
130: power supply unit
140 connector 142 first display portion 144 second display portion
150: external hard disk

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Computer body;
A main board mounted inside the computer main body;
A memory provided in the main board, the controller controlling an overall operation of the computer device and a memory storing a program for a control operation; An internal hard disk mounted inside the computer main body and storing data read and external data according to an operation of the controller;
A power supply unit for distributing and supplying power for driving the main board and the hard disk; And
A data cable connected to the internal hard disk and a power cable connected to the power supply unit are connected to each other and fixed to a predetermined portion of the computer main body,
And an external hard disk connected to the connector, and copying data stored in the external hard disk to the internal hard disk according to a control operation of the controller. The method of claim 1,
The connector is a 'Serial ATA (SATA)' is applied, the hard disk copyable computer device characterized in that the interface between the internal hard disk and the external hard disk. The method of claim 2,
The connector further comprises a first display unit and a second display unit for indicating that the copy from the external hard disk to the internal hard disk is completed so as to check whether the data cable and the power cable are connected. Possible computer device. Connecting an external hard disk to the connector while a connector is connected to a data cable of an internal hard disk and a power cable of a power supply unit to a predetermined portion of the main body of the computer device;
Comparing the data stored in the external hard disk and the internal hard disk by a controller of a computer device when the external hard disk is connected; And
And copying all or part of the data stored in the external hard disk to the internal hard disk according to the comparison result.
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