TWI276072B - Method and system for testing hard drive status lights - Google Patents

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TWI276072B
TWI276072B TW94141467A TW94141467A TWI276072B TW I276072 B TWI276072 B TW I276072B TW 94141467 A TW94141467 A TW 94141467A TW 94141467 A TW94141467 A TW 94141467A TW I276072 B TWI276072 B TW I276072B
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A method and system for testing hard drive status lights is provided for detecting whether the hard drive status light is normal or not. In accordance with the hard drive capacity of the present invention to acquire the total number N of magnetic tracks; setting N as the swing amplitude of the magnetic head when it makes its first hard drive search. In accordance with the above-mentioned user settings of the hardware to drive the magnetic head to search on the hard drive with the pendulum structure and drives the hard drive status light to blink. The final judgment shows whether each hard drive status lights are blinking or not as a result of each hard drive search. This invention effectively reduces the blink frequency of the hard drive status lights, and allows the users to more easily determine whether the working status is normal or not. Further, it enhances the testing accuracy of the hard drive status lights.

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1276072 九、發明說明: 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係關於一種硬碟狀態顯示燈的測試方法和測試系統, 尤其係關於一種使檢測人員更易於觀察顯示燈工作狀態的硬碟狀 悲顯示燈之測試方法及其測試系統。 ' 【先前技術】 硬碟是電腦極重要的一部分,所有的資料都會保存在硬碟 中’ -旦硬碟出現錯誤,造成資料遺失或損壞,其損失會比 電腦報廢的損失還要大。 硬碟上的财資訊都存儲在雜(Traek)巾,磁執是硬碟碟 片表面上不同周長的同心圓,與樹的年輪非常她。在硬碟進行 1寫時,麵臂在音圈馬達⑽e CGii M_)的轉下從 碟片在中軸馬如^ 轉與之相連的磁頭進行搜尋,硬碟 操作。讀寫_在^^^㈣寫顧進行請讀寫的 間,它是決定物間的重要:搜尋花費的時間稱為搜尋時1276072 IX. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a test method and a test system for a hard disk status display lamp, and more particularly to a hard disk-shaped sad display that makes it easier for an inspector to observe the working state of the display lamp. The test method of the lamp and its test system. '[Prior Art] Hard disk is a very important part of the computer, all data will be stored on the hard disk. - If the hard disk is wrong, the data will be lost or damaged, and the loss will be greater than the loss of the computer. The financial information on the hard disk is stored in the Traek towel, which is a concentric circle of different circumferences on the surface of the hard disk, and the annual ring of the tree is very her. When writing on the hard disk, the face arm searches for the hard disk from the head of the disk in the middle axis of the microphone (10) e CGii M_). Reading and writing _ in ^^^ (4) between the writing and reading, it is important to determine the matter: the time spent searching is called the search time

Diode,LED)狀能 先—極粗(Light Emitting 亮,因此在物椒磁軌時⑽燈的狀態為 ”、、卞日π ’ LED燈看上去在不斷的閃爍, 7 1276072 表明硬碟正處於工作狀能 定磁軌所_师卩搜快慢與麵從所在磁執到達指 間越長,咖燈的閃爍頻關广頭到達奴磁執所用的時 測人員可以很直觀的瞭解到者;^之則閃燦得越快。用戶或檢 碟是否正常工作,因此對^硬碟的玉作狀態,並及時瞭解硬 試的一健要郷碟_LED _是硬碟測 k纟㈣如硬躲態的led是採 LED閃爍,測試人胃透 h馬以㈣ 判斷咖是爾錢料led是否正常閃燦來 逐、首, 的工作狀態,由於順次讀寫硬碟是 ^技哥,搜尋時間报短,LED燈閃爍頻率約為2G赫兹左右, 、、触^眼所能觀察分辨的極限頻率24赫兹,非常不利於觀察, 測4人歧巾會誤認為LED燈沒有嶋’料造成制試結果的 錯誤判斷,而且’測試中頻繁讀寫對硬碟來説也是一種不必要的 損耗。 ❿ 因此’關鍵問題是如何採用-種能夠讓肉㈣於準確判斷的 方法對硬碟狀態顯示燈進行測試,這也是業界一直致力解決的技 術瓶頸。 【發明内容】 為了解決上述習知技術中的問題與缺陷,本發明之目的在於 提供一種能夠簡單、便利及精確的檢測硬碟狀態顯示燈之測試方 法及其測試系統。 8 1276072 ::::動至第2磁執’然後從第2磁執移動至第N—〗磁執, 以此類推’直至移驗補之中_執後結束。 她峨麵顯碰之__包含雜練獲取模 、、且 磁碩運動設定模組503和磁頭控制模組5〇5。 —旦’、中、H獲秘組5G1錢硬碟的容1:獲取磁軌總數, ^㈣硬碟磁軌多,容量小的硬碟磁執相對較少,當磁軌總數 二取核組501獲得當前硬碟的磁執總數為_,將獲得的磁執總 數N發送給磁頭運動設定模組503 ; 磁頭運動設定模組503依照磁軌總數獲取模組501獲取的磁 執總數N將磁頭擺動的最大擺動振幅設定為n個磁執,並設定磁 員攸取外侧的第1磁綱始猶,第—次鶴的觸振幅係最大 k動振巾^ N ’以後每次遞減—個磁執,並保存這些設定資料後, 鲁、員運動"又疋模組503將這些設定資料通知磁頭控制模組5〇5 ; y _控制 505依照磁頭運動設定模組5〇3設定的擺動規 律向音圈馬達發送控制訊號,使之驅動磁頭臂帶動磁頭從第i磁 幸九移動至第N磁轨,接著從第N磁軌移動至第2磁軌,然後從第 2磁執移動至第N—丨磁軌,以此類推,直至_碟的中間磁轨為 止其中§總磁軌數N為偶數時,磁頭最後將移至第N/2+1磁 執,當總磁軌數N為奇數時,磁頭最後將移至第(N +丨)/2磁轨, 從而完成對整個硬碟之搜尋。 13 1276072 圖 第2圖為本翻·狀_示燈之峨(㈣之系統方塊 %件符號說明】 步驟3〇1 步驟3〇3 依次遞減Diode, LED) can be first - very thick (Light Emitting is bright, so when the pepper track is (10) the state of the lamp is "," the next day π 'LED lights appear to be constantly flashing, 7 1276072 indicates that the hard disk is in The work can determine the track. The longer the face is from the location of the magnet, the longer the flashing frequency of the coffee lamp is. The faster the flash is, the better the user or the disc is working, so the status of the hard disk is good, and the hard test is a good idea. _LED _ is a hard disk test k纟 (four) such as hard hiding The LED of the state is the LED flashing, the tester's stomach is soaked by the horse (4) to judge whether the coffee is the money, whether the LED is normal or not, the working state, because the sequential reading and writing hard disk is ^ technology brother, search time report Short, the flashing frequency of the LED light is about 2G Hz, and the limit frequency that can be observed and detected by the eye can be 24 Hz, which is very unfavorable for observation. The 4 people's scars will be mistaken for the LED light to cause the test result. Misjudgment, and 'frequent reading and writing in the test is also a necessity for the hard disk. Therefore, the key issue is how to use the meat (4) to accurately test the hard disk status indicator. This is also a technical bottleneck that the industry has been working on. [Summary of the Invention] Problems and deficiencies in the art, an object of the present invention is to provide a test method and a test system capable of detecting a hard disk status display lamp simply, conveniently and accurately. 8 1276072 :::: move to the 2nd magnetic handle 'and then from The second magnetic move moves to the Nth -> magnetic hold, and so on, until the transfer is completed and the _ is finished. The __ contains the phantom acquisition mode, and the magnetic movement setting module 503 and the head control module 5〇5. Once the ', medium, and H are secret group 5G1 money hard disk capacity 1: get the total number of tracks, ^ (four) hard disk track, small capacity hard disk magnetic hold If the total number of magnetic tracks of the current hard disk is _, the total number of magnetic handles obtained by the core group 501 is sent to the head movement setting module 503; the head movement setting module 503 obtains the total number of tracks. The total number of magnetic handles acquired by module 501 will be The maximum swing amplitude of the head swing is set to n magnets, and the first magnetism of the outer side of the head is set, and the touch amplitude of the first-order crane is the maximum k-moving towel ^ N 'after each decrement - one After the magnetic operation and saving of the setting data, the Lu and the member movement module 503 notifies the head control module 5〇5 to the setting data; the y_control 505 swings according to the head movement setting module 5〇3. Regularly sending a control signal to the voice coil motor to drive the head arm to move the head from the ith magnetic to the Nth magnetic track, then move from the Nth magnetic track to the second magnetic track, and then move from the second magnetic pole to The Nth-丨 track, and so on, until the middle track of the _disc, where § the total number of tracks N is even, the head will eventually move to the N/2+1 magnetic bar, when the total number of tracks N When it is odd, the head will eventually move to the (N + 丨)/2 track, thus completing the search for the entire hard disk. 13 1276072 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图 图

步驟305 步驟307 步驟309 步驟311 步驟313 間礙軌 步驟315 相對應 步驟317 步驟319 5〇〇 5〇1Step 305 Step 307 Step 309 Step 311 Step 313 Interference track Step 315 Correspondence Step 317 Step 319 5〇〇 5〇1

獲取硬碟的總磁執數N 設定最大軸振巾|為_雜並且擺動振幅 驅動磁頭移動至第1磁執 驅動磁頭移動至第N磁執 驅動磁頭移動至第2磁執 驅動磁頭移動至第Ν〜;ι磁軌 依照上述規律,最終將鋼移_硬碟之中 判是雜敍硬碟搜尋 通過測試 未通過測試 硬碟狀態顯示燈之測試系統 磁執總數獲取模組 15 1276072 503 磁頭運動設定模組 磁頭控制模組 505Obtain the total magnetic capacity of the hard disk N Set the maximum axis vibration | To be _ 并且 and the swing amplitude drive head moves to the first magnetic drive head moves to the Nth magnetic drive head moves to the second magnetic drive head moves to the Ν~; ι magnetic track in accordance with the above rules, the final steel shift _ hard disk is judged to be a hard disk search through the test failed test hard disk status display light test system magnetic master total acquisition module 15 1276072 503 head movement Setting module head control module 505

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1276072 十、申請專利範圍: ^種硬碟狀恶顯不燈之測試方法,係用以檢測一硬碟之硬碟狀 祕不燈之工作狀態是否正f,刻試方法包含如下步驟·· 依照該硬碟的容量獲得其總磁執數以; …/疋如眺尋的最大擺動振幅為該N個磁執,並設定該磁 籲^第讀构的磁補動之擺動振幅為該最大擺動振幅,以後 母次搜尋的擺動振幅依次遞減; 上做鐘擺式搜尋以驅動該 依照所述設定驅動該磁頭在該硬碟 硬碟狀態顯示燈閃爍;以及 判斷每次辦更碟狀態顯示燈之_是否與每次搜尋相對應。1276072 X. Patent application scope: The test method for hard disk-shaped display is not used to detect whether the hard disk-like secret of a hard disk is working properly. The test method includes the following steps: The capacity of the hard disk obtains its total magnetic hold number; ... / for example, the maximum swing amplitude of the seek is the N magnetic handles, and sets the swing amplitude of the magnetic complement of the magnetic read structure to the maximum swing Amplitude, the amplitude of the swing of the parent-sense search is successively decreased; the pendulum search is performed to drive the head to flash in the hard disk state of the hard disk according to the setting; and the status indicator light is determined every time. Whether it corresponds to each search. 申請專利範圍第1項所述之硬碟狀態顯示燈之測試方法,其 μ磁碩擺紅軸振幅於每錢尋時遞減―個磁執。 3中顿狀硬餘脑示叙峨方法,其 、“帛—弟―磁關始搜尋,最終至該硬碟之中間磁 執’以完成對該整個硬碟之搜尋。 4中專利範_項所述之硬碟狀態顯示燈之測試方法,其 當為偶數時,最終該麵搜尋至第Ν/2+1磁執, Ν為奇數時,最終該磁頭搜尋至第(Ν+ 1 )/2磁軌。 17 1276072 〜種硬碟狀恶顯不燈之測試系統,係用以檢測一硬碟之硬碟狀 悲顯不燈之工作狀態是否正常,該測試系統包含: -磁it總數獲取模組,係職獲取該硬碟的總磁軌數〜; *磁碩運動没定模組,係依照該磁軌總數獲取模組獲取的兮 總磁執數N設定-磁頭搜尋的最大擺動振幅為N個磁軌,並設定〆 該磁頭第—讀尋時的磁麵動之縣娜為該最大擺動振幅, 以後每次搜尋的擺動振幅依次遞減;以及 …·磁雖顧組,魏_麵_設定池之設定驅 兹項在该硬碟上做鐘擺式搜尋以驅動該硬碟狀態顯示燈閃爍 6、如申請專利範圍第5項所述之硬碟狀態顯示燈之測試系統,其 _頭_之擺動振幅於每讀尋時遞減—個磁軌。 、 請專職_項所述之硬魏_示燈之測試系統,意 臂==控制模組係依照所述奴藉由控制—音圈馬達驅動一磁 、#杬動,並並由該磁頭臂帶動該磁頭搜尋。 8=申睛專利範圍第7項所述之硬碟狀態顯示燈之測試系統,其 硬碑持動該磁觀該硬碟—第—磁軌開始搜尋,最終至i 硬碟之中間磁執,以完成對該整個硬碟之搜尋。 4 中^姆月專利祀圍弟8項所述之硬碟狀態顯示燈之測試系統,其 :::、、屬數N為偶數時’最終該磁頭搜皿軌: 虽讀磁執數㈣奇數時,最終該磁頭搜尋至第⑶+⑽^。 18 1276072 10、如申請專利範圍第5項所述之硬碟狀態顯示燈之測試系統, 其中該硬碟狀態顯示燈係為一發光二極體。The test method of the hard disk state display lamp described in claim 1 of the patent scope, wherein the amplitude of the red magnetic oscillating red axis is decremented every time the money is found - a magnetic hold. 3 in the middle of the hard-headed narrative method, which, "帛------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The test method of the hard disk status display lamp, when it is an even number, the surface is finally searched to the Ν/2+1 magnetic hold, and when the Ν is an odd number, the magnetic head is finally searched to the (Ν+ 1 )/2 17 1276072 ~ Test system for hard disk-shaped display, which is used to detect whether the hard disk-like display of a hard disk is normal. The test system includes: - the total number of magnetic it acquisition modes Group, the number of total tracks of the hard disk is obtained by the department. The magnetic oscillations are determined by the module. The maximum swing amplitude of the head search is set according to the total number of tracks acquired by the module. N tracks, and set the head of the magnetic head movement of the head-reading to be the maximum swing amplitude, and then the amplitude of the swing of each search is successively decreased; and...·magnetic although the group, Wei_face_ Setting the setting of the pool to make a pendulum search on the hard disk to drive the hard disk status indicator light 6. The test system for the hard disk status display lamp according to item 5 of the patent application scope, wherein the swing amplitude of the head_ is decreased by one track per read. For the full-length item, the hard Wei_ The test system of the lamp, the arm == control module is driven according to the slave - the voice coil motor drives a magnetic, #杬, and the head is driven by the head to search. The test system for the hard disk status display lamp described in item 7, the hard monument holding the magnetic view of the hard disk - the first track starts searching, and finally to the middle of the i hard disk, to complete the hard The search of the disc. 4 The test system of the hard disk status indicator lamp mentioned in the 8th chapter of the patent, which is:::, when the number N is even, 'finally the head search track: although the magnetic reading In the case of the number of (4) odd numbers, the head is finally searched to the (3) + (10) ^. 18 1276072. The test system of the hard disk status indicator lamp of claim 5, wherein the hard disk status indicator is a Light-emitting diode. 1919
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