TWI453586B - Graphic card and information storage method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Display card and its information storage method

The invention relates to a display card and an information storage method thereof, in particular to a display card having a plurality of memories and an information storage method thereof.

At present, in the management of electronic products, especially display cards, most of them are through bar code numbering, first establish a product serial number for individual display cards, and then establish a database of the display card by using the serial number, and manufacture the display card, Relevant information such as quality testing is recorded, and even the life course of the product can be tracked.

Through this management method, not only the relevant production information of the display card can be recorded, such as the item number and specification of each component on the display card, the supplier, the supply date, the manufacturing date, and even various manufacturing related information such as the production line and the batch number. In addition, it can also record the test parameter data of each test that the display card has undergone at the factory, such as the test program version, the conditions and methods of each test (such as test current, voltage or fan speed) and test results, etc., as this display Card test information. All of the above information can be used as a reference for various applications by display card manufacturers, maintenance personnel, and even consumers.

However, most of these management methods will cause the relevant information to be queried or obtained, and must be requested by the manufacturer. Therefore, it is often time-consuming to query or obtain the information related to the display card. For example, when the display card has problems and needs to be repaired, the maintenance personnel must go to The display card manufacturer's display card product database is queried, so that it is not only easy to cause maintenance inefficiency, but also in the current situation of many types of display cards, it is difficult for display card manufacturers to properly record and maintain all display cards. The product database, especially some long-awaited display cards, is more prone to situations where the data is old or missing, or where the bar code on the display card is defaced. Therefore, it is foreseeable that the inquiry or acquisition of related information is not only inconvenient, but also more likely to be insufficient or missing.

In addition, if the display card has been repaired due to a malfunction, its related maintenance information, such as the cause of the fault, the repair location and the repair method, etc., often do not log in to the product database of the display card, except In addition to the lack of information related to the display card, it is also easy to burden the subsequent maintenance of the product.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a display card and an information storage method thereof, so as to solve the problem that a conventional display card can only record the relevant information of its production process by means of the management of the product database, resulting in the required records in the product database. The problem is that the amount of data is large and it is prone to data leakage, unable to be updated in real time, and the difficulty and inconvenience faced by maintenance personnel in obtaining the required information in the process of repairing the display card.

The display card disclosed in the present invention is applicable to a computer system. The display card includes a circuit board, a connection interface, a first memory, and a second memory. The connection interface is electrically disposed on the circuit board for electrically connecting to the computer system. The first memory is electrically disposed on the circuit board and stores at least one of the display card drivers and/or a basic input/output system. The second memory is electrically disposed on the circuit board and is limited to storing one of the display card production information, a test information and a maintenance information.

The display card disclosed in the present invention, wherein the second memory is an electronic erasable rewritable read only memory (EEPROM) or a flash memory (FLASH memory).

The information storage method disclosed in the present invention is applicable to the display card disclosed in the present invention. The information storage method disclosed in the present invention comprises the following steps: recording the production information of the display card with a test fixture; and storing the production information in the second memory of the display card with the test fixture.

The information storage method disclosed in the present invention further comprises the steps of: performing a test program on the display card with the test fixture to obtain test information; and storing the test information in the second memory with the test fixture.

The information storage method disclosed in the present invention further comprises the following steps: performing a maintenance program on the display card with the test fixture to obtain a detection result; and comparing the detection result and the test information with the test fixture to obtain a comparison result; The test fixture obtains maintenance information based on the comparison result; and stores maintenance information in the second memory with the test fixture.

The information storage method disclosed in the present invention, wherein the step of storing the production information in the second memory is selectively performed after obtaining the test information.

The invention has the effect of taking into consideration the convenience and immediacy of the information related to the display card and the integrity and accuracy of the related information records. At the same time, because the relevant manufacturing information and test information can be selectively recorded in the original manufacturer's database, the information can be selectively stored directly in the memory dedicated to recording the information on the display card. Therefore, when the dealer or the maintenance personnel have the need of relevant information, the content of the memory on the display card can be directly read to obtain relevant information, which is not only more convenient than the traditional information management method of the display card. And more efficient. In addition, it is even more difficult to avoid the difficulty and inconvenience of the display card because it is not easy to obtain relevant information during the listing period. Furthermore, through the configuration of the memory on the display card, which is dedicated to the production, testing and maintenance of the record card, when the display card needs to be repaired due to a malfunction, it is easier for the maintenance personnel to rely on the relevant test information. As a reference for maintenance, in order to speed up the maintenance efficiency, the relevant maintenance information can be recorded in this memory as a reference for subsequent maintenance, and has the effect of updating the display card maintenance information in real time.

The features, implementations, and utilities of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a perspective view of a display card according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The display card 10 disclosed in the first embodiment of the present invention is applicable to a computer system for use as a video output source of a computer system. The display card 10 includes a circuit board 100, a connection interface 110, a first memory 200, and a second memory 300. The connection interface 110 is electrically disposed on the circuit board 100. The connection interface 110 can be, but is not limited to, a golden finger for electrically connecting to the computer system, so that the circuit board 100 can be electrically disposed through the connection interface 110. In the computer system. The first memory 200 is electrically disposed on the circuit board 100, and at least one driver of the display card 10 and/or a basic input output system (BIOS) are stored in the first memory 200. Information about the operation of the display card. The second memory 300 is electrically disposed on the circuit board 100, and the second memory 300 defines only one piece of production information, a test information, and/or a maintenance information stored on the display card 10 for performing the operation of the display card. Related information.

It should be noted that the second memory 300 of the display card 10 disclosed in the present invention may be an electronic erasable rewritable read only memory (EEPROM) or the second of the display card 10 disclosed in the present invention. The memory 300 can also be a flash memory. It is to be understood that the type of the second memory 300 in the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments.

Moreover, the storage information about the production information, the test information and/or the maintenance information of the display card may be stored in the second memory of the display card by a test fixture during the respective manufacturing, testing and maintenance processes. Or, during the test, after the display card test is completed, the test fixture is simultaneously stored with the production information and test information in the second memory of the display card, wherein the test fixture can be, but is not limited to, manufactured. Electronic instruments or computer equipment used in different stages of testing, testing, and maintenance. The information storage method applicable to the display card disclosed in the first embodiment of the present invention will be exemplified below.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a flow chart of the steps of the information storage method according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The information storage method disclosed in the second embodiment of the present invention is applicable to the display card disclosed in the first embodiment of the present invention.

In the manufacturing process of the display card, the display card manufacturing end can record the relevant manufacturing or production information of the display card (S101) according to the requirements of the test card, and the production information can be the item number of each component on the display card. The specifications, the supplier information of each component, the date of supply, the date and serial number of the display card, or the production information also includes various production information such as the production line, batch number or production base of the display card. It can be understood that the production information of the above display card is not limited to the embodiment disclosed in the present invention. Then, the relevant manufacturing or production information of the display card is stored in the second memory of the display card by using the test fixture (S103).

Therefore, when the display card is manufactured at the manufacturing end, the relevant information of the display card in the production stage is stored in the second memory of the display card, and the production information will enter the subsequent test process along with the display card, thus It helps the inspectors to judge whether the yield of a certain production line or a batch of products is abnormal according to the test results.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a flow chart of the steps of the information storage method according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The information storage method disclosed in the third embodiment of the present invention is applicable to the display card disclosed in the first embodiment of the present invention.

The information storage method disclosed in the embodiment firstly, in the manufacturing process of the display card, the test fixture records the production information of the display card (S201), and the production information may be the item number and specification of each component on the display card, Supplier information, date of manufacture, date and serial number of the display card, etc.; or further relevant production information including the production line, batch number or production base of the display card, but not limited to this. Then, after the display card is manufactured, the production information of the display card is stored in the second memory of the display card by the test fixture (S203).

Then, when the manufactured display card enters the test phase of the product quality, the tester executes a test program on the display card with the test fixture, and obtains one test information of the display card according to the test result (S205). The test information may be test parameter data of various tests experienced by the display card at the time of leaving the factory, such as a test program version, various test conditions, methods, test results, etc., or the test information may also be a test including related functions. For example, data processing transmission speed, related power consumption, voltage value, current value, fan speed, usage time and temperature increase ratio, or even operational stability, etc., in addition, may also include a production line or a production base of a display card. And other related production information. It can be understood that the above test program and test information about the display card are not limited to the implementation manner disclosed in the present invention.

When the tester executes the test program on the display card and obtains the test information of the display card according to the test result, the test fixture stores the test information in the second memory of the display card (S207).

Therefore, after the display card is manufactured at the manufacturing end, the second memory of the display card stores the test information of the display card in addition to the production information of the display card. These production information and test information will provide maintenance personnel with a quick and effective comparison of the cause of the failure of the display card and the location of component damage during the subsequent maintenance phase of the display card, as a basis for troubleshooting the display card.

It should be noted that, in the information storage method disclosed in the present invention, the processing order of the production information and the test information before the display card is shipped from the manufacturing terminal of the display card is not limited to the implementation manner disclosed in the third embodiment of the present invention. kind. In the information storage method disclosed in the present invention, the test process of the display card can be performed after the production information is recorded and stored in advance. Or, as shown in FIG. 4, in the information storage method disclosed in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, after the steps of testing the production information (S301) of the jig record display card are completed, the test program is executed on the display card. The test information of the above display card is obtained (S303). Then, the test fixture is used to store the test information and the production information together to the second memory of the display card (S305), so that the step of storing the production information in the second memory can selectively complete the test procedure and obtain the test. After the information is carried out. In addition, the step of storing production information in the second memory may alternatively be performed after storing the test information. It can be understood that this is only the order in which the production information of the display card is stored and the test information is different, and thus is not limited to the embodiment disclosed in the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a flow chart of the steps of the information storage method according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. The information storage method disclosed in the fifth embodiment of the present invention is applicable to the display card disclosed in the first embodiment of the present invention.

The information storage method disclosed in the fifth embodiment of the present invention is similar to the partial flow of the information storage method in the fourth embodiment, and is also used to test the production information of the fixture green card (S401), and then execute the test program on the display card. To obtain test information of the display card (S403). Next, the production information and the test information are stored in the second memory of the display card (S405). The difference is that, in the fifth embodiment of the present invention, after the display card is produced and tested, the display card is detected before being shipped from the factory or is sold to the use end for a period of time. When the problem occurs, the maintenance personnel can test the fixture to perform a maintenance program on the display card to obtain a detection result (S407). The detection content of the maintenance program of the embodiment is determined by the display card manufacturing end, for example, by the test of the foregoing embodiment. The content of the program is adjusted. Therefore, the detection content of the detection program may be selectively detected from the test program of the foregoing embodiment for the related function or characteristic, or the detection content of the detection program in this embodiment may be completely The test program is the same as the previous embodiment. It can be understood that in the above information storage method, the content of the maintenance program is not limited to the implementation manner disclosed in the present invention.

Then, the maintenance personnel executes another software program through the test fixture to directly read the test information stored in the second memory from the display card. Then, the test fixture compares the detection result with the read test information to obtain a comparison result (S409). Since the test information stored in the second memory is the result of various production and test results performed in a relatively perfect state before the display card is shipped from the factory, the ratio obtained by the maintenance personnel by comparing the test result with the test information is obtained. For the result, the function of determining which part of the display card may be relatively quick and direct may cause problems. For example, the temperature change of the detection result is different from the temperature change of the test information, and it may be presumed that the heat sink has a problem, or the detection result The power consumption is different from the power consumption of the test information, which can be presumed to be a problem with the power supply. It can be understood that in the above information storage method, the content of the comparison result is not limited to the implementation manner disclosed in the present invention.

In this process, the maintenance personnel can directly read the relevant information from the second memory of the display card by using the test fixture, without having to additionally connect to the database and spend time searching for the model number and serial number of the display card to be tested. Testing information and other content can greatly shorten the processing time for maintenance personnel to obtain information about the display card to be tested and simplify the processing procedure, and can more accurately grasp the test information of the display card to be tested.

Then, the test fixture can be directly recorded based on the comparison result as the content of the maintenance information (S411). In this embodiment, the content of the maintenance information may be the cause of the problem of the recording; or the content of the maintenance information of the embodiment may also be the method for troubleshooting the problem; or, the content of the maintenance information of the embodiment is more It can be a component replaced during the repair process or an updated firmware version. It can be understood that the content of the maintenance information in the above information storage method is not limited to the implementation manner disclosed in the present invention.

Then, the maintenance personnel stores the above maintenance information in the second memory 300 of the display card through the test fixture (S413). By maintaining the record of the maintenance information, it is more convenient for the maintenance personnel to carry out the maintenance work of the display card 10 in the future, and the maintenance efficiency is improved.

Based on the above, the display card and the information storage method disclosed in the present invention completely complete the service for the life course of the display card product, and record the relevant production information through the setting of the second memory, and the product may have problems in the future. At the time, the source of the manufacturer's tracking problem can be clearly identified. Recording test information and storing it in the second memory can not only provide future reference personnel as a reference for judging the cause of the problem during maintenance, but also can be used as a screening product when there are special conditions or specifications. Basis. Finally, when there is a problem with the display card, not only the maintenance personnel can compare the test results obtained by executing the maintenance program with the test information stored in the second memory, thereby speeding up the efficiency of the maintenance work and simultaneously relating to the maintenance. The content can be recorded and stored in the second memory, so that the display card has a clear reference basis for subsequent maintenance work.

Although the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed above, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art, regardless of the spirit and scope of the present invention, the shapes, structures, and features described in the scope of the present application. And the number of modifications may be made, and the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the patent application attached to the specification.

10. . . graphics card

100. . . Circuit board

110. . . Connection interface

200. . . First memory

300. . . Second memory

1 is a perspective view of a display card according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart showing the steps of the information storage method of the second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing the steps of the information storage method of the third embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the steps of the information storage method of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the steps of the information storage method of the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

10. . . graphics card

100. . . Circuit board

110. . . Connection interface

200. . . First memory

300. . . Second memory

Claims (6)

A display card suitable for use in a computer system, the display card comprising:
a circuit board;
a connection interface electrically disposed on the circuit board for electrically connecting the computer system;
a first memory body is electrically disposed on the circuit board, the first memory body stores at least one driver of the display card and/or a basic input/output system; and a second memory body electrically disposed on the The second memory defines a production information, a test information and/or a maintenance information of the display card. The display card of claim 1, wherein the second memory is an electronic erasable rewritable read only memory (EEPROM) or a flash memory. An information storage method is applicable to the display card as claimed in claim 1, the information storage method comprising the following steps:
Recording the production information of the display card with a test fixture; and storing the production information in the second memory with the test fixture. The information storage method described in claim 3 further includes the following steps:
Performing a test program on the display card to obtain the test information, and storing the test information in the second memory with the test fixture. The information storage method described in claim 4 further includes the following steps:
Performing a maintenance program on the display card with the test fixture to obtain a detection result;
Comparing the test result with the test information by the test fixture to obtain a comparison result;
The test fixture obtains the maintenance information according to the comparison result; and stores the maintenance information in the second memory with the test fixture. The information storage method of claim 4, wherein the step of storing the production information in the second memory is selectively performed after obtaining the test information.