TWI488037B - Detection device and method of solid-state disk - Google Patents

Description

Solid state hard disk debugging device and method

The invention relates to a debugging device and a method for a hard disk in the event of an abnormal shutdown of the system, in particular to a debugging device and a method for a solid state hard disk in the event of an abnormal shutdown of the system.

At present, the notebooks sold on the market, the storage devices used in them have gradually changed from the traditional motor-type hard disk to the solid-state disk (SSD), in addition to reducing the weight of the notebook. At the same time, it can also achieve more power saving effect. However, since the solid state hard disk does not have the read/write head of the conventional hard disk, the data can be directly read, but the logical block address (LBA) data must be stored in the solid state hard disk by means of mapping. In the internal memory, once an abnormal shutdown event occurs in the system, it may cause the system data to be stored in the flash memory because it is too late to store the logical block address in the memory, resulting in the solid state when the next boot. The hard disk must rebuild the logical block addressing data before booting and requires a longer wait time.

In view of the above, a debugging apparatus is provided, comprising: a solid state hard disk, comprising a first temporary storage device for storing an abnormal shutdown frequency of one of the solid state hard disks; and a multimedia device for outputting a warning And a processing device comprising a second temporary memory and a third temporary memory, wherein the processing device updates the solid state hard disk in an abnormal shutdown event The number of abnormal shutdowns is stored in the first booting program in the first booting program, and the one of the second temporary register and the third temporary register is compared, and the second temporary register and the third The processing device controls the multimedia device to output the warning message when the contents stored in the temporary storage device and the third temporary storage device are different.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides an error detection method, which is applicable to a solid state hard disk. The solid state hard disk includes a first temporary storage device, including: performing a shutdown process; when an abnormal shutdown event occurs in the shutdown process, Updating an abnormal shutdown number stored in the first temporary storage device; reading the abnormal shutdown number stored in the first temporary storage device in a first booting process, and storing the abnormal shutdown number in the first temporary booting program Comparing the second temporary register and one of the third temporary storage devices; and comparing the contents stored by the second temporary storage device and the third temporary storage device in the first booting process, when the second temporary storage When the content stored in the third temporary storage device is different, a multimedia device is used to output a warning message.

The above described objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the description of the appended claims appended claims A good example. It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the scope of the invention.

1 is a block diagram showing the function of a computer system having a storage control function according to an embodiment of the present invention. As can be clearly seen in Fig. 1, the computer system 1 mainly uses a central processing unit (CPU) 10 as a system backbone, and the central processing unit 10 is signal-connected to a North Bridge Chip. a bridge chipset 11 formed by a south bridge chip 111, wherein the north bridge wafer 111 is connected to the central processing unit 10 by a front side bus (FSB) bus bar 1001; A memory bus 1002 is interconnected with a main memory 12 and communicates with a graphics acceleration interface 13 via an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) bus 1003, and the South Bridge chip (South Bridge) The Chip) 112 is connected to a peripheral component connection interface 14 by a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus bar 1004, and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) is also connected to the South Bridge chip 112. The interface 15 and an integrated development network (IDE) interface 16 in which a storage device 17 is connected to the integrated development environment interface 16.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a debug device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The debug device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a solid state hard disk 201, a multimedia device 202, and a processing device 203, wherein the solid state hard disk 201 can correspond to the storage device 17 in FIG. 1, and the processing device 203 can include The central processing unit 10, the north bridge wafer 111, the south bridge wafer 112, and the main memory 12 in FIG.

The solid state hard disk 201 includes a first temporary memory 204 for storing the number of abnormal shutdowns of the solid state hard disk 201. According to an embodiment of the invention, the debug installation The multimedia device 202 of the 200 is configured to output a warning message, and the processing device 203 of the debug device 200 includes a second temporary register 205 and a third temporary register 206. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the processing device 203 may be an embedded controller in addition to the central processing unit 10, the north bridge wafer 111, the south bridge wafer 112, and the main memory 12 in FIG. When an abnormal shutdown event occurs, the processing device 203 updates the number of abnormal shutdowns stored in the first register 204 (eg, increments the number of abnormal shutdowns by one). According to the embodiment of the present invention, the abnormal shutdown event includes an instantaneous power termination, a user accidentally touching the shutdown button, a user forced shutdown, a crash, or other storage in the memory due to failure to complete the shutdown process. Data cannot be saved back to all drives or solid state drives.

Next, when the system is booted into the BIOS again, the processing device 203 reads the number of abnormal shutdowns stored in the first register 204 of the solid state hard disk 201 through the bus bar, and then stores the number of abnormal shutdowns in the first register 204. The value of the number of abnormal shutdowns is stored in one of the second temporary register 205 and the third temporary register 206, wherein the second temporary register 205 and the third temporary register 206 each have an initial value. For example, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the processing device 203 stores the number of abnormal shutdowns in the second temporary storage device 205 when the first power is turned on, and stores the third temporary storage device in the second startup. In the 206, when it is turned on for the third time, it is stored in the second temporary register 205 again and again. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the processing device 203 reads the busbar through which the number of abnormal shutdowns stored in the first register 204 of the solid state hard disk 201 is transmitted, which may be an integrated development environment (IDE) convergence. Row, a sequence of Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) bus, or other The bus of new development technology.

When the power of the computer is turned on, the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is executed by the flash memory on the motherboard, and the chipset and the memory subsystem are initialized. After booting into the BIOS state, the processing device 203 stores the number of abnormal shutdowns stored in the first register 204 to one of the second register 205 and the third register 206. Next, the processing device 203 starts to compare the values stored in the second register 205 and the third register 206. If the difference is found, the abnormal shutdown event occurs on the previous shutdown. At this time, the processing device 103 notifies the multimedia device 202 to output a warning message.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the processing device 203 stores the number of abnormal shutdowns stored in the first temporary memory 204 to one of the second temporary storage unit 205 and the third temporary storage unit 206 before entering the operating system. Execution under the BIOS, that is, before the user starts the operation, it is detected whether an abnormal shutdown event has occurred in the last shutdown. If it is confirmed that an abnormal shutdown event occurs, the user is notified that the boot time must be extended to reconstruct the Logical Block Addressing (LBA) data.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the multimedia device 202 can be a display that displays one of the warning messages. Figure 3 is a diagram showing a warning message displayed on a display in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The display 302 displays "The solid state hard disk needs to reconstruct the logical block addressing data due to the abnormal shutdown event of the system. When the logical block address is completed, the system will automatically start. The current completion rate is XX%." Warning message 301 , notifying the user that the logical block is currently addressed due to an abnormal shutdown event due to a recent shutdown. The data must be rebuilt and the boot speed is slowed down. In addition, in order to facilitate the user to estimate the required time, the warning message 301 may include displaying the progress of the repair.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the warning message may also be a specific sound effect transmitted through a speaker to inform the user, or a specific way to indicate a warning signal, wherein the light is blinking, constant light, and different display. Color or other various ways to inform the user to slow down the boot speed due to an abnormal shutdown event. Furthermore, the specific sound effect of the above-mentioned speaker playback and the specific mode or specific color of the flashing of the light can be notified to the user in the manual, what kind of sound effect, in what manner or in which color the light signal represents the last shutdown. The abnormality caused the boot speed to be slow.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the multimedia device 202 is a display for displaying a warning message, and the display corresponds to the graphic acceleration interface 13 of FIG. 1; according to another embodiment of the present invention, the multimedia device 202 is for playing a specific sound effect. To inform the user of one of the speakers, and the display corresponds to the peripheral component connection interface 14 of FIG.

4 is a flow chart showing a method of detecting an error applied to a solid state hard disk according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the flowchart described in FIG. 4 is discussed together with the block diagram of FIG.

First, the system executes a shutdown procedure (S1), and when an abnormal shutdown event occurs during the shutdown procedure, the number of abnormal shutdowns stored in the first temporary storage is updated (S2). Next, when the system is powered on again, the number of abnormal shutdowns stored in the first temporary memory 204 is read in the booting process, and the number of abnormal shutdowns is stored in the second temporary register 205 and the third temporary register 206. One (S3), and in the booting process, the processing device 203 compares the contents stored by the second register 205 and the third register 206, when the second register 205 When the contents stored in the third register 206 are different, the multimedia device 202 is used to output a warning message (S4).

Therefore, the user can learn through the warning message outputted by the multimedia device 202 that an abnormal shutdown event occurs during the last shutdown process, and the time required for the boot process is prolonged due to the relationship between the data addressed by the repair logic block. And the warning message 301 shown in FIG. 3 can be used to know the progress of the current logical block address repair, and then estimate when the boot process is completed. In addition, with the output of the warning message, the user can better grasp the status of the system and understand the reason for the longer boot time.

It is emphasized that the presently disclosed embodiments are merely illustrative of possible embodiments for the purpose of illustrating the principles of the invention. Many variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. All such variations and modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention and are protected by the scope of the following patent application.

1‧‧‧ computer system

10‧‧‧Central Processing Unit

11‧‧‧Bridge chipset

12‧‧‧ main memory

13‧‧‧Graphics Acceleration Interface

14‧‧‧ peripheral component interface

15‧‧‧Common Serial Bus Interface

16‧‧‧Integrated development environment interface

17‧‧‧Storage device

111‧‧‧ North Bridge Chip

112‧‧‧South Bridge Chip

1001‧‧‧ front busbar

1002‧‧‧ memory bus

1003‧‧‧Graphic acceleration 埠 bus

1004‧‧‧ peripheral components link bus

200‧‧‧Detection device

201‧‧‧ Solid State Drive

202‧‧‧Multimedia device

203‧‧‧Processing device

204‧‧‧First register

205‧‧‧Second register

206‧‧‧ Third register

301‧‧‧Warning message

302‧‧‧ display

1 is a block diagram showing the function of a computer system having a storage control function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a debug device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a diagram showing a warning message displayed on a display in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flow chart showing a method of detecting an error applied to a solid state hard disk according to an embodiment of the present invention.

200‧‧‧Detection device

201‧‧‧ Solid State Drive

202‧‧‧Multimedia device

203‧‧‧Processing device

204‧‧‧First register

205‧‧‧Second register

206‧‧‧ Third register

Claims (9)

A solid state hard disk debugging device comprising: a solid state hard disk comprising a first temporary storage device for storing an abnormal number of shutdowns of the solid state hard disk; a multimedia device for outputting a warning message; and a The processing device includes a second temporary storage device and a third temporary storage device, wherein the processing device updates the abnormal shutdown frequency of the solid state hard disk in an abnormal shutdown event, and the above The number of abnormal shutdowns is stored in one of the second temporary storage device and the third temporary storage device, and the contents stored in the second temporary storage device and the third temporary storage device are compared, and the second temporary storage device is used. And when the content stored in the third temporary storage device is different, the processing device controls the multimedia device to output the warning message. The solid-state hard disk debugging device of claim 1, wherein the processing device further performs a second booting process, and stores the abnormal shutdown number in the second temporary register and the third temporary storage device. The other one, and comparing the contents stored by the second temporary register and the third temporary register, when the contents stored by the second temporary storage device and the third temporary storage device are different, the host control The above display displays the above warning message, wherein the second booting process is subsequent to the first booting process. The solid state hard disk debugging device of claim 1, wherein the multimedia device is a display for displaying the warning message. The solid state hard disk debugging device of claim 1, wherein the multimedia device is a speaker for playing the warning message. For example, the solid state hard disk debugging device described in claim 1 is The above warning message is indicated in a specific manner via a light signal. An error detection method is applicable to a solid state hard disk, wherein the solid state hard disk includes a first temporary storage device, including: executing a shutdown program; and updating the first temporary storage device when an abnormal shutdown event occurs in the shutdown program One of the abnormal shutdown times stored; reading the abnormal shutdown number stored in the first temporary storage device in a first booting process, and storing the abnormal shutdown number in a second temporary storage device and a And storing, in the first booting process, the content stored by the second temporary register and the third temporary register, when the second temporary register and the third temporary storage When the contents stored by the device are different, a multimedia device is used to output a warning message. The debugging method of claim 6, wherein the warning message is displayed on a display. The debugging method of claim 6, wherein the warning message is a sound effect played through a speaker. The method for detecting a fault as described in claim 6 wherein the warning message is represented by a message light in a specific manner.