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Error Detection/correction And Fault Detection/recovery > Data Processing System Error Or Fault Handling > Reliability And Availability > Fault Locating (i.e., Diagnosis Or Testing) > Particular Stimulus Creation > Test Sequence At Power-up Or Initialization Test Sequence At Power-up Or InitializationTest Sequence At Power-up Or Initialization patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.10/18/07 - 20070245170 - Computer boot operation utilizing targeted boot diagnostics An apparatus, program product and method utilize targeted boot diagnostics in connection with a boot operation to automate the handling of hardware failures detected during startup or initialization of a computer. In particular, in response to detection of a failure after initiation of and during performance of a boot operation, ... 10/04/07 - 20070234124 - Management function setting method for intelligent platform management interface A management function setting method for dynamically setting a plurality of management functions of an intelligent platform management interface (IPMI) of a computer system, allows a system manager to obtain a system status through the IPMI, and set customized commands for selecting needed function modules for execution. Through the establishment ... 10/04/07 - 20070234123 - Method for detecting switching failure A method for detecting a switching failure, applied to a system having a Base Management Controller (BMC), a BIOS and a CPU under an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI), so as to avoid failure when the BMC switches from a Fault Resilient Booting (FRB) 3 mechanism to a FRB 2 ... 10/04/07 - 20070234122 - Computer program runtime bottleneck diagnostic method and system A computer program runtime bottleneck diagnostic method and system is proposed, which is designed for use in conjunction with a computer platform for providing a BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) POST (Power On Self Test) runtime bottleneck diagnostic function, which is characterized by the capability of recording the runtime length of ... 09/20/07 - 20070220343 - Kernel module compatibility validation In one embodiment, a method and apparatus for high-efficiency time-series archiving for computer server telemetry signals are disclosed. The method includes maintaining a data structure in a kernel module that identifies information related to a system including the kernel module, the information to be manipulated by the kernel module, comparing, ... 08/16/07 - 20070192654 - System and method for diagnostics execution and data capture in a storage system using nonvolatile memory The present invention provides a system and method for diagnostics execution in which diagnostics code is stored in a designated partition on a removable nonvolatile memory device, such as a compact flash or a personal computer (PC) card that is interfaced with the motherboard of a file server system. The ... 07/26/07 - 20070174705 - Post (power on self test) debug system and method A POST (power on self test) debug system and method applicable to an electronic device is proposed. First, a reading module reads a POST code of a sub-routine to be executed when the electronic device is started up to execute a power on self test, and sends the POST code ... 07/26/07 - 20070174704 - Computer program automatic recovery activation control method and system A computer program automatic recovery activation control method and system is proposed, which is designed for use with a computer platform for providing the computer platform with an automatic recovery activation control function; and which is characterized by the capability of tracking the total number of failed startup procedures the ... 07/19/07 - 20070168739 - System and method for self-diagnosing system crashes A system and method for self-diagnosing a likely cause of a system crash is disclosed. A mechanism within an operating system checks for the existence of a stop code at startup of the machine. The existence of the stop code indicates that the system crashed during the previous session, and ... 07/19/07 - 20070168738 - Power-on error detection system and method A power-on error detection system and method applicable in an electronic device having a motherboard is proposed, wherein the motherboard is provided with a memory for storing a BIOS program and a signal outputting unit. The power-on error detection system and method are used to indicate an operation state of ... 07/19/07 - 20070168737 - Debugging device using an lpc interface capable of recovering functions of bios, and debugging method therefor The present invention discloses a debugging device using an LPC interface and capable of recovering the BIOS functions and a debugging method therefor. The debugging device comprises a firmware hub, an LPC interface, a decoder, and a display unit. The LPC interface electrically connects to the decoder, the firmware hub, ... 04/26/07 - 20070094538 - Error reporting method and system An error reporting method is used for reporting errors in testing a computer system. The error reporting method includes the following steps: testing the computer system to find errors; generating an error code corresponding to a specific error during the test; and displaying the error code. An error reporting system ... 03/29/07 - 20070074077 - Acoustic power spectra sensor for hard disk drive to provide early detection of drive failure and diagnostic capabilities Hardware component performance in an information handling system is detected with an integrated acoustic power spectra sensor that can be used for diagnostics analysis. The acoustic power spectra data is compared to acoustic models for operative drives to determine an acoustic pass/fail criteria, or to provide more sophisticated analysis of ... 03/22/07 - 20070067679 - Boot performance optimization for hard drive for personal internet communicator In a personal Internet communication device, an optimized operating system image (NK.bin) is constructed from the operating system component files required to provide a minimum threshold of operating system functionality. By reducing the size of the operating system image, the time required to load the operating system is reduced. ... 03/01/07 - 20070050675 - [method for restoring a booted system] A method for restoring a booted system divides a flash memory in a device using an embedded Linux system into four blocks and saves a boot loader, a Linux kernel, a mini root file system and a user root file system of the embedded Linux system separately into each block ... 02/01/07 - 20070028145 - Raid-6 multiple-input, multiple-output finite-field sum-of-products accelerator A standalone hardware engine is used on an advanced function storage adaptor to improve the performance of a Reed-Solomon-based RAID-6 implementation. The engine can perform the following operations; generate P and Q parity for a full stripe write, generate updated P and Q parity for a partial stripe write, generate ... 01/11/07 - 20070011493 - Method for renovating the computer operating system The present invention provides a method for restoring a computer operation system comprising at least steps of: a) backing up information related to start up of the computer in an HPA of a hard disk; b) providing a self-checking module in the HPA of the hard disk, and additionally configuring ... 10/12/06 - 20060230316 - Method ensuring normal operation at early power-on self test stage A method for ensuring normal operation at an Early Power-On Self Test stage of a computer device is proposed. The method is applied to the computer devices having a timing function. A largest execution time for at least an Early POST program is preset, and the actual execution time of ... 09/14/06 - 20060206764 - Memory reliability detection system and method A memory reliability detection system and a memory reliability detection method are applied in a computer device to perform a detection process on a motherboard according to a basic input/output system (BIOS) program during power-on of the computer device, so as to allow the computer device to successfully enter an ... 07/06/06 - 20060150020 - Computer The present general inventive concept relates to a computer having a network part to transmit and receive data through a network; a data storage to store downloaded data received through the network part, a mode selector to select one of a first download mode and a second download mode, a ... 06/29/06 - 20060143530 - Self-repairing computing device and method of monitoring and repair The invention may backup, maintain backups, or recover data associated with a computing system. The computing system may include any number of components including hardware and software, and any memory accessible to the computing system. The computing system may focus on a user computing system and potentially the supporting environment ... 06/29/06 - 20060143529 - Method and system for generating a console log A method and system are provided for generating a console log of a device (e.g., a router). During the powering on of the device, certain information may have to be written to the console log. If the information to be written is critical, the console log is generated. In case ... 06/15/06 - 20060129890 - Ignition coil for use in engine and engine having plastic cylinder head cover A long and narrow shape independent ignition type ignition apparatus has a long and narrow shape center core for an internal combustion engine. At least one of magnet member and a rubber material member is arranged at an end portion of the center core. A circumference of the center core ... 05/25/06 - 20060112313 - Bootable virtual disk for computer system recovery A method of operating a computer including initiating an operating system boot process utilizing critical files stored in associated standard locations on a first peripheral device. After a successful boot, files critical to the standard operating system boot process are copied from the standard locations to a boot image residing ... 05/18/06 - 20060107119 - Self-contained computer servicing device Servicing a computer using a self-contained computer servicing device. The device includes a memory storing an operating system. The device includes a first interface for connecting the device to the computer and a second interface for connecting the device to a network. A driver for the second interface is also ... 05/18/06 - 20060107118 - Apparatus to facilitate functional shock and vibration testing of device connections and related method An apparatus and associated method are disclosed for facilitating the testing of device connections, including functional shock and vibration testing of peripheral card slots or any other desired connector interface. In part, a power supply located on the peripheral device, or some other external power source, is used to power ... 02/16/06 - 20060036913 - Method to reduce soft error rate in semiconductor memory A method for reducing soft error rates in semiconductor memory. In one embodiment, memory is partitioned into a) boot and download memory, b) program memory and c) data memory. Each partition receives protection according to the importance of the data stored. The boot memory is protected by sensing errors and ... 02/09/06 - 20060031716 - Method of providing a real time solution to error occurred when computer is turned on The present invention relates to a method of providing a real time solution to an error occurred when a computer is turned on, which enables a BIOS installed in the computer to test all hardware equipment of the computer and record any detected error, and also enables the BIOS to ... 02/02/06 - 20060026462 - Apparatus for recovering bios in computer system A basic input-output system (BIOS) online burning system comprises a burning machine (100), a BIOS online burning card (200), a motherboard (300) and a corrupted BIOS (380) attached on the motherboard. The BIOS online burning card is connected between the burning machine and the corrupted BIOS. The BIOS online burning ... 12/08/05 - 20050273663 - Computer system, method, and medium for switching operating system An operating system switching method in a computer system having at least two operating systems is provided. The operating system switching method may include receiving a command of switching a first operating system that is currently running to a second operating system, causing the computer system to make a transition ... 11/24/05 - 20050262398 - Recovery apparatus for bios chip in a computer system A BIOS recovery apparatus for recovering a primary BIOS chip of a motherboard in a computer system comprises a switch controller unit (100), a connecting socket (106), and a plurality of insulated flexible cords (101, 102, 103). The connecting socket comprises a top socket (50), a bottom socket (51) and ... 11/17/05 - 20050257091 - Apparatus and method for detecting the presence of a floppy drive One of the ground pins on a conventional floppy drive host connector is coupled to an input of a computer system and to a supply potential via a pull-up resistor. When a floppy drive is connected to the floppy drive host connector, the pin is pulled to ground by virtue ... 11/03/05 - 20050246586 - Device capable of detecting bios status for clock setting and method thereof A method capable of detecting a status of a basic input/output system (BIOS) for setting a clock is applied to a clock generating device of a computer motherboard and sets the clock according to a signal status of the BIOS or a trigger signal. A device capable of detecting the ... 10/27/05 - 20050240821 - Hard drive reset cache A method, computer system, and apparatus perform an expedited boot and operating system load operation from a hard drive device. Rather than waiting for storage media in a storage device to be fully operational before retrieving software modules and/or data required for initial loading of an operating system, the software ... 10/13/05 - 20050229042 - Computer boot operation utilizing targeted boot diagnostics An apparatus, program product and method utilize targeted boot diagnostics in connection with a boot operation to automate the handling of hardware failures detected during startup or initialization of a computer. In particular, in response to detection of a failure after initiation of and during performance of a boot operation, ... 10/06/05 - 20050223294 - Device and method for automatically detecting and announcing error on booting a motherboard A device for automatic error detection on booting a motherboard includes a storage device, and an automatic error detection speech unit. The storage device stores BIOS program code and a system status table for the motherboard, the BIOS program code being executed by a processor when the motherboard is booting, ... 09/15/05 - 20050204198 - Method and system for adding frequently selected applications to a computer startup sequence A computer system includes an automatic startup configuration utility running in a startup sequence to update the startup sequence according to the actions of a user in launching applications during an initial portion of an operating session. An application is considered for automatic launching based on the number of times ... 09/01/05 - 20050193261 - Configuration proxy service for the extended firmware interface environment A method of abstracting information through object interfaces is described. The object interfaces are used to present platform device information in a pre-boot service environment. Firmware tables such as Advanced Configuration and Power Interface and System Management Basic Input/Output System may be used to auto-configure diagnostic test suites through an ... 06/23/05 - 20050138475 - Apparatus and method for indicating system status in an embedded system An embedded system, such as a headless embedded system, including an indicator capable of being illuminated to indicate an operating status of the system. An application determines if the system is operating correctly, for example by monitoring the presence of pre-determined processes running on the system. 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