Method and system for acquiring definitions of debug code of a basic input/output system

• US 20060277443A1
• Filed: 04/25/2006
• Published: 12/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Cao, Xiang, He, Feng-Long, You, Yong-Xing
• Application Number:
  US11/411,161
• Publication Number:
  US 20060277443A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/38
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/327 Alarm or error message display

Abstract

A method for displaying debug codes of a BIOS includes the steps of: initializing a host electronic system and sending out a debug code corresponding to the initialization of the host electronic system to a debug card; displaying the debug code on an LED-display screen of the debug card; transmitting the debug code displayed on the LED-display screen to an application software; choosing the BIOS file corresponding to the debug code displayed, then acquiring and displaying the information via the application software. A system implementing this method includes a host electronic system with a BIOS for sending out a debug code during the initialization; a debug card connected electrically to the host electronic system for receiving and displaying the debug code sent out by the host electronic system; an application software for acquiring and displaying the information corresponding the debug code displayed on the debug card.

Claims

1. A method for looking up debug codes of a BIOS, comprising:

displaying a debug code on a debug card during the initializing of a motherboard;

transmitting the debug code displayed on the debug card to an application software; and

choosing a BIOS file corresponding to the motherboard then acquiring and displaying information of the debug code.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the debug code is corresponding to an initialization of the motherboard.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the debug card includes an LED-display screen, the debug code is displayed on the LED-display screen.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein an initializing interface window of the application software includes a code-input frame for receiving the debug code transmitted by the debug card.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the debug code is transmitted to the code-input frame by a COM cable which connects a COM port of the debug card and a COM port of a computer running the application software.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the debug code is input into the code-input frame manually.

7. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the initializing interface window includes an information-display frame for displaying the debug code information.

8. A system for displaying debug codes of a BIOS, comprising:

a motherboard with a BIOS for sending out a debug code during initialization of the motherboard;

a debug card connected electrically to the motherboard for receiving and displaying the debug code sent out by the motherboard; and

an application software for acquiring and displaying information of the debug code displayed on the debug card.

9. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the debug code is corresponding to the initialization of the motherboard.

10. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the debug card has an LED-display screen, the debug code is displayed on the LED-display screen.

11. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein an initializing interface window of the application software includes a code-input frame for receiving the debug code transmitted by the debug card.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the debug card is transmitted to the code-input frame by a COM cable which connects a COM port of the debug card and a COM port of a computer running the application software.

13. The system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the debug code is input into the code-input frame manually.

14. The system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the initializing interface window includes an information-display frame for displaying the information acquired by the application software.

15. A method for acquiring testing information from an electronic system, the method comprising the steps of:

initializing an electronic system to be tested which comprises more than one testable electronic components therein;

executing power-on self tests (POST) on said electronic system for said more than one testable electronic components of said electronic system;

retrieving debug codes related to testing results of said POST from said electronic system; and

translating a selective one of said debug codes automatically in order to acquire recognizable testing information corresponding to said selective one of said debug codes.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, further comparing the step of displaying a portion of said debug codes on a debug card installable in said electronic system.

17. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein said debug codes are retrievable through a COM cable out of said electronic system.