Method of testing computer system with hard disk
First Claim
1. A method of testing a computer system with a hard disk which is physically formatted, comprising the steps of:
- defining a whole region of said hard disk as a first partition region;
installing a plurality of program files necessary for operations of said computer system in said first partition region;
partitioning said hard disk to define a part of said first partition region as a second partition region, said second partition region being overlapped with part of said first partition region;
setting said second partition region as a boot driver region;
installing said program files in said second partition region;
re-booting said computer system using said second partition region;
installing a test program file in said second partition region to form an original hard disk;
testing said computer system using said test program file in said second partition region;
erasing said second partition region overlapped with said first partition region; and
setting said first partition region as a boot driver region.
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Abstract
A method of testing a computer system includes the steps of partitioning a physically formatted hard disk to define a whole region of the hard disk as a first partition region and a part of the first partition region as a second partition region, setting the second partition region as a boot driver, installing a test program file in the second partition region to form an original hard disk, testing the computer system using the test program file in the second partition region, erasing the second partition region overlapped with part of the first partition region, and setting the first partition region as a boot driver region. To substantially test the computer system, the program files which are installed on the first and second partition regions of the original hard disk are duplicated on other hard disks with a disk duplicating apparatus. The hard disks thus duplicated are established in computer systems, respectively. If the computer system with the duplicated hard disk is powered, it is booted with an operation program installed in the second partition region. Then, the computer system executes the test program and starts to test whether or not it is operating normally. At the completion of this test, the second partition region is erased and then the first partition region is set as a boot driver region.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of testing a computer system with a hard disk which is physically formatted, comprising the steps of:
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defining a whole region of said hard disk as a first partition region;
installing a plurality of program files necessary for operations of said computer system in said first partition region;
partitioning said hard disk to define a part of said first partition region as a second partition region, said second partition region being overlapped with part of said first partition region;
setting said second partition region as a boot driver region;
installing said program files in said second partition region;
re-booting said computer system using said second partition region;
installing a test program file in said second partition region to form an original hard disk;
testing said computer system using said test program file in said second partition region;
erasing said second partition region overlapped with said first partition region; and
setting said first partition region as a boot driver region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of testing a computer system with a hard disk which is physically formatted, comprising the steps of:
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partitioning said hard disk to define a whole region of said hard disk, as a first partition region and a part of said first partition region as a second partition region, said second partition region being overlapped with part of said first partition region;
installing a plurality of program files necessary for operations of said computer system in said first partition region;
setting said second partition region as a boot driver;
installing said program files in said second partition region;
re-booting said computer system using said second partition region;
installing a test program file in said second partition region to form an original hard disk;
testing said computer system using said test program file in said second partition region;
erasing said second partition region overlapped with said first partition region; and
setting said first partition region as a boot driver region. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of testing a computer system with a hard disk which is physically formatted, comprising the steps of:
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partitioning said hard disk to define a whole region of said hard disk as a first partition region and a part of said first partition region as a second partition region, said second partition region being overlapped with part of said first partition region;
sequentially installing a plurality of program files necessary for operations of said computer system in said first and second partition regions;
setting said second partition region as a boot driver;
re-booting said computer system using said second partition region;
installing a test program file in said second partition region to form an original hard disk;
testing said computer system using said test program file in said second partition region;
erasing said second partition region overlapped with said first partition region; and
setting said first partition region as a boot driver region. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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