Image processing apparatus
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
- a storage device which stores various data items,a determining section which determines whether the state of the storage device is set at one of first, second, and third levels, the third level corresponding to a state which is set up immediately before the storage device becomes faulty;
a first processing section which informs that attention should be paid to the state of the storage device when the determining section determines that the state of the storage device is set at the first level;
a second processing section which notifies exchange of the storage device when the determining section determines that the state of the storage device is set at the second level; and
a third processing section which backs up data of the storage device into an external device when the determining section determines that the state of the storage device is set at the third level,wherein the third processing section restricts the function of the image processing apparatus to a function which is free from a problem even if the storage device becomes faulty when the determining section determines that the state of the storage device is set at the third level.
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Abstract
The state of an HDD provided in an image processing apparatus is divided into a plurality of levels and information is given to call user'"'"'s attention when the state of the HDD is set at a level which indicates that attention should be paid to the state of the HDD. When the state of the HDD is set at a level indicating that the HDD should be exchanged, a warning is given to the user and information indicating that the HDD should be exchanged is issued to a service center. Further, data of the HDD is backed up in an external device if the state of the HDD is set at a level indicating a state which is set up immediately before the HDD becomes faulty.
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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a storage device which stores various data items, a determining section which determines whether the state of the storage device is set at one of first, second, and third levels, the third level corresponding to a state which is set up immediately before the storage device becomes faulty; a first processing section which informs that attention should be paid to the state of the storage device when the determining section determines that the state of the storage device is set at the first level; a second processing section which notifies exchange of the storage device when the determining section determines that the state of the storage device is set at the second level; and a third processing section which backs up data of the storage device into an external device when the determining section determines that the state of the storage device is set at the third level, wherein the third processing section restricts the function of the image processing apparatus to a function which is free from a problem even if the storage device becomes faulty when the determining section determines that the state of the storage device is set at the third level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A control method of an image processing apparatus having a storage device which stores various data items, comprising:
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determining whether the state of the storage device is set at one of first, second, and third levels, the third level corresponding to a state which is set up immediately before the storage device becomes fault; performing a first process which informs that attention should be paid to the state of the storage device when the above determination process determines that the state of the storage device is set at the first level; performing a second process which informs exchange of the storage device when the above determination process determines that the state of the storage device is set at the second level; and performing a third process which backs up data of the storage device into an external device is performed when it is determined by the determining process that the state of the storage device is set at the third level, wherein the third process is performed to restrict the function of the image processing apparatus to a function which is free from a problem even if the storage device becomes faulty when it is determined in the determining process that the state of the storage device is set at the third level. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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