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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2001
Johnson Lin, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Johnson Lin, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
There is provided a method and device for identifying failed devices in a computer by displaying messages indicative of failed devices in the computer with a single luminescent display. A BIOS memory having a plurality of memory locations containing data values representing a series of computer program instructions for testing hardware devices in the computer is provided to test the hardware devices in the computer. If the hardware device in the computer such as RAM, BIOS memory or display adapter is tested to be failed or contains error, the single luminescent display will be driven to blink ON and OFF at different frequencies to respectively indicate individual failed device in the computer.