JPH04255018A - Drive number display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it unnecessary to store drive numbers or check the drive numbers by an operator himself (or herself) based upon the issue of a command by providing this drive number display system with a drive number display device for displaying respective drive numbers for plural aux. storage devices included in a computer system. CONSTITUTION:When a power supply for a computer body 1 is turned on, an OS 15 is loaded from a hard disk drive 7 to a main storage device 6 and executed by a central processor 5. A nucleus 16 executes a specific instruction included in a hard disk drive control device 24. The disk drive 7 is connected to the control part 24 and contents that three divided areas can be utilized as respective drives are informed to the nucleus 16. Then the nucleus 16 issues a specific instruction stored in a control part 29 and allocates drive numbers to respective areas of the drive 7 and floppy disk drives 9, 8, 12, 13. Then the nucleus 16 issues an instruction for displaying these drive numbers and the drive numbers are displayed on a display device 14.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drive number display method, and more particularly to a drive number display method for displaying the drive number of an auxiliary storage device in a computer having an auxiliary storage device such as a hard disk drive or floppy disk drive.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, this type of drive number display method has been used to determine the drive number of each auxiliary storage device when a computer is equipped with multiple auxiliary storage devices such as a hard disk drive and a floppy disk drive. A method in which the computer user enters a specific command into the computer from an input device to check the drive number, and then pastes a sticker with the drive number of each auxiliary storage device on each auxiliary storage device. was taking.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The conventional drive number display method described above is such that when a computer is equipped with multiple auxiliary storage devices such as a hard disk drive and a floppy disk drive, the drive number of each auxiliary storage device is displayed. In order to find out what number the computer is, the person using the computer enters a specific command into the computer from an input device to check the drive number, and then writes a sticker with the drive number of each auxiliary storage device on each auxiliary storage device. Since it is a paste-in method, if the drive number of each auxiliary storage device is not specified, the person using the computer for the first time should ask someone else for the drive number, or There is an inconvenience in that you have to input commands from an input device and check it yourself.

Furthermore, even if a sticker with a drive number written on it is pasted on the auxiliary storage device, there is a drawback that the drive number on the sticker must be rewritten when the connected auxiliary storage device is changed.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A drive number display method of the present invention includes a drive number display device that displays the drive number of each of a plurality of auxiliary storage devices in a computer system, and a drive number display device that displays the drive number of each of a plurality of auxiliary storage devices in a computer system. When the auxiliary storage control means receives the number of the auxiliary storage devices each controls from the plurality of auxiliary storage control means, it assigns a serial number to each of the plurality of auxiliary storage devices and displays the plurality of auxiliary storage devices on the drive number display device. and display control means for controlling to display the drive number of each device.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, this embodiment includes a computer main body 1, an input device (keyboard) 2, a display device 3 for displaying calculation results, a printing device 4 for printing calculation results,
It is configured to include an auxiliary storage device 11.

The computer main body 1 internally includes a central processing unit 5 that controls the entire computer system, a main storage device 6 that stores programs to be executed, a hard disk drive 7 as an internal auxiliary storage device, a floppy disk drive 8, 9, and a drive number display device 10 that displays these drive numbers. It is assumed that the inside of the hard disk drive 7 is divided into three areas, each of which can be used as an independent drive.

The auxiliary storage device 11 connected to the outside of the computer main body 1 has a floppy disk drive 12 inside.
, 13, and a drive number display device 14 that displays these drive numbers.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the operating system in this embodiment.

In FIG. 2, an operating system (hereinafter referred to as OS) 15 in this embodiment includes a core 16 that plays a central role, an input device control unit 18 that controls an input device (keyboard) 17, and a display device 19. a display device control section 20 that controls the printing device 21, a printing device control section 22 that controls the printing device 21, a hard disk drive control section 24 that controls the hard disk drive 23, and a floppy disk drive that controls the floppy disk drives 25, 26, 27, and 28. A control unit 29 and a drive number display device control unit 32 that controls the drive number display devices 30 and 31.
It is composed of:

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing drive numbers assigned to the auxiliary storage device in this embodiment, and FIG. , (b) are diagrams showing examples of displaying drive numbers of auxiliary storage devices outside the computer main body in this embodiment.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.
Explain using.

When the computer main body 1 is powered on, the OS 15, which is a program that controls the entire computer system, is loaded from the hard disk drive 7 into the main storage device 6. The loaded OS 15 is executed by the central processing unit 5.

First, the core 16 issues a certain command to the hard disk drive controller 24. The hard disk drive control unit 24 notifies the core 16 that the hard disk drive 7 is connected and that the hard disk drive 7 is divided into three areas, each of which can be used as an independent drive.

Next, core 16 issues certain instructions to floppy disk drive controller 29. The floppy disk drive control unit 29 informs the core 1 that the floppy disk drives 8 and 9 are connected to the inside of the computer main body 1 and that the floppy disk drives 12 and 13 are connected to the outside of the computer main body 1.
6 will be notified.

Based on the notified information, the core 16 allocates drive numbers to each area of the hard disk drive 7 and the floppy disk drives 9, 8, 12, and 13 as shown in FIG.

Next, the core 16 issues a command to the drive number display device control unit 32 to display the drive number on the drive number display device 10 in the format shown in FIG. 4(a).

Next, the core 16 issues a command to the drive number display device control unit 32 to display the drive number on the drive number display device 14 in the format shown in FIG. 4(b).

[0021]

As described above, the present invention provides a drive number display device for displaying the drive number of each of a plurality of auxiliary storage devices in a computer system, and a plurality of auxiliary storage device control means for controlling the auxiliary storage devices. When receiving the number of auxiliary storage devices each controls from the plurality of auxiliary storage device control means, it assigns a serial number to each of the plurality of auxiliary storage devices and displays the drive number of each of the plurality of auxiliary storage devices on the drive number display device. By having a display control means that controls the drive number, even those using the computer for the first time, there is no need to ask others for the drive number or issue a command to find out the drive number yourself. This has the effect of eliminating the need to affix a sticker with a drive number written on it to the auxiliary storage device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an operating system in this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing drive numbers assigned to auxiliary storage devices in this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of displaying the drive number of the auxiliary storage device in this embodiment, (a) is a diagram showing an example of displaying the drive number of the auxiliary storage device in the computer main body in this embodiment, (b) 2 is a diagram showing an example of displaying the drive number of an auxiliary storage device outside the computer main body in this embodiment. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Computer body 2 Input device (keyboard) 3 Display device 4 Printing device 5 Central processing unit 6 Main storage device 7 Hard disk drive 8 Floppy disk drive 9 Floppy disk drive 10 Drive number display device 11 Auxiliary storage device 12 Floppy disk drive 13
Floppy disk drive 14 Drive number display device 15 Operating system (OS) 16
Core 18 Input device control section 20 Display device control section 22 Printing device control section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of auxiliary storage control means comprising a drive number display device for displaying the drive number of each of a plurality of auxiliary storage devices in a computer system, and controlling the auxiliary storage devices; and the plurality of auxiliary storage control means. display control for controlling the drive number display device to display the drive number of each of the plurality of auxiliary storage devices on the drive number display device, upon receiving the number of the auxiliary storage devices controlled by each of the auxiliary storage devices; A drive number display method comprising: