Process and tool for analyzing and locating hardware failures in a computer
US6704888B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/0709
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A process, a tool and a computer for analyzing and locating hardware failures in a computing machine storing information on operational errors generated by the various sensible hardware components of the machine, characterized in that it consists of creating a man/machine interface (I) through which the components and the rules for interpreting errors are described in a structural language and used by the machine as external parameters in correlation with the error information to detect the malfunctioning component or components. The preventive process is particularly adopted for computer hardware maintenance.
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