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Test method for verifying installation validity of a PCI device on a electronic device

US7694116B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 2006
Grant dateApr 6, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 19, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/2289
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A test method for verifying installation validity of a peripheral component interconnected (PCI) devices on an electronic device having a test module, comprises the steps of: (a) storing information of onboard devices and slots on motherboards of different electronic devices and information of PCI devices added in the slots of the motherboards in a first data storing device; (b) storing a bill of material (BOM) showing all possible configurations of the different computers in a second data storing device; (c) generating a configuration file according to the BOM and information of the motherboards and PCI devices; (d) the test module in the computer checking actual hardware configuration of the computer and comparing the actual configuration with the corresponding information recorded in the configuration file; (e) outputting a test result.

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