Operating system based method and computer program for monitoring and notifying computer hardware status
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Apr 22, 2004
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Sep 19, 2002
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Sep 19, 2002
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A computer implemented method and program product of an operating system based software program for monitoring normal computer hardware status in operation and notifying of abnormal computer hardware modes to alert system manager comprising First acquiring a virtual memory storage location by a pertained computer system when its operating system boots up, reserving the allocated virtual memory storage, switching to protect mode, and booting BIOS driver in the operating system. Second, the operating system based software program registers a callback function defined by a set of system defined OEM functions to check the existence of the software program, retrieve the address of hardware status and hardware mapping status, acknowledge and process the change of hardware status, and return back to the operating system. Third, the operating system displays the hardware status information controlled by the operating system based software program to report to system managers or users.
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