TWI631458B - Motherboard and computer system thereof - Google Patents

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TWI631458B
TWI631458B TW105138761A TW105138761A TWI631458B TW I631458 B TWI631458 B TW I631458B TW 105138761 A TW105138761 A TW 105138761A TW 105138761 A TW105138761 A TW 105138761A TW I631458 B TWI631458 B TW I631458B
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一種主機板及其電腦系統。主機板包括一非揮發記憶體、一偵測電路及一比較電路。偵測電路偵測主機板的一未開機時間、一通電使用時間、一重新啟動次數、以及一斷電次數，並且寫入非揮發記憶體。比較電路讀取非揮發記憶體中的未開機時間、通電使用時間、重新啟動次數、以及斷電次數，並且對應地提供一檢測提示信號至一提示電路，以透過提示電路提供一提示訊息。A motherboard and its computer system. The motherboard includes a non-volatile memory, a detection circuit, and a comparison circuit. The detection circuit detects an unpowered time of the motherboard, a power-on time, a number of restarts, and a number of power-offs, and writes to the non-volatile memory. The comparison circuit reads the non-boot time, the power-on use time, the number of restarts, and the number of power-offs in the non-volatile memory, and correspondingly provides a detection prompt signal to a prompt circuit to provide a prompt message through the prompt circuit.

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主機板及其電腦系統Motherboard and its computer system

本發明是有關於一種主機板，且特別是有關於一種主機板及其電腦系統。The present invention relates to a motherboard, and more particularly to a motherboard and its computer system.

隨著數位時代的來臨，電腦裝置已經成為人們日常生活中不可獲缺的工具。然而，無論是否使用，電腦裝置中的元件都會隨著時間而老化。以現在的電腦裝置而言，都只能等到無法開啟，再進行裝置檢修。由於使用者都是需要使用時才會開啟電腦裝置，因此電腦裝置無法開啟會造成使用上的不便，並且影響到使用者的工作排程。With the advent of the digital age, computer devices have become an indispensable tool in people's daily lives. However, components in a computer device age over time, whether or not they are used. In the case of today's computer devices, they can only wait until they cannot be turned on, and then perform device maintenance. Since the computer device is turned on when the user needs to use it, the inability of the computer device to be turned on may cause inconvenience in use and affect the user's work schedule.

本發明提供一種主機板及其電腦系統，可在主機板隨時間老化至需要檢修時提醒使用者，以便於使用者安排主機板的檢修時間。The invention provides a motherboard and a computer system thereof, which can remind the user when the motherboard ages to meet the need for maintenance, so that the user can arrange the maintenance time of the motherboard.

本發明的主機板，包括一非揮發記憶體、一偵測電路及一比較電路。偵測電路耦接非揮發記憶體，偵測主機板的一未開機時間、一通電使用時間、一重新啟動次數、以及一斷電次數，並且將未開機時間、通電使用時間、重新啟動次數、以及斷電次數寫入非揮發記憶體。比較電路耦接非揮發記憶體，以讀取未開機時間、通電使用時間、重新啟動次數、以及斷電次數。比較電路比較未開機時間與一第一臨界值以產生一第一比較結果，比較通電使用時間與一第二臨界值以產生一第二比較結果，比較重新啟動次數與一第三臨界值以產生一第三比較結果，以及比較斷電次數與一第四臨界值以產生一第四比較結果，並且比較電路依據第一比較結果至第四比較結果提供一檢測提示信號至一提示電路，以透過提示電路提供一提示訊息。The motherboard of the present invention comprises a non-volatile memory, a detection circuit and a comparison circuit. The detecting circuit is coupled to the non-volatile memory, and detects an un-boot time, a power-on time, a restart time, and a power-off time of the motherboard, and the un-boot time, the power-on time, the restart time, And the number of power outages is written to the non-volatile memory. The comparison circuit is coupled to the non-volatile memory to read the unpowered time, the power-on time, the number of restarts, and the number of power-offs. Comparing the non-boot time with a first threshold to generate a first comparison result, comparing the power-on usage time with a second threshold to generate a second comparison result, comparing the restart number with a third threshold to generate a third comparison result, and comparing the number of power failures with a fourth threshold to generate a fourth comparison result, and the comparison circuit provides a detection prompt signal to a prompt circuit according to the first comparison result to the fourth comparison result to transmit The prompt circuit provides a prompt message.

本發明的電腦系統，包括一提示電路及一如上所述的主機板。提示電路用以接收一檢測提示信號，並且依據檢測提示信號提供一提示訊息。上述的主機板耦接提示電路，用以提供檢測提示信號。The computer system of the present invention includes a cueing circuit and a motherboard as described above. The prompting circuit is configured to receive a detection prompt signal and provide a prompt message according to the detection prompt signal. The motherboard is coupled to the prompt circuit for providing a detection prompt signal.

基於上述，本發明實施例的主機板及其電腦系統，是分別比較未開機時間、通電使用時間、重新啟動次數、以及斷電次數與對應的臨界值，以判斷主機板的老化程度。並且，當主機板隨時間老化至需要檢修時，透過提示訊息提醒使用者，以便於使用者安排主機板的檢修時間，而不影響使用者的工作排程。Based on the above, the motherboard and the computer system thereof according to the embodiments of the present invention compare the unpowered time, the power-on use time, the number of restarts, and the number of power-offs and corresponding threshold values to determine the aging degree of the motherboard. Moreover, when the motherboard ages over time to require maintenance, the user is prompted by a prompt message to facilitate the user to schedule the maintenance time of the motherboard without affecting the user's work schedule.

為讓本發明的上述特徵和優點能更明顯易懂，下文特舉實施例，並配合所附圖式作詳細說明如下。The above described features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

圖1為依據本發明的一實施例的電腦系統的系統示意圖。請參照圖1，在本實施例中，電腦系統100包括主機板110及提示電路120，主機板110包括偵測電路111、非揮發記憶體113及比較電路115。其中，偵測電路111可包括微處理器，亦即可使用微處理器來偵測時間及次數，並且比較電路115可以是主機板（如110）上的基本輸出入系統(BIOS)，亦即可透過基本輸出入系統來進行數值的比較。1 is a system diagram of a computer system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , in the embodiment, the computer system 100 includes a motherboard 110 and a prompt circuit 120 . The motherboard 110 includes a detection circuit 111 , a non-volatile memory 113 , and a comparison circuit 115 . The detecting circuit 111 can include a microprocessor, that is, a microprocessor can be used to detect the time and the number of times, and the comparing circuit 115 can be a basic input/output system (BIOS) on the motherboard (such as 110), that is, The comparison of values can be made through the basic input and output system.

偵測電路111耦接非揮發記憶體113，並且偵測主機板110的未開機時間Toff、通電使用時間Ton、重新啟動次數Trst、以及斷電次數Tout，接著將未開機時間Toff、通電使用時間Ton、重新啟動次數Trst、以及斷電次數Tout寫入非揮發記憶體113。The detecting circuit 111 is coupled to the non-volatile memory 113, and detects the unpowered time Toff, the power-on use time Ton, the restart time Trst, and the power-off number Tout of the motherboard 110, and then the un-on time Toff and the power-on time. Ton, the number of restarts Trst, and the number of power-offs Tout are written to the non-volatile memory 113.

比較電路115耦接非揮發記憶體113及提示電路120，以讀取未開機時間Toff、通電使用時間Ton、重新啟動次數Trst、以及斷電次數Tout。接著，比較電路115比較未開機時間Toff與第一臨界值以產生第一比較結果CP1，比較通電使用時間Ton與第二臨界值以產生第二比較結果CP2，比較重新啟動次數Trst與第三臨界值以產生第三比較結果CP3，以及比較斷電次數Tout與第四臨界值以產生第四比較結果CP4。其中，未開機時間Toff可以是單次未開機的時間，也可以是所有未開機時間的總和，此可依據本領域通常知識者自行應用，本發明實施例不以此為限。The comparison circuit 115 is coupled to the non-volatile memory 113 and the cueing circuit 120 to read the unpowered time Toff, the power-on use time Ton, the restart frequency Trst, and the power-off number Tout. Next, the comparison circuit 115 compares the non-power-on time Toff with the first threshold to generate a first comparison result CP1, compares the power-on usage time Ton with the second threshold to generate a second comparison result CP2, and compares the restart number Trst with the third threshold. The value is to generate a third comparison result CP3, and the number of power interruptions Tout and the fourth threshold value are compared to generate a fourth comparison result CP4. The un-boot time Toff may be a single time that is not turned on, or may be the sum of all the un-boot times, which may be applied by a person skilled in the art, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.

在上述比較動作完成後，比較電路115會依據第一比較結果CP1至第四比較結果CP4提供檢測提示信號Shd至提示電路120。當提示電路120接收到檢測提示信號Shd時，提示電路120依據檢測提示信號Shd提供提示訊息Mht給使用者，以提醒使用者進行主機板110的檢修。換言之，當提示電路120接收到致能的檢測提示信號Shd時，則提供提示訊息Mht；當提示電路120接收到禁能的檢測提示信號Shd時，則不提供提示訊息Mht。After the comparison operation is completed, the comparison circuit 115 provides the detection prompt signal Shd to the prompting circuit 120 according to the first comparison result CP1 to the fourth comparison result CP4. When the prompting circuit 120 receives the detection prompt signal Shd, the prompting circuit 120 provides a prompt message Mht to the user according to the detection prompt signal Shd to remind the user to perform the maintenance of the motherboard 110. In other words, when the prompting circuit 120 receives the enabled detection prompt signal Shd, the prompt message Mht is provided; when the prompting circuit 120 receives the disable detection prompt signal Shd, the prompt message Mht is not provided.

藉此，當主機板110隨時間老化至需要檢修時，可透過提示訊息提醒使用者，以便於使用者安排主機板110的檢修時間，而不影響使用者的工作排程。並且，當主機板110進行檢修時，可以透過非揮發記憶體113所儲存的未開機時間Toff、通電使用時間Ton、重新啟動次數Trst、以及斷電次數Tout判斷主機板110的使用狀態，加速檢修的過程。Thereby, when the motherboard 110 ages to be inspected over time, the user can be reminded by a prompt message, so that the user can arrange the maintenance time of the motherboard 110 without affecting the user's work schedule. Moreover, when the motherboard 110 is inspected, the unused boot time Toff, the power-on use time Ton, the restart count Trst, and the power-off count Tout stored in the non-volatile memory 113 can be used to determine the use state of the motherboard 110, and the maintenance is accelerated. the process of.

在本發明實施例中，第一臨界值、第二臨界值、第三臨界值及第四臨界值的設定是視主機板110的設定而定，亦即要參照原廠提供的額定未開機時間、額定通電使用時間、額定重新啟動次數及額定斷電次數。In the embodiment of the present invention, the setting of the first threshold value, the second threshold value, the third threshold value, and the fourth threshold value is determined according to the setting of the motherboard 110, that is, the nominal unpowered time provided by the original factory is referred to. , rated power-on time, rated restart times and rated power-off times.

在本發明實施例中，由於主機板110在進行重置時，會由晶片組（未繪示）發出的重置（Reset）信號至各個裝置，以控制各個裝置進行重置，因此偵測電路111可計數晶片組（未繪示）所發出的重置信號的次數作為重新啟動次數Trst，其中晶片組（未繪示）例如南橋或平台路徑控制器（Platform Controller Hub，PCH）。In the embodiment of the present invention, when the motherboard 110 is reset, a reset signal sent by the chipset (not shown) is sent to each device to control each device to be reset, so the detection circuit The number of reset signals issued by the chip set (not shown) can be counted as the number of restarts Trst, wherein the chip set (not shown) is, for example, a south bridge or a Platform Controller Hub (PCH).

在本發明實施例中，由於在主機板110關閉後會由即時時脈（real-time clock，RTC）電池（未繪示）提供即時時脈電源，以作為時間計數的電力來源，因此偵測電路111可計數即時時脈電池（未繪示）提供即時時脈電源的提供時間作為未開機時間Toff，並且計數即時時脈電池（未繪示）未提供即時時脈電源的未提供時間作為該通電使用時間Ton，其中偵測電路111於主機板110啟動時更新未開機時間Toff，並且於主機板110進行關閉程序時更新通電使用時間Ton。In the embodiment of the present invention, since the instant clock power is provided by a real-time clock (RTC) battery (not shown) after the motherboard 110 is turned off, as a power source for time counting, the detection is performed. The circuit 111 can count the instant clock supply (not shown) to provide the instant clock power supply time as the unpowered time Toff, and count the instant clock battery (not shown) to provide the unprovided time of the instant clock power as the The power-on use time Ton, wherein the detecting circuit 111 updates the un-on time Toff when the motherboard 110 is started, and updates the power-on usage time Ton when the motherboard 110 performs the shutdown process.

在本發明實施例中，由於在主機板110關閉後會接收電源供應器（未繪示）提供的待命（Suspend）電源，以作為部分裝置進行待機的電力來源，因此偵測電路111可計數待命電源的提供時間作為未開機時間Toff，並且計數待命電源的未提供時間作為該通電使用時間Ton，其中偵測電路111於主機板110啟動時更新未開機時間Toff，並且於主機板110進行關閉程序時更新通電使用時間Ton。In the embodiment of the present invention, since the standby power supply (not shown) is received after the motherboard 110 is turned off to serve as a power source for standby of the partial device, the detecting circuit 111 can count the standby. The power supply time is taken as the unpowered time Toff, and the unpowered time of the standby power source is counted as the power-on use time Ton, wherein the detecting circuit 111 updates the unpowered time Toff when the motherboard 110 is started, and performs the shutdown procedure on the motherboard 110. The power-on usage time Ton is updated.

在本發明實施例中，偵測電路111可計數主機板110異常斷電的次數作為斷電次數Tout，其中異常斷電可以是主機板110未進行關機程度的關閉行為。In the embodiment of the present invention, the detecting circuit 111 can count the number of abnormal power-offs of the motherboard 110 as the number of power-offs Tout, wherein the abnormal power-off can be a shutdown behavior of the motherboard 110 not being shut down.

在本發明實施例中，當未開機時間Toff大於等於第一臨界值時，致能第一比較結果CP1；當未開機時間Toff小於第一臨界值時，禁能第一比較結果CP1。當通電使用時間Ton大於等於第二臨界值時，致能第二比較結果CP2，當通電使用時間Ton小於第二臨界值時，禁能第二比較結果CP2。當重新啟動次數Trst大於等於第三臨界值時，致能第三比較結果CP3；當重新啟動次數Trst小於第三臨界值時，禁能該第三比較結果CP3。當斷電次數Tout大於等於第四臨界值時，致能第四比較結果CP4，當斷電次數Tout小於第四臨界值時，禁能第四比較結果CP4。In the embodiment of the present invention, when the unpowered time Toff is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the first comparison result CP1 is enabled; when the unpowered time Toff is less than the first threshold, the first comparison result CP1 is disabled. When the power-on use time Ton is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the second comparison result CP2 is enabled, and when the power-on use time Ton is less than the second threshold, the second comparison result CP2 is disabled. When the restart number Trst is greater than or equal to the third threshold, the third comparison result CP3 is enabled; when the restart number Trst is less than the third threshold, the third comparison result CP3 is disabled. When the power interruption number Tout is greater than or equal to the fourth critical value, the fourth comparison result CP4 is enabled, and when the power interruption number Tout is less than the fourth critical value, the fourth comparison result CP4 is disabled.

並且，當第一比較結果CP4至第四比較結果CP4的其中之一為致能時，比較電路115提供致能的檢測提示信號Shd至提示電路120。And, when one of the first comparison result CP4 to the fourth comparison result CP4 is enabled, the comparison circuit 115 supplies the enabled detection cue signal Shd to the cueing circuit 120.

在本發明的另一實施例中，當第一比較結果CP1可以為未開機時間Toff除以第一臨界值所求得的比值，第二比較結果CP2可以為通電使用時間Ton除以第二臨界值所求得的比值，第三比較結果CP3可以為重新啟動次數Tout除以第三臨界值所求得的比值，第四比較結果CP4可以為斷電次數Tout除以第四臨界值所求得的比值。接著，比較電路115可利用第一比較結果CP1至第四比較結果CP4進行運算以取得安全係數，並且在安全係數大於等於安全警戒值時，致能檢測提示信號Shd，在安全係數小於安全警戒值時，禁能檢測提示信號Shd。In another embodiment of the present invention, when the first comparison result CP1 may be a ratio obtained by dividing the off-time Toff by the first threshold, the second comparison result CP2 may be the power-on usage time Ton divided by the second threshold. The ratio obtained by the value, the third comparison result CP3 may be the ratio obtained by dividing the number of restarts Tout by the third threshold, and the fourth comparison result CP4 may be obtained by dividing the number of power interruptions Tout by the fourth threshold. The ratio. Then, the comparison circuit 115 can perform the operation by using the first comparison result CP1 to the fourth comparison result CP4 to obtain the safety factor, and when the safety factor is greater than or equal to the safety warning value, enable the detection of the prompt signal Shd, and the safety factor is less than the safety warning value. When the time is off, the prompt signal Shd is detected.

其中，第一比較結果CP1至第四比較結果CP4的運算方式可以是直接相加，或者第一比較結果CP1至第四比較結果CP4分別與對應的權重值相乘後再相加，上述運算方式及權重值可依據本領域通常知識者而定，本發明實施例不以此為限。The operation manners of the first comparison result CP1 to the fourth comparison result CP4 may be direct addition, or the first comparison result CP1 to the fourth comparison result CP4 are respectively multiplied by the corresponding weight values, and then added. And the weight value may be determined by a person skilled in the art, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.

在本發明實施例中，當提示電路120包括揚聲器時，則提示訊息Mht可以包括語音訊息；當提示電路120包括發光元件時，則提示訊息Mht可以包括閃爍訊息；當提示電路120包括顯示面板時，並且該提示訊息為一影像訊息或一文字訊息。上述可依據本領域通常知識者而定，本發明實施例不以此為限。In the embodiment of the present invention, when the prompting circuit 120 includes a speaker, the prompt message Mht may include a voice message; when the prompting circuit 120 includes a light emitting component, the prompt message Mht may include a blinking message; when the prompting circuit 120 includes a display panel And the prompt message is an image message or a text message. The above may be determined by those skilled in the art, and the embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto.

綜上所述，本發明實施例的主機板及其電腦系統，是分別比較未開機時間、通電使用時間、重新啟動次數、以及斷電次數與對應的臨界值，以判斷主機板的老化程度。並且，當主機板隨時間老化至需要檢修時，透過提示訊息提醒使用者，以便於使用者安排主機板的檢修時間，而不影響使用者的工作排程。In summary, the motherboard and the computer system of the embodiment of the present invention compare the un-boot time, the power-on usage time, the number of restarts, and the number of power-offs and corresponding threshold values to determine the aging degree of the motherboard. Moreover, when the motherboard ages over time to require maintenance, the user is prompted by a prompt message to facilitate the user to schedule the maintenance time of the motherboard without affecting the user's work schedule.

雖然本發明已以實施例揭露如上，然其並非用以限定本發明，任何所屬技術領域中具有通常知識者，在不脫離本發明的精神和範圍內，當可作些許的更動與潤飾，故本發明的保護範圍當視後附的申請專利範圍所界定者為準。Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

100：電腦系統 110：主機板 111：偵測電路 113：非揮發記憶體 115：比較電路 120：提示電路 CP1：第一比較結果 CP2：第二比較結果 CP3：第三比較結果 CP4：第四比較結果 Mht：提示訊息 Shd：檢測提示信號 Toff：未開機時間 Ton：通電使用時間 Tout：斷電次數 Trst：重新啟動次數100: computer system 110: motherboard 111: detection circuit 113: non-volatile memory 115: comparison circuit 120: prompt circuit CP1: first comparison result CP2: second comparison result CP3: third comparison result CP4: fourth comparison Result Mht: prompt message Shd: detection prompt signal Toff: no power-on time Ton: power-on use time Tout: number of power-off times Trst: number of restarts

圖1為依據本發明的一實施例的電腦系統的系統示意圖。1 is a system diagram of a computer system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

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一種主機板，包括： 一非揮發記憶體； 一偵測電路，耦接該非揮發記憶體，偵測該主機板的一未開機時間、一通電使用時間、一重新啟動次數、以及一斷電次數，並且將該未開機時間、該通電使用時間、該重新啟動次數、以及該斷電次數寫入該非揮發記憶體；以及 一比較電路，耦接該非揮發記憶體，以讀取該未開機時間、該通電使用時間、該重新啟動次數、以及該斷電次數，該比較電路比較該未開機時間與一第一臨界值以產生一第一比較結果，比較該通電使用時間與一第二臨界值以產生一第二比較結果，比較該重新啟動次數與一第三臨界值以產生一第三比較結果，以及比較該斷電次數與一第四臨界值以產生一第四比較結果，並且該比較電路依據該第一比較結果至該第四比較結果提供一檢測提示信號至一提示電路，以透過該提示電路提供一提示訊息。A motherboard includes: a non-volatile memory; a detection circuit coupled to the non-volatile memory, detecting an un-boot time of the motherboard, a power-on time, a number of restarts, and a number of power-offs And writing the non-boot time, the power-on use time, the number of restarts, and the number of power-offs to the non-volatile memory; and a comparison circuit coupling the non-volatile memory to read the non-boot time, The comparison use circuit compares the unpowered time with a first threshold to generate a first comparison result, and compares the power-on usage time with a second threshold value by the power-on usage time, the number of restarts, and the number of power-offs. Generating a second comparison result, comparing the restart number with a third threshold to generate a third comparison result, and comparing the power interruption number with a fourth threshold to generate a fourth comparison result, and the comparison circuit Providing a detection prompt signal to a prompting circuit according to the first comparison result to the fourth comparison result, to provide a prompt message through the prompting circuit . 如申請專利範圍第1項所述的主機板，其中該偵測電路計數一重置（Reset）信號的次數作為該重新啟動次數。The motherboard of claim 1, wherein the detecting circuit counts a number of reset signals as the number of restarts. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述的主機板，其中該偵測電路計數一即時時脈（real-time clock，RTC）電池提供一即時時脈電源的提供時間作為該未開機時間，並且計數該即時時脈電池未提供該即時時脈電源的未提供時間作為該通電使用時間，其中該偵測電路於該主機板啟動時更新該未開機時間，該主機板進行關閉程序時更新該通電使用時間。The motherboard of claim 1, wherein the detecting circuit counts a real-time clock (RTC) battery to provide an instant clock power supply time as the unpowered time, and counts The instant clock battery does not provide the unsupplied time of the instant clock power source as the power-on usage time, wherein the detecting circuit updates the un-boot time when the motherboard is started, and updates the power-on use when the motherboard performs the shutdown process. time. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述的主機板，其中該偵測電路計數一待命（Suspend）電源的提供時間作為該未開機時間，並且計數該待命電源的未提供時間作為該通電使用時間，其中該偵測電路於該主機板啟動時更新該未開機時間，該主機板進行關閉程序時更新該通電使用時間。The motherboard of claim 1, wherein the detecting circuit counts a supply time of a standby power source as the unpowered time, and counts an unprovided time of the standby power source as the power-on usage time. The detecting circuit updates the unpowered time when the motherboard is started, and updates the powering use time when the motherboard performs a shutdown process. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述的主機板，其中該偵測電路計數該主機板異常斷電的次數作為該斷電次數。The motherboard of claim 1, wherein the detecting circuit counts the number of times the motherboard is abnormally powered off as the number of power failures. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述的主機板，其中當該未開機時間大於等於該第一臨界值時，致能該第一比較結果，當該未開機時間小於該第一臨界值時，禁能該第一比較結果， 當該通電使用時間大於等於該第二臨界值時，致能該第二比較結果，當該通電使用時間小於該第二臨界值時，禁能該第二比較結果， 當該重新啟動次數大於等於該第三臨界值時，致能該第三比較結果，當該重新啟動次數小於該第三臨界值時，禁能該第三比較結果， 當該斷電次數大於等於該第四臨界值時，致能該第四比較結果，當該斷電次數小於該第四臨界值時，禁能該第四比較結果。The motherboard of claim 1, wherein when the unpowered time is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the first comparison result is enabled, and when the unpowered time is less than the first threshold, the ban is disabled. The first comparison result is that, when the power-on usage time is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the second comparison result is enabled, and when the power-on usage time is less than the second threshold, the second comparison result is disabled. When the number of restarts is greater than or equal to the third threshold, the third comparison result is enabled, and when the number of restarts is less than the third threshold, the third comparison result is disabled, when the number of power failures is greater than or equal to The fourth comparison result enables the fourth comparison result, and when the number of power failures is less than the fourth threshold, the fourth comparison result is disabled. 如申請專利範圍第4項所述的主機板，其中當該第一比較結果至該第四比較結果的其中之一為致能時，該比較電路提供致能的該檢測提示信號至該提示電路。The motherboard of claim 4, wherein the comparison circuit provides the detection prompt signal to the prompt circuit when one of the first comparison result to the fourth comparison result is enabled . 一種電腦系統，包括： 一提示電路，用以接收一檢測提示信號，並且依據該檢測提示信號提供一提示訊息；以及 一如申請專利範圍第1項所述的主機板，耦接該提示電路，用以提供該檢測提示信號。A computer system, comprising: a prompting circuit, configured to receive a detection prompt signal, and provide a prompt message according to the detection prompt signal; and the motherboard as described in claim 1 is coupled to the prompt circuit, Used to provide the detection prompt signal. 如申請專利範圍第8項所述的電腦系統，其中該提示電路包括一揚聲器，並且該提示訊息包括一語音訊息。The computer system of claim 8, wherein the prompting circuit comprises a speaker, and the prompt message comprises a voice message. 如申請專利範圍第8項所述的電腦系統，其中該提示電路包括一發光元件，並且該提示訊息包括一閃爍訊息。The computer system of claim 8, wherein the prompting circuit comprises a light emitting component, and the prompt message comprises a blinking message. 如申請專利範圍第8項所述的電腦系統，其中該提示電路包括一顯示面板，並且該提示訊息包括一影像訊息或一文字訊息。The computer system of claim 8, wherein the prompting circuit comprises a display panel, and the prompt message comprises an image message or a text message.
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