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US 2003/0126425 A1Published application
Failure announcing voice system
AssigneeFirst International Computer, Inc.
InventorsStephen Yang, Chung-Fu Tsai, Wen-Bin Liu
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AssigneeFirst International Computer, Inc.
InventorsStephen Yang, Chung-Fu Tsai, Wen-Bin Liu
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A voice system for announcing the type of failure when the basic input/output system (BIOS) program in the computer discovers an error during start-up. The voice system includes a pre-recorded voice integrated circuit and a voice output device. The BIOS program tests a plurality of peripheral devices. When errors are found in any peripheral device, a warning signal is sent to the pre-recorded voice integrated circuit. A corresponding error signal message is looked up in the pre-recorded voice integrated circuit and then the error signal message is transferred to the voice output device. A verbal failure message is announced through the voice output device. The error signal message includes all kinds of failures recorded in voice data format.
A voice system for announcing reason of failure in a basic input/output system (BIOS) program during computer start-up, wherein the BIOS program tests a plurality of peripheral devices, and when errors are found in any one of the peripheral devices, a warning signal is issued, comprising:
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