Computer equipment having a prompt access function and related method

A recovery method for providing a user with an outcome of recovery operation beforehand, suitable for a computer system including a processing system and a displaying system, said processing system creating at least one recovery unit, said displaying system displaying backed up data of said processing system corresponding to said recovery unit, said recovery method comprising the steps of:

• selecting one of said at least one recovery unit;
• loading said selected recovery unit into said processing system;
• and
• displaying a status corresponding to said processing system which corresponds to said selected recovery unit,
• wherein said at least one recovery unit respectively reflects a corresponding status of at least one hardware resource of said processing system at the time of creation of each of said at least one recovery unit, said at least one hardware resource can be restored to status at the time of creation of each of said at least one recovery unit.

A backup system, which is installed in a computer system having a storage device and a displaying system, said storage device holding data, said displaying system displaying said data held in said storage device, said displaying system having a selecting means, said backup system comprising:

• a backup module for creating at least one recovery unit to backup data held in said storage device;
• and
• a processing module for processing data and creating at least one simulating unit, said at least one simulating unit corresponding to said at least one recovery unit, wherein
• said simulating unit loads an operating system (OS) corresponding to said recovery unit, said displaying system displays data corresponding to said simulating unit, said selecting means selects one of said at least one recovery unit, and said displaying system displays said processed data,
• wherein said at least one recovery unit respectively reflects a corresponding status of at least one hardware resource of said computer system at the time of creation of each of said at least one recovery unit, said at least one hardware resource can be restored to status at the time of creation of said at least one recovery unit.