Method for preventing over-heating of a device within a data processing system

摘要

A method for providing over-heating protection of a target device within an information processing system is disclosed. A determination is made whether or not a power status of the information processing system is set to turn on a main power of a power supply device. If the power status of the information processing system is set to turn on a main power of a power supply device, a power switch of the target device is turned on; otherwise, another determining is made whether or not the target device is set to operate based on a user's setting. If the target device is set to operate based on the user's setting, the power switch of the target device is turned on; otherwise, the power switch of the target device is turned off.

主权项

1. A method for preventing over-heating of a device within an information processing system, said method comprising:
determining whether or not a power status of an information processing system is set to turn on a main power of a power supply device, wherein said information processing system includes a target device; in response to a determination that said power status of said information processing system is set to turn on a main power of a power supply device, turning on a power switch of said target device; in response to a determination that said power status of said information processing system is not set to turn on a main power of a power supply device, determining whether or not said target device is set to operate based on a user's setting; in response to a determination that said target device is set to operate based on said user's setting, turning on said power switch of said target device; and in response to a determination that said target device is not set to operate based on said user's setting, turning off said power switch of said target device.