Patent ID: 8538720

Claim:
A computer for testing a cold boot of an electronic device, the computer being connected to a controller via a data communication interface, the controller connecting to the electronic device via a power switch, the computer comprising: a storage system; at least one processor; and one or more programs stored the storage system and executable by the least one processor, the one or more programs comprising: a parameter setting module operable to set time parameters for a test period of a cold boot process for the electronic device, wherein the time parameters comprise a first time parameter for simulating the cold boot process using an alternating current (AC) power supply connected to the power switch, and a second time parameter for simulating the cold boot process by pressing of a power button of the electronic device; a signal generating module operable to drive the data communication interface to generate a period control signal according to the time parameters, and send the period control signal to the controller via the data communication interface; wherein the controller transfers the period control signal to the electronic device by controlling the power switch to switch on and switch off, and the electronic device to executes the cold boot process according to the period control signal and generates test information during the cold boot process; a cold boot monitoring module operable to receive the test information from the electronic device via the data communication interface, and determine whether the cold boot process is normal according to the test information; and an information displaying module operable to display the test information on a display screen of the computer upon the condition that the cold boot process is abnormal.