Patent ID: 7506209

Claim:
A shutoff condition monitoring method for a computer, comprising the steps of: a) determining, when starting up the computer, whether or not predetermined normal shutoff information is set; b) when it is determined in said step a) that the predetermined normal shutoff information is set, carrying out the step b1); b1) resetting the predetermined normal shutoff information and carrying out starting up of the computer; c) setting the predetermined normal shutoff information when the computer, having starting up, then shuts off normally; c-1) determining that an abnormal shutoff has occurred when it is determined in said step a) that the normal shutoff information is not set; c-2) counting the number of times of repetitive occurrences of the abnormal shutoff; c-3) determining that predetermined trouble removing processing should be carried out on the computer when the number of times of repetitive occurrences of the abnormal shutoff exceeds a predetermined value; d) increasing a count value of an abnormal shutoff counter when it is determined in said step a) that the normal shutoff information is not set; e) comparing the count value of the abnormal shutoff counter with the predetermined value; and f) carrying out the predetermined trouble removing processing when the comparing in said step e) determines that the count value of the abnormal shutoff counter exceeds the predetermined value, wherein said predetermined trouble removing processing comprises the steps of; g) determining whether or not predetermined recovery related information is set; and h) when it is determined in said step g) that the predetermined recovery related information is set, carrying out step i), but when it is determined in said step g) that the predetermined recovery related information is not set, carrying out steps j1) and j2): i) outputting a fault message; j1) carrying out predetermined recovery processing; and j2) setting the recovery related information and resetting the abnormal shutoff counter, and said shutoff condition monitoring method further comprises the step of k) resetting the abnormal shutoff counter, the recovery related information and the normal shutoff information, when it is determined in said step a) that the normal shutoff information is set.