1. A computing system comprising a booting system, comprising:
an auxiliary memory medium, including execution codes of an embedded OS in a predetermined area thereof, separate from any BIOS memory of a corresponding computing system;
a CPU for extracting and executing the codes for the computing system’s initial booting; and
a plurality of peripherals that can self-initialize in parallel in response to an instruction received from the embedded OS run by executing the codes.
2. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary memory medium is a hard disc.
3. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the predetermined area includes a non-volatile memory.
4. The computing system of claim 3, wherein the non-volatile memory is a flash memory.
5. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the peripherals receive initialization instructions from the embedded OS, self-initialize themselves using their own initializing programs stored in the auxiliary memory medium based on the initialization instructions, and transmit information containing initialization results to the embedded OS.
6. A booting method for a computing system, comprising:
extracting codes to execute an embedded OS stored in a medium separate from any BIOS memory of the computing system;
executing the extracted codes for the computing system’s initial booting; and
initializing a plurality of peripherals in parallel by the embedded OS executed by the extracted codes.
7. The booting method of claim 6, wherein embedded OS is stored in a predetermined area of an auxiliary memory medium.
8. The booting method of claim 7, wherein the auxiliary memory medium is a hard disc.
9. The booting method of claim 7, wherein the predetermined area includes a non-volatile memory.
10. The booting system of claim 9, wherein the non-volatile memory is a flash memory.
11. The booting method of claim 7, wherein the initializing comprises:
broadcasting initialization instructions to a peripheral by the embedded OS;
allowing the peripheral to self-initialize itself using it’s own initialization programs stored in the auxiliary memory medium; and
delivering information containing the initialization results to the embedded OS.
12. The booting method of claim 6, further comprising:
storing the initialization results in an additional data structure.
13. The booting method of claim 12, wherein the additional data structure is a table structure.
14. The booting method of claim 6, further comprising:
outputting a warning message to a user if the initialization of the peripherals fail.
15. The booting method of claim 14, wherein the warning message is in a text format.
16. The booting method of claim 14, wherein the warning message is a sound.
17. A booting method for initializing a peripheral device, comprising:
receiving an initialization instruction;
performing self-initializing andor testing; and
delivering information containing the initializing andor testing result to an embedded OS, for booting a computing system, stored in a medium separate from any BIOS memory of the computing system.
18. The booting method of claim 17, further comprising:
transmitting a peripheral identification code to the embedded OS.
19. A booting method for initializing peripheral devices for a computing system, comprising:
broadcasting an initialization instruction to a peripheral device from an embedded OS for booting the computing system; and
receiving in the embedded OS the initialization andor test result of the peripheral device.
20. The booting method of claim 19, further comprising:
analyzing the result of the peripheral devices.
21. An auxiliary memory medium for a computing system, comprising:
execution codes of an embedded OS, in a predetermined area thereof separate from any BIOS memory of the computing system, to boot the computing system though extraction and execution of the codes for the computing system’s initial booting.
22. The auxiliary memory medium of claim 21, wherein execution codes of a plurality of peripherals can self-initialize in parallel in response to an instruction received from the embedded OS run by executing the codes.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A damper in a refrigeration system having a first compartment and a second compartment connectable through a passageway, the damper comprising:
a damper door moveable between an open position and a closed position;
a temperature responsive unit operatively coupled to the damper door;
a heating element coupled to one end of the temperature responsive unit to conductively heat the temperature responsive unit when activated; and
wherein the temperature responsive unit expands to move the damper door to the open position in response to conductive heating from the heating element.
2. The damper of claim 1, wherein the temperature responsive unit is a gas-charged bellows.
3. The damper of claim 1, wherein the temperature responsive unit is operatively coupled to the damper door via a load member.
4. The damper of claim 1, wherein the temperature responsive unit contracts when the heating element is not activated and the temperature responsive unit is permitted to cool.
5. The damper of claim 1, wherein the damper further comprises a resilient member coupled to the damper door, the resilient member biasing the damper door to a closed position.
6. The damper of claim 5, wherein the resilient member is a spring having a spring force sufficient to move the damper door to a closed position when the heating element is not activated and the temperature responsive unit is permitted to cool.
7. The damper of claim 1, wherein the heating element is a ceramic heating element.
8. The damper of claim 1, wherein the heating element is a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heating element.
9. The damper of claim 1, wherein the temperature responsive unit is fixed at a first end to which the heating element is in contact, the temperature responsive unit having a second end linearly moveable relative to the first end to move the damper door between the open and closed positions.
10. The damper of claim 9, further comprising a back plate affixed to the first end, and a terminal plate, the heating element interposed between and in intimate contact with each of the back plate and the terminal plate.
11. The damper of claim 10, wherein each of the back plate and the terminal plate are electrically conductive.
12. The damper of claim 1, wherein the damper door is linearly slideable between the open and the closed positions.
13. The damper of claim 1, wherein the damper door is pivotable between the open and the closed positions.
14. A damper assembly, comprising:
a housing;
a damper door disposed in the housing, the damper door moveable within the housing between an open and a closed position;
a temperature responsive unit disposed in the housing, the temperature responsive unit having a first end in thermal communication with a back plate and a second end operatively coupled to the damper door;
a terminal plate disposed in the housing and in spaced relation to the back plate; and
a resistive heating element disposed in the housing, the resistive heating element interposed between and in electrical communication with each of the back plate and the terminal plate and in thermal communication with the back plate; and
wherein the temperature responsive unit is operative to move the damper door from the closed position to the open position rapidly upon energization of the resistive heating element.
15. The damper of claim 14, wherein the temperature responsive unit holds the damper door in the open position for a period after the resistive heating element is de-energized to allow the temperature responsive unit to cool and contract thus permitting the damper door to close.
16. The damper of claim 14, wherein the resistive heating element is a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater.
17. A damper in a refrigeration system having a first compartment and a second compartment connectable through a passageway, the damper comprising:
a housing;
a damper door disposed in the housing, the damper door moveable to open and to close the passageway;
a gas-charged bellows disposed in the housing, the gas-charged bellows adapted to expand when heated;
a load member operatively coupled between the gas-charged bellows and the damper door;
a back plate disposed in the housing and abutting the gas-charged bellows; and
a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater in contact with the back plate; and
wherein the PTC heater conductively heats the gas-charged bellows through the back plate when activated, the gas-charged bellows expanding to transition the load member to bias the damper door open to permit cold air from the first compartment to flow into the second compartment through the passageway.
18. The damper of claim 17, wherein the PTC heater, the back plate, the gas-charge bellows, and the load member are axially aligned.
19. The damper of claim 17, wherein the gas-charged bellows holds the damper door in the open position for a period after the resistive heating element is de-energized.
20. The damper of claim 17, further comprising a resilient member coupled between the housing and the damper door to bias the damper door to the closed position, and wherein the gas-charged bellows holds the damper door in the open position until the gas-charged bellows cools and deflates permitting the resilient member to retract the load member and the damper door to close the passageway such that cold air from the first compartment is restricted from flowing into the second compartment through the passageway.