Method and device for formatting hard disk

Abstract

The invention provides a method for formatting a hard disk. The method comprises the following steps of: (A), triggering hard disk formatting according to a formatting instruction, and registering a formatting callback function; (B), filtering and screening the hard disk to be formatted according to disk information carried by the formatting callback function; and (C), starting an established hard disk formatting thread, formatting the filtered hard disk through a magnetic disk operating system (DOS), and outputting formatting information during formatting through the formatting callback function. The invention also provides a device for formatting the hard disk. By adopting the method and the device, other types of operation can be executed when formatting is executed, so that the flexibility and the convenience in formatting are improved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to data storage and call technology, in particular to a method and device for formatting a hard disk. Background technique [0002] At present, in the process of managing the hard disk, such as the management of the existing digital video recorder (Digital Video Recorder, DVR), it is inseparable from the formatting of the hard disk. The existing method of formatting the hard disk usually adopts exclusive format, that is, other operations are not allowed on the hard disk being formatted or preparing to be formatted during the formatting process. [0003] figure 1 Method for formatting an existing hard drive. Combine now figure 1 , to describe the existing hard disk formatting method, as follows: [0004] Step 101: extract hard disk information and output hard disk management list; [0005] The hard disk information mentioned in this step includes at least drive letter and hard disk attribute information; the hard disk manageme...

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[0013] In the existing method of hard disk formatting, it is necessary to suspend all task threads in the system before formatting the hard disk, and after the formatting of the hard disk is completed, resume the previously suspended task threads of the system. No operation is allowed during the process of formatting. If the hard disk such as DVR is formatted, if the formatting takes a long time, the DVR cannot be used for real-time preview, playback, etc. related to video surveillance during this period. operation

The existing hard disk formatting method needs to be further improved in terms of formatting flexibility and convenience

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