Information processing apparatus and storage device control method

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to run an operating system; a plurality of storage devices connected to the processor; a detection module configured to detect a boot process for installing the operating system; a determination module configured to acquire device information from each of the storage devices and determine priority rank of the storage devices based on the device information when the detection module detects the boot process being originated from a device other than the storage devices; and a control module configured to install the operating system in a target storage device that is selected from among the storage devices, the target storage device having the highest priority rank determined by the determination module.

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
 a processor configured to execute an operating system;   a plurality of storage devices connected to the processor;   a detection module configured to detect a boot process for installing the operating system;   a determination module configured to receive device information from the storage devices and to determine a priority rank of the storage devices based on the device information when the detection module detects the boot process as originating from a device other than the storage devices; and   a controller configured to install the operating system in a target storage device among the storage devices, the target storage device comprising a substantially high priority rank determined by the determination module.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the determination module is configured to determine the priority rank based on port identification numbers of ports connected to the storage devices when the priority rank is not determined based on the device information. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a memory module configured to store name information indicative of model names of the storage devices,
 wherein the device information comprises at least one of rotation speed information indicative of rotation speed of disk media in the storage devices and the name information in the memory module. 
 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the determination module is configured to assign substantially high priority ranks for the storage devices comprising high data transfer rates. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the determination module is configured to omit ports connected to the storage devices other than the target storage device from a selection by the operation system to be installed. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to start installing the operation system after the determination module omits the ports from the selection. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising an optical disc drive,
 wherein the determination module is configured to receive the device information and to determine the priority rank when the detection module detects the boot process as originating from the optical disc drive. 
 
     
     
         8 . A method for controlling a plurality of storage devices connected to a processor in an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:
 detecting a boot process for installing the operating system;   receiving device information from the storage devices and determining a priority rank of the storage devices based on the device information when the detection module detects the boot process being originated from a device other than the storage devices; and   installing the operating system in a target storage device among the storage devices, the target storage device comprising a substantially high priority rank.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the priority rank is determined based on port identification numbers of ports connected to the storage devices when the priority rank is not determined based on the device information. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8  further comprising storing name information indicative of model names of the storage devices,
 wherein the device information comprises at least one of rotation speed information indicative of rotation speed of disk media in the storage devices and the name information.