Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.p.

Justin Barth

Peter Andrew Seiler

Mark Lessman

Lauren Domingo

Tze-Shyang Ma

In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a computing device is described. The computing device includes a number of ports. Each port receives a connection to a display device. A first port is coupled to the first graphics processor which supports a number of display devices and a second graphics processor. The computing device also includes a controller. The controller determines when a number of coupled display devices is greater than the number of display devices supported by the first graphics processor and switches the first port from being driven by the first graphics processor to be driven by the second graphics processor.

Graphics processor switching based on coupled display devices

In an example, radio frequency identification communications is used to pair a wireless device and a host computing system for communications over a non-radio frequency identification communications protocol. The wireless device includes a radio frequency identification reader that extracts pairing information from a radio frequency identification tag of the host computing system. The wireless device may then automatically initiate pairing with the host computing system using the pairing information, without further input from a user of the wireless device. A connection is then established between the wireless device and the host computing system using a non-radio frequency identification wireless communication protocol. The connection facilitates an exchange of data between the wireless device and the host computing system.

Wireless pairing using radio frequency identification communications

An adaptable connector, a non-standard PCIe module, and a computer readable medium are disclosed. The adaptable connector for a PCIe interface allows for multiple standard PCIe modules and non-standard PCIe modules at different times An external I/O port has a set of non-PCIe I/O signal lanes coupled to the adaptable connector in lieu of a set of root port host PCIe signal lanes when a non-standard PCIe module is mated to the adaptable connector.

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Fort Collins, CO, United States of America

Justin Barth