Dell Products Inc.

Keith Lambright

Adolfo Sandor Montero

Jonathan C Giffen

Steven Michael Christensen

Yimin Xiao

An information handling system, including: a printed circuit board (PCB) including: a storage device connector, a first sideband connector, and an add-in-card (AIC), including: a paddle board connector, a paddle board coupled to the paddle board connector; an expansion slot; and a second sideband connector, wherein when the paddle board is coupled to the storage device connector, the AIC is co-planar with the PCB.

Add-in-card for an information handling system

An information handling system may include a processor, a plurality of information handling resources communicatively coupled to the processor, a power subsystem configured to deliver electrical energy to the processor and the plurality of information handling resources to enable operation of the processor and the plurality of information handling resources and a management controller. The management controller may be configured to create an inventory of the plurality of information handling resources; based on the inventory, determine a worst-case maximum power consumption of the processor and the plurality of information handling resources; determine if the worst-case maximum power consumption exceeds a power limit associated with the power subsystem; and if the worst-case maximum power consumption exceeds the power limit, cause a remedial action to be taken to maintain power consumption of the processor and the plurality of information handling resources below the power limit.

Systems and methods for itemizing device inventory for system power management

Embodiments provide capabilities by which a user provides interactive inputs for allocating use of the available power budget of an IHS (Information Handling System) when a conflict in the power budget is detected. The power demand of the IHS processor(s) is monitored. When a USB device is coupled to the IHS, a power output to the USB device is enabled within the available power budget. Upon detecting an increase in the power demand of the processor, the power budget may be exceeded. The user is then prompted to specify whether to prioritize use of the power budget for performance of the IHS or for charging the USB device. Based on inputs provided by the user, the processor may be throttled or the power output to the USB device may be reduced. The user is thus provided a capability for resolving individual power budget conflicts based on the user's current preferences.

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Keith Lambright