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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1990
Anthony Cheung, Fremont, CA (US);
Everex Systems, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A power line coupling and decoupling circuit for furthering peripheral system reliability. The circuit is used in a computer system which includes a host computer attached to a peripheral system via a SCSI communication interface. A light emitting diode is used as a monitor to indicate the power level on the SCSI interface. A mechanical slide switch is used to then couple or decouple a peripheral system's power source and the SCSI interface thus preventing electrical short circuits and current surges within the peripheral system. The SCSI interface receives its power directly from the peripheral power source and not from a peripheral device assembled within the peripheral system.