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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1997
Earl C Reeves, Tomball, TX (US);
David M Olson, Houston, TX (US);
Kameron H Ayati, Houston, TX (US);
Gary W Thome, Tomball, TX (US);
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for designing a computer system which supports multiple processors of different types. A processor base board is separately connectable to a system board. The processor base board includes a number of connectors for receiving processor boards. The processor boards include a processor and, if necessary, a voltage regulator and voltage level converters. A right angle single edge contact connector is used on a Pentium II board to significantly reduce spacing requirements of adjacent processor boards. A conventional pin grid array type socket is used for a Pentium Pro processor board. A special mapping of bus request signals is disclosed for supporting four Pentium Pro processors or two Pentium II processors without requiring changes to the processor base board.