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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/310 ; G06F 1/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/310 ; G06F 1/18 ;
Abstract
A multiprocessor computer includes a processor disabling scheme which disables a processor that has been designated to boot the computer but fails to boot the computer. For computers having voltage regulator modules (VRMs) to power each processor, a control device directs a VRM associated with the failed boot processor to cease supplying power in response to the processor's failure. For computers without VRMs, a transistor controls the delivery of power from the power supply to each respective processor. If a designated boot processor fails to boot the system, the control device turns off the appropriate transistor to disable the failed processor.