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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:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1999
Paul Gordon Robertson, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method are provided for detecting when a valid configuration of I/O adapters is present in the system board of a computer. The present invention is a mechanism that allows the system user to determine the configuration of the I/O adapter cards to be used, independent of their voltage levels. More particularly, if the programmed voltage of the computer system power supply is compatible with the desired adapter card, the present invention will allow the card to be inserted and used. The present invention includes a connector that is physically capable of receiving any one of a variety of adapter cards, independent of the operating voltage level of the adapter cards. The present invention is a mechanism for detecting a valid mix of adapter cards inserted into connectors on the system board of a computer. When adapter cards having different voltage ratings are inserted into the slots, power on operations are not allowed preventing possible damage to the computer.
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