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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2000
Robert Joseph Christopher, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
William Craig Troop, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A first aspect of the present invention is a method controlling an orientation-dependent component in a computer system. The method comprises the steps of interpreting a signal, the signal being based on an orientation of the computer system and automatically reconfiguring the orientation-dependent component based on the interpretation of the signal. A second aspect of the present invention is a system for controlling an orientation-dependent component in a computer system. The system comprises means for interpreting a signal, the signal being based on an orientation of the computer system and means for automatically reconfiguring the orientation-dependent component based on the interpretation of the signal. Through the use of the method and system in accordance with the present invention, orientation-dependent components are automatically reconfigured when a computer is changed from a rack orientation to a tower orientation (or vice versa) without having to manually adjust the settings of the components.