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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
May. 28, 2004
Applicants:
Shien-ming Huang, Taipei, TW;
Shang-yii Huang, Tai-Chung Hsien, TW;
Hsin-i Chou, Taipei, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Realtek Semiconductor Corp., HsinChu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/14 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A PCI interface card coupled to a PCI bus includes a first controller and a second controller. When a processor coupled to the PCI bus initializes the PCI interface card, the first controller is enabled to respond with a message to the processor to indicate that the PCI interface card is a single-function device and the second controller is disabled. When the processor disables the first controller, the second controller is allowed to connect the processor through the first controller. A computer system includes the processor, the PCI bus, and the PCI interface card.