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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2003
Paul Broyles, Cypress, TX (US);
Paul Broyles, Cypress, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for verifying compatibility of components in a computer system. In one aspect, the BIOS determines the identity of the computer motherboard and chassis, and reads a CPU register to determine MaxCPUPower. The BIOS determines a MaxHostPower value based on characteristics of the identified motherboard and chassis. If MaxCPUPower exceeds MaxHostPower, then an error handler is invoked. In another aspect, the BIOS reads a CPU register to determine MaxCPUTemp, and determines a MinHostTemp value based on the characteristics of the identified chassis and the value of MaxCPUPower. If MinHostTemp exceeds MaxCPUTemp, then an error handler is invoked.