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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2004
Christian L. Critz, Georgetown, TX (US);
John J. Breen, Harker Heights, TX (US);
Annette M. Kobus, Legal Representative, Austin, TX (US);
Daniel W. Kehoe, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Nikolai V. Vyssotski, Elgin, TX (US);
Christian L. Critz, Georgetown, TX (US);
John J. Breen, Harker Heights, TX (US);
Annette M. Kobus, legal representative, Austin, TX (US);
Daniel W. Kehoe, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Nikolai V. Vyssotski, Elgin, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
An information handling system (IHS) employs a power fault protection circuit to protect the IHS from overvoltages which may occur on an information line from a power adapter to the IHS. The system includes a processor coupled to the protection circuit. The circuit is operative in a first mode to decouple an information line from the IHS in response to a disable command and operative in a second mode to decouple the information line from the IHS when a voltage in the information line exceeds a predetermined threshold voltage.