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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2004
Applicants:
Thomas Richardson, Golden, CO (US);
Mohamad El-batal, Westminster, CO (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Richardson, Golden, CO (US);
Mohamad El-Batal, Westminster, CO (US);
Assignee:
LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for enabling a circuit board or data storage module located within a slot in an enclosure to determine the identification of the slot by detecting a characteristic feature of the slot. In this manner the circuit board or data storage module can be instructed to operate in accordance with the function of that slot. This is important when a plurality of slots having different functions contains identical circuit boards or modules.