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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2008
Applicant:
Jiing Lin, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Inventor:
Jiing Lin, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Assignee:
VIA Technologies Inc., Hsin-Tien, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/06 (2006.01); G06F 9/445 (2006.01); G06F 15/177 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for reducing computer system power consumption. The computer system includes a memory module having a plurality of address pins, and a chipset having a plurality of driving units for driving the address pins. The method includes obtaining number of required address pins by detecting a capacity of the memory module, and disabling the driving units so as to make a number of the active driving units substantially equal to the number of the required address pins.