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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2009
Paul M. Wilson, Cary, NC (US);
John D. Landers, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
David John Steiner, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kimberly A. Wood, Raleigh, NC (US);
Paul M. Wilson, Cary, NC (US);
John D. Landers, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
David John Steiner, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kimberly A. Wood, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Method, system and apparatus enabling a computing system to automatically identify the capabilities of a power supply coupled to the computing system. The power supply includes a controller that sends an identification code to a computing system prior to sending a power good signal to the computing system. The identification code and the power good signal are preferably sent over a single conductor, such as a power supply connector pin. The computing system receives the identification code for cross-referencing against a list of power supply identification codes and associated capabilities. Optionally, instructions from the computer system to an output device may be controlled as a function of the identified power supply capabilities.