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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2008
Bradley Dean Winick, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Shaun Lee Harris, McKinney, TX (US);
Russ W. Herrell, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Bradley Dean Winick, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Shaun Lee Harris, McKinney, TX (US);
Russ W. Herrell, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A power throttling method and system for a memory controller in a computer system comprising a power supply module including a plurality of bulk power supplies ('BPSs') are described. In one embodiment, each of the at BPSs provides to a power output monitor a status signal indicative of a status thereof. Responsive to receipt of the status signals, the power output monitor determines whether a bulk power supply capacity is below system power requirements. Responsive to a positive determination, the power output monitor drives a throttle control signal to the memory controller to a level indicative of an over-threshold state.