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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Gary Verdun, Georgetown, TX (US);
William F. Sauber, Georgetown, TX (US);
Inventors:
Gary Verdun, Georgetown, TX (US);
William F. Sauber, Georgetown, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A forced power down signal issues from an I/O device to an information handling system through an optical interconnect if the information handling system fails to power down in response to a normal power down message. A 100% duty cycle signal issues from an optical interface at the I/O device and is detected by an optical interface of the information handling system, which issues a command to force a power down of the information handling system in response to the forced power down signal.