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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
May. 20, 2014
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Takehisa Yamaguchi, Ikoma, JP;
Toshihiko Otake, Ikeda, JP;
Takeshi Minami, Amagasaki, JP;
Masaya Hashimoto, Itami, JP;
Tomoaki Nakajima, Kobe, JP;
Takeshi Maekawa, Osaka, JP;
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main processing portion set as a root complex of PCI Express, a startup control portion to control startup of the main processing portion, and a connection portion connectable with an option board having a sub processing portion set as a root complex of PCI Express. The startup control portion includes a detection portion to detect the option board connected to the connection portion, an acquisition portion to acquire ability information about the option board at a stage before the main processing portion starts up, when the option board is detected, a selection portion to select one of the main processing portion and the sub processing portion, based on the acquired ability information, and a switch portion to start one selected from the main processing portion and the sub processing portion as a root complex.