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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2008
Sandor T. Farkas, Round Rock, TX (US);
Fernando Meschino, Round Rock, TX (US);
Thomas Edwin Garvens, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Jon Roberts, Austin, TX (US);
Scott Michael Ramsey, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Charles L. Haley, Belton, TX (US);
Sandor T. Farkas, Round Rock, TX (US);
Fernando Meschino, Round Rock, TX (US);
Thomas Edwin Garvens, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Jon Roberts, Austin, TX (US);
Scott Michael Ramsey, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Charles L. Haley, Belton, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
An information handling system is set forth which includes a fully connected 4S topology that can also be populated with two processors and two link modules (e.g., two passive 'slugs') to implement a fully connected 2S topology. More specifically, the link module is a printed circuit board that implements a loopback connection between certain links of the architecture. In certain embodiment, the link module includes no electrical components. The link module merely includes a set of electrical connections (e.g., copper traces) connecting pads (e.g., gold plated pads) on a thick printed circuit board (PCB) dielectric material that is shaped to fit the processor socket. The link module is used to carry user data when the information handling system is configured in a 2S topology. The link module includes proper lane assignment that allows the module to be passive without performance reduction.