Patent · US Expired

Dynamically configurable memory adapter using electronic presence detects

US6092146A · kind A · utility

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25Claims

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Inventors

Timothy J. Dell · Colchester, US
Kent A. Dramstad · South Burlington, US
Marc R. Faucher · South Burlington, US
Bruce G. Hazelzet · South Burlington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 1997
Grant date	Jul 18, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 31, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F13/1694
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A dynamically configurable memory adapter is provided for configuring SIMMs in a computer system which employs DIMMs. The adapter includes a plurality of SIMM sockets, a programmable logic device, an EEPROM, a bus controller, and DIP switches. The programmable logic device includes logic for interrogating and configuring serial presence detect data based on a plurality of SIMM characteristics included therein. The serial presence detect data is read by the computer system memory controller during the boot-up process. The dynamically configurable memory adapter also includes direct wiring between the DIMM interface and the SIMMs to thereby allow the SIMMs to directly talk to the memory controller.

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