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Method and apparatus for determining continuity and integrity of a RAMBUS channel in a computer system

US6357018B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 26, 1999
Grant dateMar 12, 2002
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/2284
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer system includes at least one processor, at least one memory, and a device for performing a prescribed continuity and integrity check of a memory bus channel having a serial topology. In one embodiment, basic input output system (BIOS) firmware is stored in memory and includes instructions for causing the processor to perform the prescribed continuity and integrity check of the memory bus channel having a serial topology.

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