Hot swap processor card and bus
US6591324B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4081
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A processor card has a connector for plugging into a processor slot, signal switching circuitry electrically connected to the connector, power switching circuitry for controlling power to the processor card and a processor electrically connected to the signal switching circuitry. The power switching circuitry allows power to be selectively delivered to the processor card, and the signal switching circuitry enables the processor card to be hot swapped in and out of a PCI hot swap bus. The processor card works in conjunction with a similar processor card on the bus to perform the hot swap procedure.
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