Method for switching to a service mode of operation in response to detecting a device connected to an I/O port of the system
US7366890B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 16, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2289
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided are a method, system, deployment and article of manufacture, wherein in one embodiment, a mode of operation may be switched to a service mode by detecting a device inserted into a connector of an input/output port of a system. In the illustrated embodiment, the device has a connector and a wire which loops a code received from the input/output port back to the input/output port. Upon detecting receipt of the transmitted code, the mode of operation may be switched to a service mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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