Method and equipment adapted for monitoring system components of a data processing system
US7386796B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/328
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the disclosures made herein is a data processing system adapted for enabling at least one of presence and operating condition of system components installed in the data processing system to be monitored. Examples of presence include installed and uninstalled. Examples of operating conditions include temperature, voltage, current, duty-cycle, etc. The data processing system includes provides a user interface adapted for displaying a 1:1 mapped representation of the data processing system. Operating conditions of installed system components may be assessed via the user interface. A system component that is installed in its respective location in the data processing system (e.g., in a particular socket) is depicted in the 1:1 mapped representation of the data processing system as being installed in a corresponding location of the data processing system. After performing an operation for installing a particular system component in its respective location of the data processing system (e.g., adding additional memory in an empty memory slot), the user interface is updated automatically to depict the particular system component as being installed in a corresponding locat…
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