System for protecting a motherboard while a component is not connected properly to its power source
US7493507B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/30
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An assembly includes a circuit board (20) with a component attached thereon, a power supply (10) for providing power to the circuit board and the component separately, an ACPI chipset (65) for controlling the power supply, a protecting circuit (61) connected to the component, an I/O controller (64), and an enable circuit (62) for activating the I/O controller. The protecting circuit generates a protecting signal while the component is not connected properly to its power source. The I/O controller is responsive to the protecting signal to send a control signal to the ACPI chipset for shutting off the power supply.
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