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Hot plug interface control method and apparatus

US7673090B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 2001
Grant dateMar 2, 2010
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Expiry dateNov 18, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/4081
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Hot plug modules comprising processors, memory, and/or I/O hubs may be added to and removed from a running computing device without rebooting the running computing device. The hot plug modules and computing device comprise hot plug interfaces that support hot plug addition and hot plug removal of the hot plug modules.

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