Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Intrasystem connection – Bus access regulation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-21
2006-02-21
Auve, Glenn A. (Department: 2112)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Intrasystem connection
Bus access regulation
C710S010000, C710S301000, C710S305000, C439S638000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07003608
ABSTRACT:
A system and method are disclosed for automatically and correctly configuring IDE bus devices to be either master or slave devices regardless of the devices' location on an IDE cable. A modified IDE cable is described for causing an IDE device set to cable select mode to automatically configure itself appropriately as either a master or a slave device. The modified cable includes means for setting the cable select value to a master value when the IDE device is coupled to the cable's middle connector, for setting the cable select value to a slave value when the IDE device is coupled to the cable's end connector while a second IDE device is coupled to the middle connector, and for setting the cable select value to a master value when the IDE device is coupled to the end connector while no device is coupled to the middle connector.
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Auve Glenn A.
International Business Machines - Corporation
McBurney Mark E.
Owens Brian D.
Yee Duke W.
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