Data processing system and method for optimizing connector usage

Details Data processing system and method for optimizing connector usage Data processing system and method for optimizing connector usage

1997-04-10

2000-01-18

Lee, Thomas C.

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

710100, 712229, G06F 1300

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060165170

ABSTRACT:
A connector on a printed circuit board of a computer system is reused to reduce a number of connectors utilized on a motherboard of a computer system. By recognizing that some signals are common between a programming application performed during a manufacturing process and a second application performed while the computer system is a normal customer operation, the connector may be used to provide data values during both the manufacturing process and normal customer operation. Stated another way, data signals used to drive programmed data during the manufacturing process may be re-used to provide serial data to an input/output device during normal customer operation.

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