Method and device for rapidly restarting a computer system expan

Details Method and device for rapidly restarting a computer system expan Method and device for rapidly restarting a computer system expan

1995-04-17

1997-08-19

Harvey, Jack B.

G06F 132

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056597622

ABSTRACT:
A method and device for rapidly restarting a computer system expansion device from a power save mode. The expansion device comprises a central processor for controlling the operation of the expansion device; a first memory, which is volatile, used as a working area by the central processor in handling tasks; interface for communicating with the computer system; power supply to each element in the expansion device; and a second memory, which is non-volatile and write-enable, for saving the context information held by the interface and the data stored in a first memory, in response to a request from the computer system via the interface.

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