System and method for reducing inrush current in a blade server

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2006-08-15

2006-08-15

Cottingham, John R. (Department: 2111)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Intrasystem connection

Bus expansion or extension

Reexamination Certificate

active

07093048

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for reducing inrush current in an information handling system includes charging a pre-charge circuit with an elongated pin. The information handling system includes a midplane with at least one power source connector and multiple blade connectors able to connect to blade servers. Each blade connector has an elongated pin for supplying power to a blade server. Each blade server has a power connector for receiving the elongated pin and an integrated pre-charge circuit including a resistor and capacitor.

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