Variable slot configuration for multi-speed bus

Details Variable slot configuration for multi-speed bus Variable slot configuration for multi-speed bus

1998-06-05

2000-10-17

Etienne, Ario

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Intrasystem connection

Bus access regulation

710104, 713322, 713500, 713501, 713600, 3642403, G06F 1300, G06F 1338, G06F 108

Patent

active

061346217

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are provided in which a control scheme is implemented to enable a PCI bus to operate more than two PCI slots into which PCI devices may be installed. The PCI slots are checked to determine if a PCI device is installed in the slots and the speed at which the installed PCI devices are capable of running. If any of the slots has a 33 MHz device installed in any of the slots, the system is enabled to run more than two slots, and all of the PCI devices will run at 33 MHz. When no 33 MHz cards or devices are installed in the PCI slots, and PCI devices are only installed in the first two slots, then the system is enabled to run only the first two slots at the speed of 66 MHz. In one alternative embodiment, a default configuration routine sets the PCI bus speed at one of the operating frequencies and modifies that default if it is determined during a system configuration cycle that another speed is more appropriate.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5815734 (1998-09-01), Lee et al.
patent: 5857086 (1999-01-01), Horan et al.
patent: 5887144 (1999-03-01), Guthrie et al.
patent: 5918058 (1999-06-01), Budd
patent: 5937173 (1999-08-01), Olarig et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Variable slot configuration for multi-speed bus does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Variable slot configuration for multi-speed bus, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Variable slot configuration for multi-speed bus will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-479331