Expansion card space reservation

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1996-06-05

2000-04-25

Sheikh, Ayaz R.

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Intrasystem connection

System configuring

710103, G06F 1300

Patent

active

060555963

ABSTRACT:
A method for use in a computer system having buses identifiable by bus identifiers and having an expansion card slot capable of being connected to one of the buses and capable of receiving an expansion card. The method includes assigning the bus identifiers to the buses according to an assignment sequence. The method determines if there is an expansion card that can be accessed via the slot. If not, at least one of the bus identifiers for the slot is reserved in accordance with the assignment sequence. Memory space and I/O space may also be reserved for the slot if the expansion card cannot be accessed.

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