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US 2004/0003155 A1Published application
Method and system of indicating current operating speeds of expansion slots of a computer system
AssigneeCompaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. a Delaware corporation
InventorJeoff M. Krontz
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Abstract
A computer system is adapted for indicating current operating speeds of a plurality of expansion slots. The computer system includes a set of expansion slot speed indicators to indicate the current operating speeds.
Claims28
A computer system, comprising:
- a processor;
- a plurality of expansion slots coupled to the processor;
- a speed detector to detect current operating speeds of the plurality of expansion slots;
- and
- a set of expansion slot speed indicators to indicate the current operating speeds of the plurality of expansion slots.
2 more elements
A method, comprising the steps of:
- detecting a current operating speed of an expansion slot of a computer system;
- and
- indicating the current operating speed of the expansion slot at a location proximate to the expansion slot.
A system, comprising:
- a means for detecting a current operating speed of an expansion slot of a backplane of a computer system;
- a means for generating an expansion slot operating speed signal based on the current operating speed of the expansion slot;
- and
- a means for providing the expansion slot operating speed signal to the backplane.
1 more element
A system, comprising:
- a set of expansion slot speed indicators to indicate a current operating speed of each expansion slot of a plurality of expansion slots of a computer system;
- and
- a means for controlling the set of expansion slot speed indicators based on the current operating speed of each expansion slot of the plurality of expansion slots.
A computer system, comprising:
- a set of expansion slot speed indicators to indicate current operating speeds of a plurality of expansion slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.